2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Interlagos, Nov 01 - 03

[astracrazy]

Seems like Mercedes screwed Russell.

Mercedes screwed Russell before the race even started with the pressure adjustments.

[djones]

There should be no changes allowed under red flag. They were talking about it and jet done nothing.

Yep. It ruins the race.

Not allowing it would cause far more unfair and dangerous situations.

How so?

They can pit straight away when the race starts again if they need to.

EDIT - if it was dry and then wet, then allow them to change. But where it’s like for like it should not be allowed.

[DGP123]

Black flag for Hulkenberg

[RonMexico]

Great race from Gasley so far, Lewis was right on his gearbox before he had his moment and now he's somehow in P3

Both Alpine cars are going really well even on the straights. They will do well with a Mercedes PU

[astracrazy]

Yep. It ruins the race.

Not allowing it would cause far more unfair and dangerous situations.

How so?

They can pit straight away when the race starts again if they need to.

I just gave an example. You'd send the whole grid out on slicks if it started raining during a red flag and hope for the best? Just to favour a few who pitted before?

[Watto]

Black flag for Hulk. Hes out of the race.

[proteus]

Yep. It ruins the race.

Not allowing it would cause far more unfair and dangerous situations.

100%. What if it was dry and there was a crash where the barrier needed repairing, 2 hours later the tracks wet. Send them all out on slicks?

Completely different scenario. Different weather conditions are a different story.

[Cs98]

Yep. It ruins the race.

Not allowing it would cause far more unfair and dangerous situations.

How so?

They can pit straight away when the race starts again if they need to.

So if it's dry to wet red flag they should go out on slicks? That's dangerous and completely unnecessary.

It's also unfair because if you've extended to go long and someone causes a red flag suddenly the field is compressed and you can't even change tyres, so you have to go out on the same old tyres, box a few laps later, and end up last. The way they do it now is the better solution, albeit not perfect of course.

[Juzh]

Black flag for Hulkenberg

rofl, why was that necessary?

[Hoffman900]

Every racing series other than F1 bans working on a car during a red flag because it’d ridiculous to allow it.

This comes up time and time again.

[search]

Great race from Gasley so far, Lewis was right on his gearbox before he had his moment and now he's somehow in P3

Both Alpine cars are going really well even on the straights. They will do well with a Mercedes PU

Ocon was extending the gap on Verstappen before the SC, on similar tires.

[DGP123]

Bernie says any technical infringement and you get a DSQ. Doesn’t look good for Merc.

Rolling start when we get going

[astracrazy]

Not allowing it would cause far more unfair and dangerous situations.

100%. What if it was dry and there was a crash where the barrier needed repairing, 2 hours later the tracks wet. Send them all out on slicks?

Completely different scenario. Different weather conditions are a different story.

So change the rules unless it suits? You either allow it or stop it completely.

[Watto]

Restart in 10 minutes.
Rolling start I think

No real rain

[Juzh]

Apparently marshals pushed hulk which allowed him to get unstuck., so that explains the black flag.