I thought you have to proceed directly to parc ferme to be weighed and that you weren't allowed to go anywhere else until that was done because of the danger of being slipped weights or removing weight or whatever you might do. Maybe that rule has changed now driver weight is treated independently from car? Also, is leaving car at the end of the pitlane in parc ferme?turbof1 wrote: ↑17 Jun 2019, 08:39I'm not entirely sure that he broke parc ferme rules. He did park up the car in parc ferme, just not on the podium spots he should have done. What he certainly broke, was the podium rules.
Again correct me if I am wrong if he actually did break parc ferme rules, but the difference between that and podium protocol cannot be overstated. Breaking parc ferme rules will net you an exclusion from the session; breaking podium protocol probably leads only to a fine. They might be able to punish him harder if he is deemed to have brought the sport into disrepute, but that's really stretching it and I don't think that is going to happen.
But he did technically followed parc ferme regulations. Parked the car at the specific place for none-podium finishers, and got himself weighted. I did first had the impression he skipped the weighting, but after reviewing the race I did noticed that conclusion was wrong and he got himself weighted. It's very peculiar to see he was that angry, that furious, yet still thinking logically and thinking about the parc ferme rules.
IMO, they shouldn't punish him further. It was good fun, brought some excitement into F1. Some drama can never harm your marketing.
He also didn't abide by the post-race interview rules which are clearly laid out in the sporting regs. Nitpicking for sure but he did break those rules. Does that mean other drivers can just decide not to do the post-race interviews now if they don't fancy it?