Off the top of my head, he had the collision with Perez, which was the sort of thing you'd expect in go karts, speeding in the pitlane, which is a complete rookie error, and overtaking under the safety car which is just criminal for such an experienced driver.Phil wrote:Objectively speaking; Was he that bad today? I admit, I did watch the race, am fully aware that he had a few penalties here and there, but I can't recall enough about the incidents to know to what extend he was the cause of them.
I have always viewed Maldonado as one of the drivers who pushes more than most. And perhaps that is his downfall. Instead of driving with 'the big picture' in his mind, he just pushes like crazy - perhaps overdriving to an extend (which then makes him slower lap time wise) and finds himself in many avoidable situations, where the car is either out of control or on the verge of its limits. If he weren't quick on a good day, I'd be all for him making room for someone else, but I'm not sure Grosjean has shown that he is much better. Perhaps points wise, but performance wise?
Or renault could buy the team out, in which case his PDVSA money would get him a lovely Manor SeatWayne DR wrote: Sadly, the only thing that will likely impact Pastor will be Lotus' loss of Constructor's Money at the end of the season. (When they hopefully work out how much they should have received vs what they actually got).
IIRC it is a button on the steering wheel, so they can either -press it to late/not brake enough in timePhil wrote:Re: speeding in the pits; I was under the impression that they have a limiter that is activated - the only crucial part of the process when he enters the pits (goes over the marked line) at which point the pit entry speed limit must not be exceeded. Can we be sure this was the place where the speeding took place or was there a problem with the pit limiter on his car? I find it odd that it would happen twice within a race if there's no issue with the limiter itself... although, it is Maldonado... but hey...?!?
The speedguns are usually at the entrance to the pits.Phil wrote:Re: speeding in the pits; I was under the impression that they have a limiter that is activated - the only crucial part of the process when he enters the pits (goes over the marked line) at which point the pit entry speed limit must not be exceeded. Can we be sure this was the place where the speeding took place or was there a problem with the pit limiter on his car? I find it odd that it would happen twice within a race if there's no issue with the limiter itself... although, it is Maldonado... but hey...?!?
The pitlane is also split in several sector and the FiA measures the time the car needs to travel through every single one, calculating a speed.Jonnycraig wrote:The speedguns are usually at the entrance to the pits.Phil wrote:Re: speeding in the pits; I was under the impression that they have a limiter that is activated - the only crucial part of the process when he enters the pits (goes over the marked line) at which point the pit entry speed limit must not be exceeded. Can we be sure this was the place where the speeding took place or was there a problem with the pit limiter on his car? I find it odd that it would happen twice within a race if there's no issue with the limiter itself... although, it is Maldonado... but hey...?!?
) he is a really quick driver, but unfortunately thats 1 in 10 laps at best... the rest of the time its like watching a old Game..
