ROUND 11: 🇦🇹 Austria


FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024


Circuit stats


  • First Grand Prix: 1970
  • Number of laps: 71
  • Circuit Length: 4.318 km
  • Race Distance: 306.452 km
  • Lap record: 1:05.619 Carlos Sainz (2020)
  • 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

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  • BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s absolutely insane to me that they penalised a driver for locking up and handing the position back. What’s the point of racing?

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      4 months ago

      It should’ve been clear to a driver of his calibre that he wasn’t making that move, and even if he didnt realize that… he had gone off three time already when F1 drivers are supposed to be of the calibre to stay on track. Once during a dive isn’t a big deal, the problem is he’d already gone off three times.

      These guys should be able to stay in the lines at the peak of Motorsport and driving for millions of € a year

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        4 months ago

        If you’re opinion is to follow the letter of the law in that sense, how do you feel Verstappen didn’t even get a warning let alone a penalty for moving under braking?

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          4 months ago

          He should’ve, feel like he didn’t only because the wreck happened, that they penalized him for, and his race was hampered enough that they didn’t add more on. Sometimes the stewards act like if your race is ruined due to X then they don’t need to enforce Y. I’m not sure I agree there