My wife is a HUGE fan of Carlos (wonderlust is another way to put it mildly). Therefore, I too am Carlos fan by proxy. Needless to say, our house is very pleased with the race outcome today.
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Who got screwed? George Russell, that's who. Damn! He bailed out of his (damaged) car to run over to Zhou to render aid if needed. Then his team towed his car away, causing him to be axed from any further action.
But a helluva finish, no?
But a helluva finish, no?
Awesome finish to a great race?%. Closes things up a bit at the top of the standings, as well. If there hadn't been a red flag on the opening lap I could've seen Max winning quite comfortably.
Only a week to wat 'till Austria?.
Wonder why Ferrari didn't pit Charles under the safety car? Not enough time to react???
They had about 10 seconds, tho?.
They had about 10 seconds, tho?.
Zhou was a very lucky man. Those Halos are proper lifesavers.
Russell told the Marshalls to leave the car. While it wouldn't start right away, it could have been pushed back to the pit; there was just a puncture.
But the Marshalls simply put the car on a flat bed, and at that point Russell was screwed. Damn shame. I don't understand how the FIA can justify this at all, as it was their action that introduced "mechanical action." Blah.
Good on the halo! Far more comfortable than one's head dragging over 100 yards of pavement and gravel!
How many years ago would this accident have been fatal?
I think the rule itself is slightly bizare - the race was red flagged before a lap had completed, so they reset the grid. Why not just let everyone fix their car up (if they can) and call it a mulligan? I think this was how it was back in the day, they'd even go out in the spare car.
Halo probably saved two lives at Silverstone. Here is a photo from the Formula 2 race.
I feel sorry for Charles, it's like he's just snake-bit this year. Happy to see Carlos finally get that first win, though.
I like how the constructor standings are looking now. A lot of good competition to come, both for the leaders and the mid-field.
I like how the constructor standings are looking now. A lot of good competition to come, both for the leaders and the mid-field.
I will admit the new rules have made for better racing.
I would love to see spare cars but it would be a nightmare of paperwork when there are penalties for replacing any major component on the car.
Swapping cars would probably incur penalties for the next five races.
No question that was one of the the best Silverstone races we've ever seen.
If every race was like that you could drop DRS from the regulations.
If every race was like that you could drop DRS from the regulations.
Yes I forgot about how funny they've become about changing anything. The sport has changed a lot since I last watched it.
Just a heads up that qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix is on the Friday (8th July) because they've got a sprint race on the Saturday.