GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoMercedes fined €5,000 for unsafe release of Russell on Piastri.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageMercedes fined €5,000 for unsafe release of Russell on Piastri.lemmy.worldGreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSentaulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months ago You can never penalize only the team or only the driver. Isn’t this very penalty proving that statement wrong. Team received a pen and the driver faced no consequences
minus-squareKnuschberkeks@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoThat’s not a penalty, that’s a price attached to gaining a sporting advantage.
minus-squareSentaulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoAnd do tell what sporting advantage did merc gain by this¿?
minus-squareSentaulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoNeither piastri nor Russell were first in line. There were a bunch of cars ahead of them. So no advantage as merc didn’t get any clean air so to speak
Isn’t this very penalty proving that statement wrong. Team received a pen and the driver faced no consequences
That’s not a penalty, that’s a price attached to gaining a sporting advantage.
And do tell what sporting advantage did merc gain by this¿?
Getting out on track first.
Neither piastri nor Russell were first in line. There were a bunch of cars ahead of them. So no advantage as merc didn’t get any clean air so to speak