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[jey_16]

Nope. They'll start behind SC in the order it was stopped.

ahhh....ok, because the sky commentators were saying that had to go back to the original grid

 

[fuenf]

one thing is for sure Massa breaked the shit out of that car.. maybe going side ways was unintentional but it probably saved Kimi from much worse injuries because he was about to go full frontal into Kimis leg.

kinda looks like his left rear break gave out?

 

[Nicktendo86]

Good thinking from future world champion Max Chilton there.

 

[MrJustinius]

Fuck guardrail damage.

We're gonna be waiting a while guys.

 

[Zeknurn]

Marussia saying that a longer race brings a higher chance of rain at the end. Suggested that Chilton go on prime now and hope for rain. Awesome.

 

[Blablurn]

That might take a while...

 

[TCRS]

next update in 15 mins

my lunch just came, I was planning on eating it while watching the race... oh well.

 

[Chris R]

ahhh....ok, because the sky commentators were saying that had to go back to the original grid

They did go back to the grid to park the cars for the red flag... I hope that is what they were referring to.

 

[DieH@rd]

ahhh....ok, because the sky commentators were saying that had to go back to the original grid

Yes, they go to original grid, but all red flags are resumed with the safety car lap.

 

[h3ro]

Goodness at the wall impact. That steel barrier has zero impact padding.

 

[tHoMNZ]

It's possible that Massa's rear tire rapidly deflated with a puncture. The way he spun looked pretty weird.

 

[Juz]

So a bigger chance of rain now during the race.

Interesting.

 

[DSN2K]

this could be a hour+ job

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Screw this.. I'm so upset

 

[Dead Man]

What I was meaning is the bump wasn't part of the paved section of the road offered to drivers who go wide on the turn.

There shouldn't be such a big lip going from grass to track though, same with the access road ramps in Austria.

Ah, sorry about the misunderstanding.

 

[The Cowboy]

Wow, that's a heck of a bump at the edge of the track (finally watched the replay showing it) - very dangerous.

Anyone gif it?.

 

[kharma45]

So a bigger chance of rain now during the race.

Interesting.

Yeah interesting to hear Marussia planning for that.

 

[Lach]

Koba is Zen as fuck..

 

[ConstructMe]

How did kimi fuck up in the first place? I feel bad for him but really he has to go next year.

 

[fuenf]

Wow, that's a heck of a bump at the edge of the track (finally scene the replay showing it) - very dangerous.

but dumb on Kimi's part too, it's not the first time he goes wide in a corner without adjusting his speed and trying to profit from it

 

[Chris R]

Ah, sorry about the misunderstanding.

No problem, I'm still waking up here.

And F1 should totally have SAFER barriers setup at some locations. They save lives.

 

[Mobius 1]

I had to leave right at the end of the race, I guess this is the one race I won't finish this year,


Felipe on TV, says he had problems with clutch on start, then says he tried avoid Kimi swerving left then right and spun out but there was no avoiding the crash.

 

[hamchan]

How did kimi fuck up in the first place? I feel bad for him but really he has to go next year.

Very weird if he just misjudged the corner because that's a huge mistake if so.

 

[MrJustinius]

So as far as I'm aware no race can last longer than 2 hours. That means we're almost definitely going for a timed race so even if the rain came it would still impact the same amount of laps.

30 minute sprint race incoming!

 

[Dead Man]

No problem, I'm still waking up here.

And F1 should totally have SAFER barriers setup at some locations. They save lives.

Yeah, surprised by all the armco that is still not covered with anything.

So as far as I'm aware no race can last longer than 2 hours. That means we're almost definitely going for a timed race so even if the rain came it would still impact the same amount of laps.

30 minute sprint race incoming!

Doesnt the red flag stop the timer?

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

For all the issues of having a bump at that part of the track, Kimi really shouldn't have been flooring it off-track to hold position. This ain't Abu Dhabi, the outside of the track shouldn't be designed to be an easy way out for drivers.

Track really can't be held responsible here.

The flip side of this is that Kimi was rejoining on a straight, and to do that slowly could be just as dangerous when you're in the pack at the start of the race like that.

If the bump wasn't there, then Kimi wouldn't really have done anything wrong.

And F1 should totally have SAFER barriers setup at some locations. They save lives.

They do. Really surprised to see the exposed concrete under the bridge though, no matter how unlikely crashes there may be.

 

[Ruruja]

I'm really impressed with how Massa reacted. What a top guy.

 

[dakun]

but dumb on Kimi's part too, it's not the first time he goes wide in a corner without adjusting his speed and trying to profit from it

Spa 08 i think it was?

 

[fuenf]

Spa 08 i think it was?

09 but yeah that's the most obvious one.

 

[tHoMNZ]

So as far as I'm aware no race can last longer than 2 hours. That means we're almost definitely going for a timed race so even if the rain came it would still impact the same amount of laps.

30 minute sprint race incoming!

Clock is stopped under red flag. Remember canada 2011?

 

[MrJustinius]

No problem, I'm still waking up here.

And F1 should totally have SAFER barriers setup at some locations. They save lives.

There's hardly ever any accidents in that part of the track though. Exits of corners are generally pretty incident free.

All corners have tyre barriers along with large gravel traps.

 

[Lach]

but dumb on Kimi's part too, it's not the first time he goes wide in a corner without adjusting his speed and trying to profit from it

Yeah. When he left the track he went full power and missed the regular rejoin area (fake grass). Still very dangerous bump especially so near the bridge,

 

[Slackbladder]

Doesnt the red flag stop the timer?

For the race yes. But because it is televised it can only be a maximum of 2hrs. TV rules more than anything.

 

[MrJustinius]

Clock is stopped under red flag. Remember canada 2011?

I swear they changed that rule in response to the length of that Canada race.

 

[Juz]

So as far as I'm aware no race can last longer than 2 hours. That means we're almost definitely going for a timed race so even if the rain came it would still impact the same amount of laps.

30 minute sprint race incoming!

Finnish commentator just said that according to new rules, red flags don't count to the overall length of the race.

But the maximum time is 4 hours.

 

[brotkasten]

As much as I hope that Kimi is well and alright, how the hell do you screw that up? Unless it was a mechanical failure, I can't see how a F1 driver can make a mistake like that.

Fittipaldi's hair plugs look terrible.

 

[Lach]

Clock is stopped under red flag. Remember canada 2011?

Yeah but they changed the rule sincethen. Not sure what the limit is..

 

[Jezbollah]

Yeah. When he left the track he went full power and missed the regular rejoin area (fake grass). Still very dangerous bump especially so near the bridge,

From what it sounds like, it's a rain gully. If that's the case then it was unavoidable. Unless compromises are going to be taken surrounding drainage.

 

[Zeknurn]

I swear they changed that rule in response to the length of that Canada race.

They did. It's limited to 2 hours no matter what.

 

[Kassu]

Time to steal some points again Marussia!

 

[Dead Man]

For the race yes. But because it is televised it can only be a maximum of 2hrs. TV rules more than anything.

I swear they changed that rule in response to the length of that Canada race.

What? They better fucking not have.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

I swear they changed that rule in response to the length of that Canada race.

They did. The race can't be over four hours from start to finish now, I think.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Yeah but they changed the rule sincethen. Not sure what the limit is..

4 hours.

 

[Juicy Bob]

The two hour race limit is paused, but there's a four hour overall limit that is continuously running.

 

[Dead Man]

They did. The race can't be over four hours from start to finish now, I think.

4 hours is better. Still some bullshit, but at least it isn't 2.

 

[MrJustinius]

They did. The race can't be over four hours from start to finish now, I think.

It's 4 hours? OK then we're fine.

 

[DrM]

I wonder how long will they repair it. Probably they do not have right spare parts lol

 

[PjotrStroganov]

It's easy to comment from the sidelines but it seems that if he hadn't braked Felipe would not have spun and still could have avoided a crash.

 

[Ark]

Fittipaldi is so cool.

 

[MrJustinius]

I wonder how long will they repair it. Probably they do not have right spare parts lol

It's an FIA requirement to have all barriers be repairable on the spot if they're damaged.

It's just a matter of time.