Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win tense F1 season-opener

There's a requirement in the sporting regulations to wave all the lapped cars passed.

- Michael Masi
October 11, 2020
 
What should have happened is a red flag. Stop the race. Let the drivers pit, new tires, and then re-start.
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Race would not have restarted from a red flag due to 75% completion rule, right? Result would be the finishing order of the second to last complete lap?
 
What should have happened is a red flag. Stop the race. Let the drivers pit, new tires, and then re-start.
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Race would not have restarted from a red flag due to 75% completion rule, right? Result would be the finishing order of the second to last complete lap?
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Rules? Apparently the rules go out the window when they want them too, right @dtd ?
 
What should have happened is a red flag. Stop the race. Let the drivers pit, new tires, and then re-start.
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Race would not have restarted from a red flag due to 75% completion rule, right? Result would be the finishing order of the second to last complete lap?
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I mean, it's the FIA so who knows, but that's only for certain circumstances. They would have restarted. Red flag would have been the better fudging of the rules if they actually wanted to "go motor racing". Grid would have been in order and all on the same tires.
 
I'm starting to think this is all just a big endorsement for MotoGP over F1. The rules there are pretty black and white. Very rarely, there's a penalty (ride-through, long lap, or time penalty) handed out that's controversial, but for the most part the rules are hard to fudge. There's no such thing as a safety car that 's out on track with the bikes, for instance, so none of that nonsense. A crash that leaves debris/fluids on the track is an automatic red flag. If 2/3 race distance is complete, that's a wrap. If not, race is restarted, with increasingly fewer laps based off the amount of time elapsed (to fit the race in the TV window).

Passing a safety car!? I couldn't believe that when I saw it. What's the point of a safety car existing if drivers are instructed to pass it? It's like the FIA charges by the word for the F1 rule book.
 
F1 has always been this way - or at least it's been this way since I've been watching. Always some controversy going on in regards to the rules and how they're enforced, or selectively enforced. Whether it's some launch control, or a flexible wing, or some race regulations, there's always some debate and controversy going on.

I'm still going to watch it next season.

 
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