How is this even being considered, looks treacherous
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Half points is such a shambolic rule in these situations. Just void it.
Stopped again.
That would be horrible. Need to null and void it.
Brilliant race, Masi has been faultless
Farcical 1
Rules say half points. Can't null and void now. Would have been possible without this restart
Mazepin with the fastest lap!
Yeah... in theory is max wins the championship by a point from Hamilton these half points from being behind a safety car for a few laps can be pretty important.
I don't understand why Sky was obsessed with getting two laps of 'racing' behind the safety car.
Well done George Russell for his performance yesterday, but that counting even as a half race is a farce.
Well done George Russell for his performance yesterday, but that counting even as a half race is a farce.
There’s loads of idiotic rules in F1, but giving points out when there has been no laps of racing is up there. I know people accuse F1 of being a procession, but that is taking the piss.
Anyway, at least it stopped me from having to listen to Souness at half time.
Anyway, at least it stopped me from having to listen to Souness at half time.
Am watching the football now, so missing this. Has any actual racing taken place? Or did they get a couple of laps behind the safety car just so they can hand out points?
The latter.
That's the one good thing about this situation
I'm not watching, but I suppose the fans are still there? I'm imagining sitting in the rain for hours, just to see a bit of parading before you're sent home...
Ffs what a farce, if there's no actual racing giving out points is ludicrous.
They should just do away with the full wet tyres, they never actually race on them anyway so why lug them around the world.
It’s always inter conditions or SC/Red Flag.
It’s always inter conditions or SC/Red Flag.
There are some who stuck it out, yeah. And I'm sure the organisers will be getting ready to argue that refunds aren't necessary because there was a "race".
Yeah, it's a 2005 US GP level farce.
This is a farce, feel for the fans who have waited around in the hope of getting some actual racing. Have they even discussed trying to do it tomorrow, which of course now won't happen as the race has "started"
Either way would be strange but I tend to agree with you.
As I read somewhere in the thread, ensuring minimum conditions for various contracts are met is probably a large reason for why they continue trying to get something done.
That would actually be disgusting. But makes far more sense why they were desperate to get something in.
They've given up
Surely they should have discussed trying tomorrow morning, if it was done around 10am that would have given them the afternoon to get packed up etc, would have been better than this farce
Hope the fans get at least a partial refund
Surely they should have discussed trying tomorrow morning, if it was done around 10am that would have given them the afternoon to get packed up etc, would have been better than this farce
Hope the fans get at least a partial refund
Cant race tomorow because lack of marshalls. They go to their actual jobs on monday. They all volunteers with normal jobs during the week
At least Russel get his 1st podium in Williams nonetheless.
Spa, Suzuka, Canada, three of my favourite circuits has no race this year. Bit a letdown.
Spa, Suzuka, Canada, three of my favourite circuits has no race this year. Bit a letdown.
I enjoy Canada too, Spa is probably my favourite especially in the wet. Good for Hamilton saying he hopes the fans get refunded. Least Russell gets his podium just a shame it's in a rather hollow way but that lap yesterday was fantastic so close to technically a race "win"
All the money this series has and they can't move the race to the following day.
Just seen Hamilton calling for the fans to be refunded in his post "race" interview. Good to see a driver saying that, doubt it will make much of a difference to the higher-ups though.
So no race?? Called it??
Lewis is spot on. Good interview.
Completely agree with Lewis, hopefully as one of the sports most high profile drivers they will follow his advice and refund the fans
To think the World Championship could be decided on this…
Verstappen got lucky today (well, we don't know how race would have played out), but the season could also be decided by Verstappen's puncture in Azerbaijan or Bottas's crash that took out Verstappen. You win some, you lose some.
It would be nice if all points were earned/lost exclusively due to driver and team decisions, but unfortunately, that's not how it goes.
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You could argue he earned the points by being the quickest in quali
Gutted about this. Spa is my favourite race every season.
Absolute farce.
Really poor to claim that was a race and award half points.
If Max wins his first WDC now it will always be one won with a race without racing
This sport is gone.
This sport is gone.
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fecking joke of a sport.