No red flag please.
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- Thread starter pauldyson1uk
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FFS they aren't even on full wets don't call the SC
Red flag! WTF are Red Bull doing to Perez? 
Noooo red flag. Let them race FFS
What's the point in full wets then
Alonso waited for red flag
Luck for RB with the virtual SC letting them put full wets on
FFS red flag it was getting exciting make them put full wets on. It's pathetic
FFS red flag it was getting exciting make them put full wets on. It's pathetic
Stupid sport. A bit of excitement and they call it off.
For the safety of Zhou, i think red flag is correct
Yup.
Completely agree. Been the most exciting race in ages, we had the inters Vs full wet gamble and now we just lose all that excitement.
There's no other sport like it.
It's stupid that cars stay out on inters because of a possible red flag. Perez shouldn't be penalized for doing the right thing for the conditions.
It's too wet to race now.
Classic spineless wittich
So races in rain are completely off now?
RB could get lucky with a countback if race doesnt restart. Perez goes back to 2nd.
Yes he should. Just unlucky. He gambled earlier in the race and it paid off, now it hasn't.
If they'd left them to put full wets on we wouldn't have needed the red flag.
Can see why Max is questioning it just make them put full wets on they're going off because they had the wrong tyre
Can see why Max is questioning it just make them put full wets on they're going off because they had the wrong tyre
The wet tyre is completely pointless.
This rain is pretty heavy. They already raced in rain at the start of the race so a bit of a silly comment really.
Exactly that.
Now, if you werent allowed to change tyres under a red flag, both RBs would be fecked at the restart.
Feels that way doesn't it, remember the days of Schumacher et al in the soaking wet
Bet either they don't restart or it's behind the SC
Only because the other drivers stayed on inters in wet conditions though. It wasn't a racing decision by them, just the danger of a red flag so unsafe.
He was referring to why the red flag.
I think this is it. They don’t want another car aquaplaning under the safety car and going straight into him.
Would be my guess anyway. Surely they can’t just be red flagging because of the rain.
I've seen racing in heavier, prolonged rain. This was a downpour for a couple of mins. Pathetic decision, sums up the entire season tbh. I really detest this 'sport' now.
I can't remember ever seeing red flags in the 90s and 00s, but now it's virtually every wet race. Crap drivers? Just lap them under the safety car. Do we really need to treat F1 drivers like they're toddlers who are incapable of being responsible for their own speed under double yellows and the safety car?
What... Perez to start 3rd
Yeah they red flagged it because of heavy rain. Like really heavy. We already raced today when it rained.
Would you call a red flag if cars went off on slicks and it was inters condition...
They should say why the red flag, I can understand if it's for Zhou and the Marshall's safety as they don't want anything aquaplaning into him
They should definitely restart the race ffs
They should definitely restart the race ffs
They had to red flag because of Zhou's car being stuck in barrier at turn 1. Even on inters under VSC no guarentee that one of the drivers didnt go straight into zhou at turn 1.
Issue is the cars are so low now, 10mm off the ground that it doesnt take much to make them aquaplane. The cars were never this low in the past.
Issue is the cars are so low now, 10mm off the ground that it doesnt take much to make them aquaplane. The cars were never this low in the past.
Not really. It is primarily because of the extremely low ride height as a result of the revised downforce.
Yep, rain is the only time we get excitement, this was really building and now we may not even restart
Spot on.
They always go to a red flag when a barrier is dislodged by a car. They will not restart until the barrier is back in place to make the drivers safe if the hit it in the same place. They might not restart until the heavy rain has stopped though.
Enough of this rubbish. Drivers should be adults and they should take responsibility for their own driving. They will not aquaplane off if they slow down - they've got excellent tyres. Red flags for this is a total nonsense.
Surely instead of changing the regulations for "equality" they first need to revise them so they can actually race in the rain like we saw in the 90s
Please don't restart behind the SC
Please don't restart behind the SC