I thought the marshalls were coming from pitlane side which wouldn't have been so bad, but they ran across from the outside, its crazy. Why risk that? Is it because there was a German winning in a German car at the German GP?
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I thought the marshalls were coming from pitlane side which wouldn't have been so bad, but they ran across from the outside, its crazy. Why risk that? Is it because there was a German winning in a German car at the German GP?
I really hope they review that incident. They struggled to move it initially also.....It was the wrong decision. Thank goodness they got away safely. Could have been really ugly.
I don't advise it but you only have to look up Tom Pryce's accident to understand why decisions like that are baffling, playing with marshall and drivers lives when the decision was obvious. Don't get me wrong I think F1 does a decent job of not calling needless Safety Cars on the whole, this isn't Nascar but today I totally disagree with them not calling one. Nothing to do with who would have benefited from it either, I don't think the result would have changed much anyway but that was not cool.
It's got to be that. I get it I am bias toward Lewis but the car was in the middle of the freaking track. For stewards to walk on in the middle of the race to push it off is so risky, could of ended very badly. No safety at all. Bring in the SC would have made it safe for the stewards and bloody damn good entertaining last 20 laps. Everybody wins but no, German is a German car in a German race.
Missed the race working on my car, sounds like a missed a good one 
Missed the race working on my car, sounds like a missed a good one
Best race since the Bahrain GP. Maybe you can catch the highlights on BBC 2 at 7pm.
Just read about the incident. I see there may be video but no way am I looking. Sounds dreadful. Stupid by the Germans today.
Isn't Charlie Whiting as Race Director making the decision if the safety car comes out or not?
Correct.
Not sure. But the guys running across the track would be out of his control right? That's the part I found bad.
I'm pretty sure race control would have told them to cross the track, even if they knew there was a sizeable gap its still a risky decision.
Any incident like this should have a review process. I can't see how this can be seen as an acceptable decision, Whiting decision or not.
I don't think it was as dangerous as it's made out to be because the people in charge know at all times where every single car is on the track and give the guys at the track a signal over the radio when it's save to cross and get the car off the track. Maybe that was why it took so long to get to the car, because they had to wait until they got the go over the radio.
But I agree that it should have been solved differently without people crossing the track. Either with a safety car or the marshalls from the box should have gotten the car off the track.
As to guys running across the track being out of Whitings control: This could very well be the case, but I think that if this would have gone wrong he'd be under examination, too, because he's the Race Director and Safety Delegate.
Ever seen someone trip? Takes a second. And right after being told you have 10 seconds to make it across. Stupid decision in my opinion. I'm not buying the conspiracy thing. F1 is full of stupid decisions.
I have to admit to being wrong , at the time I thought they could just push it away, watching it again it was handled all wrong, should of been a SC.
Whiting is normally pretty hot on safety.
Whiting is normally pretty hot on safety.
I think the point is that this should be examined fully to minimize the chances of it happening again in future races. It's all very well when no one is injured (or killed) but we should be counting our lucky stars. In my opinion, if it isn't looked at, it would be negligent.
Anyone got a link to a video of the incident?
Thought it was a bit weird for them to push it off like that, though didn’t think too much of it at the time. Saying that I assumed the guys pushing it came from the pit lane side, so very limited risk of getting hit. Crossing the main straight doesn’t sound like a great idea to me, particularly when you have a bunch of guys pit side that could have gone out more safely.
Does anyone know a site where you can re-watch the entire race(s)?
It seems F1 is heading back to Mexico next season: http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/confirmed-formula-one-set-for-mexico-in-2015
Formula 1's global expansion will continue in 2016 after Azerbaijan signed a deal to stage the 'Grand Prix of Europe' around a new street track in the country's capital Baku.
On the same week that Mexico sealed its long-awaited return to the F1 calendar from 2015 after a two-decade absence, Azerbaijan, another much-mooted new venue over recent months, has received the green light to join the schedule from the season after next.
The race will run on a new street circuit being constructed in the city with Baku's old medieval area and the Caspian Sea forming part of the event's backdrop. Like Russia - which will host its inagural grand prix in October - Azerbaijan is situated on the Asia-Europe boundary and will succeed Valencia, which dropped off the calendar last year, as the holder of the long-running European GP title.
On the same week that Mexico sealed its long-awaited return to the F1 calendar from 2015 after a two-decade absence, Azerbaijan, another much-mooted new venue over recent months, has received the green light to join the schedule from the season after next.
The race will run on a new street circuit being constructed in the city with Baku's old medieval area and the Caspian Sea forming part of the event's backdrop. Like Russia - which will host its inagural grand prix in October - Azerbaijan is situated on the Asia-Europe boundary and will succeed Valencia, which dropped off the calendar last year, as the holder of the long-running European GP title.
Street Circuits will ruin F1.
Street circuits with overtaking opportunities are fine, its when they replicate Monaco without actually being Monaco it becomes an issue.
I can't think of any. I tend to give them a miss now because they're always so horribly boring.
It really depends on how you define a street track because races like Melbourne and Montreal are actually street circuits but people tend not to think of them as such, both are excellent.
Singapore is a bit hit and miss but usually a decent spectacle at night.
Valencia - boring, soulless.
One of my favourite tracks is Adelaide, street circuit done right.
I'm thinking of the recent street circuits that have been added to the schedule.
New street circuits, I guess Valencia is the newest and its so shit they dropped it. Sochi will be the next one to have a go, I reserve judgement on them until we see a race or two.
Lewis has to be the unluckiest man in F1
Hamilton's car on fire in Q1.
This is getting fecking silly now. Cursed, absolutely cursed.
Is Rosberg tampering with Hamilton's car? This is unbelievable.
Going to be harder for Lewis to get on the podium starting last than compared to Germany, this track isn't very overtake friendly
He's got no chance at a podium, that chassis will probably be fecked so thats a pitlane start.
Questions have to start being asked of Mercedes now, the pattern emerging is not pretty.
Questions have to start being asked of Mercedes now, the pattern emerging is not pretty.
Unbelievable... Another easy 25 points for Rosberg, except this time there's no chance of Hamilton getting on to the podium.
I think it's still on fire, they will have to build him a new car over night.
Just gonna have to hope for a Rosberg DNF, potentially what 39 points going into the summer break? Not impossible but with Hamilton's luck you wouldn't fancy him to do it would you?
kimi out in Q1
Kimi out of Q1, beaten by Bianchi.
Only thing left for him is counter-sabotage. Tyre slicing, sand in tank or a potato in the exhaust pipe.
What's with Raikkonen this year? Alonso's beating him like he's a rented mule.