Yes, great result. This mostly (but not entirely) equalises the DNF points lost by Hamilton and Rosberg. I don't think anyone would want the champion to be determined by DNFs, things are almost as they should be now, pretty equal between them, within one 1-2 race result.
There's no way of stopping that German National Anthem though, whatever Hamilton does!
If they had an hour to fix the car why could Massa not restart? Is there now some rule denying them restarting. Not really followed F1 that closely for a long time so may have missed that. There seems to be an awful lot of new rules these days. Also they used to have a spare car available are they banned now as well?
If they had an hour to fix the car why could Massa not restart? Is there now some rule denying them restarting. Not really followed F1 that closely for a long time so may have missed that. There seems to be an awful lot of new rules these days. Also they used to have a spare car available are they banned now as well?
It has always been the rule in F1 that, if a race has been red flagged (stopped) any cars/drivers that have retired from the race prior to the red flag cannot take part in race once the race has restarted. Therefore, Williams even if they could repair Massa's car could not take part in the restarted race.
It has always been the rule in F1 that, if a race has been red flagged (stopped) any cars/drivers that have retired from the race prior to the red flag cannot take part in race once the race has restarted. Therefore, Williams even if they could repair Massa's car could not take part in the restarted race.
So Massa just made the mistake of retiring to early? before they knew of the need to repair the barrier. As I can remember the start of the 1998 Belgian GP at Spa where there was a massive pile up at the start. Lots of cars were involved some were repaired for the restart and some took the spare car.
It has always been the rule in F1 that, if a race has been red flagged (stopped) any cars/drivers that have retired from the race prior to the red flag cannot take part in race once the race has restarted. Therefore, Williams even if they could repair Massa's car could not take part in the restarted race.
IN the old days teams had a spare car so if there was a red flag drivers could restart in the spare car (if the original race had gone no further than 2 laps before being red-flagged). It was effectively a new race in this situation.
If both drivers in a team had accidents that resulted in damage, then they had to fight over which driver got the spare car at the restart. THe other one had to miss the restart if the original car couldn't be repaired in time.
I remember Austria in 1987. There were three starts in that race. Some drivers had to miss the race because of mass pile-ups at the start in the first two starts.
The old Osterrichring was a very narrow track which caused problems.
Stefan Johansson damaged him McLaren by hitting a loose deer in practice for that
year's race too!
Like you say the original start in the 1998 Belgian GP was chaos too!
However, nowadays the race is not restarted from scratch.
It is just stopped and starts again under the safety car.
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They're as bad as each other. Alonso isn't much better either.
THAT was definitely Alonso.
Pressure getting to both of them, I guess.
But congratulations, Lewis!
Terrific job from Bottas as well, and nice to see Button hang on to 4th too.
There's no way of stopping that German National Anthem though, whatever Hamilton does!
Adrian Newey.
Do you have to be likeable, some of the best sports people have very much flawed characters, he's a Brit, likeable or not I will still cheer a Brit.
I really ( really really ) dislike button, but would have been great to see him on the podium,
I find likeability far more important than nationality.
Plenty of people seem to be managing it just fine.
What has happened to the Gold Cup/Trophy that is normall presented (British Maybe) winners?
It has always been the rule in F1 that, if a race has been red flagged (stopped) any cars/drivers that have retired from the race prior to the red flag cannot take part in race once the race has restarted. Therefore, Williams even if they could repair Massa's car could not take part in the restarted race.
Did you even watch the race?
So Massa just made the mistake of retiring to early? before they knew of the need to repair the barrier. As I can remember the start of the 1998 Belgian GP at Spa where there was a massive pile up at the start. Lots of cars were involved some were repaired for the restart and some took the spare car.
IN the old days teams had a spare car so if there was a red flag drivers could restart in the spare car (if the original race had gone no further than 2 laps before being red-flagged). It was effectively a new race in this situation.
If both drivers in a team had accidents that resulted in damage, then they had to fight over which driver got the spare car at the restart. THe other one had to miss the restart if the original car couldn't be repaired in time.
I remember Austria in 1987. There were three starts in that race. Some drivers had to miss the race because of mass pile-ups at the start in the first two starts.
The old Osterrichring was a very narrow track which caused problems.
Stefan Johansson damaged him McLaren by hitting a loose deer in practice for that
year's race too!
Like you say the original start in the 1998 Belgian GP was chaos too!
However, nowadays the race is not restarted from scratch.
It is just stopped and starts again under the safety car.