FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

Circuit stats
First Grand Prix 1950
Number of laps 44
Lap record 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
2022 winner Max Verstappen

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  • wgbirne@feddit.de
    4·
    11 months ago

    Shouldn’t he get a penalty for unsafe release? He almost crashed into Stroll. Why was there no mention of this from race control?

    • imbrucy@lemmy.world
      6·
      11 months ago

      Gasly and Leclerc both looked like they should have gotten unsafe release penalties. I guess the stewards decided to be lenient considering the chaos in the pits.

      • wgbirne@feddit.de
        1·
        11 months ago

        I guess so, but I can’t agree with that decision. We have multiple formation laps because otherwise there could be dangerous situations. Sargent get’s a penalty for speeding in the pit lane, a rule that exists to prevent dangerous situations. But when there are actual dangerous situations, they chose to do nothing? A