Pride of Lions
I am now official
Confirmed...... Vettal disqualified. Lewis promoted to second.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58050375
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58050375
Yes, you'd have thought that was a fuck up by the team. Should have been penalised by taking away constructors' points only. But hey ho, they'll learn for next time.Wow, even after the race has ended, it still has twists and turns! Shame though, thought he drove well and I do like Aston Martin
Sorry, not an F1 fan and I get carrying less fuel has an advantage but couldn't you also argue Vettal burnt more fuel by driving harder here?
Then he should have had more fuel on board. That's what they'll say.
The counter is, ahead of the race how would he know how hard was necessary etc and it would then be an issue for pitting?
Just seems a bit bizarre from the outside.
They're supposed to err on the side of caution. They know exactly how much fuel they burn. I suppose they fuelled for a mid-field battle, stuck in traffic, not a fight for first place, so maybe that's where they went wrong?
They all have to start with (I think) 150kg of fuel on board and they can calculate all the various permutations to still end with at least 1 litre in the tank at the end.The counter is, ahead of the race how would he know how hard was necessary etc and it would then be an issue for pitting?
Just seems a bit bizarre from the outside.
They all have to start with (I think) 150kg of fuel on board and they can calculate all the various permutations to still end with at least 1 litre in the tank at the end.
So unless he had some kind of slow fuel leak, they must have under-fuelled him, knowingly or otherwise.
It's tough (and another ridiculously obscure FIA regulation) but there you go.
That sounds far more likely than having only 330ml left.Otmar Szafnauer and technical director Andrew Green said there was 1.44 litres left in the car, but they were unable to extract it.