Posts by Jose Long4

You have a point there. However, if you ask me, the fair conditions and regulations simply weren't upheld...

Every driver is expected to complete qualifying properly and make it back to the pits. What we saw here feels like a mockery of the FIA... I mean, sure, there is the "Force" clause, which allows a driver to bypass the requirement of finishing under their own power if they crash, destroy the car, lose a wheel, or spin off the track...
It might have actually been better for him if he had just spun into the gravel trap right after crossing the finish line... then nobody would be raising any eyebrows at all. Just imagine if people played games like this in MotoGP, or during a Sailing race, or even in a weightlifting competition...

I remember once, during a weightlifting meet, a man lifted about 485 pounds perfectly overhead. The lights flashed, the siren sounded, and the official flag went up to confirm the lift was valid. But during the descent, a small 5-pound plate slipped off the side, rolled away, and landed outside the designated lifting area. His entire result was nullified because the barbell wasn't considered to be in a "competition-ready" state to validate the weight... and it was devastating, because the lift itself was technically perfect, yet it was wiped away. It's much like this situation; the driver completed the drive, but the aftermath failed to comply with the technical regulations...

It seems to me that the rules were undeniably violated here, and even the FIA appears to be at a loss as to which regulations they should actually follow. It feels certain that Lewis Hamilton secured that pole position specifically because he was running so light—having virtually no fuel left in the tank—which is precisely what shouldn't be happening during that final lap...

I truly believe he wouldn't have managed to pull it off if everything hadn't aligned perfectly
in such a strange fashion. According to the rulebook, there MUST be at least one liter of fuel remaining in the tank at the conclusion of qualifying, as an official fuel sample must be taken and inspected to verify that the correct fuel was utilized...

That is how the regulations are written... yet, of course, they couldn't exactly extract that single liter or tiny bit of fuel for testing from him, since he arrived at the finish line empty, so where does that leave us? On one hand, he gained a rather unsportsmanlike advantage from that weight difference, and on the other, it simply doesn't feel fair to the rest of the field when rules apply to everyone except for one driver...

To provide an analogy, consider track and field, where an athlete undergoes a doping test and is required to fill a sample vial for verification; if they cannot meet those requirements within the specified timeframe or fail to provide the necessary fluid, they forfeit their result and their standing. In this instance, the FIA faces a similar dilemma, just through a different lens; there was no fuel available for the test, and furthermore, he completed a lap under conditions that others simply didn't have the opportunity to experience... though it seems the FIA is choosing to take a much broader view now...

In my estimation, it is almost certain that "the one on pole won't be the winner" and we can expect to see a Safety Car out on the track...

Now:http://www.atdhe.net/20166/watch-for...ada-practice-3

Later tonight, at 7:00 PM:http://www.atdhe.net/20174/watch-for...da--qualifying

As for how much you should care about the tone of this, I suppose you'll just have to decide that for yourselves...