The uncomfortable truth

I've always wondered how the whole pit wall and race control setup actually works during an F1 race, and where those weird messages come from, like when they start "investigating car 3 and car 17." 🙂

So here's the shot.

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Grabbed this image from this article;
http://www.fia.com/automotive/issue2.../article2.html

There's one part in the article that's pretty interesting;

The layout of the room is reminiscent of mission control, as seen on TV during shuttle launches. Three rows of desks face forward, looking at a bank of 54 televisions. Each shows a different section of track , Making IT virtually impossible for the delegates to miss an on-track incident – and even if they don’t see something clearly there is always the instantaneous replay button to take away any doubt. >

Besides all those trackside views, race control has a ton of pit lane cameras, speed limit alarms, and sensors for grid positions. There are even nine different circuit maps on the back wall detailing everything from tunnels to bridges and access roads.
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So, 54 cameras covering every inch of the track. But wait, it gets better. Regulations say every car has to have an onboard camera—the one right above the driver's head—that constantly streams what's happening in front and behind them. You can see that on the 5-second clips the pit wall shows. So that's another 44 cameras right there. Totaling maybe 98 cameras. They used to have one on the back of the safety car too. Don't show it much anymore, but it's probably still there.
And that's not even the end of it. Every car also carries a second onboard camera, though teams get to pick where it goes. We'll just ignore those for now.

Apparently, everyone in that control room—all twenty-something of them—completely missed whatever some random fan caught on their camera (probably just a standard digital camera). It was only after that footage surfaced that the FIA actually did something.
The clip; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_2VTWhDEYE

How are you supposed to trust the FIA after that?
Or maybe they just need someone with sharper eyes in that room.

No sane individual has any faith left in that organization. In the end, it feels like everything came full circle for Hamilton, and honestly, I find a certain satisfaction in seeing that play out. If the FIA refuses to step up, then Bayer will step in instead! 🤣

Man, the US Japan broadcast was an absolute train wreck—and honestly, the worst part? Nobody had any clue how much Alonso actually stepped up his game.

lonebison19 said:Man, the US Japan broadcast was an absolute train wreck—and honestly, the worst part? Nobody had any clue how much Alonso actually stepped up his game.

The only thing I can say for certain is that Hamilton should have faced some kind of penalty, though it seems the outcome ended up being much more lenient than expected. 🤣

goldenmason172 said:The only thing I can say for certain is that Hamilton should have faced some kind of penalty, though it seems the outcome ended up being much more lenient than expected. 🤣

Malicious...😉—but yeah, it's sweeter this way.

lonebison19 said:Man, the US Japan broadcast was an absolute train wreck—and honestly, the worst part? Nobody had any clue how much Alonso actually stepped up his game.

I suppose I agree👎