Technically, though Schumacher needed the bizarre circumstances of Indy 500 to win follow his championship year.NathanOlder wrote:Just out of interest, when was the last time a reigning champion failed to win a race in his title defence season ? Jacques in 98 ?
That doesn't look good for him...I really wonder how Red Bull could commit such an error...? If the FIA was able to tell that he "consistently" exceeded the fuel limit, then so was Red Bull. A sensor issue therefore seems highly unlikely. Of course I'm speculating here, I'll be interesting to hear Red Bull's explanation.NathanOlder wrote:Ricciardo under investigation
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/03/16/r ... t-breach/?
DSQ.mnmracer wrote:What is the penalty for that? Automatic DSQ or a possible time penalty?thomin wrote:That doesn't look good for him...I really wonder how Red Bull could commit such an error...? If the FIA was able to tell that he "consistently" exceeded the fuel limit, then so was Red Bull. A sensor issue therefore seems highly unlikely. Of course I'm speculating here, I'll be interesting to hear Red Bull's explanation.NathanOlder wrote:Ricciardo under investigation
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/03/16/r ... t-breach/?
If I remember that incident Alonso's DRS popped open during a turn, so he got off on the grounds of not having gained an advantage.thomin wrote:One would think that an automatic DSQ would be in order, especially after declaring a hard stance on the issue before the race. On the other hand, if there was some sort of malfunction by a FIA specified part, then there might be no consequence. I remember Alonso getting off without penalty despite using DRS when he wasn't legally permitted to do so.
I have another question, Adam Cooper has said that the teams were told the only mitigating circumstances for violating this rule was a faulty FIA sensor.basti313 wrote:The fuel flow sensors are double checked with the fuel consumption calculated by the McLaren standard ECU because the standard ECU still is more precise than the fuel flow sensor. This was announced before the race.Ultra_Tech wrote:How can red bull get away with anything. Whatever the circumstances, if they gained a performance advantage by going over the agreed limit, then they have to be sanctioned.
Why? Rosberg is the driver to beat and the McL profit....SidSidney wrote:I can think of one person in the RB garage who will be quite happy with a Ricciardo DQ...