2026 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

[diffuser]

We were talking about the pitlane speeding.

The truth is, the regs have been like that for decades. Gas has raced there several times. He knew the regs. Tried to get an advantage, miscalculated or forgot. Then got caught.

If there is a legal shorter route between to points than the route you decide for a measurement then you have a very big problem. If this was on the public road and someone proved it convictions would be thrown out.

Well if they measure the speed of a car by FIA transponders and electronic timing loops, rather than through a camera or speed guns that you would ordinarily find on public roads, they would still be found guilty. It's like saying If I was driving a 63 corvette in Spain going 100MPH in a 100KPH zone and got pulled over by Police, I could argue that my speedometer says 100, so I'm good. Your speedometer reading in both cases don't count.

[zoroastar]

id like to see an overhead layout of the pitlane along with the paths the penalized drivers took compared with others that didnt. like, if drivers didnt cross over any illegal boundaries, and never literally broke the actual speed limit, it seems like BS to get a penalty.

if penalties are gonna start being handed out during races for invisible discrepancies... well it goes perfectly with the way these engine rules have gone so far