FLC wrote:deluge wrote:Marshals can move cars from a dangerous position, this is true. But, that means dangerous to the competitors on track, as well as the stranded driver on-track, i.e. MS stuck with half of his car on the tarmac and half in the gravel with the engine running and tires spinning. A simple push, the car is away, the obstruction is cleared, and the marshals retreat.
If Lewis was in a dangerous position, it was only because he didn't exit the car like the other 5 drivers did. No one on track was threatened by Lewis, and if so, they were also threatened by the other 5 stranded cars.
So, to make things less dangerous, let's move a heavy piece of recovery equipment in, lift a car and driver, a car with the engine running, a car with about 15 laps of fuel in the tanks, and then move toward the danger of approaching cars, and deposit said driver and car on the tarmac to continue racing.
This has to be the most dangerous option available to marshals, other competitors and race control. And, it is unprecidented.
Well said.
I just repeat my point because what is allowed , under a predudiced interpretation of the regulations, and what makes sense are two different things.
Plus, I do not remember in my 30 year involvement in racing that this has happened.
There are those who want to argue about whether or not this is "allowed", but I prefer to argue that this action is nonsense and outside of the "spirit" of the rules. If Ham is your guy, you argue for an interpretation. If Ham is not your guy, you argue against an interpretation.
The question is how you would argue if you had no stake in the game.
A driver runs off course and is stranded. He's done in my book. A driver is lifted onto the circuit while stranded in his car, he's done in my book. The driver who was stranded is then allowed to rejoin at the back of the leading lap even though they passed him while stranded, he's done in my book.
Ferrari, Macca, Spyker, et al, they're done in my book.
I am a Ham fan, but whip their ass on the tarmac, please.
If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
