[Fot] OT- F1 at Spa online petition

[Joe Curry]

So, lets see if I understand all this.

1.  The chicane is there to slow down the cars for safety reasons
2.  It is a penalty for shortcutting the chicane, but only if you pass a car
when doing so.
3.  It is OK to shortcut the chicane if you ease up a bit to let the car you
passed get back ahead of you.


Seems to me that under that interpretation you could run straight through
the chicane on every lap without a problem as long as you don't pass anyone
in the process.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of David W. Riddle
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:46 AM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] OT- F1 at Spa online petition

There is.  They have a rule that if you short cut a chicane/corner 
and gain an advantage you have to let the other car back in 
front.  Lewis did that.

One of the videos I sent early showed Shumi shortcutting that same 
chicane in 2006 in a battle with De La Rosa in the McLaren and NOT 
letting De La Rose in front.  No penalty to Shumi.

A "Tire wall" behind the kerbs would make every race a processional 
race like Monaco.

At 09:35 AM 9/11/2008, you wrote:
>Be that as it is, there needs to be something that keeps people from
gaining
>advantage by running off the course.  Perhaps a tire wall behind those
kerbs
>(curbs) is what is needed.
>
>Joe

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