Sebastian
Vettel has been sanctioned for not having the amount of petrol demanded from the FIA. He had
been third in the classification, but his team told him to stop the car. They
later clarified that Renault advised them to stop the car immediately and that was
what he did, before getting into boxes, Vettel stopped his car because of lack
of petrol.
Regulation of the FIA determines that the cars
must get to the pit-lane with at least 1L of petrol to extract and analyse. His
car contained 850 ml, which was less than required, and after 4:30h of dispute,
they decided to sanction him, making him start from the last position.
This is
positive to Fernando Alonso, who is second in the overall classification and
starts tomorrow at Abu Dhabi in sixth place, if he manages well, he can good
points and be closer to the top overall position.Moreover Lewis Hamilton will lead the start of the race in the pole position.
Do you think this is fair to Vettel?
Did the
FIA made a severe decision?
Sebastian Vettel wasn’t concerned about his situation until he jumped off his car. As Ana well said, Vettel didn’t arrive to the box because of the lack of fuel. The FIA states rules that must be followed, otherwise this sport would be chaotic. However, there are no sanctions that haven’t been thought through. Every action that doesn’t follow the rules is open to debate because the situation is also relevant. The FIA took a decision that actually seems quite fair. Sebastian didn’t finish the race in the same conditions as his opponents so it is logical to think that his timings aren’t valid.
ReplyDeleteVettel was sanctioned, he had his time removed and had to start the race from the pit lane. This action was unfair to the German pilot, because it wasn’t his fault directly; it was the team’s mistake. Nevertheless the whole team counts as one and if someone makes a mistake, the whole team suffers from it. This should be taken as a useful lesson for the Red Bull Racing Team, so they make sure it won’t happen again.
It was very positive towards Fernando Alonso, he started the race in the sixth place (otherwise he would have started seventh) and it gave him a new perspective of the race. With Vettel behind him, his chances of winning the world championship increased dramatically.
Today’s race was a fantastic show, nothing turned out as expected. Hamilton, who was leader of the race, had to abandon due to engine problems. Vettel, after a tough start, middle and end of race, gave his 100% and ended it standing on the podium, he achieved the third place although he stopped twice at boxes. Fernando Alonso also starred an unforgettable race. He finished the race pressuring the leader, Kimi Raikkonen, even though he didn’t have a very competitive car. He proved once again his talent and shortened the points difference with Sebastian Vettel, who now stands 10 points from the Spanish pilot.
In my opinion, the FIA did a good decision. Red Bull wanted to cheat; they put less fuel than the required, to get a faster car. If the FIA wouldn't have sanctioned him, it would have been unfair for all of the other teams who followed the rules. It was also his fault, as much as all his team. I bet he knew he was cheating. The FIA made the best decision he could have done making Vettel start last and in the pit lane. Because cheating is not good, and with these the FIA are very strict and severe. Although this, Alonso couldn’t get so much profit as we all wanted.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, this has made the F1 Grand Prix get a lot more interesting.
Finally I want to remark, that these time the FIA has found a cheat, but...
Have they done another cheat?
Is normal that the Red bull car is so much faster than the rest of the cars?
Marc Castellà
Well Marc I can guarantee the german racer ignores about come of the technical movements of his team. If he is capable enough to think about how risky it is to cheat, he would never take that risk. Overall Vettel is in a better position than Alonso, his face to face enemy, to win his second world championship. Therefore i doubt about he knowing about the illegal movement of his team. Once again, I come up with another doubt about Vettel's car being legal. This past championship was an aberration. Red bull came up with a car that was clearly suspicious due to the controversy generated about its air resistance system. So Marc, I'd like to invite you to think on the following question...Should all teams have the same budgets to manufacture their racing cars?
DeleteOh Jordi I’m glad you make a point on these. It's a thing, which i’ve been pointing out all year. It's not the same having a Lotus or having a Red Bull. They have budgets so different, that is not fair at all. Although Kimi Raikonen, this year is doing a marvellous championship, he hasn't got a car that can compete with the Red Bull, and he knows it.
ReplyDeleteIt's not really fair, at the moment there is any car as competitive as the Red Bull, and this is because the budget they have. I bet that if Vettel and Alonso had the same car, Alonso would win the F1 Championship. But not only these, other pilots like for example Pedro De La Rosa or Hulkenberg, would have some opportunity to win something.
Finally, I would like to remark, that all of these is on consequence of the different budgets of the racing cars. And one more time, thanks Jordi to pull up these point.