In short, Ferrari cheated and got caught but not punished. If it is innovation, why not let every team do it instead of stopping Ferrari from doing it?!
Vettel has just been given a "3 grid position" penalty for not slowing down sufficiently after the red flag/light was shown during Official Practice Session.
I watched the video of his offense. Vettel slowed down, speeded back up which was repeated at least 2 more times. That was very foolish of him to do this! What was there to gain by violating race rules in a practice session?
Since the same penalty for the same violation was handed down to another driver before, Race Stewards had no choice but to uphold the race rules.
Vettel was only 5th fastest in a rain-soaked first practice session. The "3 grid positon penalty" when the final grid position is known is disasterous for Vettel. This basically sealed his fate at the US F-1 GP and for the 2018 season.
I would go as far as to say that Vettel is immature and mentally unstable as a driver based on this and his many on track behaviour in past seasons.
Ferrari must be equally annoyed at Vettel + may be regretted for giving Vettel a new 3-year contract just a few months back!
The Official Qualifying Session has just finished.
Hamilton, Vettel, Kimi, Bottas. However, due to Vettel's "3 place grid penalty", he will not be on the front roll. The top three will be Hamilton, Kimi, and Bottas.
If Hamilton wins tomorrow, even if Vettel finishes 2nd, the season is over.
Live telecast is aired on Channel 18 in my area. Right now is pre-race interviews, so that race will start at 1400.
I have a wild speculation:
Kimi is out of contention for the Drivers' Championship + he is leaving Ferrari next season and has 2nd pole in this race.
Vettel has an ultra slim chance of challenging Hamilton for the championship which could improve IF Hamilton fails to finish a race.
What if Team Ferrari orders Kimi to knock out Hamilton at the first corner, and Vettel can overtake Ricciardo and Bottas who are ahead of Vettel on the starting grid. Vettel can then win the race to make a tighter championship race.
楼主: dragondick
发表于 2018-10-15 14:26:07
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