2024 Sportscar Thread (WEC, IMSA, NLS, GT World Challenge)
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Geneve said:
Do they not have a ‘reserve’ driver ?
They restored Rahel Frey to the driving seat after Dorianne Pins accident earlier in the year, but she was still part of the team, just not drivingI'm not aware of how the team is funded, but Bovy is their (very quick) Bronze, so possibly brings the budget?
On another note
In the Watkins Glen Race, Richard Westbrook got a 5 minutes stop go penalty for hitting the RFID equipment at pit exit after his stop
Now, I know its a mistake and he shouldn't have hit it, but why on earth do you completely destroy someones race because they clipped a piece of equipment? (that did not endanger anyone)
I've see drivers overshoot their pit and clip mechanics in pit lane get less severe penalties
In the Watkins Glen Race, Richard Westbrook got a 5 minutes stop go penalty for hitting the RFID equipment at pit exit after his stop
Now, I know its a mistake and he shouldn't have hit it, but why on earth do you completely destroy someones race because they clipped a piece of equipment? (that did not endanger anyone)
I've see drivers overshoot their pit and clip mechanics in pit lane get less severe penalties
freedman said:
They restored Rahel Frey to the driving seat after Dorianne Pins accident earlier in the year, but she was still part of the team, just not driving
I'm not aware of how the team is funded, but Bovy is their (very quick) Bronze, so possibly brings the budget?
I think Bovy is the only Bronze on their roster. The rest are unrated. Though her status is under review so might be getting bumped up to Silver.I'm not aware of how the team is funded, but Bovy is their (very quick) Bronze, so possibly brings the budget?
CLK-GTR said:
freedman said:
They restored Rahel Frey to the driving seat after Dorianne Pins accident earlier in the year, but she was still part of the team, just not driving
I'm not aware of how the team is funded, but Bovy is their (very quick) Bronze, so possibly brings the budget?
I think Bovy is the only Bronze on their roster. The rest are unrated. Though her status is under review so might be getting bumped up to Silver.I'm not aware of how the team is funded, but Bovy is their (very quick) Bronze, so possibly brings the budget?
freedman said:
On another note
In the Watkins Glen Race, Richard Westbrook got a 5 minutes stop go penalty for hitting the RFID equipment at pit exit after his stop
Now, I know its a mistake and he shouldn't have hit it, but why on earth do you completely destroy someones race because they clipped a piece of equipment? (that did not endanger anyone)
I've see drivers overshoot their pit and clip mechanics in pit lane get less severe penalties
Because organisers don't like spending their own money replacing damaged equipment. In the Watkins Glen Race, Richard Westbrook got a 5 minutes stop go penalty for hitting the RFID equipment at pit exit after his stop
Now, I know its a mistake and he shouldn't have hit it, but why on earth do you completely destroy someones race because they clipped a piece of equipment? (that did not endanger anyone)
I've see drivers overshoot their pit and clip mechanics in pit lane get less severe penalties
732NM said:
freedman said:
On another note
In the Watkins Glen Race, Richard Westbrook got a 5 minutes stop go penalty for hitting the RFID equipment at pit exit after his stop
Now, I know its a mistake and he shouldn't have hit it, but why on earth do you completely destroy someones race because they clipped a piece of equipment? (that did not endanger anyone)
I've see drivers overshoot their pit and clip mechanics in pit lane get less severe penalties
Because organisers don't like spending their own money replacing damaged equipment. In the Watkins Glen Race, Richard Westbrook got a 5 minutes stop go penalty for hitting the RFID equipment at pit exit after his stop
Now, I know its a mistake and he shouldn't have hit it, but why on earth do you completely destroy someones race because they clipped a piece of equipment? (that did not endanger anyone)
I've see drivers overshoot their pit and clip mechanics in pit lane get less severe penalties
VladD said:
Exactly. He's unlikely to make the same mistake again.
Whilst that's probably true, hes unlikely to ever do it again even without the penalty, after all hes been racing for decades and I'm not aware hes done it beforeThe main gist of my point was the severity of the penalty
Only 10 days ago we had Robert Kubica deemed at fault (correctly) for putting Dries Vanthoor in the wall at LM
A crash at close to 180MPH which ended Vanthoor's race, fortunately with only minor injuries
Kubicas penalty. a 30 second stop go
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