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2022 Italian Grand Prix
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- Do late-race standing restarts belong in F1?
Broke1984 (@broke1984)
11th September 2022, 15:26
6 for me. Slightly above average. Disappointing end. Great for De Vries. Latifi is done
Sergey Martyn
11th September 2022, 15:50
Yeah, the only question will they drop Latifi immediately?
David
11th September 2022, 15:56
Latifi sure does suck (relatively speaking).
Albon vs De Vries for rest of year would be awesome.
Michael Masi
11th September 2022, 18:10
What do you mean Latifi sucks? F1 are perfectly fine with Latifi but can’t allow Herta. F1 sucks
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
11th September 2022, 18:23
The…disappointing ending does it for me, race might have ended much the same but that is not the point. At least Abu Dhabi was the right call done poorly.
Come back Masi I forgive you.
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
12th September 2022, 2:55
I wouldn’t have fired masi over abu dhabi, he had other questionable calls before that but still seemed excessive, in any case at least the race in abu dhabi restarted, here it didn’t, so agree.
Jere (@jerejj)
11th September 2022, 15:26
Okay race & about what I expected for Monza.
Adam (@adamgoh)
11th September 2022, 15:26
3/10. What a damp squib. Good job De Vries for scoring points on his debut.
What should be done is that if there’s an incident in the last 10% or so of the race that requires a safety car normally, automatic red flag and standing start.
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
11th September 2022, 16:20
Agree.
If a footballer goes down injured in the 85th minute and is still on the pitch 5 minutes later, they don’t blow the whistle and call time. The amount of time the game was stopped is added and the match continues.
Why not take a similar approach with F1, or at least red-flag any race that has 5 or fewer laps to go and then start from the grid?
And for those that say it might affect the outcome of the race… well so does the ability to pit under a SC/VSC if you just happen to be in the right place at the right time.
GnosticBrian (@gnosticbrian)
11th September 2022, 17:31
And how would you fuel the cars for races of indeterminate length?
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
12th September 2022, 10:36
If they red flag then it’s not ‘of indeterminate length’.
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 21:49
They don’t reset the score to 0-0 either!
In tennis, cricket or golf, if rain stops play they don’t do it either. But in F1 if there is a crash, safety car to set the score back to 0-0!
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
12th September 2022, 10:42
Currently, if you’re lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, then you can get a free pitstop under a SC/VSC. Hardly fair, and very much in the mould of resetting the score to 0-0.
Replace SC/VSC with double-waved yellows where appropriate, and a red flag if more severe. Do not allow teams to change tires whilst they’re waiting in the pits. Recommence the race from the starting grid, based on the drivers’ positions at the point the red flag was implemented.
glynh (@glynh)
11th September 2022, 15:27
6. An interested start, with different strategies and Sainz pushing as well as Verstappen but ultimately it faded out and the safety car ending was obviously disappointing even if it was probably the fairest end.
bosyber (@bosyber)
11th September 2022, 15:55
@glynh, as often Monza tends to not be a great race; I gave it a 6 too for similar reasons as you. The midfield again was tight leading to some interesting racing, and a bit of excitement from those getting through from behind, some faster than others too. Not super, but decent enough.
BasCB (@bascb)
12th September 2022, 11:17
Yeah, it was a pretty decent race with some good stuff at the start, a few interesting battles going on for most of it too, but the end was a bit of a loss of energy as it confirmed what would have probably been the result anyway but without any attempt at drama.
S
11th September 2022, 15:27
2
What a garbage ending. Could have been a much higher score if they were given the opportunity to race.
Tommy C (@tommy-c)
11th September 2022, 15:37
It’s a tough one. If the red flag was called immediately and the McLaren was cleared quickly, it would have been a bit silly as there wasn’t really any danger. I personally think a red should have been thrown as soon as they knew mechanical assistance was needed. I absolutely hate seeing the train of cars going past recovery vehicles even behind the safety car. It just seems like such an unnecessary risk.
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 15:44
Why not just double yellow flags. I mean the drivers drove past Ricardo’s car at least once if not twice under yellows and managed not to crash into it. They knew exactly where the hazard was.
Leave the car where it is and let them keep racing without silly sc or vsc. Use yellows.
MichaelN
11th September 2022, 15:48
Proper use of double yellows would indeed have worked just fine, but F1 is too afraid to use them. Both because they want to avoid getting into a situation where they are held responsible for not removing an obstacle from the race track, and also because they are too afraid of the teams to penalise a driver who speeds under double yellows with anything more than a meaningless reprimand.
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 15:56
Perhaps, like me, Michael, you watched F1 before they introduced SC’s in the early 2000’s and at that time a car like Dr’s today would have been left. Sadly since JB’s awful crash, I agree the fear of litigation dominates everything.
S
11th September 2022, 16:02
The world has moved on from leaving broken cars on the side of a green track , Dave.
It doesn’t really matter that there were hardly any incidents in F1 that came about from doing so – it’s simply not worth the risk of extra financial cost or potential for injury.
(Yes, I have been watching that long, and I’ve also seen plenty of incidents in other series due to cars left on the side of the track that became much more expensive and dangerous as a result.)
S
11th September 2022, 15:45
There were two laps between the marshals assessing the car (and finding out it could be pushed) and the SC being called.
That’s plenty of time to make a proper decision.
And then the SC picks up the wrong car, drives way too fast to bunch up the pack and totally ruins what could have been an interesting and exciting finish.
I totally agree that with assistance vehicles required, there should have been an immediate red flag.
S
11th September 2022, 15:46
Could not be pushed….
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 15:52
Why move the stranded car at all in this circumstance? It is well off racing line. Parked on the inside. Double yellows for the final few laps. These are the best drivers in the world. As long as they are not racing past the stranded car, they do have the skills to avoid it.
S
11th September 2022, 16:04
And it would only have taken one car to put a wheel in the gravel at Lesmo 1 to spear across to the inside and hit Ricciardo’s stationary car.
Completely unnecessary risk.
Have you seen how F1 drivers react to double yellows?
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 16:17
S, “the world has moved on” indeed, in many ways. Not all new ideas are actually good ideas though. I disagree the current situation is progress.
You do make an interesting point re the drivers. I agree
the problem (in part) is how F1 drivers react to double yellows. Of course that can be fixed by enforcement of punitive penalties.
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 16:22
S. Also even if a driver had spun as you outline, they would have crashed at relatively low speed into Drs car. Expensive to repair, yes, highly dangerous, I don’t think so.
Albo94
11th September 2022, 15:28
So this is how the last season should have ended?
GARBAGE
Wayne
11th September 2022, 15:30
Yes like this.
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 15:28
4. Another race another safety car that spoiled the show.
Max deserving winner so at least didn’t influence the fair result this time.
Wayne
11th September 2022, 15:29
Wow they ended the race under safety car…. Interesting…. Goodish race.
MichaelN
11th September 2022, 15:33
There are at least two exits in the barrier between the Lesmos. Ricciardo parked his car in a very awkward spot.
Vettel handled that much better earlier on in the race.
F1 frog (@f1frog)
11th September 2022, 15:29
Thank goodness that didn’t end with a red flag, it would have been horribly unfair. Race Control made exactly the right decision and I praise them for that. If we had rolling starts after red flags it would at least limit their effect, but the standing starts at the end make such an enormous difference to the race that it would have been wrong to have one for that, as was the case in Baku last season.
S
11th September 2022, 15:31
Completely disagree.
Racing for position is not unfair at all.
Seriously, why bother racing at all if that’s how you feel?
Standing starts are part of racing too. Perhaps the most difficult part.
MichaelN
11th September 2022, 15:36
Red flagged races are effectively new races. Especially towards they end, they are not a ‘Grand’ Prix but shorter than even a theme park karting race. While the deployment of the safety car was once again badly timed, and poorly handled as it utterly failed to pick up the leaders in a timely fashion – it was absolutely correct not to ‘reset’ the race. It was bad enough at Indianapolis earlier this year; best not to adopt that dubious practise in F1.
S
11th September 2022, 15:42
I disagree 100%.
This is a motor race – there should be racing whenever it is possible.
It was still within the race distance – it would not have been a new race. What a silly attitude.
petebaldwin (@)
11th September 2022, 16:19
Yeah it’s a motor race, not an action movie. Sometimes the end isn’t as exciting as you’d hoped. I appreciate for the Netflix generation of fans, this isn’t ideal but some of us still care about the “sport” part of motorsport.
S
12th September 2022, 7:27
Perhaps that’s why more people watch movies than F1…. @petebaldwin
I care about the sport part too – that’s why I wanted to see it finish under competitive conditions.
There no sport in trundling around in a fixed order at a reduced speed.
And I’m not part of the ‘Netflix generation.’
Davethechicken
11th September 2022, 17:16
Got to agree with Michael here. Red flags and sc are unfair. If we look at this race why should Max’s lead be nullified? That would have been unfair, he earned it fair and square.
If the SC had come slightly earlier (which it should have) he would have been ahead of Lec with Lec on new softs and him on old meds.
Of course the same goes for Abu Dhabi last year when the boot was on the other foot.
Super Nashwan (@squeakywheel)
11th September 2022, 17:10
I agree. I don’t quite get all the blowback on this late safety car. Throwing a red flag for that just feels too contrived. If a sc comes out near the end, that’s just the way it is some times. If you’re going to replace safety cars with red flags, fine. Just red flag any incident worthy of an sc at any point in the race. Might be there for a while though!
Mirko710
11th September 2022, 15:30
Watch last 5 laps of V8 supercars race from this morning to see a great finish.
Miltiadis (@miltosgreekfan)
11th September 2022, 15:31
Again a 4/10…
Sadly those 3 back 2 back races were quite promising on paper, but never delivered their hype(all the penalties contributed as well).
Wayne
11th September 2022, 15:31
Well done to stewards today!
MichaelN
11th September 2022, 15:32
Monza races are always rather dull, but there was such a big pace difference between the top three teams that even strategically it didn’t really lead to any tension in the race. Cars either get stuck in a train (Gasly, Zhou, De Vries), or breeze past (Hamilton, Pérez, Sainz) with nobody bothering to even try to defend.
Honda’s decision to pull their name off the best package in F1 continues to be dumbfounding. What a bunch of terrible business decisions these guys have made over the years in F1.
Fair play to De Vries for keeping it together and scoring points – plural! – on his debut for Williams. And a small nod to Latifi for showing more close racing spatial awareness than many a race winner.
S
11th September 2022, 15:35
You do realise just how much money it costs them to put that name there, don’t you? And the way that looks in Japanese culture?
Regardless, everyone knows those engines are still Honda’s. They still get the glory.
MichaelN
11th September 2022, 15:44
Every manufacturer thinks they get more out of F1 than it costs them to participate. If Honda can’t make that cost/benefit work now it’s because they’ve handed all the cards to Red Bull. That they will keep making, servicing and supporting these engines for years to come while Red Bull cheekily names them ‘Red Bull’ is one of the biggest marketing failures in recent F1 history.
S
11th September 2022, 15:50
Red Bull are paying Honda for them now – that’s quite a different situation.
Even worse for Honda would be wasting their customers’ money, as that would cripple the entire organisation in Japan. Public perception is a thing.
Tommy C (@tommy-c)
11th September 2022, 15:32
Max winning races is starting to feel a bit inevitable like Schumacher 04 or Vettel 13. I certainly wouldn’t have predicted that after the Australian GP… No major errors by Ferrari this time. The Red Bull-Verstappen combo is just seemingly unbeatable at the moment. Gave the race a 6. I think the strength of the DRS was about right here. It gave drivers a chance of overtaking without making it too easy.
bosyber (@bosyber)
11th September 2022, 15:58
Ah, interesting point on the DRS (also about comparison of VER), it wasn’t impossible but neither a breeze so I’d agree with that @tommy-c, yeah, Monza like Zandvoort isn’t a great track under such circumstances for a tense race, but it was entertaining enough I’d say.
jff
11th September 2022, 16:19
What about Leclerc’s first stop onto Mediums?
This forced them into a 2-stop race, which is next to impossible at Monza.
Jim Sharpe (@jms90h5)
11th September 2022, 18:41
Wasn’t it Verstappen himself that complained in previous years how boring it was for the same person in a dominant car to win all the time…
Postreader
11th September 2022, 15:32
Disappointing ending. Overreacting to the mess that happened in AD it felt like.
Wayne
11th September 2022, 15:34
Was done the way it should. Fair and square even if i dnt support max.
S
11th September 2022, 15:38
Doesn’t matter who you support. You should be supporting racing, regardless of who wins.
I totally agree with Postreader.
They should have finished the race under competitive conditions.
t1redmonkey (@t1redmonkey)
11th September 2022, 15:35
Honestly they should apply some common sense to these incidents that happen towards the end of the race…if they can tell it’s going to take a while to sort out, just red flag immediately so they can finish under racing conditions, not just do a parade for the last 5 laps. And yes, I think that’s also what they should’ve done in Abu Dhabi last year. Red flag it straight away and do a standing start restart for the last few laps.
Proteus Maximus (@proteus-maximus)
11th September 2022, 15:37
It’s a 7/10 from me. Very happy for Nick De Vries, I hope he gets the Williams drive next season. Good to see George get another podium. There is no stopping Max, it seems. And finally, shame the race ended under yellow flags.
Proteus Maximus (@proteus-maximus)
11th September 2022, 15:41
*Safety car.
Owen Smart (@smartez)
11th September 2022, 15:37
Hearing David Croft and Chandhok complaining about how the race would’ve been more exciting if it was red flagged and restarted with a standing start really highlights how much this sport has lost its sporting ways and has turned into a showy spectacle.
With things like Drive to Survive turning F1 into a Hollywood movie, bringing new “fans” on board who just want to see drama is so depressing. I only started watching F1 in 2010, so I’m relatively new, but even I remember back then how it was just one of those things you’d accept if a race ended behind the safety car. The best race I’ve ever seen, Brazil 2012, ended behind the safety car.
All this nonsense with red flags, safety cars, standing restarts really devalues this sport. This is not the F1 I fell in love with when I was a child. I’m optimistic it will improve, but I can’t see it any time soon.
As for the race itself, mediocre, 5/10
SpaFrancorchamps (@spafrancorchamps)
11th September 2022, 15:40
I agree. I don’t like races to end behind the SC, but it’s just a part of things. I have seen races end behind the SC multiple times before.
I hate Chandhok actually preferring drama over retaining sports standards.
S
11th September 2022, 15:51
Not drama. Racing.
Massive difference.
Anon A. Mouse
11th September 2022, 16:05
Races finishing under Safety Cars are part and parcel of racing. We shouldn’t be using safety mechanisms to artificially boost The Spectacle™.
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
11th September 2022, 16:14
Not true.
Sports develop over the years as they react to events and also the demands of fans.
StefMeister (@stefmeister)
11th September 2022, 15:42
@smartez Completely agree with everything you said.
bosyber (@bosyber)
11th September 2022, 16:04
I’m entirely with you @smartez, @spafrancorchamps and @stefmeister, for me a it’s interesting if it happens organically, but if it needs a restart in the last few laps ‘to make it interesting’ that’s the sort of things I hate to see in movies as being contrives and even more in sports S; nascar went along that road and it didn’t save them, and the frequent resets during quite long races (esp. the ovals) in indycar also make me less interested to follow those. It kills suspense from being able to follow it that happens too much; might as well roll a die and space me any investment in what had been happening so far.
Different strokes perhaps, but if F1 strongly goes that way, I start to lose the drive to closely follow the whole season, every race.
S
11th September 2022, 16:09
You mention NASCAR, but then they race on ovals which are a completely different type of environment with different needs.
If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.
I like racing. I like starts. I like difficulty and challenges. I want to see racing, not SC finishes.