Re: Las Vegas 2024 - Sainz

On 2024-11-25 00:21, ~misfit~ wrote:

On 25/11/2024 1:22 pm, Eric wrote:

On 2024-11-24 15:59, Geoff wrote:

So what is the rule regarding ducking back out of the pit-entry lane ? You'd think it would be similar to crossing the line of the pit exit.
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But it seems to no longer be being mentioned at all .....
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I thought it was odd too but when neither Palmer or DC on F1TV made a fuss about it, I figured it must be fine. Well fine as in it wasn't against the regulations, not fine as in a fine piece of strategy by the team :D

 No bollard no foul? I thought for sure Sainz would be penalised. <shrug>

There are these things associated with every racing event called the "Supplementary Regulations". They are used to defined things unique to a particular track that aren't listed in the general rule book.
All I can think is that because of the particular layout of the track, no one anticipated the need for such a rule, and it's easy to see from his lap time that he didn't gain an advantage, so...