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Carlos Sainz handed โ€˜ridiculousโ€™ 10-place grid penalty after drain cover crash at Las Vegas Grand Prix (news.yahoo.com)
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[โ€“] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The FIA can change the regulations sure. But retroactively applying them would be another issue. Without thinking about the can of worms such a rule change would bring.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just make an exception. Have the teams weigh in. rigid rules break the sport.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Don't remember any calls for Haas or Williams getting an exception.

    It's also not as simple as granting an exception and washing your hands. Granting an exception creates a precedent. Especially as those rigid rules are what makes this a sport.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There should be a precendent! If something comes off the track and damages a car through no fault of the team, they should be able to repair. Why penalize the driver for an environmental condition.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    A drain cover famously destroyed Ricciardo's car a few years ago. Not sure what they did back then

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago

    Drain cover incidents are nothing new (sadly) but history seems to fall to two categories: incidents with not as much damaged and requiring no restricted parts, or ones that happened during the race with no opportunities for repair anyway.

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