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[alg7_munif]

I noticed that Rosberg reversed in the pitlane after the collision in this video from the Lewis-Kimi thread.

Edit: I save the video on rapidshare so that you can download it. It happened at 00:52

[PassWind]

Originally posted by alg7_munif
I noticed that Rosberg reversed in the pitlane after the collision in this video from the Lewis-Kimi thread.

Yes there is, your not allowed to.

[pingu666]

yeah your not allowed, but it was only 1-2metres, so i doubt they will do anything

[Ursus]

There used to be a rule against reversing under you own power. However I just looked through the sporting regs and I can't seem to find it. Maybe it's not in there anymore?

[Peter Perfect]

Wasn't Mansell hit by this one year?

[giacomo]

I know for sure that Lauda was disqualified once for reversing in the pitlane - maybe in Hockenheim 83.

[D.M.N.]

It was after an accident, what do you expect?

Bad thread.

[Raelene]

good thread

we asked the same question during the race.

doesn't matter if it was after the accident, or 10cm or 10m - I thought it wasn't allowed. We were surprised he wasn't Dq'd

[alg7_munif]

Sadly the video is gone...

[blackgerby]

more to the point, what about the car which reversed across the track in a blind corner? I can't remember who that was, but that can't be safe?

[F575 GTC]

Originally posted by blackgerby
more to the point, what about the car which reversed across the track in a blind corner? I can't remember who that was, but that can't be safe?

Piquet spun, reversed back across. Massa went past after he'd stopped reversing.

Did Rosberg reverse back then? Didn't notice it myself

[alg7_munif]

Originally posted by F575 GTC


Piquet spun, reversed back across. Massa went past after he'd stopped reversing.

Did Rosberg reverse back then? Didn't notice it myself

Yes at 00:52


Quick before they remove that again.

Edit: I save the video on rapidshare so that you can download it.

[pRy]

"30.8 At no time may a car be reversed in the pit lane under its own power."

So it's against the rules indeed. It was a tiny reverse but a reverse under it's own power it was.

[Mila]

Originally posted by Peter Perfect
Wasn't Mansell hit by this one year?

Estoril 89.

and, as you may know, having been black-flagged, he continued on to take out Senna.

[F575 GTC]

Originally posted by alg7_munif

Yes at 00:52

Cheers, hadn't noticed it.

[OfficeLinebacker]

On one hand I don't think it's a big deal, it was admissible as an accident avoidance maneuver.

OTOH what if a marshall was trotting up to assist and happened to be behind Rosberg when he reversed?

He shoulda been DQ'd for sure--he committed TWO DQ-able offences in the space of 20 seconds. Take your pick as to which to punish for.

[Seebar]

Originally posted by blackgerby
more to the point, what about the car which reversed across the track in a blind corner? I can't remember who that was, but that can't be safe?

about the 2:50 mark.

As Rosberg put it "not very advisable". But I couldn't see whether it was Warwick or Tambay.

[SuperDaan]

Conspiracy theory:

Pitstops from Kimi,Massa and Lewis during safety car when pits is open, but light at the end is closed.
Kimi is P1, Lewis P2, and Massa P3.

Kimi stops, drives away, red light and waits
Lewis stops, drives away and joins Kimi at the red light, BEHIND him, not next to him.
After a few seconds, just like yesterday. The light turns green, but Kimi waits and Lewis cant pass him because he is to close on he's rear.
As shown in this topic reversing in the pitlane aint allowed
Meanwhile Massa pits after waiting in line after Kimi, drives away, and drives pass Lewis and Kimi.
Kimi also starts driving and we have a 1-2 Ferrari.

Only part I dont know if its allowed is the part that Kimi is standing still in the pitlane with the green light.

Share ideas please.

[pRy]

Originally posted by SuperDaan

Only part I dont know if its allowed is the part that Kimi is standing still in the pitlane with the green light.

I imagine they would be punished under this rule:

"40.7 Any car being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or which is deemed potentially dangerous to other
drivers at any time whilst the safety car is deployed will be reported to the stewards. This will apply
whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane."

Kimi could perhaps argue he had a gear selection issue with his car. I imagine the logic suggests when you park behind someone, you should leave a small gap so you can drive around the car if it stalls.

[Youichi]

Originally posted by pRy


I imagine they would be punished under this rule:

"40.7 Any car being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or which is deemed potentially dangerous to other
drivers at any time whilst the safety car is deployed will be reported to the stewards. This will apply
whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane."

Kimi could perhaps argue he had a gear selection issue with his car. I imagine the logic suggests when you park behind someone, you should leave a small gap so you can drive around the car if it stalls.

Surely Massa should have been punished under that rule anyway ? or under 40.10.

40.10 The safety car shall be used at least until the leader is behind it and all remaining cars are lined up behind him.
Once behind the safety car, the race leader must keep within ten car lengths of it (except under 40.13
below) and all remaining cars must keep the formation as tight as possible.

He was more than 10 car lengths behind Rosberg when he entered the pits, so that he wasn't delayed when Kimi stopped before him, This is exactly what the 10 lengths rule was designed to prohibit after one of the McLarens did the same thing at Spa a few years ago.

[alg7_munif]

So did Rosberg break a rule but FIA turned a blind eye on it or he didn't do anything wrong?

[wingwalker]

Originally posted by blackgerby
more to the point, what about the car which reversed across the track in a blind corner? I can't remember who that was, but that can't be safe?

It was Piquet. Yes, it wasn't safe, but neither was staying where he was. Btw, if you look at the replay, Massa is nearly loosing it because of Piquet maneuver. If Massa had hit the wall, Piquet would had been in serious troubles.

[stevvy1986]

i doubt hitting another guy up the back in the pitland is a DQ offence,also in terms of the reversing in the pitlane thing,he finished out of the points and got a penalty for the next race anyway,so wudnt have made ne difference to his race,he cudve easily ended up retirin in the same incident neway

[Mila]

Originally posted by Seebär
about the 2:50 mark.

As Rosberg put it "not very advisable". But I couldn't see whether it was Warwick or Tambay.

too funny, I remember that one. it was Tambay. Alan Jones happened to have been doing the broadcast for CBS, and he was pretty alarmed himself.

[tifosi]

Originally posted by SuperDaan
Conspiracy theory:

Pitstops from Kimi,Massa and Lewis during safety car when pits is open, but light at the end is closed.
Kimi is P1, Lewis P2, and Massa P3.

Kimi stops, drives away, red light and waits
Lewis stops, drives away and joins Kimi at the red light, BEHIND him, not next to him.
After a few seconds, just like yesterday. The light turns green, but Kimi waits and Lewis cant pass him because he is to close on he's rear.
As shown in this topic reversing in the pitlane aint allowed
Meanwhile Massa pits after waiting in line after Kimi, drives away, and drives pass Lewis and Kimi.
Kimi also starts driving and we have a 1-2 Ferrari.

Only part I dont know if its allowed is the part that Kimi is standing still in the pitlane with the green light.

Share ideas please.

Proves what a idiotic dumb-ass Lewis is

[ajcrean]

Originally posted by Ursus
There used to be a rule against reversing under you own power. However I just looked through the sporting regs and I can't seem to find it. Maybe it's not in there anymore?

It is: Article 30.8 of the 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations:
- At no time may a car be reversed in the pit lane under its own power.

[alg7_munif]

Originally posted by stevvy1986
i doubt hitting another guy up the back in the pitland is a DQ offence,also in terms of the reversing in the pitlane thing,he finished out of the points and got a penalty for the next race anyway,so wudnt have made ne difference to his race,he cudve easily ended up retirin in the same incident neway

Is there any difference between finishing the race without any point and not finishing the race at all?

[OfficeLinebacker]

Originally posted by Seebär


about the 2:50 mark.

As Rosberg put it "not very advisable". But I couldn't see whether it was Warwick or Tambay.

Beautiful. I love that commentary. I love hearing the actual driver giving a commentary. Great. Thanks.