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[JvsKVB77]

Hi guys, after seeing the picture of Leclerc's Ferrari crossing the line in Monza with Colapinto in the same shot, something occurred to me that I have not been able to answer.

 

You see, Leclerc won the race, and Colapinto finished a couple of seconds behind Ricciardo who had a penalty, so the positions were switched.

 

But what would have happened if Leclerc had lapped Colapinto? That would have been the end of the race for COL while RIC still had a lap to go, so even if the difference crossing the line to the last lap was smaller than the penalty, would he (RIC) have retained his position?

Yes, he would retain position. 

[Dara]

Just saw one of those pictures from a trolley filled with spare front wings for the grand prix.

Got me thing,what happens with all those spare parts when the season is over? Are those destroyed?

[SpeedRacer`]

I am always surprised at how much of a deal is made of charging the battery at most circuits. I believe the maximum is 33 seconds per lap, yet it seems over 10 years after these regs came in, people are still struggling to charge the batteries to use this every lap?

 

I get on shorter circuits it would be harder, or with fewer braking zones. But they should be the exception not the rule, surely?

[PayasYouRace]

Isn’t there also a limit to the power applied to battery charging? So 33 seconds times the maximum power allowed gives a limit to the amount of charge you can build in that time.

[le chat noir]

Yes, he would retain position.

There was a race I think in Imola that MSC was winning at a canter and on the last lap he slowed to allow RSC to unlap himself to provide a final opportunity to make up a position. Brotherly love between teams.

Maybe it wasn’t Imola because I have another Imola memory where MSC totally screwed over RSC in trying to pass him before he pitted such that it allowed Rubens to catch and pass RSC.

[Grippy]

There was a race I think in Imola that MSC was winning at a canter and on the last lap he slowed to allow RSC to unlap himself to provide a final opportunity to make up a position. Brotherly love between teams.

Maybe it wasn’t Imola because I have another Imola memory where MSC totally screwed over RSC in trying to pass him before he pitted such that it allowed Rubens to catch and pass RSC.

 

there was this incident as well, described in 'Working the wheel' by Martin Brundle;
'94 Hungaroring; MSC leading came up to lap Brundle who let him by so easily that MSC thought he might have a problem (he did) and wanted to do a lap less, so got on the radio to check where his team-mate (Jos V) was; on hearing Jos was in 4th with Brundle 3rd he slowed so Brundle had to unlap himself or be caught, MSC then let Jos by who got 3rd when Brundle broke down on the last lap.

[Bleu]

There was a race I think in Imola that MSC was winning at a canter and on the last lap he slowed to allow RSC to unlap himself to provide a final opportunity to make up a position. Brotherly love between teams.

Maybe it wasn’t Imola because I have another Imola memory where MSC totally screwed over RSC in trying to pass him before he pitted such that it allowed Rubens to catch and pass RSC.

 

That was Magny-Cours 1997. Alesi and Coulthard then collided on the final lap, the latter retiring and Ralf got the last point.