Time to quit
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Stefan Ehlen and Kevin Scheuren have planned the following topics, among others:
-Summary & Conclusion
–Verstappen vs Norris
– Russell penalty “a joke”
-Ferrari double win
-Hamilton departure
-Questions from channel members
Have fun with your mates, sleep well and see you later!
Wolff accuses the commissioners of biased decisions
It wasn’t just the penalty for Lando Norris that caused trouble today. Toto Wolff also disagrees that George Russell was penalized in the race. He accused the commissioners of making partisan decisions.
Russell received a five-second penalty in the Austin race for allegedly pushing Bottas off the track while overtaking in Turn 12. For Wolff, this decision was a “total joke”.
When he left after the race Sky When asked, Wolff is angry: “It’s inconsistent. It wasn’t even a race against Valtteri. We’ve seen some of these incidents that were exactly the same and there were no penalties, although that there was a real fight for position.”
You can find their full statements here!
Ocon apologizes
A little side note: We have already explained why Alpine took the fastest lap away from Franco Colapinto. Esteban Ocon has publicly apologized for this on social media.
“I feel sorry for Franco because he deserved it,” he wrote then. Next year these games will come to an end anyway, and then the bonus point will be abolished.
Alonso: P13 no surprises
The Spaniard started from P7, but only finished 13th DAZN. His eighth place there was “not normal”.
He therefore knew that he would return to the Aston Martin’s “natural position” during the race. And it’s outside the top 10 right now.
Teammate Stroll only finished 15th.
“But I think the result would have been the same even without this slip. The car didn’t have the power [vordere] Jobs to fight for,” Stroll confirms Alonso’s statement.
Vasseur: A double win is no guarantee for Mexico
The Ferrari team boss explains that today’s result is “great motivation for next week”. But he also warns: “Next week in Mexico it will be a completely different story.”
The altitude makes the Grand Prix “a unique race that represents an additional challenge where you have to focus a lot on cooling,” explains Vasseur.
His conclusion: “Just because you’re fast in Austin doesn’t mean you’re fast in Mexico.” As for the World Cup, they just want to take it by race.
Sainz: Sometimes the rules are not entirely clear
The Spaniard explains that he is still not watching the scene between Verstappen and Norris. But yesterday during the sprint he noticed again that some of the rules were not completely clear.
“Yesterday there was an example of overtaking Oscar. That was completely fine for me and very similar to everything we did in the sprint,” explains Sainz.
However, the Australians were punished on Saturday. “I felt that the penalty against Oscar yesterday was really, really harsh and he didn’t follow the guidelines that I thought they were,” said Sainz.
By the way, his teammate sees it that way too. “I agree with Carlos about Oscar’s penalty yesterday. I also thought it was a bit too harsh,” said Leclerc, the race winner.
Verstappen: That’s already been punished
When asked, the Dutchman explains that he has no idea why the McLaren people are angry about the penalty. “You’ve been complaining about it a lot lately,” he shrugged.
“The rules are very clear: you are not allowed to overtake outside the white line, I have been penalized in the past,” said the world champion.
“I think I got my podium in 2017, or whenever that was [in Austin] Lost in this way,” Verstappen recalls a situation with Kimi Räikkönen.
The difference, however, is that he was the only person on the side of the track at that time. Today it was both pilots.
Schumacher: The punishment was not fair
Says the expert Ralf Schumacher Sky on the duel between Norris and Verstappen: “In my opinion, Verstappen went in. There was no room for Norris at that moment and he would have preferred to take a better line.”
“I think it’s a shame. He was racing for me. Max tried everything, Lando tried everything. The penalty wasn’t necessary for me. Lando is in the lead and Max just comes in and drives him out too.”
“He doesn’t meet the track limits either,” Schumacher says of Verstappen and so he emphasizes regarding the penalty: “I don’t think it’s fair.”
Wolff: “The real low point of sport”
Mercedes was “not good” this weekend, says Toto Wolff Sky together and explains: “There’s definitely something with the car. Lewis Hamilton doesn’t miss a Formula 1 car like that. He also said he didn’t push at all.”
“He then took it upon himself, which shows his greatness, but it was not his fault,” Wolff is sure. Overall, Austin was “one of the worst weekends” for Mercedes.
“Because we were the fastest on Friday and we lost everything yesterday,” he explains, adding that it was “a low point in the sport.” “But [das] that makes us stronger,” he hopes.
Next week in Mexico everything could look completely different again.
What’s wrong with the trophies?
Funny story: Pirelli wanted some very special trophies this weekend. But completely different trophies were awarded on the podium. What was going on there?
Our colleagues on the scene learned that Pirelli withdrew the trophies because they appeared to be too similar to designs from another company.
And so as not to risk copyright infringement, the trophies were withheld entirely. You may have noticed it earlier…
Hülkenberg: “A small place, but happy”
Pleasant from the German side: Nico Hülkenberg’s eighth place. “I’m just a bit exhausted. I’m not 100 per cent physically fit this weekend, so I’m still a bit exhausted, but happy,” he reports Sky.
“I had a very good feeling on the lap towards the grid. Everything felt very smooth and good, and that worked out. I think we applied it well,” he said with satisfaction.
He reveals: “The stop was not planned, it was an option we wanted to keep open.
In the World Championship this weekend, Haas caught the Racing Bulls and is now two points ahead in the fight for P6.
Marko: “More and more rules are coming”
Norris probably wouldn’t have been awarded a penalty either. opposite Sky he explains: “There are more and more rules. Of course we insisted on our rights, it caught outside the track.”
“It was a shame, because it was a great duel, and Max in particular was incredible to keep him behind for so many laps. Only Max can do that because his front tires were quite already in the corner,” suggests Marko.
In general, he would also be in favor if the stewards would show a “different attitude” in the future and let the drivers fight again.
In his opinion, the solution would be fewer areas of asphalt runoff. “If you [neben der Strecke] If you lose time, the whole fuss stops with the stewards and whether it’s an advantage or not,” he emphasizes.
Verbatim justification
The FIA has now also published the official document that explains the penalty for Lando Norris. It says in full:
“Car 4 was overtaking Car 1 on the outside, but not equal to Car 1 on top. So under the Driving Standards Guidelines, Car 4 missed the ‘right’ to the corner. Accordingly that, because Car 4 left the track and back in front of Car 1, it is considered a case of leaving the track and gaining a sustained advantage.”
“A penalty of 5 seconds is imposed instead of the 10 second penalty recommended in the guidelines because the driver of Car 4 had little choice but to leave the track due to the proximity of Car 1 who was committed to overtaking on the outside. also left the track.”
“In light of the above, we determine that this does not count as a track limit ‘strike’ for Car 4.”
In short: Norris was still nowhere near Verstappen at the top of the curve. Therefore it was not his curve.
In theory there could even have been a ten second penalty, but that was waived as he had no choice but to drive off the track as Verstappen was also off the track.
That’s why he wasn’t charged with trespassing the track limits.
Norris: There is no consistency in the decisions
And again there is the McLaren driver, who is also worried by the fact that, in his opinion, the decisions of the race stewards are not fixed. For similar actions there is sometimes punishment and sometimes not.
“I think it’s quite inconsistent with what happened in Austria, where Max didn’t get a penalty when he went off the road and got an advantage,” Norris points out.
In addition, the stewards of the race made a rather quick decision today. “They don’t hear or understand our arguments about what they should do after the race,” says Norris angrily.
“They just want to make a decision at this point so that points and podiums and things like that don’t change. That’s why it’s a hasty decision,” he says.
Norris: I might have the upper hand on him
The Brit himself spoke again about the duel with Verstappen and explained: “The point is that what is not right is what Max did – that is to defend his position by going off the track.”
“He drove off the track while defending and made a mistake and took advantage of it. At the same time, I had to drive the track off the track for this reason,” said Norris, who was on the outside next to Verstappen.
“It’s impossible for people to know if I could do it on the road or not,” said Norris, who therefore believes it’s not a case for the stewards. As is well known, they saw different things.
Stella: Wardens shouldn’t be involved
McLaren team boss explains Sky: “I am of the opinion that the way the stewards intervened in this beautiful piece of motorsport was inappropriate because both cars went off the track.”
“So both cars had an advantage. It’s a shame because it costs us a podium. It costs us a race where we stayed patient. After we got pushed away on the first lap, in the first corner, we accepted it “recalls Stella. .
However, there is no chance to protest the decision, which is why the team boss emphasizes: “For us, the chapter is now closed and we are moving on to the next race .”
However, he makes it clear again: “We double checked that both cars were off the road. We had no doubt that the maneuver was correct.”