Re: Formula 1: The 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentEngine It must have been Plan B. They have hard time getting Plan A right most of the time, so to expect them to have plans C/D figured out would be too much to expect. |
Over the radio, the plan being referred to was surely D. What we also forgetting is the fact that Ferrari didn't have their box available for Vettel to swap tyres during the window due to the injury to the mechanic. So, it is very clear that Ferrari improvised. Quote:
Originally Posted by HKap I'm very disappointed with Kimi. Yes he lost a great chance of finishing in the top 3 or 4 but his attitude was disgusting. He did not even bother checking on the mechanic and his comments after the race made it worse. The pit crew are the ones who can make or break your race and like it or not, responsible for the points that you score. Not caring for them is not cool. Kimi WAS my favourite driver up until this race. |
I think you are being unreasonably harsh on Kimi.
A pit stop is a really rough where everything happens so frantically amidst a lot of noise with a huge crowd very close to the car. And F1 engine is still very loud and I am not sure whether you have heard a F1 wheel gun outside of TV. It is ear-splitting and very very harsh. Add four of those and one can only imagine the cacophony along with the heat, smoke and dust. Add to that the fact that the driver is belted to a very stiff car which is dropped from the jacks the moment the wheels are fitted. It will be a jolt when that happens. And all of this happens inside 2 seconds or less.
Also, don't forget the light turned green there. Kimi' only job is to get out of there as fast as possible after that. I doubt whether Kimi knew it was so bad immediately afterwards. In the past two decades, I have seen fires and mechanics falling over but never seen someone being run over so badly.
And Francesco, the mechanic was being attended by experts right after that. I am not sure what Kimi could have done to help there. Crowding around, not adding any value and getting in the way is not going to help anyone.
And Kimi did say the following after the race. Quote:
"What happened to our guy Francesco today at the pit-stop is very unfortunate. I feel sorry for him and hope he's going to be OK soon.
"It's always a bad thing when someone gets injured but I am sure he has the best people taking good care of him and I wish him a speedy recovery. As for the accident itself, all I know is that I moved when I saw the green light go on.
"I couldn't have possibly realised that there was an issue with the rear left wheel, then I saw someone had got hurt and, immediately, I was told to stop by the team. Unfortunately something must have gone wrong and we'll need to find out what.
"The car had good speed today but I had some wheelspin at the start. Anyway, there's not much I can do now but wait for the next race, where we'll try to do our best."
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Here is Francesco after the successful surgery in Bahrain on Sunday. source |