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That’s all for today!
So we turn off our ticker after this spectacular Sunday race. Tomorrow, of course, we will be at your disposal as usual with a new number. Then there are our popular Monday columns, our school grades, and more. And here on our portal it continues at night anyway. But that’s the end of today. Sleep well and see you tomorrow!
Worst Ferrari result since 1981
With today’s race, it is clear that Ferrari can finish the World Championship in P5 at most. 53 points behind McLaren can no longer be caught. It’s already clear that it will be the worst World Cup final position for the Scuderia since 1981, when they were also fifth.
Even P6 is more realistic, because Renault (41 points behind) could only achieve a double in Abu Dhabi, and that should probably be ruled out. That would be even the worst World Cup result since 1980, when it only landed in P10.
Gasly: understeer and poor timing
At Monza, the Frenchman benefited from an equally chaotic race, but today surprisingly lost the points in eleventh position. “It was a very tough race,” he reports and explains: “I had problems with the rear end and a lot of understeer. We were also unlucky with the VSC timing. It was a crazy race and if you look at the podium then there were great opportunities today.”
But this time they dusted off the others
Alfa Romeo: the points weren’t there
Ferrari ran out of points today. This applies to the factory and to both customer teams. “P13 was probably the most we could achieve,” Giovinazzi said with a shrug. The teammate sees it in a similar way. Given the circumstances, that result was somewhat expected for all Ferrari teams. Only Leclerc would have had a real chance of scoring points. But he pulled out of the race …
P4 and P5: Sainz and Ricciardo are frustrated
Under normal circumstances, P4 and P5 were excellent results for McLaren and Renault respectively. But today they are both upset about it, because each had the feeling that even a podium would have been possible. “It’s a very bitter fourth place,” Sainz said angrily, explaining that he was trapped behind Bottas for too long after the safety car. In the end, Stroll was less than a second behind P3, Ricciardo was less than a second.
Goodbye to the team
Another emotional video. We already had some of them today! Before the race, Romain Grosjean said goodbye to the Haas team. He returns to Switzerland and will no longer be on the track for the final in Abu Dhabi. Because he is leaving the team at the end of the year, today was his early departure.
Abiteboul: most important podium for Ocon
“I’m very happy for Esteban,” says the Renault team boss on ‘Sky’ and explains: “It was important to find something positive for Esteban.” So far it has been primarily Daniel Ricciardo who achieved the results for Renault this year. Now it was finally Ocon’s turn, who previously had some reliability issues, as Abiteboul reminds us. The podium is “fully deserved”.
Haas: clear words from Magnussen
P15 at the end for him, only the two rookies finished behind. “We were slow today. There was no chance to do anything. We couldn’t keep up, the pace just wasn’t there for us,” he says with his hand. His teammate Fittipaldi was last, but nothing more could be expected from the rookie.
“I am happy to have finished my first Grand Prix,” said the Brazilian. Team leader Steiner had previously set this as his goal. “I learned a lot about the most important things for my next race,” Fittipaldi said. He will also re-represent Grosjean in Abu Dhabi.
The justification in its entirety
“As described in the latter’s report (document 34), car 63 was equipped with front tires that
they were assigned to car 77 “.
This was due to a radio communications glitch in which communication from the pit wall to the pit crew that car 63 was entering the pits before (and not after) car 77 was not received by the team. of car 63 because at the same time, the driver of car 63 transmitted over that message. This resulted in the front tires of car 77 being accidentally mounted on car 63. (Cars were ‘double stacked’ at the time) “.
“This is clearly a violation of the regulations and would normally involve a sports sanction up to disqualification. However, in this case there are extenuating circumstances, in addition to the radio problem mentioned above.”
“First, the team fixed the problem in 1 lap. This involved car 63 making another pit stop, which caused it to drop further down in qualifying. Second, car 77 made a pitstop for change the tires and found that the front tires were on car 63, so it was dispatched after a considerable delay, with the tires that were on car 77 before the pitstop. This also affected the final classification of the car. car 77 “.
“Thirdly, although this type of violation is not contemplated in the ‘tolerance of 3 laps’ referred to in the second paragraph of article 24.4 b) (which currently only refers to the use of tires of different specifications), we consider that it is similar in nature. However, the responsibility to adjust the tires according to the regulations still rests with either team and therefore a penalty is deemed necessary. “
“It is recommended that the FIA consider amending Article 24.4 b) to accommodate this type of non-compliance when rectified without delay.”
It is observed that this type of non-compliance has not been experienced before in Formula One ”.
There has never been a case like this
The race stewards justify their decision, among other things, with the fact that there has never been an incident of this kind before in Formula 1. And if there are no precedents, that makes it difficult to reach a trial. Because it was “clearly” a violation of the rules, there had to be a penalty in any case.
The stewards even tell themselves that disqualification would have been possible. However, a decision was made against you because there are extenuating circumstances. For one thing, the team corrected the mistake itself. Also, he punished himself with the mistake and it was just a misunderstanding anyway.
Russell will not be disqualified
The Briton was lucky because he can keep his first points in Formula 1. Mercedes “only” has to pay a fine of 20,000 euros. More on that in a moment!
Speaking of calls …
George Russell didn’t just speak to his family directly after the race. Sergio Pérez also called home. He really wanted his son with him for the best time of his career, even if only on the phone.
Vettel: “Nothing worked for us today”
“It wasn’t a good race for us,” he sums up after P12, explaining: “We tried everything. I tried everything. It just didn’t make any difference. I fought really hard and tried to find something that works. It was incredibly difficult today. It seems like this car and I will no longer be friends. Today I defended more than I attacked. “
“Nothing came out today. It was very difficult for me to keep up. The speed was not good,” he points to ‘Sky’ and adds: “Right now it is very difficult to find a green branch. some way “. If there’s only one more race left, then ditch the Ferrari …
Leclerc apologizes to Pérez
Meanwhile, Monegasse has personally apologized to Pérez for the accident in the first lap. Surely he accepted the apology, because his career went very well afterwards 😉
Russell: My mother cried.
The Brit called his parents after his dramatic career. “My mother couldn’t speak. I think she was probably crying, so she put my father on the phone,” he reports on ‘Sky’ adding: “He said, ‘You can be so proud, we are so proud of you.’ Toto Wolff also told him that he drove “like a champ.” But in the end he can’t buy any of that …
Paseo: Could have won too!
“I am very happy with the result. But I am also a bit disappointed because I think I had the opportunity to win the race”, explains the second Canadian in the field of ‘Sky’ and explains: “Esteban has I stopped a lap before and then I got into turn 3 with DRS, it was a shame, then at turn 4 I defended myself against Sergio and blocked the wheels, so it happened.
“It’s a bit frustrating. But overall it’s a great result for the team,” he says, adding: “I think we stopped a lap too late. That’s the only thing. I think we could have done a little better.” That gave Esteban the opportunity to attack us. This is a race. Today I am very happy with the car, the pace has been very good. “
