2026 F1 Thread

[JessicaTam]

ANT drinking while underage again as well....lol.

I think his bottle was fizzy water, and the other two had champagne.

 

[DejaBrew]

You literally cut the IF off my sentence and changed the meaning.

Yes the penalty was for cutting corners not an unsafe car, he couldnt turn one way he said...therefore maybe proving car was possibly unsafe??? Point is he lost a few spots, gained no advantage and didnt really interfere with others too much...a needless penalty.

May as well give one to HAD for damaging the wall.

I think Ferrari/LEC may have painted themselves into a corner and were effectively wedged by the stewards. LEC claims he can't turn in a direction due to vehicle damage, so he needed to cut this chicanes. Stewards argue that there was no clear and obvious damage preventing him from turning, therefore his chicane cutting was excessive and constitutes gaining an advantage, issuing a 20s penalty. If Ferrari/LEC want to argue the point re: damage, then they risk proving the car was unsafe and should have been parked up. The potential penalty for not doing so? Likely more severe.

Game. Set. Match. Stewards.