I didn't say everyone was happy, I said everyone was aware of how the rule was operated. They can still not like it but they know what the situation is.
NO, they know what the rule book says, what the stewards are doing is inconsistent.
They are following the rules. They are just using their descretion on how the rule breaking is acted upon.
Right, so its fine to break the rules as long as its only by a little bit.
Roughly the same amount? Do you see the problem here? As I said already as long as the driver doesn't make a hugely visible advantage the stewards let it slide.
Grosjean was about 2cm wide of the line, many other drivers were also 2cm wide of the line but not punished. They commited the same infridgement by the same amount however were treated differently.
Not in F1 they're not. Not in many events actually. In BTCC watch a race at Knockhill, all drivers will cut the chicane and it's accepted by the stewards. However get to Croft and drivers were getting penalised for cutting the white line on the exit of Sunny out.
Yep, agreed they are treated differently even though the rules are the same. Even at knockhill there were questions asked last time about should they have 1 wheel on track at all times, the stewards didn't inforce that where they should have.
It's not a rule that is applied equally across all tracks and events because tracks and corners are all different.
The tracks arn't the same however they white lines are painted to show where they are meant to stay, why have these white lines if you are then going to ignore them.
The rules are being FOLLOWED. The stewards and race director use their discretion for how they're applied.
What about the 15 or so drivers that broke the rule today then but weren't penalised?
I mean if cars were penalised whenever they went beyond the track, how are you going to police it? What if a driver says he got oversteer and he didn't go over the white line on purpose? What if a driver says he slowed down to counter the off track? It would open a huge can of worms.
If car is seen to be over track limits then a penalty is given, if he oversteered off track then what did he do, ah he broke the rule because he went off track, ok then he gets a penalty, as you said if there was a wall there then he would have hit it.
Like I said, rules are all applied differently. Some are hard and fast, some are decided by discretion. That's just the way it is and it isn't going to change any time soon.
But their rules and therefore you can't have two people break the same rule by exactly the same amount then you can't give one a penalty and then one not simply because of "discretion".
Anyway. Neither of us are going to ever agree on this, so as I said before agree to disagree?? because otherwise we are going to carry on all night.
