They didn't really. I don't know if you get the after race show but in it they interviewed the two blokes in Race Control and their explanation was perfectly logical. They just hadn't had time yet to sort out the running order and because of JW's actions they were forced into releasing the other cars earlier than they would have liked to.
I watched some of it again this morning on my computer through Foxtel Now. It's on in the On Demand section, and seeing as you have Foxtel you're entitled to it (I have it on three devices) 👍. Just use your Foxtel Login here (through Google Chrome): https://now.foxtel.com.au/app/#/loginBut by the sounds of your post, my hopes of some actual progress from WAU will be crushed.
If it's replayed on Foxtel again I'll try and watch it.
Read the post above yours. The safety car does not have to pick up the leader. And while I also think the Tickford boys were a bit out of line, none of them passed the safety car or crapped on race control for doing what they had said could happen in the driver's briefing like JW did.
There wasn't anything to adjust... other than JW. What throws peoples perspective out is Dave Reynolds getting his car going again. If it was still stopped, there would have been a recovery crew going onto the track with multiple cars going at race speed (because none of the drivers slow down as they should under safety car conditions) coming straight at them!!! Or the other scenario is they have to wait until JW and co. go by before they can attend a stricken car which could be to the detriment of driver safety.
Not picking up the race leader is not the standard but the exception, yes that's correct, but this track is one that is the exception (along with Symmons Plains and Barbagallo). It was even mentioned in the driver's briefing notes.
. How does it bode for race control then? OHS would be all over it.
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Not picking up the race leader is not the standard but the exception, yes that's correct, but this track is one that is the exception (along with Symmons Plains and Barbagallo). It was even mentioned in the driver's briefing notes.
On another note: You say put yourself in Holdsworth's position, I say put yourself in race controls position. They don't have the benefit of hindsight so they have to react as if it's the worst case scenario every single time. Example (again): Same circumstance but DR's car catches fire, fire marshall's can't get to DR because race control is letting cars go by the safety car (at race speed). DR is now dead, burnt to a crisp... but at least the cars were in the running order that some (so-called) fans think they should be in
I know this is over dramatic but it's what has to go through the minds of race control in the time that fans are only worrying about race order.
Also, they should never race back to the safety car, unique pit rules or not. The whole track is under caution. This is the sort of behaviour that puts race control under pressure.
Am I the only one that remembers when caution actually meant something
Hahahaha, far from it.You can see you are exaggerating and making hypothetical scenarios to prove your point, right? Are you a politician?
The safety car is also deployed to stop the risk of what might become an accident
.Like I said, RC has to act as if it's worse case scenario every time, regardless of what armchair experts say. That's why no-one wants the job, it's thankless.
They might have been able to put the lights on earlier if JW hadn't compounded the difficulty of their job.
How does that make RC wrong? The only difference that makes is, as I said earlier, that they may have been able to release the cars from behind the safety car sooner, therefore having less impact on the race.
Wasn't Reynolds stopped outside the racing line in the slowest corner of the racetrack (visible to oncoming traffic)?The safety car is also deployed to stop the risk of what might become an accident
They should always perform at an acceptable level and that was not the case here... in my opinion.
I think it's the other way around. If it wasn't for the safety car... you get the idea.
Race Control's decision effectively changed the outcome of the race and that's wrong. You might say their actions are according to the rule book but there are better options in the rule book so, in my opinion, they were wrong or incompetent.
A local yellow wouldn't cut it, so the Safety Car was the obvious choice to get the car removed as quickly and safely as it possibly could.Wasn't Reynolds stopped outside the racing line in the slowest corner of the racetrack (visible to oncoming traffic)?
They did, everything was by the book. JW was the only one outside the rules and did not perform at an acceptable level by passing the SC... again.
I've covered this above. Please don't make me keep stating the obvious.
Every time the SC is deployed there's winners and losers, and yes, their actions were by the book. How hard is it?
Unfortunately they'll still use the same old test but at least it will be far more thorough.
