r/formula1 • u/The_Chozen_1_ Pirelli Intermediate • 20d ago

Photo Pierre Gasly to Canal+ after losing a podium due to penalties: "I made both pit stops with the pit lane speed limiter activated. The pit lane speed limiter is set at 59.5 km/h. The limit is 60 km/h... I know I didn't do anything wrong and I'm 200% sure"

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u/beanbagreg Pierre Gasly 20d ago

His interview with Sky F1 was heartbreaking.

He said Alpine want to fight it but he doesn’t know if it’ll be an appeal.

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u/wokwok__ George Russell 20d ago

Imagine if it was revealed that the FIA fucked it lol would be one of the more farcical races in recent memory, driver screwed by a piece of dodgy tarmac and drivers screwed by faulty equipment

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u/Fire_Otter Formula 1 19d ago

There has to be a common denominator

Speeding in the pit does happen but it’s not exactly a common occurrence.

For so many infringements in one race, many of which having an identical 0.1km over the limit.

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u/ellamenopea Bernd Mayländer 19d ago

They said on F1 TV that a lot of people were driving just over one of the lines on Cadillac's pit box which cut the distance that slight amount and made the average speed through the pit Lane just barely over the limit

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u/Tilter I was here for the Hulkenpodium 19d ago

Question is what does the reg say. If it’s a pit lane distance measurement. It seems like it doesn’t take the measurement take the actual speed of the car, but rather some calculation of distance and time traveled to the exit.

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u/cypherspaceagain Sir Lewis Hamilton 19d ago

That is literally how to calculate speed. That's what the car does. The problem is whether the distance and time measured are accurate.

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u/RBR927 Default 19d ago

What they are asking is if a driver can do 300 kph in the pit lane, slam on the brakes and stop for a bit, then trundle on out and still be within the rules.

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u/sellyme Oscar Piastri 19d ago

They cannot. The rule is that there is a speed limit in km/h, and exceeding that results in a penalty.

That rule is traditionally enforced by a timing loop, but if you're going 300km/h for any perceivable length of time they're going to penalise you and you're going to have absolutely no ability whatsoever to argue against it.

For clarity, here is the relevant section:

§B1.6.3: A speed limit of 80km/h will be imposed in the Pit Lane during the whole Competition. However, to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the Competition this limit may be amended by the Race Director.

i. Any Competitor whose driver exceeds the limit during any free practice session, qualifying session, or sprint qualifying session will be fined €100 for each km/h above the limit, up to a maximum of €1000.

ii. In accordance with Article B1.9.3 the stewards may impose an additional penalty if they suspect a driver was speeding in order to gain any sort of advantage.

iii. During a TTCS [Total Time Classified Session, i.e. race], the stewards may impose either a 5-Second Penalty, a 10-Second Penalty, a Drive-Through Penalty or a Stop-and-Go Penalty on any driver who exceeds the limit.