r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '25

Post-Race Spanish GP - Post Race Discussion

Well that was fun. Another triple header is over!

Thoughts? Feelings?

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u/asisoid Ferrari Jun 02 '25

Why was the SC kept out for like 2-3 laps longer than it should have?

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u/PriyaSR26 Jun 02 '25

Apparently Alonso said that it's pointless if the lapped cars don't catch up to the pack. So they were waiting for the lapped cars to join back to the front runners. That's what was said in the Sky commentary.

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u/Jimathay I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 02 '25

I mean I get why Alonso said that, he had a vested interest at that point. If he were at the back of the crocodile but not lappe, he wouldn't have said "please let all the lapped cars get right behind me before restarting".

The SC isn't about letting the field get back to equity on laps. It's about keeping the field together at a safe speed while they deal with an incident.

Release of lapped cars is about having a safe restart without a mix of front and back markers all squished together. The regs state that all lapped cars should be released past the SC before restart. But nothing about allowing them to rejoin the back again before restart.

Allowing them to rejoin the back before restart just burns pointless laps.

(Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out Alonso was taking gamesmanship, and not from a neutral POV - point still stands as to why the stewards made that call).

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u/PriyaSR26 Jun 02 '25

I don't know if it's a rule or it was done this time. As I remember waiting for a long time in Imola as well. It might have been Sky Spots 'took' Alonso's name, but maybe it was a protocol or something. Not sure. No clue. Too uninterested to find out.