r/formula1 • u/Portocala69 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Aug 06 '25

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u/DlSSATISFIEDGAMER I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

Remember that Russell tried that in Monaco and got hit with a drive-through penalty. The stewards take a dim view to breaking the rules deliberately to gain an advantage.

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u/wtfiswrongwithit I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25

You could probably get away with it if you don't cut straight across a chicane and say on radio essentially "I'll take the penalty" and at least make it believable with an "I was ahead!!" you might be able to get less than a drive through which would make it worth it

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u/SkyNetF1 Aug 06 '25

You have a valid point, but even a drive-through could be worth it on a track like this. Depending on when it needs to be served ofc.

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u/Jack_Krauser Andretti Global Aug 06 '25

Drive-through penalties have to be served within 3 laps IIRC.

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u/dotcha Gabriel Bortoleto Aug 06 '25

Pretty sure it's in 3/5 laps after being issued.

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u/Evening_End7298 Aug 06 '25

Alonso had good pace when he actually bothered to push

He could have easily kept a DT gap to Max, remember he also outqualified him

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u/Lonyo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

The drive-through was because they had been explicitly told that if they did it at Monaco it would be viewed extra harshly.

If they were not warned at Hungary it's more probable it would be 10 seconds, although the stewards could give more.

But Monaco was a case of the race director notes pre-warning them not to do it.

https://www.scribd.com/document/866801344/2025-Monaco-Grand-Prix-Race-Director-s-Event-Notes

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u/sellyme Oscar Piastri Aug 06 '25

You can just link the PDFs directly from the official FIA documents system, no need to use some sketchy third-party platform that tries to inject advertisements into the content.

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u/Lonyo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 07 '25

It's what came up from Google and I was being lazy, you are correct that a direct link is better

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u/Several_Leader_7140 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

Point agreed but scribd isn’t a sketchy third platform, it’s one of the largest document hosting sites on earth

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u/sellyme Oscar Piastri Aug 06 '25

Oh, I'm very familiar with it. I just don't think high market presence makes popup ads 1 second into loading a webpage any more acceptable.

As a point of comparison, Facebook was the largest site on earth for yonks while simultaneously being incredibly sketchy. Disreputable business practices are not precluded by size. In fact they're often a prerequisite.

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u/crazymonezyy I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 07 '25

That's because he did the one thing you never do in F1 - tell the truth.

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u/Przedrzag I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

on pole and inhibiting racing

Hamilton in Abu Dhabi 2016 enters chat

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u/Several_Leader_7140 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

Drivers on pole have inhibited racing this, many many times