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To: WayneS

at the start (8s) double yellows are being waved...once Sutil’s car is on the crane and the crane is moving out of the way (1m) the green comes out- that’s the way it should be...Bianchi’s accident occurs 10 sec later (1.10)

a yellow does not enforce a certain speed limit; it means you have to drive slower in the yellow area this time around versus last lap...i dare say double yellow or green would not have made a difference...


87 posted on 10/09/2014 9:51:20 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: God luvs America
That corner should not have gone green until the crane was actually out of the runoff area. Moving out of the runoff area is not the same thing as being out of the runoff area. A few extra seconds can make a difference, and believe it or not, some racers do pay attention to the flags.

In any event, I certainly do not think that anyone screwed up badly enough that they should be blamed for the accident.

Tragic as it is, such things happen in motor racing.

Overall, F1 has an outstanding safety record.

89 posted on 10/09/2014 11:15:38 AM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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