They still tried to sneak it out during Ferrari's car launch though... Speaking of - Tweet— Twitter API (@user) date
They could have at least accepted some collective blame (including the teams!) for making up unofficial safety car rules mid season, since this is what ultimately created the bind at the very end. On a brighter note, the diverse car designs and rumours about what RBR/AT are hiding are making me very excited for the new season! Edit - though on reflection, they had been bottling big decisions all season so perhaps moving on was the right thing to do (even if it was, in the end, decided for the wrong reason)
The communication with the teams wasn't necessarily the problem, in fact it was used a few times to highlight something or ask for clarification eg giving back a place. The problem It was not being able to mute them during intense moments or the fact they could constantly lean on the race director button to the point the radio became the rule book rather than the rule book. Maybe having it like a timeout, each team can press the button once during a race or have the button mark something for review That is one boxy looking Sidepod.
I honestly thought the FIA were going hemhaw this one away. However, after the extra audio of RB giving Masi exact instructions came out the other day it's gone beyond their control. I reckon Mercedes gave the FIA an ultimatum that Masi went or they would withdraw and there would be no F1 season.
Do you really believe that this affected race control decisions, though? I imagine it is something they are very used to (imagine what Ferrari are like in years where they are competitive!) I would have thought that pressure from Liberty was a bigger factor behind slapdash penalty application, and that the only issue with the radio was in actually presenting it to the viewer
I'm sure everything was a factor, ultimately he made the wrong decision and has been removed for it. Hopefully the new setup will restrict influence on the race director and leave them better headspace to make more rational decisions.
That Ferrari is gorgeous. Side pods are a little reminiscent of a McLaren from a few years back (mp4-26), when they put a big dent in them. Easily the best looking so far. It's not exactly something others can copy easily either, as that's an entire re-packaging of the internals to make that work, let alone the aero required in front and behind to get that to work. Hype-mode engaged
Whilst it'll probably change over the next few years... and everyone will converge on a samey design... ...the 2022 are all refreshingly different, both to what came before and to each other...
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...contender-the-w13.10qDf3lwvFRBwTnfpvZKb2.html Tweet— Twitter API (@user) date This year's Merc is back to silver, it's also literally an Indycar.
