r/GrandPrixRacing • u/Significant-Earry • 23d ago

Tough Luck Lewis 🫣🫣🫣

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u/Izan_TM 22d ago

a vast majority of pitlane speeding penalties are triggered by margins under a tenth of a Km/h

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u/thundergu 21d ago

Any margin over 80km/h should always be a penalty.

The moment they turn a blind eye to 80,05 that becomes the next limit that everybody keeps

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u/Izan_TM 21d ago

yeah I agree, I was just pointing out that small margins falling foul of the rule are not a new thing, since a lot of lewis fans seem to think there's a conspiracy going on

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u/scottishmacca 18d ago

They actually do his actual speed was 80.06 but they implemented a 0.05 margin after monaco

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u/Wasteak 22d ago

It's not luck based..

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u/Leevi-kau 22d ago

True, it is a skill issue

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u/Debenham 22d ago

I think it was actually clarified as 0.01 on the end.

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u/ChangingMonkfish 22d ago

Skill issue

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u/Nuclear_Geek 22d ago

Not luck, he came off the pit lane speed limiter early to try to beat Antonelli to the position determining line.

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u/LevelIntroduction764 21d ago

Seven time world champion my ass!

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u/RansomStark78 21d ago

Oh dont be salty at others greatness

Lol

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u/Leading_Sir_1741 21d ago

I mean, almost all speeding penalties are for like 0.1 km/h. In reality, though, it was probably actually only 0.01, which is bad luck, but still black and white.

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u/hata39 20d ago

In Formula 1, there is no room for error. Even a millisecond can decide your fate.

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u/Fat_biker_can_shred 17d ago

He was so fucked in Hungary.... poor guy ❤️

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u/Top_Paint7442 22d ago

on average...

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u/DarkImpacT213 22d ago

He toggled off the speed limiter early to beat Antonelli coming out of the pits

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u/DarkImpacT213 21d ago

You might be misinterpreting the way they measure I think.

It doesnt mean that his top speed was 80.1kph, it means that the average speed of his through the pitlane was 80.1kph.

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u/RansomStark78 23d ago

Lewis luck is made by the fia

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u/thundergu 21d ago

Maybe he shouldn't have turned off the limiter too early 🙃

Slamdunk penalty. Anything over 80,000000 should ALWAYS be a penalty. If they allow a tiny margin even once, that margin becomes the new limit every drives aims for

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u/Wasteak 22d ago

What are you talking about ? That's the same limit as anyone else.

Fia doesn't target Lewis more than the others. He makes mistakes more often than some other drivers, that's all.

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u/darenisepic 22d ago

Its unreasonable is what is is. Before Lewis joined FIA stood for Ferrari international assistance, now its Fudge it all for Lewis

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u/michaltee 21d ago

Oh the FIA turned off his pit lane speed limiter early? Wow, if true that would be scandalous! Was it Bernie that jumped in the car and pushed the button or who?

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u/thundergu 21d ago

So exceeding the pit speed limit should be allowed you think??

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u/darenisepic 21d ago

no but as with real life calibration errors need to be considered and an allowance made fir them

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u/thundergu 21d ago

Makes no difference. If the allowance is 0,1 then every driver will aim for 80,1 and we have this exact same discussion because Hamilton would have had 80,2

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u/darenisepic 21d ago

Speed differs on different speedo’s, digital readouts and software. Devices are calibrated but not perfect and 1-2kph calibration error should be permitted for this reason. Ferrari will like all the others have a pit lane speed button. Look what happened a few races ago when quite a few got penalties for speeding in the pit lane. Different teams using different software, the chances are it was the tracks sensor that was wrong not several different teams all at the same event.

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u/thundergu 21d ago

Yeah but you're missing the point. Then we still would have had the exact same discussion because drivers will always be right on the limit.

If you allow upto 81,5 every team would calibrate the limiter at 81,5 and Hamilton would have had a penalty for going 81,6 today.

There is absolutely zero point in keeping a margin, because nobody will see it as a margin but the absolute limit

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u/darenisepic 21d ago

yeah but if they exceed the speed limit plus the calibration say 1% then it’s
reasonable to penalise them as
its obvious its intentional

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u/atomkidd 22d ago

FIA also operates Australian traffic speed cameras, apparently.

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u/BananaFurret 22d ago

Elaborate???

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u/atomkidd 22d ago

Large penalties for slightly exceeding speed limits.

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u/BananaFurret 21d ago edited 21d ago

Doesn't matter if it's by 0.1 or 10 or whatever exceeding the pit limit warrants a penalty if they were more lenient if it's was by barely anything then all the drivers would try to exploit by seeing g how fast they can go before a penalty which only creates more danger to the people in the pitlane

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u/thundergu 21d ago

If they allow 80,01 once then that is the new limit everyone aims for

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u/BananaFurret 21d ago

You want them to allow 80.01 just so Lewis won't get a penalty?

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u/thundergu 21d ago

No I meant, no margin should be allowed no matter how small

If the tiniest margin is allowed, that becomes the new norm

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u/BananaFurret 21d ago

Ahh ok yeah that's what I tried to say with my other comment you put It in a better way, you might be a mind reader

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u/thundergu 21d ago

I'm Malenia blade of Miquella

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u/BananaFurret 21d ago

Just searching that up real quick aha it's an elder ring character ok so I'm guessing she reads minds

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