Whiting oversaw plenty of boondoggles and headscratchers in his time; Masi looks foolish primarily because they've pulled the curtain back.
That job is simply too big. I think it could be split in 2:
Race Director - in charge of technical regulations, track safety, etc - in a sense in charge of the 'teams'
Sporting Director (+ 2 stewards) - track limits, racing incidents (sporting regulations), dealing with whiny team officials - in a sense in charge of the drivers
The 2 stewards adjudicate in great detail and present their decision (or split decision) to the SD for final confirmation or a tie-break vote
Ultimate track authority lies with the race director, but a qualified and consistent 'sporting director' would be better able to make immediate calls on things like giving positions back, etc.
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Originally Posted by speede5
But that’s exactly what he did, he forced Hamilton off the track. Dive bomb and make the corner and take the preferred line away, ok, but you shouldn’t take the whole track away from the other driver like that. LH was already turning in and max is still going straight. And on the first friggin lap too. Maybe he just didn’t gaf if they crashed cause then he’d win. That was not a mature move or talented. It was just reckless. Guys like max would benefit so much from a punchin the mouth once in while. It’s too bad everyone’s so bloody proper in f1.
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1. The track is over 17 meters wide there (14m excluding kerbs)...he didn't take away the track until he was head...HAM's front wheels were barely ahead of Max' rears.
2. There has always been more lee-way given on the 1st lap. That's in fact the only reasonable explanation for no penalty/position swap to Hamilton. Alonso flaunted that in Sochi, and as usual the FIA did nothing to tighten it up.
3. Leader's advantage to not gaf about a crash. People loved Senna for it. Mixed feelings about Schumi. Max is satan.
4. Nobody would be calling this wreckless if it were 2 midfield competitors. Most races it would be the move of the race. It's almost a shame this incident is so overshadowed as it would be neat to hear more educated takes. All of Brundle, Rosberg, Hill, Button, and the 2 drivers on the F1TV post-race show generally said that Max's move was borderline, but ultimately Hamilton shouldn't have been allowed to take back the place off-track.
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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
Pit stops (or at least tire changes) should be illegal on yellow flags. It’s that simple.
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On a lot of processional races SCs are the one glimmer of hope to spice up the show. Which isn't necessarily a good thing, but it keeps teams on their toes and strategies alive. Hopefully F1 sorts out the racing issues so gimmicks aren't needed, but SC/VSC/red flag advantages generally come out in the wash in the grand scheme.
Better governance this year and Max would have had an 8+ pt gap to play with this race anyways.