2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race result

16 comments on “2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race result”

1. 

   Jere (@jerejj)
   19th March 2023, 18:38

   Unjustified SC could’ve handed Max a win.
   Zero chance for anyone to hit the recovery vehicle or Stroll’s car, so a mere yellow would’ve been enough.
   Hopefully, no other Masi-like choices will happen under Wittich’s tenure.
   1. 

      MichaelN
      19th March 2023, 18:46

      @jerejj Wittich, and Masi before him, sadly can’t use yellow flags because Whiting trained an entire generation of drivers, teams and commentators that ignoring them is fine. He even codified it and put numbers on it at the start of the 2014 season, a blatant – and dangerous – overreach of his mandate as race director.

      What a truly independent race director would do, of course, is simply ban any driver who fails to follow the very simple FIA rules on yellow flags. But sadly in F1 it’s not the FIA but the teams who hold the reins, and history shows they’d gladly sacrifice marshal safety for their own competitive benefit. So the only choice Wittich has is to neutralize the race.
      1. 

         Jere (@jerejj)
         19th March 2023, 18:56

         @MichaelN Valid point, although alternatively, VSC would’ve sufficed, but oh well, hopefully, a one-off.
         1. 

            Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
            19th March 2023, 18:59

            I would say even double yellow. The car was 2 meters from the gate in a place far from the racing line. I’m all for safety but this is too much. They become paranoid.
2. 

   Sviat
   19th March 2023, 18:40

   These are preliminary results. I expect that Alonso gets 5 second penalty plus at least another 5 for incorrectly serving his penalty, so 5th at best.
   1. 

      Sviat
      19th March 2023, 18:42

      I don’t want this, but the race direction currently behaves like “If we can give a penalty, we will give a penalty”.
   2. 

      MXMXD (@mxmxd)
      19th March 2023, 18:47

      That would mean ALO 4th, he was at least 10s clear of HAM.
      1. 

         Sviat
         19th March 2023, 18:50

         Yeah, Alonso is 4th already. FIA can go to hell.
   3. 

      Imre (@f1mre)
      19th March 2023, 18:50

      Why would he get a penalty for incorrectly serving it? They were just not touching the car for 5 second. They have every right to do so. They did not make another pitstop therefore the 5 seconds penalty is added to his race time.
      1. 

         Sviat
         19th March 2023, 18:52

         Because they can’t serve a penalty under a safety car. And because Mercedes has political weight in F1, and Aston don’t. Plus, it adds to the show.
         1. 

            Jere (@jerejj)
            19th March 2023, 18:57

            @Sviat Drivers have served 5-seconnd penalties under SC neutralizations before.
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            Imre (@f1mre)
            19th March 2023, 19:31

            They’ve served the penalty incorrectly. Nothing to do with not being able to serve it under SC.
3. 

   Edvaldo
   19th March 2023, 18:41

   Another random Safety Car changing the outcome of a race for the worse. Nothing happened after it.

   Charlie, we miss you.
4. 

   spoutnik (@spoutnik)
   19th March 2023, 18:48

   Alonso demoted of third with a 10 seconds penalty !
5. 

   Biggsy
   19th March 2023, 19:03

   How come drivers all of a sudden don’t know how to line up on the grid, and teams don’t know how to properly do a 5-second penalty?

   Were there some rule changes or something?
   This seems rather strange that 2 races in a row, we get this same sequence of events for the same type of infringement…
6. 

   Phil Norman (@phil-f1-21)
   19th March 2023, 23:59

   5/10 and I’m being generous. Why does this circuit have 3 DRS zones? Totally unnecessary. Safety car ruined any real excitement and after this the only battles were towards the back.

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