2009 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2009 09:32 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Barri moet in Brazilië 4 punten meer halen dan Button, en Vettel 6 meer, anders is Button kampioen.
Vettel zie ik dat eerder doen dan Barri, die zitten nooit zover van elkaar vandaan.

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Nico Rosberg is under investigation from the stewards at Suzuka following the Japanese Grand Prix – and the outcome of the hearing could hand the constructors’ championship to Brawn.

Brawn claim Rosberg drove too quickly when the safety car was deployed following Jaime Alguersuari’s crash. The lap time data from the race shows how Rosberg gained six seconds on Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button on the lap before he pitted:


Rosberg pitted on lap 45, and gained six seconds on the Brawns the lap before

Alguersuari crashed on lap 44, and Rosberg came in for his pit stop on the following lap. He was placed between Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen at the time, and completed lap 45 quicker than both of them:

Nico Rosberg: 1′39.697
Lewis Hamilton: 1′41.469
Kimi Raikkonen: 1′47.511

A typical in-lap at Suzuka is around two seconds slower than a racing lap. On the strength of this data it looks like Rosberg was faster than he should have been when the safety car came out.

However the stewards have access to other information and may take further factors into account: such as how quick Rosberg was on the portions of that lap when the track was green, and what the ‘target lap time’ given to him by his computer readout was.

The sporting regulations do not specifically state drivers must adhere to the times given to them during safety car periods to prevent them driving too quickly. But they do say:

From [the moment the safety car is deployed], any car being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or which is deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers at any time whilst the safety car is deployed will be reported to the stewards. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.
FIA F1 Sporting Regulations, article 40.5

If Rosberg does get a penalty, it is likely to add 25 seconds to his race time, promoting both Brawn cars a position and making the team world champions

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2009 10:30 schreef Tarado het volgende:
Stewards’ decision could give Brawn title
4 October 2009 by Keith Collantine
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http://www.f1fanatic.co.u(...)ld-give-brawn-title/

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2009 10:35 schreef Leatherface het volgende:
En het zou Button en Barrichello een net iets grotere buffer in punten geven ten opzichte van Vettel.

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The Japanese Grand Prix stewards have decided Nico Rosberg did not deserve a penalty and so the Constructors' Championship is still up for grabs.

Rosberg and Williams technical director Sam Michael were summoned by the stewards after the race following claims from Jenson Button that the German had set his best sector time during the safety car period.

Button reckoned he could have beaten the German had he been slower and the Briton expected Rosberg to be penalised.

A penalty would have given Button's Brawn team the title, as it needs just 0.5 points to clinch it and both the Briton and team-mate Rubens Barrichello would have moved up a position.

The stewards, however, deemed Rosberg had done nothing wrong.

"The Race Director reported to the Stewards that Car No 16, Nico Rosberg exceeded the time delta from when the 'Safety Deployed' message was displayed until crossing the Safety Car line," a statement from the FIA said.

"The Stewards met with the drivers and the team representatives and considered the telemetry data, GPS records, timekeeping and video evidence. This evidence showed a 'low fuel' message on the drivers display had overridden the time delta information preventing the driver from being able to accurately follow the timing information.

"However the telemetry data shows that the driver from a safety point of view had reacted adequately to the yellow flags and safety car boards. In view of this the stewards intend to take no further action."

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2009 11:28 schreef Tarado het volgende:
No action taken on Rosberg incident

By Pablo Elizalde Sunday, October 4th 2009, 09:00 GMT
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Rosberg and Williams technical director Sam Michael were summoned by the stewards after the race following claims from Jenson Button that the German had set his best sector time during the safety car period.

Komt Button nu ook in aanmerking voor de "huilie" trofee?

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2009 11:33 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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Nou ja, hij was er net als Alonso zeker van dat hij in het voordeel zou zijn qua positie. Wel grappig dat hij er nu ook naast zit.

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2009 11:34 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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Ik wilde alleen maar even aangeven dat als Alonso dit zou doen er wel tig van dit soort posts zouden zijn