Looks like George Russell win may be disqualified in Belgium GP

I had 1955 VW Beetle with a 3/4 race cam and headers and an adjustable Carter carb. I got 46MPG on a Porsche economy run up in the mountains of Arizona. I ended up in 3rd place to a 356 and a Renault because my car was under weight. Result were in MPG/ton and mine was less than a ton. Next year I loaded up river rock and still didn't win to those same two cars that one last time. I tried anyway and it was fun.
 
Probably worn tires and failed to get marbles stuck to knackered slicks. Sorry for the lad, still Anybody but Max.
 
Last edited:
"Lift and coast" is an important component at Spa. Sounds like he was just a bit too heavy with the throttle. It's really unfortunate, as that was one of the more impressive drives we've seen.
 
72C10 said:
It was my understanding that fuel isn't part of the weight calculation.
Click to expand...

Correct. 798 kg is the minimum weight without fuel.

However, there is a minimum post-race fuel requirement. Cars must have 1 l of fuel remaining at the time of post-race scrutineering to ensure a proper fuel sample can be taken. This 1 l does not count toward the post-race weight.

In the case of George, the car weighed 798 kg with fuel. 2.8 l of fuel were removed from the car, which meets the 1 l minimum, but brought final weight to 796.5 kg. That is a breach of regulations.

He drove a great race. The change in strategy was a gift of circumstance and he maximized the opportunity. Tough break to have that negated by violating a technical reg. That's racing though.
 
The plank wears but then it always wears. Primarily it must have been excessive tyre wear plus another oddity about the Spa circuit.

You know how they usually drive around after the flag picking up rubber debris on the tyres to gain weight. For some reason they can't do this at Spa, maybe because it's a very long lap they go straight to the pits. But the team would have known this, therefore the risk of being underweight must have been known. The team let him down.
 
No team will ever willingly underweight a car with the expectation of picking up clag. Not only is it against the rules to run underweight anytime during the race, a red flag or rain would throw the strategy out the window.
“The mass of the car, without fuel, must not be less than 798kg, at all times during the competition.”
 
I saw that they also weighed his car without the wheels so I think the most likely scenario was that the engineers forgot to install a ballast after removing the old "upgrades"
 
Vercingetorix said:
After being under fueled in Hungary qualifying and under weight in this race, Mercedes is taking over the circus clown show from Ferrari.
Click to expand...
Hahahhaahahaha. So unfortunately true, but sometimes McClaren wants in on the act!

I mean at the end of Belgium I completely complimented MB on a job well done. Let the leader win, give each other space. Then all heck broke loose. (McClaren.....Hungary - they did it before race end)
 
AZjeff said:
Got that. My question is how close to 798 do they try to be at race end? 798.5, 800, 805 etc.
Click to expand...
Every team, race, is different. Suspension tuning to mitigate bottom plate scrubbing, tire selection and stop strategy (how many stops), plus driver's weight. There are so many variables that contribute to car weight before and after the race.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

R
George Russell gets his first win in Formula 1
3 4 5
Replies
95
Views
6K
LineArrayNut
slo town
Our trip to the 108th running of the Indy 500
2
Replies
30
Views
3K
Carmudgeon
wwillson
GM Super Cruise - 15,000 mile review
2 3 4
Replies
72
Views
8K
MCompact
Falcon_LS
Review: 2025 BMW 530i
Replies
6
Views
4K
bighead2586
M
1 Week Review - 2025 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Limited
3 4 5
Replies
84
Views
20K
mikeduf
Back
Top Bottom