How?Originally Posted by blackhonda
Very rarely is a red flag deployed within an instant of any incident - and don't forget that once the decision has been made to stop the race - that needs to be communicated to the marshals - some of whom are obviously quite busy enough already.
FIA Regulations stateOriginally Posted by blackhonda
The marshals are correctly following those regulations - if the drivers are not obeying the flag rules, then how is that anyone else's fault but the drivers?b) Yellow flag:
This is a signal of danger and should be shown to drivers in two ways with the following meanings:
- Single waved: Reduce your speed, do not overtake and be prepared to change direction. There is a hazard beside or partly on the track.
- Double waved: Reduce your speed, do not overtake and be prepared to change direction or stop. There is a hazard wholly or partly blocking the track.
Yellow flags should normally be shown only at the marshals’ post immediately preceding the hazard.
In some cases however the Clerk of the Course may order them to be shown at more than one marshals’ post preceding an incident.
Again - that is the fault of the drivers, surely?Originally Posted by blackhonda
Clearly the conditions are extremely poor, why are they even attempting to race?
Drivers are not robots controlled by the flags - if there is a situation and perhaps, for whatever reason, the incorrect flag, or even no flag, is being shown - the driver should still be responsible for being able to drive and control his car in a safe manner appropriate to the conditions.
"Oh, it's pissing it down with rain, but I can't see the flags so I'll try and go flat out anyway!" - I don't think so.
People really should stop concerning themselves so much with attempting to discover who should take the blame for something.
It was raining, hard + race cars don't like water = accidents
The Clerk of the Course didn't force any of the drivers to drive too quickly, or loose control due to standing water.
The drivers should know what a realistic speed is for controlling their car in those conditions, but even then if you hit a big enough puddle, even at low speed, a set of huge tyres will just skim across the top and off you go, so would red-flagging the race even have prevented the cars from crashing?