Rules

[Sato 0]

With the rule that takes the race back 2 lapsprior to the red flagging, has it always been 2 laps back? i could of sworn it was 1...might of been wishful thinking ....and any reason why it is 2 and not 1?

[TotalF1 Jens 0]

It can be read to mean either, as it is quite vaguely written. It's in the newest Wrap.

But how I understood it, it is one lap prior to the last fully completed lap. As the last fully completed lap was lap 54, it means that lap 53 results were taken, and it is two laps from the lap being raced, which was lap 55. The race was stopped on lap 55, which was still going, so in effect it is two laps. It's been like this for a while though...

It is an odd one though. I don't understand it. Theoretically a car out front but getting slower or knowing that he wouldn't reach the finish, could crash out strongly enough to cover the track with debris and have the race ended, and if 75% of the race was completed then he would be victorious. Probably it will never happen, but still

[nichosnz 0]

So if Fisichella has not gone into the pits but had stayed on the track he would have passed the start-finish line before the red flags came out the race would have been on lap 56 the results would have been declared at lap 54 and he would have won?

[pumpdoc 2]

Fisi. was robbed!!!! no dought abought it. They didn't show him crossing the start/finish but when he went past Weber's pile up it was yellow and at the pace he was going I'm sure he crossed;and as leader I would think that the next lap shoud be started; because he picked up the safety car and then came into Parc ferme after going around the track after the race was called; as in red flag-end of race vs. red flag stop till track is clear-resume race ala NASCAR. Kimi was "gifted" this one!! **&%$#@*%#$@ that sound you just heard was the fair weather "FAN's" jumping off the FERRARI bandwagon and jumping aboard the McLaren bandwagon!!! aaarrrrgggg...... Boy them new rules are sure saving them a whole bunch-a-money huh!! I allways thought that safety was top of the list. Only one wet like they would know just how much it would rain...... speaking of Rain Drops does anyone else think J.V. needs a crying towel- waaaaaaaaa thats all you hear out of his yapppper any more!!!! I think he's runing scared of Jense heh-heh.

[TotalF1 Jens 0]

Hahhahahh, JV is getting shown up badly by Jenson, I'm gonna love watching BAR all season! Go Jenson!!

[nichosnz 0]

JV has more points but that is hardly evident of performance in this case.

[jbbar 0]

Totaly agree will watch all season, let us see the result, roll on sunday week.Tally ho europe.