I think they get a warning then after something like 3 warnings they get a penalty. Not sure how long, maybe a 5 second stop and go but that's a guess.
IMHO do it once & get a stop go . If it's bad enough in Qualifying to get your time deleted , then 3 warnings seem VERY soft IMHO . Hope the other circuits adopt this as well ......
Merc one lap speed in a league of its own. Hoping for mixed conditions tomorrow to bring that Red Bull downforce into play a bit more. Turn one to be a bit tasty!
I know McHonda are getting some bad rep still right now but anyone else noticed he incremental improvements in recent weeks? I get the impression they could be on the fringes of the RBR/Ferrari fight if their engine redesign has the desired impact in 2017. It just looks a slightly improving car and for Alonso to have been provisional 8th around here but for a time deletion, at a really fast track like Silverstone, I think says that it's a car that is on the up in certain areas.
I truly hope so i'd love to see them back in the fight. F1 hasn't been the same with them so far back in the field.
.....Now, you don't see this one very often http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rosberg-summoned-over-alleged-rules-breach-797095/ Nico Rosberg has been summoned to see the stewards following an alleged rules breach in qualifying for the British Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was judged to have exceeded the maximum time between the two safety car lines at the start of Q1. A statement issued by the FIA said that he would have to explain later why he had breached Article 27.5 of the Sporting Regulations for "exceeding the maximum time set by the FIA between the Safety Car line after the pit exit and Safety Car line before the pit entry at 13.05." Rosberg could be given a grid penalty, a reprimand or fine for the offence if he is found guilty. F1 race director Charlie Whiting had sent a note to the teams on Friday night stating that the maximum permitted time between the two safety car lines was 1m45.0s. According to the official timing data from the session, the issue revolves around a slow lap that Rosberg did after his first flying lap in Q1. Following an effort of 1m30.724 seconds on his first flying lap, Rosberg backed off and did a 2m26.444s lap prior to trying again for another lap. While other drivers also went slower on second laps, none were as extremely slow as Rosberg's. The intention of having a maximum permitted time between the two safety car lines is to limit the risk of accidents being caused by drivers running too slowly on track while others are on fast laps.
It's a wonder Raikkonen isn't in trouble every week, if you can get punished for driving "unnecessarily slowly".
Merc are in a separate league right now- I'm talking incremental- I.e small/gradual progression. They weren't a million miles off Ferrari and Red Bull - if his time was not deleted he'd have been within around half a second of Vettel today. I know that by McLaren standards that is poor, but you have to understand just how badly wrong Honda got it last year. There are signs of a recovery- hopefully next year but possibly 2018.
Tomorrow will be a big test for McLaren, corners to really push its aero and chassis. Then add to that a power circuit with not many big stops, not much chance to recover energy from braking. Then... the weather could roll in and make it a lottery.
Quick question folks- apologies for its amateurish nature- Vettel qualified 6th but due to a penalty starts 11th. Does his starting position outside of the top 10 mean he gets choice of tyre compound to start on, or does the fact he qualified 6th mean he stays on the quali tyres?
