- 25 Sep 11, 23:48#277324
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/268796/renault-fined-for-misleading-senna/
Curious.
So if Senna had touched Perez whilst knowingly attempting to unlap himself then that would have been OK? Or not? Taking this logic to the extreme, once you are lapped, if you unlap yourself you will immediately be blue-flagged and must yield to the driver that you've just overtaken. Might as well retire once you've been lapped.
Renault has been fined €7,500 (£6,500) for providing Bruno Senna with inaccurate information during the Singapore Grand Prix. The night race in Marina Bay proved to be the worst of the year for the Enstone-based team, with Senna finishing 15th as team-mate Vitaly Petrov struggled to 17th behind the Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen.
An official report from the FIA-appointed stewards, released at 11:45pm local time and regarding an incident which took place 70 minutes into the race, was released after Renault informed Senna that the car ahead – the Sauber of Sergio Pérez – was on the same lap; Senna, who was actually a lap down, duly tried to overtake and contact was made between the two cars.
The stewards’ report reads as follows:
‘The team failed to inform the driver of his correct race position which lead to an avoidable collision with Car No. 17 Sergio Pérez.’
Curious.
So if Senna had touched Perez whilst knowingly attempting to unlap himself then that would have been OK? Or not? Taking this logic to the extreme, once you are lapped, if you unlap yourself you will immediately be blue-flagged and must yield to the driver that you've just overtaken. Might as well retire once you've been lapped.
A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
