I was surprised too, but also relieved because the original penalty was BS.
I would love to see a close up slow mo of the lap to see if there is some tyre of his still on track, but I would be surprised. From the heli shot it looked so far into the green!
Good point about the original penalty, that ‘drop 1 second’ is not something you can expect a rider to do reliably. Same thing happened to Binder last race I think, the whole system needs to be re-thought
‘Give back any advantage’ is a good wording in my opinion. It leaves a bit of wiggle room for interpretation whilst still being very clear about any obligations.
Acosta had no advantage from his save, so the penalty was just salt in the wound.
I was surprised too, but also relieved because the original penalty was BS.
I would love to see a close up slow mo of the lap to see if there is some tyre of his still on track, but I would be surprised. From the heli shot it looked so far into the green!
Good point about the original penalty, that ‘drop 1 second’ is not something you can expect a rider to do reliably. Same thing happened to Binder last race I think, the whole system needs to be re-thought
‘Give back any advantage’ is a good wording in my opinion. It leaves a bit of wiggle room for interpretation whilst still being very clear about any obligations.
Acosta had no advantage from his save, so the penalty was just salt in the wound.