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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
I find this reversal interesting . I have read a few F1 websites this morning regarding the reversal . What stands out to me is each article says track officials agreed that Alonso's car was a safety violation with the right mirror flopping around and eventually being spit out onto the track .
The ruling was reversed because the Haas filing missed the filing deadline by 24 minutes . So the validity of the penalty was sound but overturned by a technicality .
Three times this season Haas was flagged to bring in K Mags car to fix loose end plates . End plates that were still attached . The fear was the end plate " could " fly off and hit a driver .
The right mirror on Alonso's car was flopping around via on board camera . It then did leave the car and " could " have hit a driver . I fail to see the difference in those scenarios . Am I missing something ?
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No, Alonso should have been given the meatball. The issue is that he was penalized after the race because of a safety decision that was
not made during the race. During the race getting called in to fix something isn't really a penalty, it's an immediate safety hazard that needs fixing, but applying a time penalty afterwards doesn't fix any safety problems, it only covers for the FIA's mistakes.
The only ones who should be penalized for Alonso not getting the meatball are the FIA leadership.
Also the 30 second penalty was hot garbage because the pit deficit was what, 21, 22 seconds? So Alonso would have received an almost ten second extra penalty for the FIA dropping the ball?
I get Haas' frustration, but the whole thing was a load of ****.
FIA needs to get their act together, their inconsistency is hurting the sport.