Not as bad as he has been sometimes, but it does sometimes sound like his father's anger issues have been passed on.you need to be more careful - you damaged the brake system
Max wasn't very happy with the situation on the radio.
I've given up on the "International feed" (Sky) and watch the F1 TV feed now that they have improved the commentary - and found the same for them.
I venture to suggest that all the cars should be checked.
The "plank" has metal parts that are regulated by the FIA, and must be a certain mm when checked afterwards.
Yes, that is likely what happened.
Or the curbs are higher than average…
Indeed, the last disqualifications for Plank wear are Michael Schumacher in the Benetton at the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix & Olivier Panis in the Ligier at the 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix.
In an ideal world, definitely! Just was thinking of a best compromise in the event that checking all 20 cars is unfeasible.
Well we would probably be disappointed if it was anything else
How does the plank contribute to the safety of the car?
Without a plank, you have a broad area under the car which can be close to the ground. That gives a lot of downforce. However, if you go over a kerb or hit a bump in the track, you lose lots of downforce rapidly, which could cause a crash. That makes the car really fast in corners, but very sensitive.
And also at a lower speed.
I wonder if it‘s because if there‘s been plank wear issues found during scrutiny after practice or qualifying they have been rectified prior to the race? Might get relatively less publicity?
There was a discussion about this on the R5SX coverage of second practice last night. IIRC, even if Perez stays next year, his contract expires at the end of 2024 so the question will have to be addressed either this year or next.
There's been talk that they've been trying to convince Sebastian to come out of retirement, with the enticement of having a couple of seasons driving a really fast car. From the team's perspective he would make an excellent second driver since he's already got multiple championships and so has little to prove.
The rumour mill also includes Alonso going to Red Bull with Perez going in the opposite direction to Aston Martin. Not sure whether Aston Martin would want to release Alonso and have Perez back tbh (particularly with Lance Stroll struggling), but Alonso I assume would relish the move to Red Bull
The stuff I was reading was suggesting that Danny Ricciardo is the favourite to replace Perez next year, having performed well since returning to Alpha Tauri.
There are also rumours making their way around (when are there not?) that Red Bull are speaking with Seb to see if he wants to come out of retirement to just drive a fast car for two years. The thinking is that he's still a skilled-enough driver to keep Mercedes and Ferrari in his rear mirrors, and there won't be any intra-team rivalry since he's already got multiple championships under his belt.
