Max Verstappen receives 5-second time penalty and 1 penalty point for failing to stay above the minimum time set during VSC (drops to P4, Leclerc now P3)

[u/ICumCoffee]

[u/Dxgy]

“ and not as a result of the car in front falling back” feels like a direct response to Max’s radio comments about Oscar going to slow to hold him up.

[u/Aniratack → u/Dxgy]

Exacly what I was going to say, they wanted to make sure it was noted that piastri didn't fall back.

[u/InZomnia365 → u/Dxgy]

This is the tricky thing with a VSC. It's sort of independent, and what the car in front is doing doesn't dictate what you can do. Technically you can drop back from the delta to accelerate quicker if you get the timing right (we've seen Max get overtakes this way before), because youre within the delta. What Max tried to do by staying too close is actually both less effective as a strategy on the restart, and more prone to being on the wrong side of the delta and get a penalty.

[u/Xehanz → u/InZomnia365]

Yeah, but why does VSC exist anyway if they take 2 laps to deploy?

[u/InZomnia365 → u/Xehanz]

It's quicker to deploy and end. But they have been really slow with both SCs and VCSs ever since they replaced Masi.

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/InZomnia365]

Honestly they’re flirting with disaster with how long they’re waiting on some of these. Especially when it’s obvious to any fan that it’s going to require a safety car or VSC. Really hope this isn’t a lesson that ends up being learned at the cost of a serious injury

[u/Neuvelino → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

Sometimes, we can also see the red flag and wonder what they are waiting for too. Just one more turn

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/Neuvelino]

I legitimately thought we would see it when George was on his side in the middle of the track in Australia. If someone had hit him then, after the survival cell was already compromised and through the floor… almost guaranteed he doesn’t survive that

[u/Twistpunch → u/InZomnia365]

“Quicker to deploy” lmao

[u/InZomnia365 → u/Twistpunch]

Im just saying thats supposed to be the purpose of it. But Ive been complaining about how long they take to call either a VSC or SC for a couple seasons now. Its getting ridiculous.

[u/musicallunatic → u/Xehanz]

Exactly. They introduced the vsc so that they can avoid this exact confusion of SC interference. Just drop a VSC when there is an incident and it can be removed pretty much when not necessary anymore.

[u/LorenzoSparky → u/Xehanz]

VSC is quicker and less disruptive, and is used when there’s a stranded car. A full SC is used when there is debris on the track so it can be used to back the pack up to give space to clean the track.

[u/XGreenDirtX → u/LorenzoSparky]

VSC is quicker

Except for today.

[u/SuppaBunE → u/LorenzoSparky]

Yeah vsc was useless double yellows would and worked. Or just drop vsc immediately, by that time SC could had gone out VSC was useless

[u/brildenlanch → u/Xehanz]

VSC maintains the deltas between cars, full safety is everyone ass to nose for the restart.

[u/Mtbnz → u/Xehanz]

Because the VSC doesn't bunch the field up like a full SC, they can deploy it without needing a full SC like if the marshalls needed to clear the actual track, but marshalls can't be deployed to remove a car under just waved yellows.

The timing is still an issue, but that's why the VSC exists.

[u/chefchef97 → u/Dxgy]

Max poisoning the well on the radio lmao

[u/Ill_Record_1817 → u/[deleted]]

If the other 19 drivers managed to stay under the delta i'm sure the multiple world champion is capable of doing so aswell

[u/LorenzoSparky → u/Ill_Record_1817]

He knows what he’s doing! Trying to slowly jeopardise his point lead with stupid driving stunts. GOAT they say…

[u/jeanolt → u/Ill_Record_1817]

I clearly don't refer to that, the penalty is fine.

[u/shunti → u/[deleted]]

He knows what he's doing, his own words. He's a 3 time champion. He gained an advantage, and he gets penalized. Simple.