Soldato
The whole 'not out of your pitbox when you jump the start so it's ok' rule is BS. It was BS when Vettel got away with it, and I'm pretty sure someone else has done it too in the last couple of years, and now Bottas has. It's stupid.
Also it now raises the question, where is the line drawn? What's to stop a driver parking it at the back of the yellow indicator line on the grid slot and trying to jump the gun so that they're still in the box but moving when the lights go out?
Did the car move before the lights went out? -> Penalty. IDGAF if you're still 'in the box', you jumped the start. It doesn't need sensors, or some overly complicated system to judge it. We have eyes. We can see it move. I don't care that he stopped again. Just because someone tries to commit murder but only wounds their target doesn't mean they don't get punished. Similarly, if someone tries to commit murder and stabs themselves doesn't mean they don't get punished. If you jump the start and drop X places that's your own stupid fault. Serve your penalty.
It's the same deal as Latifi had; he was released unsafely and got a puncture which lost him a lap. Then he got a penalty on top because of the unsafe release. The attitude of 'they did something dodgy but lost time anyway' is wrong. Rules are rules.
Rant over. Yes I do feel better.
Also it now raises the question, where is the line drawn? What's to stop a driver parking it at the back of the yellow indicator line on the grid slot and trying to jump the gun so that they're still in the box but moving when the lights go out?
Did the car move before the lights went out? -> Penalty. IDGAF if you're still 'in the box', you jumped the start. It doesn't need sensors, or some overly complicated system to judge it. We have eyes. We can see it move. I don't care that he stopped again. Just because someone tries to commit murder but only wounds their target doesn't mean they don't get punished. Similarly, if someone tries to commit murder and stabs themselves doesn't mean they don't get punished. If you jump the start and drop X places that's your own stupid fault. Serve your penalty.
It's the same deal as Latifi had; he was released unsafely and got a puncture which lost him a lap. Then he got a penalty on top because of the unsafe release. The attitude of 'they did something dodgy but lost time anyway' is wrong. Rules are rules.
Rant over. Yes I do feel better.