Mercedes’ Error: Why Russell Was Disqualified In Belgium | Jolyon Palmer’s F1 TV Analysis | Workday
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses George Russell's disqualification from a race due to his car being 1.5 kg under the minimum weight limit after the race. It explores whether tire degradation contributed to the weight loss, comparing Russell's situation with other drivers who managed to stay within limits. The script questions Mercedes' strategy and weight management, suggesting they may have underestimated the weight loss from a long tire stint. It also touches on the small advantage such weight loss could provide per lap and clarifies that car weight is checked post-race, not pre-race, with teams needing to account for various weight shedding factors during the race.
Takeaways
- 🏎️ Russell's car weighed exactly 798 kg at the end of the race, which is the weight limit, but it was underweight as it had no fuel in it.
- 📏 The scrutineering team initially assumed Russell finished the race with fuel, but after draining the car, 2.8 liters of fuel were missing, resulting in a 1.5 kg underweight, leading to disqualification.
- 🔍 Tire degradation could have contributed to the weight loss, as running tires can lose rubber, which affects the weight.
- 📊 George Russell did many laps on hard tires, which could have worn down and contributed to the weight loss, but it's not the sole reason.
- 🏁 In races, drivers often drive over 'marbles' (rubber debris) to put back on weight lost from tires, but this wasn't possible in this case due to the race format.
- 🤔 Fernando Alonso's performance on hard tires suggests that tire wear alone might not fully explain the weight discrepancy.
- 🛠️ Mercedes may not have adequately balanced the car to meet the weight limit, and other teams managed similar strategies without issues.
- 🔢 A 1.5 kg weight difference on an 800 kg car is a minor advantage, roughly half a second per lap at Spa.
- 🏁 The car's weight is typically checked after the race, not before, which means teams must account for potential weight loss during the race.
- 🛑 Teams are expected to build in a buffer for weight loss due to various factors, but Mercedes' calculations slipped, resulting in the underweight issue.
- 🏆 Despite Russell's disqualification, Mercedes still secured a victory with Hamilton, but the incident cost them points for the Constructor Championship.
Q & A
What was the weight limit for cars at the race mentioned in the script?
-The weight limit for cars at the race was 798 kilograms.
Why was Russell's car disqualified after the race?
-Russell's car was disqualified because it was found to be 1.5 kilograms underweight after the scrutineering team drained the fuel from the car.
What is the role of tire degradation in the weight of a Formula 1 car?
-Tire degradation can cause a car to lose weight as the rubber wears off during the race. This was suggested as a possible factor in Russell's car being underweight.
How does tire wear impact the car's weight during a race?
-As tires wear, they lose rubber which contributes to a reduction in the car's weight. This was a point of discussion regarding Russell's car being under the minimum weight.
What is the purpose of an in-lap in a race?
-An in-lap is when a driver collects rubber by driving over the 'marbles' or debris on the track, which helps to put back some of the weight lost from tire wear.
Why was the in-lap procedure not followed in the race discussed in the script?
-The in-lap procedure was not followed because the lap at Spa is too long, and it would take too much time to come back through, so the teams hurry up proceedings.
What was Fernando Alonso's strategy during the race, and how did it compare to Russell's?
-Fernando Alonso completed 31 laps on hard tires and managed to stay within the weight limit, unlike Russell, who was 1.5 kilos under.
What is the significance of the 1.5 kilograms weight difference in the context of the race?
-The 1.5 kilograms weight difference is relatively small, equating to under half a second per lap advantage, which is marginal but could be significant in a closely contested race.
How is the car's weight typically checked before a race?
-The car's weight is checked after the race with the scrutineers. Teams do groundwork on Thursday to get the car down to the scales and make sure it's calibrated, and they double-check after Friday's running.
What factors might contribute to a car shedding weight during a race besides tire wear?
-Factors that can contribute to weight loss during a race include burning through fuel, loss of fluids, and potential plank wear.
What was the final outcome for Mercedes in the race despite Russell's disqualification?
-Despite Russell's disqualification, Mercedes still managed to secure the victory with Hamilton, who was behind Russell, stepping in to keep the race win.
Outlines
🏎️ Disqualification Due to Underweight Car
The first paragraph discusses the disqualification of George Russell's car after it was found to be 1.5 kilograms under the minimum weight limit of 798 kilograms post-race. The car initially met the weight requirement without fuel, but after draining 2.8 liters of fuel, it was discovered to be underweight. The discussion explores whether tire degradation could have caused the weight loss, referencing Fernando Alonso's similar experience with hard tires. It also questions if Mercedes failed to account for a safety margin, suggesting that tire wear alone might not fully explain the weight discrepancy. The paragraph concludes with the implications of this error for the Constructor Championship and the importance of teams balancing their cars to meet the weight limit.
🔍 Analyzing Mercedes' Weight Calculation Error
The second paragraph delves into the factors that could have led to Mercedes' weight calculation error, which resulted in Russell's car being underweight. It mentions the need for teams to account for various weight loss factors during a race, such as tire wear, fluid loss, and plank wear. The paragraph suggests that while teams typically build in a buffer to account for these variables, Mercedes may have miscalculated, possibly due to Russell's long stint on hard tires. It also raises the possibility of an unidentified issue contributing to the weight discrepancy and emphasizes the importance of accurate weight management for competitive advantage.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Weight Limit
💡Scrutineering Team
💡Disqualification
💡Tire Degradation
💡Hard Tires
💡Checker Flag
💡Constructor Championship
💡Safety Margin
💡In-lap
💡Weight Buffer
💡Advantage per Lap
💡Post-Race Weight Check
Highlights
Russell's car was disqualified for being under the minimum weight limit of 798 kilograms after the race.
The scrutineering team assumed Russell finished the race with fuel, but the car was underweight by 1.5 kilograms after fuel was drained.
Tire degradation could have contributed to the car's weight loss, but it's unlikely to be the sole reason.
Mercedes may not have accounted for enough safety margin in their weight calculations.
Fernando Alonso managed to finish within the weight limit despite a similar long stint on hard tires.
Hamilton and others completed long stints on hard tires without falling under the weight limit, suggesting Mercedes' strategy may have been flawed.
Being 1.5 kilograms underweight could provide a slight advantage, roughly half a second per lap at Spa.
The weight advantage from being underweight is minimal and not a decisive factor in race outcomes.
Car weight is checked after the race, not before, leaving room for potential discrepancies.
Teams are expected to build in a buffer for weight loss during the race due to various factors.
Mercedes may have made a calculation error, not accounting for the long stint on hard tires.
Other teams managed similar strategies without falling under the weight limit, indicating a possible oversight by Mercedes.
Spa is a unique circuit where weight management is crucial, and teams must adapt their strategies accordingly.
Mercedes accepted responsibility for the disqualification and are likely investigating the cause.
The incident has implications for the Constructor's Championship, with significant points lost.
Despite the disqualification, Mercedes still managed to secure the race win with Hamilton.
Transcripts
so Russell's car as all the cars in par
F will be were weighed at the end of the
race 798 kilograms is the weight limit
and Russell's car was wheeled on and it
was exactly that but it's got to be the
weight limit with no fuel in the car so
the the scrutineering team
understandably assumed that Russell
finish the the race with fuel in the car
as he actually has to do so once they
drained the car 2.8 lers came out and
one and a half kilos was the uh the the
amount that Russell was under
underweight of the limit so it's a
absolute no-brainer disqualification
he's underweight uh which brings in some
of our questions and there's been quite
a few on this for uh for this show
firstly did Tire degradation cause
Russell's car to be below minimum weight
well you can lose weight from tires by
just running them around especially a
hard tire that's very durable and if we
go back to our tire graph here you can
see that George did do a lot of laps on
those hard tires the pace was staying
roughly okay but the wear was just
coming so you're losing bits of rubber
from the tire as you're going and this
weighs something so that does account
for something for uh for Mercedes
typically in a race you then take the
checker flag and do an in-lap where you
be told to collect rubber uh and that is
basically driving over all the marbles
that you've deposited to try and put the
weight back on the tire that you've lost
in Spar you don't do that you take the
checker flag come around and just come
back into the pit L because the lap is
is too long it would take take a while
to come back through so they hurry up
proceedings and it does mean that you
can lose rubber from the tire and not
collect it on the in laap but I don't
think this is the full story for
Mercedes personally if you look further
back Fernando Alonzo did a lesser
claimed 31 Laps on a hard tire and
managed to uh to complete the distance
actually get a good result as well which
was eighth place inherited when Russell
was out and was on the weight limit and
if you actually look Hamilton still did
18 laps L Clair did 19 laps these are
quite long stints on a hard tire and
Russell was 1.5 kilos underneath the
weight limit so whilst if you bolt on a
completely brand new set of tires you
maybe confine that in 16 laps difference
or 15 laps difference I think it's a
surprising amount to be put down
squarely to the tire where personally
probably it made a a contributing factor
maybe at a stretch it made the
difference but bear in mind teams should
also bake in a little bit of a a safety
margin it's 1.5 below the absolute
minimum but probably most of the other
teams were had a margin on top of that
another half a kilo a kilo of safety
margin so Russell really was quite well
under and it seems to me as if Mercedes
just didn't balance the car enough to
get it to the weight limit maybe there's
some mitigating factors the team are
looking into it I'm sure they're going
to dig and find their own answers as to
what went wrong because clearly this is
a a big error that's cost a race win and
a one two fortunately for Mercedes
Hamilton was behind and managed to to
keep the race win but for the
Constructor Championship there's some
big points lost there and to me looks
like they've just not put enough weight
on the car and blaming it on a long
stint on the on the hard tires is maybe
a bit of an easy out when other teams
could do something similar and get away
with it the other thing is this is not
the first time we've raced at Spar the
team would be aware of the rules here
with coming back round not doing an
in-lap so you have to uh to put in
enough weight in the car accordingly and
the long and short of it is they didn't
with George Russell and the team took it
on the chin but thankfully had Le
Hamilton there to pick up the pieces and
keep the victory another question that
has come in is what does 1.5 kilograms
underweight mean per lap what sort of
Advantage is this well around Spar it's
just under half a tenth of a second per
lap so it's pretty small in the whole of
the Grand Prix it would have given
George Russell two seconds
when you look at how fine the margins
are for for Russell winning the race
having not only Hamilton but piastri
just about a second away as well these
tiny gains could potentially have made
the difference but it is a very small
difference really 1.5 Kg on a 798
basically an 800 kgr car and is
certainly not the Magic Bullet that
helped Russell and uh allowed him to do
something that no other team could do
probably most of the other teams could
have done something something different
on the strategy they could have run the
hard Tire they could have done the
Russell strategy but they were all
cautious and Russell was the driver that
exploited it 1.5 kilos underweight or
not and the final question on this
wasn't the car weight checked prior to
the race well actually no the car weight
is checked after the race in park fer
with the the scrutineers the teams will
do their groundwork and on Thursday get
the car down to the fa scales and make
sure that it's calibrated they know
exactly where they're at with the weight
they'll then double check that after the
the Days running on Friday but then
they've got to take all of this into
account the amount of where that might
come off the tires the amount of fluids
that might come off the car as well
maybe a bit of plank wear in there there
are various ways that the cars Can Shed
weight through a race other than just
burning through about 100 kg of fuel so
the teams have got to build in a buffer
and all of the teams the 10 teams out
there are very accustomed to doing this
knowing what is your typical uh race
buffers uh it's just that Mercedes
somehow had a slip of the calculations
here and didn't get it right and it may
just be the the really long stint that
Russell did on the hard ties and they
were right on the limit of what they
wanted to do be bang on that weight
limit but I sense that there might be
something more
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