[S griffin]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

There are two subtly different factors here, and both need to be considered.



You are right that the VSC was brought in after the Bianchi crash - but that is used when there is a requirement to slow the whole field down immediately.

The regulations were also reviewed and it was deemed that whenever a crane is on track, then a full SC is deployed.



In the case of Bottas, the first question asked by Race Control would be - do we need to slow the whole field immediately?

No - so the VSC was not used.



The next question would be - do we need to bring lifting equipment past the barriers to retrieve the car?

Yes - deploy the SC.

Fact is though it was over after a few seconds, so I do wonder if it was really that necessary