The SRO FCY -> SC system made a complete mess of the Road America race then.
https://sportscar365.com/sro/blancpa...pax-to-appeal/
Quote:
In the report, the stewards state that the race director instructed the clerk of the course to announce that the safety car would not be deployed, although the timing and scoring screen displayed the message “safety car” at the time.
Moments after Askew entered the pits, the clerk of the course, as directed by the race director, announced “green flag” which was also displayed on the timing screens.
The procedure countered what was communicated in the drivers’ meeting, in that a full course yellow would always lead to a safety car period in the series.
“The stewards recognize that the safety car message displayed on the timing screen may have caused some teams to believe that a safety car would be deployed, and also how the restart procedure would be implemented,” the statement read.
“The stewards acknowledge that some competitors may have responded more quickly than others to the green flag message, perhaps anticipating a green flag at each marshals post rather than at the start finish line, however article 46.4 states that ‘Once the problem is resolved, the track will return to green and the information will be given on the monitors and team radio’.”
Having considered the matter “at length” and having reviewed team communications, the stewards have determined that the full course yellow procedure was implemented in accordance with the regulations.
|
SRO really are a mess. They tell everyone, in official drivers meetings, that they WILL go to SC after a FCY. They mess that up in the race, announce a SC, but go to green. Teams are confused and ask wtf happened. SRO carry out an extensive investigation and say the competitors misinterpret the instructions and the restart was legal, despite race control making an error.
FCY -> SC needs to stop happening.