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Old 10 Apr 2018, 21:02 (Ref:3814742)   #324
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Originally Posted by MCWB View Post
That seems like a crazy rule! Here's a completely ridiculous hypothetical scenario...

Last race of the season, Driver 1 needs to win the race to win the championship. Driver 1 is on pole, with championship rival Driver 2 in second.

Formation lap start: Driver 2 takes off like a scalded cat overtakes Driver 1 and leaves Driver 1 no opportunity to overtake. Driver 2 takes up P2 on the grid, followed by Driver 1 and the rest of the field.

If I understand this rule correctly, Driver 1 has to start from pit lane or gets a 10 second stop/go or 30 second time penalty, effectively taking them out of the championship?
No. Totally different in that in your example d2 would be penalised for overtaking as has happened before. TGF etc.

That isn’t what happened on Sunday.
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