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1 Jul 2007, 18:43 (Ref:1951647) | #1 | |
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Albers' pit-stop
Oh,When! When! When! Will fuel stops finally get the push.Once again the potential for disaster was enormous.
The only competetive element to a pit-stop used to be how fast you were able to change all four wheels (teams used to pride themselves on how quickly it could be done).The FIA then took that element away by reintroducing refuelling and made the whole thing far less interesting and far more dangerous.Thoughts please (again). |
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Err,yes,t'was Albers' pit-stop,ahem.
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Fuel stops can be dangerous, but if everyone is fuelled to last the whole race the cars will all weigh the same and just follow each other!!
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1 Jul 2007, 19:14 (Ref:1951682) | #5 | ||
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I think that this shows an issue with the current rules - no, not the legality of refuelling.
Maybe F1 should have a NASCAR style wall? Even if you don't force them to not be over the wall when the car stops, mandate that all mechanics must be back on the other side before the car drives off? Fuel stops are normally safe, it's just when cockups like this are allowed to happen that they are dangerous. |
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1 Jul 2007, 19:33 (Ref:1951698) | #6 | ||
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Refuelling should be banned, that's for sure. It makes the sport unnecessarily dangerous and takes away much of the action on the track.
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1 Jul 2007, 20:06 (Ref:1951737) | #7 | ||
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Refueling is'nt dangerous, drivers who try to drive away from the pits to early are.
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1 Jul 2007, 20:08 (Ref:1951740) | #8 | ||
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Yep that is very true. Albers seemed to have jumped the gun a bit as the lollipop was not lifted.
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1 Jul 2007, 20:35 (Ref:1951783) | #10 | ||
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Well, its been suggested before (by myself and others) - an interlock in the fuel filler that won't allow the clutch to engage until the hose is removed. It could be made very reliable with a reed switch in the car and a permanent magnet in the hose.
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Very good idea
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Yes,good idea.But it's just something else that might go wrong! The cars are (or can be made) strong enough these days to hold the fuel for an entire race in complete safety.
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1 Jul 2007, 22:18 (Ref:1951871) | #13 | ||
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Why not just replace Albers?
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I still think that placing up to a dozen human beings around hot machinery with upteen litres of fuel and air lines waving around in a high pressure situation is just asking for trouble. |
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christian albers mentioned post race that the car was quite good in the first stint, but then the balance changed a bit, probably mainly due to the extra weight of the rig dangling from the side of the car and the fact that its a bit like a brick aerodynamically! Last edited by GolddustMini; 1 Jul 2007 at 22:51. |
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I agree martyn, it's way too dangerous.. For the safety of all involved, re-fuelling should be banned. Then get rid of Albers.. |
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How about not letting the car off the jacks until the fuel hose is disconnected
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i can't believe that happening at this level the last time i seen something similar was at Bathurst in the V8's when Murph coped a 5 minute penalty, i think it was a timely penalty he had to use the toilet as soon as he pitted to do the penalty he was ver peeved off to say the least, so maybe if the fuel rig broke off the car and Albers kept going he would of got a similar penalty.
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At the very least, perhaps the pit crew mechanics should be recognised by the FIA as trained. By that i mean like the drivers have to have superlicenses and pass medical tests, the mechanics need to pass FIA competancy tests.
Whilst these mistakes seem to be split between the mechanics, the driver and the pit controller, it seems to reason that making sure the mechanics as well as drivers are recognised as competant would surely leave less danger. Quote:
If, however, you just ban refueling and leave the teams to start on how much fuel they predict will get them through the race, then the differences in fuel consumption will leave some cars lighter and others heavier. |
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2 Jul 2007, 05:36 (Ref:1951990) | #22 | ||
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Fuel stops should def stay. This is F1 and if you can't complete a fuel stop properly, well you should get another job. Instead of using a lollypop, use something more substantial that completely blocks the drivers vision so he knows to stay still, and then lift it up when its time to go
Also, why do F1 teams not use go jacks when a car breaks down. Instead of doing a million point turn to get the car in the garage, they should use go jacks, like V8 Supercar teams, and you can move the car in its own length. Here are some if you don't know what I'm talking about: http://toolprice.net/product/8508T?META=nextag-8508T |
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I think the blame lie squarely on Albers, and this incident should not be used as an excuse to ban pitstops.
Pitstops carry an element of risk, no doubts about it, but few have been seriously injured when we take into account the number of pitstops made over the past handful of years. Albers simply just drove off when the lollipop is not lifted, and the pipe is still connected. Some distractions , but a very embarrassing and potentially dangerous error. In that, he ought to apologise for putting his mates at risk, and get a penalty |
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Niki Lauda also commented on the incident:"I hope they don't let him start next race, he should be banned from F1, this was the most stupid thing I've ever seen in Formula 1".
And the FIA have given Albers a 5000 Euro fine for dangerous driving. |
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Mike Gascoyne says he's mystified by this mistake
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60436 and there's a lot of speculation on the net about Giedo Van Der Garde replacing Albers: http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=31966 |
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