Protest Round 1 - Zuhai
Contact between @Blue XR8 and @TUBBSTER22 at turn 7
These replays are from Gary (room captain)
These are the replays from Bluexr8
The protest was made by Tubbster after blue made contact with the rear of his car at the turn 7 exit.
The stewards group found the following.
BLUEXR8 found guilty of non redressed contact, with a 10 second 'suspended' penalty for round 2, if found guilty of any further incident
Stewards group found the following
- It was clear to the stewards group that Blue stays to the left of the track to avoid Freddy and Gary on the entry to the turn 7 Hairpin. At this stage the cars are almost 3 wide.
- At 10 seconds in the chase view from Tubbsters car (silver porsche) you can see that Blue moves further left to avoid Freddy, who in turn has moved slightly left to avoid Gary who has the inside run for the corner.
- This puts Blue slightly onto the grass, which under acceleration puts him into a spin which turns his car into Tubbster and both then lose control and onto the grass
- The stewards group agreed that there was CLEARLY no intent from Blue to hit Tubbster, and was evident that blue was in fact doing his best to avoid any contact with the 2 cars fighting for position (gary and Freddy) at corner entry
- The stewards group did feel though, that Tubbster was an innocent party and that Blue should have redressed the contact and positions. If redressed at the time, from the replays it appeared they would have only lost position to 1 car.
- It was also noted in tubbsters protest that Blue did apologise for the contact.
- The group felt that a 10 second 'suspended' penalty for round 2, if found guilty of any further incident was a fair penalty given the circumstances and finishing positions for both drivers
Blue does have the right to appeal this decision.
* Also of note is that Blue does have a SUSPENDED PENALTY in play after contact in round 5 or season 10. The penalty imposed at that time stated the following " a 3 race suspended ban, to be served if found guilty of intentional or reckless contact with another driver in the 3 races AFTER he returns to race"
- It was the view of the stewards group that the contact n round 1 of season 11 was NOT reckless OR intentional, so this penalty does apply in this case.
Stewards Group
Last edited: May 21, 2020