Following the controversial episodes involving Esteban Ocon e Fernando Alonso, both penalized for having positioned themselves beyond the lines that delimit the squares on the starting grid, A discussion has begun between the FIA and the drivers. The first to denounce the absurdity of the thing was Estaban Ocon, penalized in Bahrain for exceeding the right edge of the box. The Frenchman played his hand arguing that he would not have been the only one to go to penalty for the same reason. “Unfortunately with these machines you don't see very well, especially when you're grilled like that. You can see the yellow line for reference, but that's up to me to fix. These are the rules but I don't think the story will end here" Ocon told the media.
At the following race, in Jeddah, confirmation came with the second offence, this time by Fernando Alonso accused of having parked his Aston Martin too much to the left. The difficulty for the drivers lies precisely in the limited visibility inside the cockpit, due to the new generation single-seaters, and the FIA seems finally realizing it. Because of this in Melbourne we will see different boxes.
Larger boxes and more
Il Australian Grand Prix is upon us and the most rumored news this morning concerns the width of the boxes on the starting grid. The FIA, according to what was reported by various media, complete with photos to prove what was said, would have increased the width of the boxes by 20 cm to avoid the repetition of the penalties suffered by Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso. In addition to guiding the riders more there will also be a central line.
Source: RacingNews365
