When is a safety car not a safety car?

oops! dont the teams get told the SC is coming out?
 
DOH!

IIRC a good few years ago on the warm up lap of a motogp race the lead car went straight off the track into a tyre wall much to the amusement of the fans.
 
Ha, how stupid is that SC driver !!
 
According to a Dutch news reporter, the Safety Car driver was not instructed to leave the pitlane. He was told to wait at the end of the pitlane for further instructions but chose to go trundling out across the track (on a blind bend) right into the path of the cars who were coming through at racing speed.
 
Ha, he has a lot of repairs to pay for
 
That's almost beyond belief. Things like that shouldn't be happening in a top level FIA championship
 
Suzanne said:
... right into the path of the cars who were coming through at racing speed.
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Something they shouldn't have been doing though :nono: as the yellow flags and sc board can be clearly seen at the start/finish line and first corner
...and the definition of the yellow flag is to slow down and be prepared to stop :rules:
Not defending the safety car driver btw,definately not the best way to leave the pitlane :bonk:
 
Official FIA/WTCC report: "The incident that involved the safety car and Franz Engstler’s BMW on the second lap of Pau’s Race 2 was investigated by the panel of the Stewards.
The investigation ascertained that, although the FIA Race Director had started the safety car procedure alerting the marshals for waving the yellow flags and showing the SC boards, the safety car driver had not been given the go. He left the pit lane on his own, steering in the middle of the track instead of using the acceleration lane.
The data logged by the ECU of Engstler’s BMW showed that he actually slowed down and braked as he saw the yellow flags and SC boards on the main straight. However, the German driver – who was leading the race from the eventual winner Alain Menu – could not avoid the crash when came out of Turn 1 and found the safety car cutting across.
The Stewards, taking into account the gravity of the facts, decided to forward their report to the FFSA (French sporting authority), recommending to take appropriate sanctions against Philippe Cholet and Jean-Pierre Colas who were in charge for the safety car and any other responsible official."
 
Grandslammer said:
Something they shouldn't have been doing though :nono: as the yellow flags and sc board can be clearly seen at the start/finish line and first corner
...and the definition of the yellow flag is to slow down and be prepared to stop :rules:
Not defending the safety car driver btw,definately not the best way to leave the pitlane :bonk:
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yes but you dont see the lead cars go past the start finish line so dont know if it was out for them or the following cars which the video shows.
 
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