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2013 GP2 Round 1: Malaysia (68 posts)

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disjunto said 2 months ago:

The driving standards in GP2 are going downhill rapidly at the moment, and the penalties are just ad stupid.

Do have to wonder what Bird did that made Cecotto respond this way, not that it excuses his actions either way.

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Matthew said 2 months ago:

That incident is actually quite scary.

I feel quite unnerved watching it.

Fastest lap deletion is a terrible decision.

A race weekend ban and a hefty fine should have been the minimum.

If you have a problem with what a fellow driver does on the track surely some post session fisticuffs in the pits a la Schumacher/Coulthard is a safer option. Wink wink.

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Jake said 2 months ago:

If he drives using the same attitude as Maldonado it probably wouldn’t have taken much from Bird. I suspect he was angry because he thinks everyone should just jump out the way because he is entitled to win. I suspect he will also deny any wrongdoing if asked, most likely claiming he lost control of the car. And yes, this does all sound very familiar.

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Magnificent Geoffrey said 2 months ago:

What? Terrible driving standards in GP2 at the very first qualifying session?

I am shocked and stunned.

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Ryan Williams said 2 months ago:

Not over yet…

Contrary to what @willbuxton has tweeted earlier, we do not have received any decision yet. So please, calmly wait for official word from us

— GP2 Series Official(@GP2_Official) March 22, 2013

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wsrgo said 2 months ago:

Apparently Cecotto decision may not be final. Awaiting official word from @gp2_official.

— Will Buxton (@willbuxton) March 22, 2013

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disjunto said 2 months ago:

http://www.twitter.com/sambirdracing/status/315063976029458434

Sounds like at least part of the drama is confirmed, at least the driver being penalised believes so. As always, GP2 is full of drama

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Aditya Fakhri Yahya said 2 months ago:

first of all, happy to see my fellow countryman, Rio, back to top ten after horrible testing.
and wtf was that with Cecotto? Looks like Bird already giving the space. For God’s sake, Sepang is wide as hell. why did he drive like that? I guess there is some trigger before this incident…

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Bendanarama said 2 months ago:

Has anyone seen precisely what it was Bird is meant to have done to deserve that grid drop? Farcical move by Cecotto.

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Bendanarama said 2 months ago:

Statement from GP2 (to answer my own question!)

Johnny Cecotto and Sam Bird have both been handed penalties after being involved in an incident during today’s qualifying session at Sepang International Circuit.
It was found that between Turns 5 and 6, Cecotto was impeded by Bird during the Venezuelan’s fastest lap. As a reaction, the Arden driver deliberately forced the British driver off the track.
In consequence, the stewards have decided to issue Bird with a three place grid penalty while Cecotto has been excluded from the results of Qualifying as his reaction to being impeded by another driver were deemed unacceptable .
Bird will thus start from eighth place. Cecotto will start from the back of tomorrow’s Feature Race grid.

So looks like Cecotto is back of the grid, not just losing his fastest lap.

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Ryan Williams said 2 months ago:

Partial justice served then. Still think the penalty for Bird is undeserved

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andae23 said 2 months ago:

Ok, exclusion from qualifying is a little better. In my opinion, a race ban would have been the right penalty.

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robk23 said 2 months ago:

That penalty sounds a lot better, I don’t think we saw Bird impeding Cecotto on television though so I hope the grid penalty is justified.

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Slr said 2 months ago:

To be honest, I don’t think Cecotto’s actions should cancel out Bird’s penalty just because Cecotto was being an idiot. If you block someone you get a penalty, simple as that. Having said that, I haven’t seen the block and I don’t think anyone else has either.

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Bendanarama said 2 months ago:

To be honest, I don’t think Cecotto’s actions should cancel out Bird’s penalty just because Cecotto was being an idiot. If you block someone you get a penalty, simple as that. Having said that, I haven’t seen the block and I don’t think anyone else has either.

Very good point – if Bird blocked, then he deserves the penalty. unlike the stewards, we arent in the position to make an informed decision. Is the video actually showing them coming off turn 5/6?

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