Pat Buckley
GT40s Supporter
Thanks Keith -
I had no idea that "low fuel" was a code. Thinking back, I can't remember hearing very many "low fuel" warnings given to drivers over the radio, but then again I haven't heard all that many radio messages either!
What do they transmit when the car is actually low on fuel? "Hold position?"
Also, if this "code" is so well known, it really shouldn't be called a code, should it! Perhaps, like many things in F1 it can be called "double speak". Couldn't the assholes in charge check the fuel level of the car in question after the race?and determine that the "low fuel" warning was in fact a code and penalize them?
I think I would come up with a better code. Or maybe even a pit board that had a number on it corresponding to a certain command?
Finally, could the usual team chatter, as in "thats it Rubens, Vettel has a braking problem so please push and pass him" be taken as a team order? LOL
I had no idea that "low fuel" was a code. Thinking back, I can't remember hearing very many "low fuel" warnings given to drivers over the radio, but then again I haven't heard all that many radio messages either!
What do they transmit when the car is actually low on fuel? "Hold position?"
Also, if this "code" is so well known, it really shouldn't be called a code, should it! Perhaps, like many things in F1 it can be called "double speak". Couldn't the assholes in charge check the fuel level of the car in question after the race?and determine that the "low fuel" warning was in fact a code and penalize them?
I think I would come up with a better code. Or maybe even a pit board that had a number on it corresponding to a certain command?
Finally, could the usual team chatter, as in "thats it Rubens, Vettel has a braking problem so please push and pass him" be taken as a team order? LOL