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Author Topic: Was Dutch GP a wet race?  (Read 5067 times)

Offline John S

Was Dutch GP a wet race?
« on: September 01, 2025, 11:20:47 AM »
I'm a little puzzled as I'm pretty sure rain fell during the race at Zandvoort yesterday, yet GG has it scored as a dry race.

I realise the FIA probably don't recognise it as a wet race since it started in dry conditions, however I'm pretty certain that Lewis shunt would not have taken place without some precipitation coming down. I'm also pretty sure I saw the crowds pulling on ponchos, rain macs & raising umbrellas.

GG rules leave it open to interpretation, my vote goes to wet race.  :D
Anyone else got a view?


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Offline Jericoke

Re: Was Dutch GP a wet race?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2025, 02:14:08 PM »
As a non GG participant, I say if no one deployed wet/intermediate tires, and the FIA didn't declare it a 'wet race', then it's not a wet race, despite the raindrops victimizing Lewis and effectively Charles.

Offline Dare

Re: Was Dutch GP a wet race?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2025, 03:27:16 PM »
That's what we usually go by Jeri. Reading live timing it was
called a drizzle. If conditions became so bad cars started diving
in the pits for a tire change it would be different
Mark Twain once opined, "it's easier to con someone than to convince them they've been conned

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell
1984

Offline cosworth151

Re: Was Dutch GP a wet race?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2025, 03:51:34 PM »
I agree with Dare & Jeri. That way it doesn't require use to make a judgement call from the other side of the world on how wet the track was.
“You can search the world over for the finer things, but you won't find a match for the American road and the creatures that live on it.”
― Bob Dylan

Offline John S

Re: Was Dutch GP a wet race?
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2025, 06:03:27 PM »
OK, it seems the consensus so far is use of intermediate or wet tyres is the litmus test for a wet race. I can live with that too. 
Racing is Life - everything else is just....waiting. (Steve McQueen)

Offline Andy B

Re: Was Dutch GP a wet race?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2025, 09:59:16 PM »
The F1 game I run a wet race is declared if a car does a lap in the race with either wet tyre.
It removes this discussion and gives a clear indication of conditions.
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