marcromboy wrote:
its up to them and their own decision if they respect the blue flag
So the blue flag is more of a choice than it is a rule?
I had quite a few situation when I was coming with the faster class car when the slower one didn't bother to move off the racing line in the corner, even though the blue flag notification was shown way early for the slow racers to notify that, in this case, I was coming and was much faster than them.
It's not a problem on the straights, but it is in the corners.
The most extreme case happened about 10 days a go (I'm still looking for that replay) when I was chasing the wr on AS5 with FX2. I got all corners right and was approaching the very last chicane. The slower guy was there and I was expecting him to make a way. As he didn't, we both entered the chicane, I was trying to avoid the contact there, but was on the fast lap obviously, and took the far left part of the first corner in that chicane, but he didn't expect me to enter the corner with him, paid no attention to that. So we had a contact, he rolled over on the roof and I lost speed and the wr was gone.
He later called me an idiot and I was sort of angry on him for not yielding there.
I sow the replay afterwards. He got his "Blue flag" notification way on time, just after the hairpin, so he had plenty of time to choose to let me pass.
If I find the replay I'll post it here, I am so interested in what you guys will have to say.
As far as I know, whenever the blue flag was shown to me, I was looking for the safe place to move off the racing line and enable the faster guys to pass without loosing preferably any time. But I've seen too many slow classes racers complaining to me on being "too agresive", so I've wondered if I was doing the right thing.
There are those racers who respect the blue flag fully and I thank them for that. Namely, Mr. cc is the one who is very fair about it, in my opinion
.
I'm also wondering what is the point of the blue flag shown if the faster car, which is to lap the slower one, has to slow down and let the slower one goes first, so the slower car, the one to be lapped, actually has advantage there?