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Originally Posted by bathurst77
I was curious as to why A/T and Maclaren sent the cars back out after pitting. Even if the car was in good condition, there was zero chance of points. Why not just park it and save engine etc or possible crash.
Once its clear you arent going to score points, why not retire it?
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Not the mindset of race teams generally - there is some pride in finishing firstly but their nature is to push, to always be out there in case there's a 6-car pileup and they end up in the points. It ain't over till it's over.
Plus it would have given them info on tyre deg and the like that could assist with tweaks, pressures, approach for the Grand Prix.
Don't understand A/T sending Tsunoda out with the right rear skew whiff though - that made no sense at all.