Whip Use Video
After what seemed to be an unnecessary delay, the RIB has released the promised video to assist in understanding the whip rules, to what have been mixed reviews.
Personally, I find it disappointing for two reasons that, instead of using Australian drivers, our local ones would be more relevant, and easier to relate to. First, there is a rumour circulating the two examples of how not to do it were not sanctioned by the Australian stewards, supporting the perception that our rules are the most stringently policed in the World. Second, it is a little ironic that the Australian scene is used as an example, when drivers there are allowed to perform celebratory gestures at will, yet on this side of the Tasman, they are issued with warnings, supposedly under the same rules.
Anyway, for what it’s worth, the proof of its’ use will be in the number of unreasonable $300 fines are handed out from here on. In case you haven’t seen it, here it is: https://youtu.be/hhAKBvjoins
Pete Cook