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Watch all the teams having at least one flapping exhaust pipe next race, according to our resident Max, that's an advantage. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by MAX_THRUST
The team should have removed the exhaust pipe, that's for sure, so I'm all for a hefty fine coming their way!
Martin Brundle made the point during the ITV commentary that Magny-Cours "babysits" the drivers far too much i.e. the many tarmac runoff areas simply don't penalise mistakes, and in some cases reward errors.
Had there been gravel, and not tarmac, then we would not be discussing this incident (in the same way!!) because Lewis would have been beached and out of the race. Then again, he probably would not have attempted the pass on Vettel at that point anyway.
Or perhaps "We're lucky even to be racing this year after being caught with a Ferrari dossier which we claim we never used" would be a good movie title also :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
A fine will make no difference whatsoever. Or perhaps the stewards should have fined Hamilton.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
And I supose if there had been a concrete barrier, we wouldn't be discussing this either.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Perhaps the stewards, after lengthy viewing of all the vids at their disposal, considered that Lewis Hamilton did gain an advantage when he cut the chicane. Had he slowed down sufficiently to go the proper route around the corner, he may not have been able to pass Vettel there.
My point here, and that was a point made by the commentators, is that had he used his head, and waited till Vettel re-passed him, he could have re-taken Vettel before another lap had passed.
I know this may irk some here, but one thing about SchM, he did use his head a lot of times to think out a race and how he would pass opponents. And more than Lewis Hamilton, I blame his pits for not telling him to let Vettel go past to exonerate him. From my perspective, I think he would have at least come fifth had he used his head.
But that doesn't explain the inconsistencies of the stewards.
Why is it Lewis gets penalised this time round and Vettel gets away with it Canada.
The Hamilton penalty was marginal, a difficult call for the Stewards to make - I just hope they saw the external view we all missed in the TV coverage.
The Stewards not making Ferrari stop Raikkonen and remove the flapping exhaust was clear cut and in my opinion wrong. Having a car racing around with a lump of metal flapping in the breeze that could fly off at any moment really wasn't acceptable. No one knew whether the exhaust was going to stay attached or not.
In hindsight I suspect Lewis would agree with you :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
I agree that was one of his major strengths, but early in his career he was as prone to making errors. Experience can't be bought, it takes time to be accumulated, and as Jackie Stewart has saidof his own career "I gained experience, which gave me knowledge, which in turn enabled me to deliver."Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Because France and Canada are on different sides of the Atlantic?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
:laugh:
Typical British objectivity in action:
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...726064,00.htmlQuote:
While Ron Dennis' hint that McLaren, no friends of the discredited FIA President Mosley, felt they were being victimised was played down by his number two Martin Whitmarsh, it has emerged that Donnelly, Mosley's 'official representative' at grands prix and a consultant to the FIA, 'led' the stewards when they studied footage of the incident. In January, it was announced that retiring permanent steward Tony Scott-Andrews would not be replaced and his place would instead by filled by Donnelly acting as a 'administrator'.
Pathetic article. They manage to dig deeper every time! :)