why no penalty for Hamilton?

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Whitmarsh is relieved :
“He stayed calm, came back, overtook two cars, came fourth, and got some valuable points. He’s conducted himself very well after the race. He’s been probed provocatively by various members of the media, who wanted some reaction about his penalty, but I think he stayed calm. He’s been mentally strong this weekend and just done a fantastic job.”

This suggests he doesn't normally stay calm , mid-race , doesn't normally conduct himself well in interviews , and isn't normally mentally strong .
And , Martin knows it .

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It suggests no such thing. If he was stating what he believed to be facts, how does that suggest that this is not usually the case? If he'd said, "Lewis was very fast today", would that suggest that Lewis is usually slow? :confused:

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

He is being singled out because he is racing at the front. The truth is if Trulli or Glock did this neither of us would be in any way bothered about it.

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A point supported by Jarno Trulli:

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"My message is clear: there is only one rulebook and it's the same for everyone: not just for the guys ahead, but also for the people at the back of the grid."

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Trulli critical of FIA over Perez incident during Hungarian Grand Prix - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

unless i've read this wrong, I've not seen anyone who, on balance, didn't agree that a penalty was probably fair on this occasion and that Lewis was pretty careless. So waht is everyone arguing about - the massive overreaction calling for bans, more penalties and going over old incidents of both Hamilton and others.

When both his supporters and his not-fans agree he was wrong, he admits he was wrong and apologises, the other other party acceps the apology and says it wasn't a big deal and Hamilton accepts the resultant penalty WTF is everyone fighting about, apart from their own petty unsettled scores with other members, both on the pro and anti side. Get a grip guys, all this screaming is going nowhere and the more entrenched you become the more silly it looks

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Originally Posted by PSfan

I finally dloaded the race to re-watch this incident and it really saddens me to say this, but I think the majority of IRL drivers seem to have more common sense then our Lewis Hamilton does. After re watching the replay, the smart thing to do was move forward enough to get that Macs arse end off the racing line while facing incoming traffic, and then wait for a safe moment to spin around, I've seen that done thousands of times, but that seems like a difficult concept for Lewis.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQxriSd12Xo#t=4m24

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

A point supported by Jarno Trulli:
Trulli critical of FIA over Perez incident during Hungarian Grand Prix - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

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Ìmagine if Hamilton did that and didn't concede back his position? We'd have a thread of a hundred pages now lol

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Originally Posted by Robinho

unless i've read this wrong, I've not seen anyone who, on balance, didn't agree that a penalty was probably fair on this occasion and that Lewis was pretty careless. So waht is everyone arguing about - the massive overreaction calling for bans, more penalties and going over old incidents of both Hamilton and others.

When both his supporters and his not-fans agree he was wrong, he admits he was wrong and apologises, the other other party acceps the apology and says it wasn't a big deal and Hamilton accepts the resultant penalty WTF is everyone fighting about, apart from their own petty unsettled scores with other members, both on the pro and anti side. Get a grip guys, all this screaming is going nowhere and the more entrenched you become the more silly it looks

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Pretty much everyone agrees it was just about deserving of a penalty, at least. It's those that were talking about a harsher penalty or race ban that are off their games.

Hamilton screwed up, spinning in the damp, then he did what all drivers do spun it and got on with it. He was just as much a hazard sitting in the racing line. I don't know that he saw the oncoming cars, but whatever. Teh whole thread is BS. HE DID get a penalty, sooooo, as usual six pages from the haters........

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

Ok, well then to quote yourself, you wrote: "Driving into traffic , expecting them to react should be punished with far more than a drive-through ." What would you expect he be punished with?

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Stop and go .
Number of seconds stopped would be decided by the stewards .

There's not much else you can do during the race .

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Hamilton screwed up, spinning in the damp, then he did what all drivers do spun it and got on with it. He was just as much a hazard sitting in the racing line. I don't know that he saw the oncoming cars, but whatever. Teh whole thread is BS. HE DID get a penalty, sooooo, as usual six pages from the haters........

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It's an accetpted evil - if you can call it that, filed under That's Racing. Do what you gotta do and ask questions later.

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Stop and go .
Number of seconds stopped would be decided by the stewards .

There's not much else you can do during the race .

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Fair enough. The fact that the stewards didn't give him a stop and go suggests to me that they didn't consider it a grave infringement which I believe is in line with what most people's opinions on this subject are.

I feel the stewards were being consistent with their penalty though. The lighter the crime, the lighter the punishment.