Hamilton Stripped of Win - Official

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Exactly.

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Which ignores the fact that Lewis was 6km/h slower than Kimi as they crossed the start/finish line. What is seen as the slipstream was simply Lewis being Lewis on the brakes i.e. better & later than anyone else.

Lewis was the best driver in the race and the decision by the FIA is an abousolute joke.

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Originally Posted by COD

Right decision. Seeing it live on TV, I allready said that Lewis could have taken the corner normally, but in an attempt to gain advantage, he cut the chicane. That allowed him so much closer than he would have been, had he taken the chicane normally as he should have. That brat thinks he can get away with anything, thank god the stewards keep him under control.

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I think you're 100% correct. Screw those stupid punks who decide to race rather than play grab ass up and down the circuit. You and I think alike in the sense that if someone wins on merit, then they should be punished.

/sarcasm

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

McLaren's view:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70404


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Well good luck to MacLeran on that... Though the most damning part of it was the fact Ron Dennis wasn't sure that just giving back the position to Kimi was enough at the time so he asked Charlie... and how MacLeran decided to risk 2nd place and probably 1st place points over a "probably" is beyond me...

To stay on the track, Lewis would have had to lift off and give Kimi the corner, hence Kimi would have had a much bigger gap to Hamilton afterwards...

If even MacLeran wasn't sure they satisfied the rules at the time, how can anyone be criticle of the stewerts for this decision?!?!

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

I'm pretty sure the stewards have 25 laps to impose a penalty but when an incident occurs only 2 laps from the end any question asking about how long a steward has to impose a penalty is surely irrelevant.

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Just wanted to find out whether it would be relevant or not, I thought that the incident happend more than 2 laps from the end anyway.

the real irony here is that the stewards punished heikki for failing to avoid an avoidable collision, then punished hamilton for actually avoiding an avoidable collision!

and almost in the same place.

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Originally Posted by Mickey T

then punished hamilton for actually avoiding an avoidable collision!

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that's not what they've punished him for

People have been saying Lewis had the momentum by cutting the chicane, but how do you gain momentum by reducing your amount of acceleration lmao

And also Lewis was right on Kimis gearbox going into the chicane, and was once he let him past, so how has he gained time there. load of poop I tell you.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70402

They are fully justified in doing so IMHO :up: It may be risky as there is the possibility the penalty could be increased, but they simply had to appeal.

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Why should the penalty be increased? The penalty for this infringement is a drive through or a 25 seconds time penalty if it's too late or a drive through.