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No I´m sorry. I read on some forum that Sutils father statet that Lewis sat beside him when the matter occured. There should be a wideo that proves the statement. If he was directly involved in the matter I don´t know, but he was Sutils best friend at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
This is from the Guardian :
"Adrian Sutil and the prosecuting attorney at the trial of his recent assault case have both appealed against the initial verdict. Sutil was given an 18-month suspended sentence and fined €200,000 (£167,000) after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm by the Munich district court judge Christiane Thiemann on 31 January.
That followed an incident in a nightclub in Shanghai after the Chinese Grand Prix in April last year in which Sutil injured Eric Lux, chief executive of the Lotus team owner Genii Capital. The former Force India driver struck Lux with a champagne glass, causing a wound in his neck that required 24 stitches.
Confirming the appeal, Sutil's manager, Manfred Zimmermann, said: "We have decided on this step because we are convinced this judge must not oppose, especially the video tapes which from our point of view are quite obvious and have not been properly considered."
Speaking to the German newspaper Bild, Zimmermann added: "Not asking one of the witnesses to court and other important circumstances have not been considered as well."
However, the district court has confirmed the prosecuting attorney Nicole Selzam has also appealed. Selzam is known to be pushing for a stiffer sentence that was demanded at the initial trial, namely 21 months suspended and a €300,000 fine.
Should there now be a retrial, it remains to be seen if Lewis Hamilton, who was with Sutil on the night in question following his grand prix victory in Shanghai that day, will attend.
Following representations made by his solicitor, Hamilton did not appear last month on the grounds of his commitments to McLaren, and instead his statement was read out in court.
The 27-year-old's failure to attend outraged Sutil who accused him of being "a coward", "not a man", insisting they were no longer friends.
As with the first case, it is understood that Hamilton will attend any retrial, but again providing it does not clash with his commitments."
"Not asking one of the witnesses to court and other important circumstances have not been considered as well."
So , now we have a direct contradiction of Hamilton's assertion that he saw nothing , as he is the only one to have been excused from attending , and is described here as a "witness" .
Where in your post, which repeats what is already known, is there "a direct contradiction" :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
Lewis sat beside Sutil as I know, ofcourse he knows something. Or is it so that Sutil is protecting Lewis, was protecting Lewis. Lewis that for know stand silent.
"Not asking one of the witnesses to court..." .Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
With this quote in mind , I would hazard a guess that this is Lewis of whom they are speaking .
Is that too far a stretch for you ?
After all , he is the only one we know was asked and excused from appearing .
Sutil's manager clearly states "one" witness did not appear .
Does this not leave us to fill in the blank with Hamilton's name ?
He , if we can now assume that it was Lewis , is called a "witness" .
A "witness" might be expected to have heard or seen something , rather than nothing .
Those "other important circumstances" are ones that might fit with certain theories .
The Sutils are upset with the sentence , and it is because they must believe that Lux was more of an aggressor in the incident than was portrayed in the trial .
Zimmerman believes that the testimony provided by the witness that missed the first trial is crucial to making the judge understand the situation .
This is what I have alleged all along .
If it's not Lewis that's called , then I'm wrong for sure .
Maybe I'm wrong .
Hey Bags long time bro :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
Here is a little grit for your bristle:
If this account is accurate how could there be such a miscarriage of justice with or without Hamilton’s testimony :confused:Quote:
By: Adam Cooper on 1/31/2012
Security-camera footage viewed by Autoweek showed Sutil sitting next to Hamilton, with Lux standing over them, and a discussion apparently taking place. Lux then grabbed Sutil's left arm suddenly and tried to pull him out of the chair. As Sutil tried to defend himself and push Lux away with his free right hand--in which he was still holding a glass—Lux suffered a neck injury.
Given that most people viewing the footage would regard what happened as an instinctive act of self-defense—though it resulted in an unfortunate injury—the sentence seems heavy-handed at best.
Read more: Formula One: Adrian Sutil receives suspended sentence in assault - Autoweek
Something is very wrong about this whole shootin' match!
Upon further consideration, and this is all hypothetical I suspect that Lux, and his legal team have asserted that Sutil was really hammered and wasn't able to use good judgment. Maybe everybody that has a stake in Hamilton “The Brand” which includes all sponsors was trying to avoid the bad press. They may fear upon cross examination, and or more likely witnesses for the prosecution saying something like Hamilton was also drunk as a skunk. If that is the case Hamilton may have to say he was too sh!tfaced to see anything, or at least answer to that assertion. That would be a lose lose situation for Lewis. He is going to have to face the music, which to me is just a case of a guy getting sauced after a victory and having the bad fortune of an event like this happening. Personally I believe Hamilton has the god given right to get plowed in a nightclub after a race. I guess we’re just going to have to wait and see how the appeal shakes out.
On a separate note I wonder if Mr. Lux wife’s fist name is Dee. :D
have a look at the private rooms there is no way lewis would not have seen itQuote:
Originally Posted by CNR
http://www.m1ntglobal.com/sites/defa...s/Lounge-R.swf
OKQuote:
Originally Posted by pino
If only the footage could be 'leaked' onto youtube. If true, it'd blow Lux's case out the water.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Alcatraz