Irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonieke
It is right that Hamilton is punished, he broke the rules, but to lose the win over this? Idiotic decision.
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Irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonieke
It is right that Hamilton is punished, he broke the rules, but to lose the win over this? Idiotic decision.
irrelevant ? well he got punished for taking advantage..this pic tells me he was in front of Kimi goin into the chicane and was behind him coming out of it..He actualy lost instead of gained advantage in all this...Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
:s hock: I cant believe that 8 people on the poll believe the decision is acceptable :s hock:
This is childish logic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonieke
At the middle of the chicane, he had the option - whether to brake and stay a little bit behind Kimi and go through the chicane properly (kimi had taken the room from him), or just cut the chicane and lose less time. He chose the latter one, but it gave him an unfair advantage. Onboard camera showed how easily he could have done the first thing, but he chose the latter to lose less time.
That said, it is a comedy to take the win from him over this.
why should it be Lewis giving in and not Kimi...again..Lewis (as the pic shows) was in front of Kimi goin into the chicane..why did kimi not backed off and let Lewis by ? on the defensive line Kimi was he never could make the corner in a proper way anyway...Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Kimi had the racing line. Obviously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonieke
Kimi tried to take Lewis out? Huh? If there was contact it was very minor. As they say "rubbin' is racin'" but crashing into people on purpose recklessly and causing damage is dangerous and should be penalised. Kimi wasn't reckless....Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonieke
You just don't get it. Lewis may have been slightly in front but this is a moot point considering he had to go off road. It's like the pass he got penalised for earlier this year. He passed the car and then went off the road. You can't simply pass a car and then fail to take a corner.
I do wonder if Lewis' bad record this year has something to do with the zero tolerance that the stewards have shown in this case. I do think that having the penalty applied after the race was the right thing to do in this case because Lewis and McLaren have the right to appeal and if the ruling is overturned then Lewis will have his race win back. If the drive through was done during the race there would be no way for them to get back the time Lewis would have lost.
This is racing. These guys aren't driving on the road where it's nice to be courteous, this is a racing track and good manners and being courteous doesn't apply. Lewis has quite rightly done the same thing to other drivers and he would have done the same thing if he'd had the opportunity to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonieke
if you check the follow up of them pics one can clearly see Lewis could make the corner but got pushed off the track by Kimi...Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Don't jump to conclusions so easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
Did you read the sporting code, I didn't cause I did not find it.
However the penalty is not arbitrary, it's the exact penalty that is prescribed in the sporting regulation, paragraph 16.3.
As for criticizing the stewards, I have no data to contradict them.
Still I don't like the way it was done. A 10 place grid penalty would have been a cleaner cut, if indeed he is guilty.