Did Lewis deserve the drive-thru penalty?

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Originally Posted by wedge

Tough one to call.

50-50

Perhaps a tad too harsh, TBH, as he was slightly ahead as they were side by side.

Don't understand why there isn't normal turf round that part of the track. I suppose the GPDA complained about dirt and crap being brought onto the racing line :rolleyes:

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I'm sure the Stewards had a good look at it. If he had slowed and conceded the place back to Vettel, he would have passed Vettel half a lap later. Case of brain fade more than anything else.

Why not the stewards just radio the driver and say u move over and let him back in front for minor offenses.

Same for blocking. They really want to open it up, then one clear block, and over you go.
Radio.......a new invention so use it.

:confused: have they had any team radio for Lewis on itv :confused:
maybe his race engineer don't speak to him over the radio
maybe it is time to try a new race engineer

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

:confused: have they had any team radio for Lewis on itv :confused:
maybe his race engineer don't speak to him over the radio
maybe it is time to try a new race engineer

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good point. :Talking:

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

:confused: have they had any team radio for Lewis on itv :confused:
maybe his race engineer don't speak to him over the radio
maybe it is time to try a new race engineer

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good point

http://www.planet-f1.co.za/story/0,1...724292,00.html

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In Canada Lewis Hamilton was rightly penalised for his pitlane accident - at the same grand prix Sebsatian Vettel was only able to stop Heikki Kovalainen overtaking him by repeatedly cutting the apex on the last chicane. He wasn't penalised.

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The French and the Canadians appear to be on opposite sides of the Atlantic. :p :

do not forget that most of the race race stewards are volunteers
so they may only be at one gp per year.

some of this could be fixed by having full time jobs for race stewards with mandatory training before the start of each f1 season

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

do not forget that most of the race race stewards are volunteers
so they may only be at one gp per year.

some of this could be fixed by having full time jobs for race stewards with mandatory training before the start of each f1 season

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Let's face it - they are no more inconsistant than our AFL umpires. :rolleyes:

Lewis speaks out (well, surprize, surprize...)

"I feel cool. It's all good. Racing is racing. I'm still here, there's nothing you can do to get me out of it,"

"I continued because I don't believe I overtook him by going over the kerb, I actually took him before that."

"I kept pushing. There's nothing you can do that can distract me. You can keep on giving me penalties and whatever you want to do and I'll keep battling and try and come back with a result."

"I did everything I needed to do, I stayed out of trouble and drove what I thought was a fair race"



Now all he really needed to say was: "I continued because I don't believe I overtook him by going over the kerb, I actually took him before that."


but no, much like Danica P., he has to keep going on with being "cool", "nothing you can do distract me" , "giving me penalties" and on :laugh: .


And there are those who might think that a mouth like that is the best way to win fans and influence people.....and the thing is, it is working out quite well for both of them.......maybe it comes from pro werstlin, hulk hogan and such......