Ferrari once again escapes punishment SMH
So late in the afternoon this news story broke:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/14...ri-2019-engine
Once again, Ferrari escape any kind of punishment or condemnation for basically running an illegal engine or flat out cheating for half the season.
WTF kind of statement is this?
why a closed settlement? and why don't we get the amount they were fined? Also what exactly did they do to earn that fine?
This is all BS to me and as long as Todt is head of the fIA, ferrari will get away with everything.
In 2007 Mclaren were fined $100M for possession of documents illegally obtained from Ferrari. Even though it is hard to say if it was used at all.
At the time the fIa said the punishment was that high in part due to the insistence by McLaren that they did nothing wrong, and hence, lied.
In 2019 Ferrari insisted up and down that their engine was legal and they did nothing wrong. Even though it was plain as day to anyone with half a brain that something was not right. This to me is even worse than what Mclaren did. They flat out cheated and won races with an illegal engine. This is about the worst thing you can do and they get away with it.
Other teams were getting points deducted for minor infringements, even during that season. So why not Ferrari?
At a bare minimum they should be stripped of all points from Spa, Monza, Singapore, and Japan. In fact, i would have stripped them of all points for all events after budapest and whatever constructor money they got, should be reallocated to the other teams rightfully tabulated once their results get nullified.
This is a shambolic excuse of a statement, light on the details and even more incredulous if you take particular note of this part.
"The FIA and Scuderia Ferrari have agreed to a number of technical commitments that will improve the monitoring of all Formula 1 power units for forthcoming championship seasons as well as assist the FIA in other regulatory duties in Formula 1 and in its research activities on carbon emissions and sustainable fuels."
So not only do they get away with it, with an undisclosed fine, but they get to work in monitoring other teams engines???
Madness. Just another chapter in a massive book of infringements they have gotten away with over the years because they are "Ferrari"
I have no faith whatsoever in the fIA being a fair arbiter of their own sport.
I seriously hope the other teams mount a serious protest or legal action against them. Not just for the principle, but for the financial loss they have accrued from being cheated on by ferrari.
Ferrari once again escapes punishment SMH
From the article and link you posted:
“A number of teams wrote to the FIA to seek clarification about design aspects of its power unit, though Ferrari was never found to be in breach of the regulations, and no rival formally protested the outfit.”
;)