2021 Race 2 - Italy

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VERY interesting column on TJ13 The Judge;

Hamilton: Huge miss by the stewards at Imola

April 26, 2021 · by thejudge13 · in Daily F1 News and Comment.

So, reversing onto a live track with cars passing at 304kph is safe. Reversing in the pit lane is not, and punishable by the stewards; wheels not on cars 5 minutes before is also a risk to life and limb clearly.

FIA incompetence in adjudicating F1 races not acceptable, and the Formula 1 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola in Italy was a prime example – “A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.”

Read MORE here;

https://thejudge13.com/2021/04/26/ha...ards-at-imola/

Interesting read but full of shite really. Firstly, it is very disparaging to the stewards. As much we find fault regularly with the office of the stewards, it is very misguiding to suggest that they are busy swigging whisky and hurdled in the kitchen having sausage rolls while the race is ongoing.

The discretion of the stewards can be quite cryptic at times, but it is nonetheless their discretion to choose which incidents they punish and which they ignore. Besides the two circumstances that the article referred to, are two very different scenarios. Manoeuvring back onto the track is difficult at best with the very limited visibility available to the diver. Reversing in the pit lane involves the driver and his pit crew. There is more spatial awareness present in this circumstance and better control to ensure compliance with pitlane rules. That said, there has been a clear indication that the office of the stewards have it in for Aston Martin, since last two season at least.

What l fail to see in the article is a good reason why Hamiltons reversal onto the track was a reckless act that should have been punished. Besides, there were lots of similar incidents over the weekend and none were punished. Hence the stewards were actually consistent on this occasion.