F1: Spa-Francorchamps

[Nodz86]

I'm sure Kimi could have repassed Lewis quicker than he did after forcing him off. As if he came belting past Lewis probably wouldn't have repassed him on the next corner

[Marc_CRX]

Very good Analysis here

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzKMyFCaZy0

[Tundra]

Good video. In 0:26, in my opinion, is the key. Hamilton options:

 

1) brake and let Kimi go trough the final part of chicane

2) move left cutting chicane

[Eudemon]

Sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/belgp08/petition.html

 

Show the Ferrari 1 you won't stand for this bias towards Ferrari. I won't be watching F1 again nor buying fuel from Shell till this is overturned. Hamilton is amazing in the wet, Raikkonen is clearly not.

[Iced_Bullet]

Signed 4 times =]

 

:p

[Nige]

LOL I love it, after watching the video over and over again I'm in two minds.

 

On one hand I believe Hamilton gained advantage from it but on the other hand I don't believe he did :confused:.

 

 

Personally I won't sign the petition because do you honestly think it will make the slightest bit of difference ?????

 

 

Ofcourse the FIA will take notice of some armchair 'experts' won't they :rolleyes: ?????

 

If you won't the FIA to take note you need to stop watching the sport, afterall if you carry on watching the sport the FIA will only do it again and again and again, you get the idea. A stupid little petition by so called armchair 'experts' won't do anything to the FIA where has refusing to watch the sport will harm the FIA big time, just think about it .......

[TimBud]

Those are pretty good vids.

It is quite clear that both drivers were fighting, and thats why they drove like they did. That's also why the original results should stand.

 

As for not watching F1 again, I don't think that will make any difference either. Not enough people will 'boycott' the sport for the FIA to care... :(

Infact all this negative publicity will do is bring in more viewers... just for the wrong reasons. It will become like a reality TV show.

[Marc_CRX]

I Will stil be watching Ferrari 1 even after Spa............Just to see Ferrari get their ass handed to them :)

[MaDaSp7]

McLaren lose appeal. :(

Press Release

International Court of Appeal - Decision

23/09/2008

 

At the Grand Prix of Belgium, run on 7 September 2008, and counting towards the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Stewards of the meeting imposed a drive-through penalty upon the driver of car No. 22, Lewis Hamilton, for a breach of Article 30.3 (a) of the 2008 FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations and Appendix L, Chapter 4, Article 2 (g) of the International Sporting Code.

 

As the drive-through penalty was imposed at the end of the race, 25 seconds were added to the driver’s elapsed race time in accordance with Article 16.3 of the FIA 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations.

 

Article 152 of the International Sporting Code states that drive-through penalties are “not susceptible to appeal”.

 

The competitor Vodafone McLaren Mercedes appealed the Steward’s decision before the International Court of Appeal in a hearing in Paris on September 22nd.

 

Having heard the explanations of the parties the Court has concluded that the appeal is inadmissible.

 

The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr Philippe NARMINO (Monaco), elected President, and composed of Mr Xavier CONESA (Spain), Mr Harry DUIJM (Netherlands), Mr Thierry JULLIARD (Switzerland) and Mr Erich SEDELMAYER (Austria).

 

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Article 16.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations provides as follows:

 

The stewards may impose any one of three penalties on any driver involved in an Incident:

 

a) A drive-through penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane and re-join the race without stopping.

 

b) A ten second time penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane, stop at his pit for at least ten seconds and then re-join the race.

 

c) a drop of ten grid positions at the driver’s next Event.

 

However, should either of the penalties under a) and b) above be imposed during the last five laps, or after the end of a race, Article 16.4b) below will not apply and 25 seconds will be added to the elapsed race time of the driver concerned.

 

Paragraph 5 of Article 152 of the International Sporting Code provides as follows:

 

Penalties of driving through or stopping in pit lanes together with certain penalties specified in FIA Championship regulations where this is expressly stated, are not susceptible to appeal.

[TimBud]

What a farce!

I wonder how much those guys were paid to come up wit that decision.

Niki Lauder should have been on the panel.

What an embarrassment for the sport.

Looks like the 'Reds' will win it again.