Formula 1 2009

[Hitman]

Lewis and McLaren DISQUALIFIED

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...133847,00.html

What the .... ? If we let another week go by, we will see Webber (who crossed the finish line last) winning the race after all the previous competitors have been sidelined by the FIA!!

This is pure madness, how can an activity that calls itself sport ALWAYS change its results weeks later in the courts???

[Max2147]

The irony is that if the stewards in Australia had figured out immediately that Hamilton was lying to them, they wouldn't have penalized him for it. There have been countless cases where a driver/team's explanation for an accident is rejected by the stewards, which is basically the same as the stewards saying they lied. I can't think of a single case where the lie itself was explicitly punished by the stewards.

So Hamilton isn't really being punished because he lied, he's being punished because his lie worked.

The other irony is that the journalist (Adam Cooper of SpeedTV.com) who wrote the story that blew the whistle on this is a Lewis Hamilton fan.

And Hitman, F1 isn't a sport. It's a soap opera that happens to hold races every two weeks. If it were just a sport it would be pretty boring.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Hitman

This is pure madness, how can an activity that calls itself sport ALWAYS change its results weeks later in the courts???

Trulli got penalty off something Hamilton did on purpose, then Hamilton dared to lie about it, why on earth wouldnt he be disqualified.

[Hitman]

Trulli got penalty off something Hamilton did on purpose, then Hamilton dared to lie about it, why on earth wouldnt he be disqualified.

I don't critisize the penalty itself, but the fact that it is not done by a referee or a sports judge in that moment (As you see in soccer, basket, hockey, etc.) but instead DAYS or even weeks later, completely changing all results. What good is watching a race end now, if it can change so much in the following days??

[Max2147]

Originally Posted by Hitman

I don't critisize the penalty itself, but the fact that it is not done by a referee or a sports judge in that moment (As you see in soccer, basket, hockey, etc.) but instead DAYS or even weeks later, completely changing all results. What good is watching a race end now, if it can change so much in the following days??

The evidence wasn't available at the time. The SpeedTV.com article that revealed that Hamilton was lying wasn't published until after the stewards handed down their decision.

Should the stewards have investigated the incident more thoroughly? Absolutely. But they were also being deliberately misled by Hamilton and McLaren.

[stabiz]

Hamilton enjoys penalties:

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/...eding-in-pits/

Practice #2:

01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.707 40 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:35.832 38 laps
03 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:35.954 40 laps
04 N. Rosberg Williams 1:36.015 39 laps
05 M. Webber Red Bull 1:36.026 36 laps
06 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:36.161 37 laps
07 J. Button Brawn GP 1:36.254 31 laps
08 K. Nakajima Williams 1:36.290 35 laps
09 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:36.397 40 laps
10 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:36.401 35 laps
11 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:36.515 30 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:36.516 34 laps
13 S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:36.628 32 laps
14 T. Glock Toyota 1:36.639 29 laps
15 F. Alonso Renault 1:36.640 20 laps
16 A. Sutil Force India 1:36.875 36 laps
17 R. Kubica BMW 1:37.267 38 laps
18 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:37.278 30 laps
19 G. Fisichella Force India 1:37.432 27 laps
20 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:37.930 37 laps

[Dowly]

Tee hee hee, stupid LH.

[antikristuseke]

Bloody hell, this has been the msot exiting qualifying session in a long, long time.