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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 7 2008, 04:16 PM (5,645 Views) | |
| Norbert | Sep 8 2008, 11:59 AM Post #166 |
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Having just watched with clip again on youtube..... Hamilton was briefly ahead but decided better of the move before they turned in as he was on the outside. Kimi was ahead when they turned in to the righthand turn. Kimi squeezed very hard, but there was still room on the inside for Hamilton at the point he took to the runoff. Very, very little room, but he would have fitted had he breathed off the gas for a gnat's knacker. Hamilton takes to the runoff before Kimi gets to the apex. In fact, Kimi barely brushed the kerb, which also has a nice big green extension on the inside. Hamilton emerges infront of Kimi, going a little slower, and immediately nails the gas. I still think the penalty is OTT, but I'm now a little less convinced that Lewis is entirely innocent. |
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| Bear | Sep 8 2008, 12:03 PM Post #167 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70rXr2Mkq_M Looks like he chose not to take the corner at all from this angle. |
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| stradlin24 | Sep 8 2008, 12:09 PM Post #168 |
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Nicely forgotten by the Ferrari crew |
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| Bear | Sep 8 2008, 12:16 PM Post #169 |
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He gave back the position, but not the gap and so had an advantage. |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Sep 8 2008, 12:21 PM Post #170 |
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I'm not a Mclaren Fan |
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| AndyW76 | Sep 8 2008, 12:32 PM Post #171 |
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Unless you analyse the cars throughout the entire corner,you can not possibly judge whether there was an advantage gained or not. The judgement can only be quantified by actual positions gained, hence the stipulation to relinquish the place back to kimi. That is all hamilton coulsd have done and I feel that the penalty is pure manipulation of unenforcable rules, like what happened to Alonso in quallie at Monza in 2006. |
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| dazzerjp | Sep 8 2008, 12:36 PM Post #172 |
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The ruling is a mistake. http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3265_4116523,00.html No where do the articles they refer to mention gaining momentum. The article thus deduces from the laws cited that Hamilton was in fact punished for... wait fot it LEAVING THE TRACK. @Technically, as the team cannot dispute that Hamilton left the racetrack, the citation of Articles 30.3 (a) and chapter 4 Article 2 (g) leave McLaren with no room for manoeuvre or appeal. However, their legal team is instead bound to focus upon the line in the stewards' ruling that reads 'Fact - Cut the chicane and gained an advantage'. In fact, the question of whether Hamilton gained an advantage remains a matter of dispute rather than 'fact' - the only 'fact' is that it is the stewards' opinion that Hamilton gained an advantage. By claiming otherwise, and seemingly basing their right to impose a penalty upon their claimed 'fact', the stewards may have made an error that will enable McLaren to contest their ruling. @ |
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| AndyW76 | Sep 8 2008, 12:42 PM Post #173 |
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So how come most of the field haven't been punished for exactly the same offense? Surely Kimi needs a grid drop for his banzi run on the run off on the outside of Pouhlon. Like I said before, they are making it up as they are going along. I am seriously considering whether F1 is worth watching if the officials are only going to tamper with the results all the time. |
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| dazzerjp | Sep 8 2008, 12:45 PM Post #174 |
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I said to Misses Dazzer last night, that were it not for Hammy, I would turn my back on f1. Fortunately, Lewis continues to amaze me and we cant let f1 turn into Ferrari 1 any more than it all ready is. |
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| AndyW76 | Sep 8 2008, 12:47 PM Post #175 |
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True, it is a shame that when a driver dares to be exciting that the authorities seem to disapprove and pull stupid stunts like this. |
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| PiquetFan | Sep 8 2008, 01:03 PM Post #176 |
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Niki Lauda echoes the feelings of many contributors to this thread: Niki's views |
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| AndyW76 | Sep 8 2008, 01:08 PM Post #177 |
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Well, it is the only logical conclusion. |
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| Bear | Sep 8 2008, 01:16 PM Post #178 |
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You only have to look to see that it took Kimi much longer to get round the corner than Hamilton did by cutting it ... and Kimi had the better line. Hamilton would clearly have lost time to Kimi if he had stayed on the track. But actually, I have changed my mind. I thought originally it was a fair but harsh decision, given that it was a rule infringement in the heat of the action and that Lewis going over the chicane was because he lost control of the overtaking movement and he left himself with no other option. But looking at it from on board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70rXr2Mkq_M ... he clearly could have made the corner but clearly chose not to ... in much the same way as Schumi made a clear and cold choice to park the car mid track in Monaco. I no longer think the punishment was fair but harsh. I now think it was fair but lenient in that it wasn't a simple racing incident but in all probability an out and out decision by Hamilton to chop the corner (as if playing an F1 arcade game - come on, we've all done it from time to time) and to cheat. Think, if the info in this clip is true, that he is lucky to have only got a 25 second penalty. |
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| u4coffee | Sep 8 2008, 01:16 PM Post #179 |
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Just read the article. It looks like the stewards indeed quoted the regulation: Article 30.3 (a) of the 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations' makes no mention of whether an advantage had been gained and instead states that 'During practice and the race, drivers may use only the track and must at all times observe the provisions of the Code relating to driving behaviour on circuits'. The near-identical Appendix L chapter 4 Article 2 (g) of the International Sporting Code adds that 'The racetrack alone shall be used by drivers during the race'. As the rule Lewis broke. In which case can anyone provide a list of drivers that didn't leave the track during the race, and therefore not be punished? |
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| Norbert | Sep 8 2008, 01:18 PM Post #180 |
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No, it's the only logical conclusion if you're a McLaren fan. I do think the decision was very harsh, but I also think that Lewis did gain a small advantage by not simply backing off and letting Kimi have the corner. It wasn't like he wasn't going to pass him, was it? |
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