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Bold Seagull

Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,781
Hove
Icy Gull said:
They are going to fudge this and call it a racing incident aren't they? My only comment is that if it had been Hamilton who had caused that accident he would have got a draconian penalty
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2 Ferraris retired on the first lap for the first time in F1 history - I'd be surprised if Vettel wasn't awarded points!
 




Frutos

Frutos

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May 3, 2006
35,542
Northumberland
Icy Gull said:
They are going to fudge this and call it a racing incident aren't they? My only comment is that if it had been Hamilton who had caused that accident he would have got a draconian penalty
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The FIA aren't known as Ferrari International Assistance for nothing.

You're right though, had it been Hamilton in Vettel's place he'd have had the book thrown at him without question - fingers crossed that is applied consistently.
 




Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
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sjamesb3466

sjamesb3466

Well-known member
Jan 31, 2009
5,182
Leicester
Frutos said:
What a surprise:

https://twitter.com/andrewbensonf1/status/909442356687933441

"Stewards "find no driver wholly or predominantly to blame" for Vettel-Raikkonen-Verstappen. No further action"

:nono:
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Wouldn't Vettel have had a race ban if more points had been added to his license? I remember them mentioning it after the Azerbaijan incident and I seem to remember he had to get past a certain race to avoid punishment. If he hasn't got past that point yet he will have to do something pretty blatant as a race ban now would pretty much end the title race with only 6 tracks left. It's all about money and sponsorship which would be lost if the title is pretty much settled.
 




Surrey Seagull

Surrey Seagull

New member
Jul 24, 2007
641
Spitting distance from Croydon, let me check...yup
1of the stewards for today's race was Emanuele Pirro who spent the majority of his F1 career at the Scuderia Italia team.
I'm sure the decision is a coincidence.
 


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I like my F1 but watching that was a waste of 2 hours.

Well done Sussex boy Palmer.
 














Badger

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger
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May 8, 2007
12,773
Toronto
Icy Gull said:
Wish we could get rid of these crap street circuits and bring back proper race tracks like Magny Cours. Singapore is such a dull circuit
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The only F1 race I've ever been to was at Magny Cours. It was a dull procession from start to finish and I think Kimi was the only driver to overtake anyone because he had to start from the back. I'm all for bringing back exciting circuits but I don't think Magny Cours is one of them!
 


B

Blues Rock DJ

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Apr 18, 2011
4,007
Dorset
find it spooky that F1 addicts, not necessarily on here, get worked up about crashes involving boys with toys, the day after the horrific fatal crash on the M5 ?!
 




T

Turkey

Well-known member
Jul 4, 2003
15,568
The Complete Badger said:
It's strange how a season that has had almost no direct racing between Lewis and Vettel has been so close and compelling.

As for today, it's surely a decisive blow in the Championship and leaves Vettel needing a LH retirement in the next six races to have a chance I feel. Despite being a huge Lewis fan, I wouldn't have punished Vettel for the incident in Turn One. He took a very aggressive move to squeeze Verstappen but in those conditions there is no way he could have known Raikkonen was also there, and Raikkonen's presence is essentially what resulted in it being a huge crash rather than just a move by the pole sitter to retain position. Vettel is sometimes too aggressive and he paid the price for it today. That's enough.
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I'm glad someone else said it. It was his fault and it was a daft thing to do in his situation but it's a split second decision in a scenario when with those tiny mirrors you just can't see. 9 times out of 10, Kimi isn't there, Max goes left, nothing happens and we go racing. If you punish him there you have to punish every driver who ever puts the squeeze on someone. As you say though, Seb has been too aggressive at times this season and he's really cost himself here. Unless Hamilton fails to finish a race which Seb wins you really have to fancy Lewis for the title now.
 


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