Pastor Maldonado has secured the first Venezuelan F1 victory ever and the first Williams win since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2004. Home driver Fernando Alonso finished in second place after a race long battle while Kimi Raikkonen finished a close third.
Nando wrote:Then why was Hamilton reprimanded and fined in Canada 2010?
If it was illegal then surely Alonso in Nurburgring 2011 should also have gotten a reprimand and a fine.
Or did they change the rule AFTER they gave Hamilton a fine and reprimand?
Don't know what happened to Alonso in 2011, but it probably was genuine technical problem."Following a directive issued at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, after Lewis Hamilton and McLaren were given a reprimand and a $10,000 fine for stopping deliberately on a slowing down lap after qualifying to save fuel, the FIA has made it clear that only genuine technical problems would be acceptable."
Not much has changed then...
Easy to check, if it's the veracity you are questioning.Nando wrote:I DOUBT IT LOWE!sAx wrote:@paddylowe on Twitter:
To all our fans: so sorry about this error. We are more gutted than anybody. An amazing performance by Lewis throughout Q, ruined.
Mr.G wrote:Yes, I notice that too, it was in the final lap replay. But I don't know what it should be if a feature or bug.GrizzleBoy wrote:Anyone else notice that the limiter on the McLaren sounded really weird?
Like it would hit the limiter, back off a little, hit again, back off a little and keep doing it till the braking zone.
Usually it's just straight noise till the end of the straight when cars hit the limiter but it was fluxuating on both McLarens.
Mr.G wrote:"The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session. The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid."Diesel wrote:I don't completely agree with the penalty Lewis got, a 5/10 place grid penalty or erasing his times from Q1 would have been a bit more fitting in my opinion.
The rules says whats the punishment.
So it is a stewards decision. They could have decided another sanction if they wanted.31.6
In the event of a driving infringement during any practice session the Stewards may drop the driver such number of grid positions as they consider appropriate. Unless it is completely clear that a driver committed a driving infringement any such incident will normally be investigated after the relevant session. Where appropriate, regard will also be given to the provisions of Article 18.1.
31.7
Any driver taking part in any practice session who, in the opinion of the stewards, stops unnecessarily on the circuit or unnecessarily impedes another driver shall be subject to the penalties referred to in Article 31.6.
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Note how this comment is a year old."Why do we just do things without thinking about them?" (the words of Ron Dennis upset at incompetance in the pit lane...coincidence?) That's what I've been wondering about McLaren for a long time, some terrible strategy calls this year, and even their correct ones are poorly executed, and that's coming from a Macca fan.
PurpleSector 1 year ago
