Race Stewarts and the FIA Are now Offically Biased?

Question

all Ferrair gets is a 10,000 euro fine

Answer 1

Its a grey area this whole pit exiting thing, Grey in the aspect of depending on whom it is between and what positions they hold in the race. This incident could've been between a Force India and a STR and precious little would've been done.

Felipe will get off, its just a bit of F1 bluff and bluster which seldom amounts to anything serious

Answer 2

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Rockpool....I like your answer. Nice and balanced, cos Massa cannot see very well...and it stings bad Ferrari releases...VERY NICE. I give thumb up you, if you don't mind :)

EDIT: We should never be surprised by the FIA. 8 hours for verdict at Rascassegate and 30 mins for Alonso in Italy when he was almost a corner ahead in quali???????

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Answer 3

I hear you. I'm a Ferrari fan, but I think the Scuderia was very, very  lucky to have got away with it, really. But I guess what worked in Felipe's favour was the fact that the incident didn't change the finishing order of the race, nor did it result in an accident. Also, there have been many similar incidents in the past that never even got a mention. The FIA weren't quite prepared to set a precedence today.

Was it dangerous? h**l yeah!

It would have been a bit harsh for Felipe to cop the penalty (drive thru or grid penalty for the next race), since it was the team's fault. I think the stewards should have let Felipe have the 10 points, but not the team (a bit like McLaren last year).  

Answer 4

I like you Marti, don't want to fall out.

Yes many, many penalties have gone unfairly Ferrari's way but I think this one will help keep the championship close.

Hopefully there will be pit alterations for next year so the safety cars are out of the way.

Answer 5

I think the fairest solution would've been to give Felipe a drive-thru... Even though as the driver he wasn't entirely culpable for when he was released by the team.. he is still a member of that team and should incur the proper punishments...

Ferrari have clearly got a pit release system that is flawed and have a crew that in this race at least were only focussed on getting Massa's car out as quickly as possible... which is disregarding every other team in the pit lane... Kimi's incident shows that the lights system that looks so advanced and all, is actually fairly useless... the best way to warn a driver that the team isn't ready is to have that big lollipop right in front of his face...he can see then that they aren't ready... I think we may have seen the last of Ferrari's pit lights...

One more fishy element... the stewards waited to give Ferrari their 'punishment', and seeing what it was, that was their intention all along, so as to not impede the racing... fair dues for that... but when all season they've been dishing out grid penalties and time penalties for similar incidents to other teams (most notably McLaren... Ferrari's main rivals...) they should follow the precedent they set in Malaysia...

Answer 6

Unsafe What do you mean, it was fine So what if Massa speeded a little if you were watching ITV 1 oh my god the comotators were l*****g lewis's **** so so so much.

Answer 7

Ferrari ****** it up, that is true, but to be honest it really wasn't as bad as it looked. I understand where you are coming from, but I have seen worse in the pits with no penalty.

Its Kimi's fuel man I feel sorry for. Ferrari's pit lane procedure needs to be seriously overhauled IMO

Answer 8

Motor racing is dangerous that's all there is to it. This incident was blown out of all proportion. I doubt very much that the outcome would have been any different if Hamilton had been involved.

Let's forget last year and just enjoy the remaining races.