When does 'breaking the law' not apply in F1? Is it just when it helps Ferrari...

10-22-2007

...win the championship! Please don't get me wrong - I used to be a Ferrari fan (from Gilles til Schuey joined!) but after the race, my husband and I were joking that any problem or appeal post-race would go Ferrari's way! If data from the FIA show fuel is illegal, surely BMW & Williams should be disqualified. However, if they had been thrown out, Hamilton would have been World Champion, not Ferrari. Hmm - so this fuel decision makes Ferrari World Champions! I wonder if the result would have been the same if the fuel had been used by McLaren and Hamilton was world champion?!! And surely, as the FIA is so keen on saying, 'breaking the law is breaking the law', the teams should have been disqualified!! Look at the official F1 website for details! formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/10/7023.html
(As an aside, does anyone else think it is odd that Raikkonen and Massa swapped positions?! I thought every driver should go for the best finishing place, and that teams were not supposed to have any form of favouritism

10-22-2007

Sorry I disagree, Lewis lost it fair and square.!!!
It was a bad week for England, first the soccer then the rugby and today the F1.!!!

10-22-2007	#1 (permalink)
creambunmum Guest Posts: n/a	When does 'breaking the law' not apply in F1? Is it just when it helps Ferrari... ...win the championship! Please don't get me wrong - I used to be a Ferrari fan (from Gilles til Schuey joined!) but after the race, my husband and I were joking that any problem or appeal post-race would go Ferrari's way! If data from the FIA show fuel is illegal, surely BMW & Williams should be disqualified. However, if they had been thrown out, Hamilton would have been World Champion, not Ferrari. Hmm - so this fuel decision makes Ferrari World Champions! I wonder if the result would have been the same if the fuel had been used by McLaren and Hamilton was world champion?!! And surely, as the FIA is so keen on saying, 'breaking the law is breaking the law', the teams should have been disqualified!! Look at the official F1 website for details! formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/10/7023.html (As an aside, does anyone else think it is odd that Raikkonen and Massa swapped positions?! I thought every driver should go for the best finishing place, and that teams were not supposed to have any form of favouritism

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10-22-2007	#2 (permalink)
JAM123 Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry I disagree, Lewis lost it fair and square.!!! It was a bad week for England, first the soccer then the rugby and today the F1.!!!