FIA has once again put Formula 1 to shame. They have proved to the motor-sport community, and all its fans, that all that matters to them is if Ferrari are happy. The stewards’ decision to penalize Lewis Hamilton 25 seconds just proves this point beyond all doubt.
What did Lewis do to earn this penalty? 2 laps before the race ended, he tried an overtaking move on Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari but Kimi pushed him out. Lewis took the safer route, cut the corner but let Kimi move back ahead of him as regulation suggests. Once he did that, Lewis got back to his job of racing and trying to overtake Kimi. And overtake he did, with a bit of flair. What followed was a patch of rain, and some stupid driving by Kimi that led to his crashing in the barriers in the same lap.
Now the stewards think that the “corner cutting” gave Hamilton an advantage, and thus he needs to be penalized. What they have totally forgotten is that Lewis was pushed out by Kimi to cut the corner. There was NO intent to cut the corner on Lewis’ part, and it was either that or a shunt in Kimi’s Ferrari.
Hamilton & McLaren will appeal in the FIA appeals court, but we all know nothing will come out of it. After all, this is the same FIA that let Massa go clean after the Ferrari pit-lane messed up in the last race and led to a crash with the Force India car.
FIA and its bosses have kissed Ferrari a** for years now. And it seems that they aren’t bothered about fairness, sporting spirit and the fans love for the sport.
I don’t think I’ll ever cheer for Ferrari, ever! First it was Schumacher’s cheat-driving to win, and now its the FIA molly-coddling Ferrari to make them win every second race!!! I’d rather cheer the honest drivers and teams who know what the true spirit of F1 is all about.
Update(10-Sept): Steve Slater, the voice of Formula 1 has written an excellent column on this incident. Click here to read.
Well, just like ICC has been kissing CA’s (aka ACB) a** since beginning. To them whatever the aussies say is holy, whatever they do is just! 👿