gav Wrote:
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> > 1. why didn't Hamilton got a penalty for pushing
> Vettel out of t-16 at the restart?, is Stewart and
> Herber still doing stewards job?, that would
> explain some stuff, won't it?
>
>
> It was Wurz doing the stewarding today. To be fair
> to Hamilton, it was Vettel on his inside giving
> him little choice. Vettel was supposed to be
> behind him, but made it 3 wide with Hamilton and
> Webber (who was the guy pushed off). Both Vettel
> and Hamilton were in the wrong, but I can't see
> how you can punish either.
>
>
>
> ps: abaout the penalty, rules clearly state as ww
> know that you're not suppossed to overtake anybody
> before the start/finish line... not only did he
> overtake Vettel, but he pushed him wide, Hamilton
> that is...
>
>
> It's not the start line any more. It's the first
> safety car line (which at Shanghai is apparently
> before the final corner), which is why Hamilton
> and Vettel weren't penalised for the move on the
> restart.
>
> I'm more annoyed at the safety car itself. It very
> much looked like a caution to close up the field
> and obliterated the leads Button, Rosberg, Kubica
> and Petrov had built up. The little bit of front
> wing was a nice excuse and little more for me.
> Pleased one of those 4 drivers managed to win, but
> I'd imagine Renault will be fuming.
>
>
> Regarding the pit stops, McLaren released Hamilton
> around half a second after RBR released Vettel. He
> shouldn't get a penalty for that. He might well
> get a penalty for going side-by-side with Vettel
> and more importantly going sideways pointing
> directly at the Williams mechanics, which was pure
> recklessness. Using past rulings he should be
> punished for cutting across the white line on
> entry too (not his second one when he was
> alongside Vettel, but when he cut across the
> gravel).
ok gav, thx for clearing that up... yeah the pit lane move was also a bit close, but we've seen some similar moves before with no penalty at all, just some stupid warning... not that he shouldn't be penalised for it, but i wouldn't be surprised if it just ends in anorther useless warning... you can get away with it lately as we've seen