Vettel and the FIA

andicole0 · 5 Jul 2017 at 11:04

So cycling can get it right why can't the FIA?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40506450
Andi.

Stupid spell checker changed Vettel to Better, can a mod please change it? Ah I can change it!

MooMoo444 · 5 Jul 2017 at 11:22

Not much more can be said that hasn't already in the GP thread. Seems like a mix of not wanting to decide results off track, not wanting to upset F1 posterboys Ferrari, etc etc.

He got off lightly but I think he would have been nailed up by his balls had Hamilton suffered suspension failure / puncture as a result.

In the cycling example, they took out a competitor. A little different to this F1 case.

The_Abyss · 5 Jul 2017 at 13:23

andicole0 said:
So cycling can get it right why can't the FIA?

I think that you'll find that there are quite polarised views in the cycling community on whether or not this was the right decision. Many think it a very harsh decision.

PinkFloyd · 5 Jul 2017 at 20:17

MooMoo444 said:
He got off lightly but I think he would have been nailed up by his balls had Hamilton suffered suspension failure / puncture as a result.

I'd agree with this. We've seen it many times that the Stewards will be flexible on a decision based on what the actual impact was. A collision that has directly affected a competitor is consistently punished more heavily than one that didn't make a difference in the end.

mmj_uk · 8 Jul 2017 at 21:01

The FIA are probably **** scared that Ferrari will just walk away, F1 can't really afford to lose any of its top teams. All of Italy and a lot more people across the world will stop watching if Ferrari left.