So.. we can see how the racing itself loses the reason in F1 now. If FOA/FIA/BC whoever wants someone to win/score points (not to win/score points), they will 'notice' anything during the race to punish anyone. Why the hell did they impose a drive-through for Massa and Hamilton? I start thinking that it was done to let Kubica and Raikkonen score some extra points and to save an intrigue in WDC-ship. I haven't seen anything criminal in how did they act. Both. Just an ordinary collision, after which both drivers stayed in the race, no one suffered (physically, not speaking about position). That's not f***ing racing, that's business! Yep, it's interesting when the backmarkers win, but not this way - if Massa will receive a penalty for his every single breath...well, not great.
Eh..almost forgot..that Bourdais - Massa accident wasn't worth penalizing either...
Alonso wins!
It bothers me when cars use run off areas or push cars off the track while racing. If you cant pass while still on the track then the pass isn't good enough. Even the amount they use the curbs bothers me a bit. But instead of penalties they should just make the offtrack area in ways that your car will get damaged if you go there except for a few run off areas at high speed areas for safety. Races are supposed to take place on the track.
You can call me scott.
I think he is the best driver at the moment too. After Schumacher left, I figured he and Kimi would be the best but I'm not sure Kimi has been as good at Ferrari as he has been at McLaren - even thought he won the title in a Ferrari. This year he has proven to have the outright one-lap race pace but can't seem to find consistency and in some cases has looked impotent. Is it psychological? Is it the different car? Or both? Or is he just not as good as I thought he was?
What puzzles me is that Alonso didn't fare better against Lewis last season. He has proven to be very fast in this Renault which is not on par with the top teams (albeit massively improved from the start of the season) and I just figure him to be better than Lewis.
I missed much of the race as I slept but I saw a replay of that and remember the commentators saying that Massa may well receive a penalty. I figured it was Massa's fault as well. What say the rest of you guys that saw it better?
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
YouTube - F1 Fuji GP 2008-Accidente Massa-Bourdais
I don't think a penalty should be assessed at all in this case. It was massa's fault but bourdais didn't really suffer for it so why assess anything? And why punish bourdais?
You can call me scott.
I think this may come in handy.
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Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
as I said I didn't watch the race, but looking at the YT link, it didn't seem a situation to be sanctioned at all. perhaps Bourdais was re-joining the race after a pit?
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The decision to punish Bourdais is an absolute joke. I'd be interested to know what the exact justification for the punishment is. What was Bourdais adjudged to have done wrong? He had the inside line into the corner, stayed on the inside line throughout, and was clipped from the outside by Massa. It wasn't as if Massa was squeezed or limited in terms of space, he had acres of room to make an easy pass considering his car was lighter, on hot tyres and clearly much faster. It was a racing incident IMO, but if anyone was at fault it was Massa.
Yet Massa has the cheek to claim that his penalty was unfair and that his clash with Hamilton just a racing incident, and if anything Hamilton was to blame!
I hope he retracts that opinion after reviewing the footage in the cold light of day, because it makes him look rather silly otherwise.Originally Posted by planetf1.com
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Do they really think that just because the driver being penalised in favor of a red car isn't in a frontrunner that they can get away with it. Massa was uncharacteristically aggressive the whole race and youda thunk that the stewards would realize it.
Lewis, just pathetic...
"Kimi, can you improve on your [race] finish?"
"No. My Finnish is fine; I am from Finland. Do you have any water?"
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