Double jeopardy for Hamilton?

[davehenrie]

After crashing out of the last race at Qatar, Hamilton broke a safety rule by crossing the racing surface while the race was underway. He was fined and given a reprimand, really a mere slap on the wrist.
But now the powers of F1 are looking at the incident again due to Hamilton's position of influence among the F1 cadre. I think he should not be penalized any further, after all, he was probably confused...when two cars enter a turn together, Lewis is ALWAYS supposed to survive, to the detriment of whomever was side by side.
How can you punish him for a circumstance he has never faced before?

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Are you bored? Or lonely?

 

[Terry Rock]

He was given a fine and a reprimand.
A reminder to all drivers in every category is all that is needed.
To come back talking about further action, leads me to question motive.
Is somebody in the ear of the FIA driving this issue to inflict additional pain to Hamilton and Mercedes.
It was a serious breach but it should be over at this point.
No further action required.

 

[Neilski]

I think he should not be penalized any further

Agreed. They almost never open things up again for re-examination, so it's pretty lame to do it for something like this.
I have no respect left for the F1 "authorities", and barely a glimmer for the FIA.

 

[davehenrie]

Are you bored? Or lonely?

ok, at the time I wrote that, I forgot about his coming together with Nico....so....bored???

 

[Durge Driven]

Anytime a driver takes out another then next Race weekend on Thursday morning they must get in a stock on pit straight for 10 minutes and let the other drivers have a laugh and think up torments.

 

[Ruttman98]

DD got this one spot-on! The setting looks a bit like Baku!

Since Nico's exit from F1, HAM's closest on-track challengers have been VER and NOR.

In hindsight (who says it's only for track stewards, FIA, and F1?!), commentator Rachel Brookes could probably been better represented by brunette Natalie Pinkham.

(I may have aged Mr. Kravitz a tad!)

All in good fun!

In Lewis's defense, while he thought he had been pushed off in the heat of the moment, he later fully admitted his mistake. He DID, however, do a bonehead move in walking across the racing surface. He's been racing most of his life and full well knows better.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

He DID, however, do a bonehead move in walking across the racing surface. He's been racing most of his life and full well knows better.

 

[Antony Snook]

Lap 1 turn 1 is always wild. That is when the cars are are close closest together. (Unless there is a grid restart) You have to hold position or try to gain places. You can even loose places. The racing line is where you want to be bat if that is not possible you go for the outside. And tighten car cup and move onto the racing line. Its hard as cars inside will push you of the track. So Lewis was in no mans land and trying to stay inside track limits. He has Alsonso pushing him for that 2nd place in Drivers Championship. And in my opinion Alonso is the better driver.

 

[davehenrie]

I always think of one of my favorite SILLY movies, The Princess Bride. It has been a while but I think this is the line I remember:
Ha ha ha...never go outside a Mercedes when a Position is on the line....

 

[muzikant]

Lewis Hamilton calls on FIA to make 'right decisions' to stop Red Bull dominance

Lewis Hamilton has called on the FIA to make the "right decisions" to halt Max Verstappen's charge as it has "heavily impacted" competition.

www.planetf1.com

Hypocrite!!!

 

[Fat-Alfie]

And I remember very well that you were personally against Mercedes having a dominant car a few years ago.

Are you in favour of one team having a dominant car, now that it's your team who are untouchable?

Give me an 'H'
Give me a 'Y'
Give me a 'P'
Give me.....

 

[Neilski]

Are you in favour of one team having a dominant car

On that note, Perez has been working overtime recently - to make the RB19 look merely average
He has been rumoured to be about to lose his job because of that. One could instead wonder if he's doing exactly what the team want
(He's by no means a rubbish driver!)

 

[muzikant]

Fat,, what you say is just wrong! My criticism was regarding the party modes they use in all dominated seasons. how easy is it to win races (only Mercedes had these modes) it's so close now that all the teams are so close Verstappen himself makes the difference because hey... where is Perez driving in 7th or 8th place, but that's a bit difficult for you, right? For LH it's not about competition, it's about securing his 8th world title, as long as he gets all the attention... no, the easy winning is over. there are plenty of talents in F1 now and not just Max Don't whine LH, just accelerate, that's what makes real champions.

and where are all those Hamilton fans?? with whom I had discussions that are no longer on the current f1 forum at RD. I hope for your sake that he wins the race today. But as a sportsman he fell through the ice, just like his boss Toto..

 

[muzikant]

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc disqualified from US Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's cars have failed a post-race scrutineering check at the United States Grand Prix.

www.planetf1.com

 

[Pete Conway]

Hey guys, have you not thought that if Checo was driving both cars had a twin brother and he was in Verstappens car, Red Bull would still be winning the championship!

However back to the Hamilton conundrum, Lewis was already told that he was a very naughty boy, and, he was sent to bed with no tea... what more do you want?

 

[Pär Öqvist]

Twins would always be on the same spot on track and crash eachother