Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

Oh dear. Here we go again.

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

Under the letter of the law, it was a fair decision if a little perverse.

Trulli went off track, Hamilton was therefore within his rights to overtake him and rightfully gained 3rd place because when a car is off the track it is not deemed to be "in the race" and may be overtaken.

The team's mistake was then to instruct him to let Trulli past - the racing regulations state that when the safety car is out a driver must not deliberately slow down. Trulli thought Hamilton had problems with his car and went past him - this is also allowed under the regulations.

There is nothing in the regulations about "giving a place back" which is what the radio transcript reveals the team told Hamilton to do.

It was McLaren's mistake and they are not appealing it.

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

But the reports imply that the disqualification is because LH spoke with forked tongue at the hearing or whatever...rather than simply a rule infringement.

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

He lied.

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

He may well have done - the FIA will publish the transcripts of what he said in the hearing.

The rumour is that he told the stewards that he slowed down because he was occupied reading the safety car instructions on his steering-wheel display, and that he was not instructed by the team to let Trulli through.

Sounds odd to me - he knew that the radio transmission was on record, and as he got out of his car her told a reporter that he was told to let Trulli past......

Whatever, he and McLaren were in the wrong - there is nothing in the rules about "giving a place back". It was a cock-up whether he lied or not.

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

Update - the transcript of the radio conversation is on the FIA website:

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre...anscript_2.pdf

It's not that conclusive - at the time that they said let him through Lewis had not said that he'd already passed him... They did try to contact the race steward at the time.

It's a case of poor communication and confusion - there is nothing malicious or sneaky there.

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

that really will stoke the ferrari conspiracy theory flames then!

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option...857&Itemid=219

What a pratt. How did they think they could lie when there was radio evidence????????

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

Hamilton = LIAR

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

Well I am shattered...Empirical evidence demonstrates, beyond any reasonable doubt, that Hamilton is not a saint...

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

ohhh, the irony...

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

who cares, he's still fit as though...

MM, xx

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

see some things never change!

Re: Lewis Hamilton Disqualified
 

............ don't see it myself - and nor do most of the other women I know.

Why have a boy when you could have a man?