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Originally Posted by Noah930
What does the rule book say about filing of appeals?
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The rules say "drive through penalties are
not subject to appeal ". Because Ham Bone was assessed a drive through penalty translated as 25 second because of timing there is no appeal available.
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Originally Posted by legion
Funny, during the race, they assured McLaren THREE TIMES that there would be no penalty. They just changed their mind after the fact. 
Imagine if during a football game the refs got together after the game, decided that someone had committed an offsides penalty during a play that the coach had specifically checked with the refs on and was told during the game was okay, and the awarding of the penalty was just enough to change the outcome of the game. Then after the (now) losing team appealed, they were told that a verdict would be rendered in three weeks, then three weeks later told that an appeal is not allowed. That is exactly what happened here.
You cannot decide the outcome of sporting events after the fact. It flies in the face of what a sport is. The only exception is when an athlete egregiously and flagrantly breaks the rules and gives up all pretenses of playing the sport (like beating a fellow competitor unconscious). Cutting a chicane if F1 is like being offsides in football. It happens ALL THE TIME. It should be addressed at the moment it happens or not addressed at all.
And its funny that Ferrari has done the exact same thing during numerous races (including the most recent) and has never been penalized. Never.
You guys who root for Ferrari must also be Patriots fans, because they play the same dirty game. |
Mclaren got assurances from race control, not the stewards. Race control has the responsibility of safety, timing and scoring not rules interpretation. Rules interpretation is the sole purview of the stewards.
Mclaren knew this. If they [Mclaren] thought Ham Bone had performed properly why did they keep requesting absolution?
The football analogy is not apropos. The refs in a football game are charged with rules interpretation and enforcement. . In F1, race control is not charged with rules enforcement or interpretation.