McClaren cleared farce

[B Cantona]

McLaren have been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation into whether they illegally used team orders at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Governing body the FIA said after studying the race that McLaren "did nothing which could be described as interfering with the race result".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6704973.stm

At a post-race news conference Dennis admitted he "virtually had to decide in advance" which driver would win because of the challenging nature of the tight street circuit.

"One of the things you have to come to accept is that if you are a member of this Grand Prix team, for the vast majority of the time, there is equal opportunity for drivers to race. But Monaco is not one of them"

"We do not, and have not, manipulated Grands Prix unless there are some exceptional circumstances."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6698349.stm


Now don't get me wrong, it would have been a disgrace to punish McClaren for this given what Ferrari have been allowed to get away with for a decade. But FFS, they've bloody admitted it clear as day, it's no wonder we all think that the politics and justice systems at work in sport and in general are a farce

 

[Salvation]

Can't change the rules for McClaren alone, even if they admitted it

Was it Barrichello who was leading/runner-up and in the last or the last few laps gave it away to Schumacher in a GP? That too is 'admitting' innit?

 

[Amir]

But the Ferrari incident was five years ago, and following that Austrian Grand Prix the FIA added a rule that basically makes team orders illegal.

But obviously the FIA decided - with a degree of logic - that telling one of your drivers to move over and telling both your drivers to maintain their position and not take any risks is a totally different thing.

 

[B Cantona]

But the Ferrari incident was five years ago, and following that Austrian Grand Prix the FIA added a rule that basically makes team orders illegal.

But obviously the FIA decided - with a degree of logic - that telling one of your drivers to move over and telling both your drivers to maintain their position and not take any risks is a totally different thing.

Come on Amir, there wasn't one incident with Ferrari, it was a constant team ethos! Unless Schumacher was clear in the title race, or too far behind to have a realistic chance of catching, he'd always get shifted ahead of his team mate by some means. They just weren't as arrogant as to make it as obvious as Austria

 

[Amir]

Ofcource, Brad, it happened many times before - not only with Ferrari, to be honest - but it was that Austrian grand prix that caused an absolute outrage. It was only the SIXTH race of that season, surely too soon to give preferance to one of your drivers, and it was done so ridiculously - Barrichello moving over with meters to go.

It was shameful indeed and so bleeding obvious that is following that race that the world council decided on changing the rule.

Funnily enough Ferrari couldn't be punished for that particular incident because it wasn't illegal. They were fined heavily, but because of some unusual incidents on the podium following that race.