F1 fans got shafted especially US fans
06-29-2005, 08:30 AM
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The BBC is reporting ....
The seven teams who refused to start the US Grand Prix on 19 June have been found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute. But motorsport's governing body the FIA will not decide their penalty until 14 September, it announced on Wednesday.
Looks like they are trying to salvage this season ... yeah .... umkay .... what a farce.
Yeah ... what penalty since F1 will probably not survive this season.
The seven teams who refused to start the US Grand Prix on 19 June have been found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute. But motorsport's governing body the FIA will not decide their penalty until 14 September, it announced on Wednesday.
Looks like they are trying to salvage this season ... yeah .... umkay .... what a farce.
Yeah ... what penalty since F1 will probably not survive this season.
06-29-2005, 10:12 AM
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here ya go:
TEAMS UNCERTAIN OF FATE AFTER RULING
Last Updated: Wednesday, 29, June, 2005, 15:05
Formula 1's seven Michelin-shod teams will head into this weekend's French Grand Prix uncertain of their fate after being found guilty on two counts of bringing Formula 1 into disrepute by the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris.
The FIA has announced that it has adjourned discussion of any penalty for Williams, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BAR, Red Bull and Sauber until an extraordinary meeting of the World Motorsport Council, to be held on September 14.
The seven teams were called to Paris on Wednesday to give evidence to the FIA's WMC after they withdrew en masse from the race at Indianapolis on safety grounds following a series of Michelin tyre failures over the US GP weekend.
A week of recrimination and politicking between the FIA, the teams and Michelin followed before Wednesday's hearing.
The teams were found guilty of failing to ensure that they were in possession of suitable tyres at the US Grand Prix.
It was also ruled that the teams were guilty of refusing to allow their cars to start the race because they had a right to use the pitlane on each lap.
The teams were cleared of all other charges against them.
These included refusing to race at Indy with speed restrictions at Turn 13 and combining to make a deliberate demonstration of not racing because they had the intention to race up until last minute
They were also found not guilty of failing to inform stewards not to race for the same reason.
TEAMS UNCERTAIN OF FATE AFTER RULING
Last Updated: Wednesday, 29, June, 2005, 15:05
Formula 1's seven Michelin-shod teams will head into this weekend's French Grand Prix uncertain of their fate after being found guilty on two counts of bringing Formula 1 into disrepute by the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris.
The FIA has announced that it has adjourned discussion of any penalty for Williams, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BAR, Red Bull and Sauber until an extraordinary meeting of the World Motorsport Council, to be held on September 14.
The seven teams were called to Paris on Wednesday to give evidence to the FIA's WMC after they withdrew en masse from the race at Indianapolis on safety grounds following a series of Michelin tyre failures over the US GP weekend.
A week of recrimination and politicking between the FIA, the teams and Michelin followed before Wednesday's hearing.
The teams were found guilty of failing to ensure that they were in possession of suitable tyres at the US Grand Prix.
It was also ruled that the teams were guilty of refusing to allow their cars to start the race because they had a right to use the pitlane on each lap.
The teams were cleared of all other charges against them.
These included refusing to race at Indy with speed restrictions at Turn 13 and combining to make a deliberate demonstration of not racing because they had the intention to race up until last minute
They were also found not guilty of failing to inform stewards not to race for the same reason.
06-29-2005, 10:15 AM
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Fuck-I just read the BAR/BAT bannage link above and cannot believe how bad that is for them. If they pull out of the championship they'll probably get fined some more and future applications to race would be denied. Fuck, fuck, fuck is all I can say.
06-30-2005, 08:59 AM
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why is bar facing a ban though? what did they do now?
06-30-2005, 09:09 AM
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I don't understand...why pick on BAR? They did no worse than any other team.And quite frankly, I think this is the last season we'll see real competition in F1. Moseley is doing such a great job alienating his teams that he's going to be left with only one team to compete if he keeps up this shit.
06-30-2005, 11:09 AM
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BAR was on probation. They received a suspended-sentence on a ban for their part in the fuel tank thing earlier this year. And now with this the thinking is they will get a harsher penalty for violating their probation period.
06-30-2005, 04:17 PM
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If BAR is slapped with race ban again, might as well pack up and call it the season. Even Minardi has collected points, but BAR has none.
06-30-2005, 05:22 PM
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I don't understand...why pick on BAR? They did no worse than any other team.And quite frankly, I think this is the last season we'll see real competition in F1. Moseley is doing such a great job alienating his teams that he's going to be left with only one team to compete if he keeps up this shit.
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