Anyone into F1?

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The liegate scandal that had been threatening to overshadow the F1 season has come to an end with Martin Whitmarsh and McLaren counting their lucky stars. A number of different punishments had been rumoured to be heading McLaren's way, but the British team has been left effectively unpunished with a suspended three-race ban.

McLaren pleaded guilty to all five counts of breaching the International Sporting Code that were brought against them. All were in relation to McLaren Race Director Dave Ryan and current Drivers' World Champion Lewis Hamilton deliberately misleading stewards at the end of the Melbourne Grand Prix over a safety car issue involving Jarno Trulli.

Towards the end of the season opener, the Toyota driver overtook Hamilton whilst under the safety car to retake the position he lost after veering off the circuit, a move deemed illegal. But McLaren failed to state Hamilton deliberately slowed down to allow Trulli to pass following orders from the McLaren garage.

Since the incident, McLaren has made moves to appease the situation with the sacking of Dave Ryan and a grovelling public apology from Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren team principle Martin Whitmarsh chose to attend the hearing with the World Motor Sports Council in Paris alone. Whitmarsh emerged from that meeting, telling reporters, "I hope that this will draw a line and we can carry on with racing".

[Kev]

Good.
Now can we get on with the racing please

Come on Jenny B!

[Robbie73]

Closed to gap to you Kev - only 19 points between us!!!

JB - Stonking drive and a amazing lap in Q3

[Kev]

Yeah Trulli's had a couple of bad races for me. Haven't got enough cash to offload Nico either. Hmmm...

[Kev]

So Ferrari have issued an ultimatum.
Change the £40m cap ruling for 2010 or they'll leave.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 044860.stm

Interesting.
I can't see them going through with it though I think they're just flexing some muscles.

[Kev]

i decided to make a couple of changes and it cost me dearly. I've slipped to 2nd in the league!

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real shame about massa, totally random incident especially after Henry Surtees and wish him well

however schumacher coming back will be intereting, his team mate may have to get his finger out of his a#se, will be intereting how he does, i'm hoping rather well, looking forward to next race (which schumacher has never raced at)

[Kev]

I think it's a bad idea.
He should stay retired. I think he might be a little off the ball which will make him look bad. It's at a track he's never driven and he hasn't raced F1 for 2 years and he won't get a chance to test as it's banned. Although they might get round that by running him round the Fiorano track in last years car. I think it would have been better to give someone like Badoer a go. The Ferrari isn't competitive enough for a win so you might as well just let someone else have a go.

[wigit]

trouble is with massa and the iceman is they aren't in the same league as schumacher for techincal input into car development, who knows they may come on leaps and bounds, top gear finishes this week so stig duties are done for now

[Robbie73]

What I want to know is who is Richard Pratt? Beat me by some 500 points! Well done to Richard, hope to beat you next year!

Perhaps I could set up a Scirocco Central league just for members on here next year kev? What do you think?

A big well done to JB 2 English F1 Champs back to back - class!

[Kev]

Yeah I faded towards the end. Wrong change at a crucial moment.

Yeah next season we'll make a league up and do some regular race posts to keep the interest up. Get some more people involved eh

[Robbie73]

Good man, will drop you a PM before the start of next season.

5th, not to bad at all Kev.

Cheers
Rob

[Kev]

Silverstone is back!
Going to order my friday ticket tonight.
Going with a mate whose never been before so be a good experience for him to see F1 cars at full tilt.

[wigit]

cheers for the heads up wondering what to ask for for christmas

feel really sorry for the wheatcroft family who own donnington given the monkeys they leased the track too with tom wheatcroft dying a month or so ago