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SentraWV
10-04-2007, 02:12 PM
First, officials are taking a second look (http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/40749/) at Lewis Hamilton's start/stop/weave nonsense behind the safety car last week in Japan. There is new evidence (an amateur video, allegedly on YouTube) that show's Hamilton's actions causing the wreck that took out Mark Webber and Stephan Vettell. STR's boss is pushing it because Vettel got a 10-spot penalty on the grid for this week's Chinese GP.

Second, the spy scandal refuses to go away and now points back at Ferrari (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7027318.stm)!

Ferrari have been accused of spying on Formula One rivals McLaren by former head of development Nigel Stepney.

In the latest twist to the "spy-gate" saga, Stepney claims he received key information about McLaren's set-up.

"I got weight distribution, I got other aspects of various parts of their car, and I was Ferrari's employee at the time," he told grandprix.com.

Stepney was sacked by Ferrari in July, and a team spokesman dismissed his claims as "not credible".

So who wins the manufacturer's title if Ferrari get booted? :uhoh:

NP: Marillion, Brief Encounter

johnnytavo
10-04-2007, 03:28 PM
haha does anybody even know who is behind Ferrari or McLaren

SeanB
10-04-2007, 04:13 PM
Super Friends will win the title!!!

sts 50
10-04-2007, 10:04 PM
Does Stepney still have a job in F-1?

SentraWV
10-04-2007, 11:40 PM
I don't think so. I doubt he will anytime soon, either.

ShortysTRM
10-04-2007, 11:42 PM
I'm pretty sure the WMSC was pressing for a ban from motorsports altogether for both Stepney and Coughlin.


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SentraWV
10-05-2007, 02:25 PM
No penalty for either Hamilton or Vettel, sez the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7029797.stm).

NP: Zappa, "Alien Orifice"

ShortysTRM
10-06-2007, 11:28 AM
Well, Vettel ended up getting a 5-spot penalty for impeding another car during qualifying. It's a shame, too, because he actually qualified 12th.

This should be a great race. The practice/qualifying times have all been incredibly close.

Scott Speed finished 7th in his ARCA debut, BTW. That's better than he ever did in F1.