Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Woking, We Have a Problem
The general feeling around the paddock seems to be that McLaren will be disqualified from this year's championship. One of their employee's, remember, has already been found guilty of holding technical data about the Ferrari. Things can only get worse. What I don't understand, however, is how they draw the line between the constructor's championship and the driver's. Why should the driver be allowed to keep his points? Yes, perhaps they (or Lewis at least) had nothing to do with the spying, but they're still driving a car acquired by that spying. If you disqualify the team, you have to disqualify the driver, don't you?
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David Coulthard raises the same issue in his latest column for itv-f1.com:
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=David_Coulthard
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=David_Coulthard
Jackie Stewart follows the same line of thought:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_6990000/newsid_6994100/6994192.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm&news=1&ms3=4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_6990000/newsid_6994100/6994192.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm&news=1&ms3=4
I think the right thing has been done though. My argument would be that the team cheated, the team was punished, the drivers didn't cheat the drivers weren't punished.
They are different championships and yet there are links. Is it fair, that a great driver might be in a rubbish car? He wouldn't be able to win the drivers championship.
I think they were only let off because they were granted immunity if they turned in their evidence and they did.
They are different championships and yet there are links. Is it fair, that a great driver might be in a rubbish car? He wouldn't be able to win the drivers championship.
I think they were only let off because they were granted immunity if they turned in their evidence and they did.
McLaren are still claiming that it was one man that cheated, not the team. The drivers didn't do anything, but I don't think Ron Dennis did either, or a lot of the men who work on the cars, yet they're being punished. I'm just saying the separation is vague, and seems to be for the public only.
Anyway, isn't it exactly the point of formula one that sometimes great drivers are in rubbish cars? Or wasn't that your argument?
Also, did you see Matt Bishop's column? He mentions the Toyota incident about which very little fuss was made.
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Anyway, isn't it exactly the point of formula one that sometimes great drivers are in rubbish cars? Or wasn't that your argument?
Also, did you see Matt Bishop's column? He mentions the Toyota incident about which very little fuss was made.
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