After the highs of a 3rd straight F1 title it seems Mr Vettel could have to wait a bit longer before fully celebrating after news has emerged that Ferrari may be considering an appeal!
Seems Vettel over took a Torro Rosso under yellow flags, i didnt see this myself as i was watching BBC coverage but apparently Martin Brundle did commentate on it for Sky viewers.
Smacks of sour grapes to some extent but the sport IMHO has always been dogged by appeals over performance issues and pushing the "spirit" of the sport to the extreme and some fairly unsportsmanlike tactics are used.
It would be a shame to see the title lost or won on such a decision but an overtake on yellow flags is against the rules and in the past drivers have been awarded a drive through if spotted during the race or a 20 second post race penalty - in this case it would drop Vettel down 2 or 3 grid slots meaning Alonso would become the Champion.
It is only a chance, at the moment, they will appeal - how badly will the sport be affected by such a decision?
As a fan i would feel cheated but rules are rules & it would seem Vettel broke them, but why wasnt this picked up by the FIA before hand if Brundle spotted it & why didnt Ferrari appeal at that time?
“As a fan i would feel cheated but rules are rules & it would seem Vettel broke them, but why wasnt this picked up by the FIA before hand if Brundle spotted it & why didnt Ferrari appeal at that time?” It's all 'hand bags at dawn' in the penultimate race Massa broke a rule so that he would receive a grid penalty therefore letting his team mate Alonso move forward on the starting grid and onto the clean side of the track - All the BS that Vettel was spouting about fair play and honor (after he had won the title) was all just a parting shot at Ferrari. Ferrari technically did not break any rules, they just played them. The truth of the whole thing was that Mark Webber was a much better driver than Vettel through the season but was unlucky with the car so Vettel had pressure on him from favoritism rumours in house, then on top of that Ferrari who by their own admission had a really, really terrible slow car, the only difference was that Alonso drove it well enough to almost steal the title from Red Bull - This would have just make a mockery of Red Bull as really it was only ever (or should have been) between Webber and Vettel.. After seeing Vettel wipe Jenson Button out in Spa and other very dodgy maneuvers I like him a lot less than Alonso. Alonso was the man that knocked Shumacher off his perch the first time around. I am a Jenson Button Fan first, but Alonso is very good. Webber also a great sportsman. Paul Green
Seems now new footage shows he didnt break the rules. I think the sport has a long way to go before it can be claimed to be transparent and although team orders are now allowed, hasnt actually changed anything it just means they can publically switch cars on the track ( or off it). Love the sport - hate all the politics & appeals that goes with it and there doesnt seem to be a level playing field for all drivers with no consistency from the stewards. Clive
Did you see the footage? I think the FIA were yelping with joy when they saw the one solitary steward with the green flag  when everyone else (Vettel included if he were ever to admit it) was following the electronic signals - as it got them out of what could have been a very deep dark hole. Again Ferrari just going  by the book - The reality of it is that Red Bull are very lucky and Ferrari just wanted to highlight and let them know that they know what they thought that they did not know.. you know..Paul Green |
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