Renault suspended from next Grand Prix
#13
07-27-2009 | 10:30 AM
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2008 will be remembered as the year F1 wasn't
Which is really disappointing for whoever the winner will be because he will have worked hard for it and deserved it but what a year of shitty rules changes and bitching.
Which is really disappointing for whoever the winner will be because he will have worked hard for it and deserved it but what a year of shitty rules changes and bitching.
#14
07-27-2009 | 11:04 AM
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Agree 100%...
#16
07-27-2009 | 12:31 PM
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This is a bit harsh IMO. Perhaps a grid spot penalty or financial penalty would be more realistic. Taking Alonso out of his home race does nothing for the event. I bet there will be less attendance because of this. FIA are just adding to the already existing controversy going on.
#17
07-27-2009 | 02:40 PM
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I can't believe the ridiculous sentimentality that people here think should carry overwhelming prejudice on a very basic and fundamental safety policy issue.
Renault's driver being from the city of the next venue,.. DOES NOT, and it SHOULD NOT, have ANYTHING to do with the decisions as to the appropriate penalty that FIA should impose on the Renault team.
The fact that there was a mistake in properly securing the wheel, is understandable and unfortunate. The fact that the Renault Team then made an obvious decision to NOT immediately report and correct this serious safety problem, represents serious and willful negligence.
Team Renault's driver, Alonso, is just another part of the Renault Team, and his personal history has absolutely nothing to do with anything on this matter.
Renault's driver being from the city of the next venue,.. DOES NOT, and it SHOULD NOT, have ANYTHING to do with the decisions as to the appropriate penalty that FIA should impose on the Renault team.
The fact that there was a mistake in properly securing the wheel, is understandable and unfortunate. The fact that the Renault Team then made an obvious decision to NOT immediately report and correct this serious safety problem, represents serious and willful negligence.
Team Renault's driver, Alonso, is just another part of the Renault Team, and his personal history has absolutely nothing to do with anything on this matter.
Last edited by Bodhii; 07-27-2009 at 02:43 PM.
#18
07-27-2009 | 05:17 PM
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I can't believe the ridiculous sentimentality that people here think should carry overwhelming prejudice on a very basic and fundamental safety policy issue.
Renault's driver being from the city of the next venue,.. DOES NOT, and it SHOULD NOT, have ANYTHING to do with the decisions as to the appropriate penalty that FIA should impose on the Renault team.
The fact that there was a mistake in properly securing the wheel, is understandable and unfortunate. The fact that the Renault Team then made an obvious decision to NOT immediately report and correct this serious safety problem, represents serious and willful negligence.
Team Renault's driver, Alonso, is just another part of the Renault Team, and his personal history has absolutely nothing to do with anything on this matter.
Renault's driver being from the city of the next venue,.. DOES NOT, and it SHOULD NOT, have ANYTHING to do with the decisions as to the appropriate penalty that FIA should impose on the Renault team.
The fact that there was a mistake in properly securing the wheel, is understandable and unfortunate. The fact that the Renault Team then made an obvious decision to NOT immediately report and correct this serious safety problem, represents serious and willful negligence.
Team Renault's driver, Alonso, is just another part of the Renault Team, and his personal history has absolutely nothing to do with anything on this matter.
#19
07-27-2009 | 05:38 PM
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Renault has appealed against Hungarian Grand Prix stewards' decision to suspend the team from the European Grand Prix on the penultimate weekend of August. The French team was thrown out of the next event on Sunday evening due to actions by the team surrounding the loss of Fernando Alonso's right-front wheel in Budapest.
With a loose wheel nut causing such a vibration that the wheel became detached from Alonso's car during the race and subsequently bounching through the air, news was later published that the team had been suspended from taking part in the European Grand Prix next time out, meaning Spanish fans would be deprived of seeing their former double Champion hero on track.
The FIA has since received documentation stating Renault's intention to appeal the stewards' decision, with a hearing to take place within the next four weeks.
Do I read this wrong? If it's going to take 4 weeks to decide on a hearing won't he be able to race until then?
