All Posts Tagged With: "Stewards"
Are There Changes On The Way For Race Stewards?
It has been suggested that Max Mosley would like to have more stewards present at each race, and the FIA president has apparently been considering overhauling the stewarding process for some time. This news comes in light of some inconsistent rulings in recent events, which in turn have sparked a fair amount of anger among [...]
Toyota Lodge Protest Against STR, Stewards Throw It Out
Shortly after the Singapore Grand Prix, Toyota lodged a protest against rival team Scuderia Toro Rosso as they felt Sebastian Vettel was unsafely released from his pitstop in to the path of Timo Glock. Despite Glock finishing ahead of Vettel in the race – so any punishment to the recent race winner won’t effect Glock’s [...]
What Others Have To Say On That Penalty
The F1 world has received a lot of publicity this week; some good and some bad, depending on your own view. But needless to say, just about everyone has an opinion on the penalty Lewis Hamilton received after his on-track skirmish with Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix. Many Formula One [...]
Belgium 2008: Hamilton Loses Victory, Massa Now Winner
As Ago has just pointed out in the previous post, Lewis Hamilton has been handed a 25s penalty for cutting the chicane while battling with Kimi Raikkonen for the lead of the race. The penalty, which is a drive-thru after the completion of the race, means 25 seconds is added to Hamilton’s overall time and [...]
Alonso Summoned To The Stewards’ Office
During yesterday’s second free practice session at Monaco, Renault driver Fernando Alonso damaged his R28 chassis while exiting T1. The famous Ste Devote corner – a sharp right-hander that leads onto the hill – caught Alonso’s team mate out only minutes prior to Fernando’s incident, and because of his actions, the stewards have had a [...]
FIA Overhaul Stewarding Process, Possibly From Mars
Following the retirement of the FIA’s permanent race steward, Tony Scott Andrews, the governing body has taken the opportunity to shake up the way stewards deal with situations at races in 2008. Up until the end of 2007, Andrews worked alongside two other stewards; one from the national sporting authority and another from outside the [...]
