FIA FORMULA ONE 2008 (GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA SPAIN 27 APRIL 2008)

Yen_Aireena · Post time 16-11-2007 01:00 PM

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Yen_Aireena · Post time 16-11-2007 01:04 PM

Hamilton May Snatch Raikkonen's Formula 1 Title at Appeal Today
By Dan Baynes

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Lewis Hamilton may snatch the Formula One driving title from champion Kimi Raikkonen at a hearing in London today.
Hamilton's McLaren team is appealing against a decision by race stewards not to sanction drivers for fuel irregularities at the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix on Oct. 21. Williams driver Nico Rosberg and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld, who finished fourth to sixth, weren't punished for having fuel outside the permitted temperature range.
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile will rule on the case and has the power to disqualify the drivers. If the appeals body took that action, Hamilton, who finished seventh, might then be promoted to fourth -- giving him enough points to overtake Raikkonen.
Ferrari's Raikkonen won in Sao Paulo to take the title by a single point from Hamilton and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
The title was in doubt for three hours after Raikkonen crossed the line as officials considered whether Rosberg, Kubica and Heidfeld should be disqualified. Checks showed fuel in their cars was more than the permitted 10 degrees Celsius (18 Fahrenheit) below air temperature, which might improve engine performance.
McLaren announced Oct. 23 that it would appeal, a day after Hamilton said in an interview with the BBC he didn't want to win the title through the disqualification of others. His teammate Alonso said he would be ``embarrassed for the sport'' if Hamilton won the championship as a result of the appeal. Alonso has since left McLaren.
Hamilton, who started in Brazil with a seven-point lead over Raikkonen, struggled after a poor start and gearbox trouble, while Alonso was third. The 22-year-old Hamilton, seeking to become the first rookie champion, had led the championship for the previous 10 Grands Prix.

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wmhafiz · Post time 16-11-2007 02:24 PM

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payrol · Post time 17-11-2007 12:46 AM

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greyrose · Post time 17-11-2007 07:29 AM

Kimi crowned World Champion after McLaren appeal is rejected

Kimi Raikkonen's status as 2007 World Champion has been confirmed after the FIA Court of Appeal rejected McLaren's right to appeal the result of the Brazil GP.

Had the BMWs of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica as well as the Williams of Nico Rosberg been disqualified after allegedly using illegal fuel during the race, Lewis Hamilton would have been promoted to fourth place - a gain sufficient for him to 'win' the championship by a single point.

However, in a curious judgement, the Court of Appeal have upheld the result - and thus Raikkonen's status as champion - by concluding that 'the appeal lodged by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is inadmissible',

Confirming the judgment, a statement read: "Following a report from the technical delegate indicating the temperature of fuel pumped into the cars number nine Nick Heidfeld, number 10 Robert Kubica, number 16 Nico Rosberg and number 17 Kazuki Nakajima, was more than 10 degrees centigrade below ambient temperature, the stewards of the meeting met to consider whether a penalty should be imposed.

"Having heard the evidence they decided not to impose a penalty as they had sufficient doubt as to both the temperature of the fuel on board the car and to the true ambient temperature.

"Having heard the explanations of both parties and having examined the various documents and other evidence, the court decided that the appeal lodged by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is inadmissible."

McLaren had called into question the decision of the stewards at Interlagos not to punish Williams and BMW Sauber for apparently using 'cool fuel', so gaining a performance advantage.

Rosberg, Kubica and Heidfield finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in Brazil behind race-winner Raikkonen, with Hamilton seventh and so missing out on the title by a point from the Finn.

McLaren continually maintained in the build-up to the appeal there motive was for clarity of the regulations, and not for Hamilton to win the title in the courtroom.

However, after initially arguing whether McLaren's case was first admissible, and then the merits of their action, the team's lawyer Ian Mill QC called for disqualifcation of the three drivers and a reclassification of the championship.
That prompted Ferrari's lawyer, Nigel Tozzi QC, to brand McLaren as "naked opportunists," further suggesting they are "shameless hypocrites devoid of any integrity".

The four judges - John Cassidy from the United States, Vassilis Koussis from Greece, Jose Nacedo E Cunha from Portugal and Jan Stovicek from the Czech Republic - listened to four hours of legal argument at the hearing.
Their verdict concludes a miserable season for McLaren, notably as the team were fined

hyphrigian · Post time 17-11-2007 07:57 AM

Kimi crowned World Champion after McLaren appeal is rejected

Kimi Raikkonen's status as 2007 World Champion has been confirmed after the FIA Court of Appeal rejected McLaren's right to appeal the result of the Brazil GP.

Had the BMWs of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica as well as theWilliams of Nico Rosberg been disqualified after allegedly using illegal fuel during the race, Lewis Hamilton would have been promoted to fourth place - a gain sufficient for him to 'win' the championship by a single point.

However, in a curious judgement, the Court of Appeal have upheld the result - and thus Raikkonen's status as champion - by concluding that 'the appeal lodged by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is inadmissible',

Confirming the judgment, a statement read: "Following a report from the technical delegate indicating the temperature of fuel pumped into the cars number nine Nick Heidfeld, number 10 Robert Kubica, number 16 Nico Rosberg and number 17 Kazuki Nakajima, was more than 10 degrees centigrade below ambient temperature, the stewards of the meeting met to consider whether a penalty should be imposed.

"Having heard the evidence they decided not to impose a penaltyas they had sufficient doubt as to both the temperature of the fuel onboard the car and to the true ambient temperature.

"Having heard the explanations of both parties and having examined the various documents and other evidence, the court decided that the appeal lodged by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is inadmissible."

McLaren had called into question the decision of the stewards atInterlagos not to punish Williams and BMW Sauber for apparently using' cool fuel', so gaining a performance advantage.

Rosberg, Kubica and Heidfield finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in Brazil behind race-winner Raikkonen, with Hamilton seventh and so missing out on the title by a point from the Finn.

McLaren continually maintained in the build-up to the appeal there motive was for clarity of the regulations, and not for Hamilton to win the title in the courtroom.

However, after initially arguing whether McLaren's case was first admissible, and then the merits of their action, the team'slawyer Ian Mill QC called for disqualifcation of the three drivers and a reclassification of the championship.

That prompted Ferrari's lawyer, Nigel Tozzi QC, to brand McLaren as "naked opportunists," further suggesting they are "shameless hypocrites devoid of any integrity".

The four judges - John Cassidy from the United States, Vassilis Koussis from Greece, Jose Nacedo E Cunha from Portugal and Jan Stovicek from the Czech Republic - listened to four hours of legal argument at the hearing.

Their verdict concludes a miserable season for McLaren, notably as the team were fined