Formula 1 Fiasco
Thread Starter
GTR Member
Joined: May 27, 2004
Posts: 4,749
Likes: 2
From: Manchester, England
:bang:
Teams found guilty on US fiasco
Mosley chaired the meeting of the FIA World Council
The seven teams who did not start the US Grand Prix have been found guilty on two charges of bringing Formula One into disrepute and not guilty on three.
Renault, McLaren, Toyota, Williams, Red Bull, Sauber and BAR pulled out of the 19 June race after Michelin said it could not guarantee its tyres' safety.
The teams were found guilty of failing to ensure they had suitable tyres and wrongfully refusing to start the race.
FIA president Max Mosley said: "The World Motor Sport Council has decided to adjourn discussion of penalty to an extraordinary meeting, when it will be seen what steps have been taken to compensate the fans, and what steps have been taken by the Michelin teams to make sure nothing like this ever happens again."
The punishments will be decided on the 14th September
Michelin, which was not summoned to the hearing, will not face any penalty.
Seven teams pulled out at Indy, leaving only three to race
FIA president Max Mosley said: "There were five charges against the teams.
"The first of these were to be sure they were in possession of suitable tyres, and they were found guilty of that, but with strongly mitigating circumstances.
"They were accused of wrongfully refusing to start the race, found guilty of that.
"They were found not guilty of refusing to race subject to a speed limit, because there was no plan in place.
"They have also been found not guilty of conspiring to make a demonstration because they satisfied the World Council.
"They were found not guilty of failing to tell the stewards."
There was no reference to whether the hearing panel had assessed whether Mosley was right to prevent a plan to race following the insertion of a chicane.
There will be three races of the season left when the council convenes its meeting to discuss the penalties.
Mosley chaired the meeting of the FIA World Council
The seven teams who did not start the US Grand Prix have been found guilty on two charges of bringing Formula One into disrepute and not guilty on three.
Renault, McLaren, Toyota, Williams, Red Bull, Sauber and BAR pulled out of the 19 June race after Michelin said it could not guarantee its tyres' safety.
The teams were found guilty of failing to ensure they had suitable tyres and wrongfully refusing to start the race.
FIA president Max Mosley said: "The World Motor Sport Council has decided to adjourn discussion of penalty to an extraordinary meeting, when it will be seen what steps have been taken to compensate the fans, and what steps have been taken by the Michelin teams to make sure nothing like this ever happens again."
The punishments will be decided on the 14th September
Michelin, which was not summoned to the hearing, will not face any penalty.
Seven teams pulled out at Indy, leaving only three to race
FIA president Max Mosley said: "There were five charges against the teams.
"The first of these were to be sure they were in possession of suitable tyres, and they were found guilty of that, but with strongly mitigating circumstances.
"They were accused of wrongfully refusing to start the race, found guilty of that.
"They were found not guilty of refusing to race subject to a speed limit, because there was no plan in place.
"They have also been found not guilty of conspiring to make a demonstration because they satisfied the World Council.
"They were found not guilty of failing to tell the stewards."
There was no reference to whether the hearing panel had assessed whether Mosley was right to prevent a plan to race following the insertion of a chicane.
There will be three races of the season left when the council convenes its meeting to discuss the penalties.
Thread Starter
GTR Member
Joined: May 27, 2004
Posts: 4,749
Likes: 2
From: Manchester, England
I highlighted it as a good thing........
This is turning into a witch hunt. Let's face it, Mosely is one of the main culprits in this situation, and also the chair of the disciplinary committee, he was never likely to admit it was his fault, not when there are seven teams to make scapegoats out of.
This is turning into a witch hunt. Let's face it, Mosely is one of the main culprits in this situation, and also the chair of the disciplinary committee, he was never likely to admit it was his fault, not when there are seven teams to make scapegoats out of.
Legacy TMS Member
Joined: February 8, 2004
Posts: 3,399
Likes: 7
From: Cincinnati, OH
Originally posted by jgsmuzzy@June 30, 2005, 12:46 AM
I highlighted it as a good thing........
This is turning into a witch hunt. Let's face it, Mosely is one of the main culprits in this situation, and also the chair of the disciplinary committee, he was never likely to admit it was his fault, not when there are seven teams to make scapegoats out of.
I highlighted it as a good thing........
This is turning into a witch hunt. Let's face it, Mosely is one of the main culprits in this situation, and also the chair of the disciplinary committee, he was never likely to admit it was his fault, not when there are seven teams to make scapegoats out of.
Max is goofy.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Boomer
GT350
0
Aug 20, 2015 01:15 PM