Massa 2008 World Champion?
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DrDeAtH said:
Not really. People are just discussing the legal implications of the situation I outlined previously. It's a valid precedent, and one which the FIA do not want to have pursued.
of all the races that should have been pursued & annulled it should be that one- although no one gains ... hence Mercedes dropping it (& i'd wager they wouldn't have dropped it had Hamilton been ahead going into AD) indeed you'd hope the FIA have come up with a fairer solution should a similar event ever occur in the future (either a 'cut off' & the race is classed as finished at the point of the error or you 'replay' the event- & neither of these should imo be applied retrospectively)I'd probably also add Spa '21 & Indy '05 to the list of races that should have been thoroughly investigated & annulled (there are probably others, but those 2 stand out)
Singapore '08 was something different imo
Edited by angrymoby on Wednesday 19th April 11:03
The FIA have no interest in investigating and altering results of their own fk ups, and why should they? Much easier to just brush them under the carpet and hope people eventually forget.
If they start altering the results of things that happened years ago it will open a Pandora's box and could get really messy.
If they start altering the results of things that happened years ago it will open a Pandora's box and could get really messy.
thegreenhell said:
The FIA have no interest in investigating and altering results of their own fk ups, and why should they? Much easier to just brush them under the carpet and hope people eventually forget.
If they start altering the results of things that happened years ago it will open a Pandora's box and could get really messy.
Yup. Imagine Senna being banned for deliberately ramming Prost at 150mph to win the title without a care of what happened to both parties and maybe others near by. If they start altering the results of things that happened years ago it will open a Pandora's box and could get really messy.
where does it end Damon Hill 1994 champion ............because Schuey cheated ..ditto Senna Prost ?
Hell im going to start a petition against the UCI to get Lance Armstrong reinstated for his 7 Tour de France victories on the basis that every cyclist in those days cheated
Hell im going to start a petition against the UCI to get Lance Armstrong reinstated for his 7 Tour de France victories on the basis that every cyclist in those days cheated
Edited by Purosangue on Friday 18th August 12:29
I read it as a claim for 'loss of earnings'. To prove loss of earnings he would have to prove he should have been WDC in 2008. Not a chance of doing that. The only person going to win here is Massa's lawyer, plenty of fees, no result.
Massa should take some different legal advice, step back and avoid looking like a fool.
Massa should take some different legal advice, step back and avoid looking like a fool.
paulguitar said:
DaveTheRave87 said:
Fairest thing to do is to dust off the 2008 cars, get the drivers out of retirement and redo the 2008 season from Singapore onwards.
Could do it in the off weeks this season.
May contain sarcasm.
That would be absolutely brilliant.Could do it in the off weeks this season.
May contain sarcasm.
Can Flavio come back to run the team?
SpudLink said:
paulguitar said:
DaveTheRave87 said:
Fairest thing to do is to dust off the 2008 cars, get the drivers out of retirement and redo the 2008 season from Singapore onwards.
Could do it in the off weeks this season.
May contain sarcasm.
That would be absolutely brilliant.Could do it in the off weeks this season.
May contain sarcasm.
Can Flavio come back to run the team?
SpudLink said:
Would Piquet be allowed to compete? Maybe banned from Singapore onwards?
Can Flavio come back to run the team?
Of course, anything that happened after the start at Singapore didn't happen.Can Flavio come back to run the team?
So he'd only be banned if he did it again.
I'd pay good money to see Nico Rosberg's face when he's told he has to leave his ice cream shop in Majorca and drive the 2008 Williams again.
DaveTheRave87 said:
Fairest thing to do is to dust off the 2008 cars, get the drivers out of retirement and redo the 2008 season from Singapore onwards.
Could do it in the off weeks this season.
May contain sarcasm.
Brazil could be fun, if they can engineer just the right amount of rain six laps from the end again. Could do it in the off weeks this season.
May contain sarcasm.
(Although they’d all know with hindsight, that staying out was the right decision).
The Race video on does a good job of explaining why it probably won't go anywhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXYRZCqwzs&ab...
I'd actually forgotten that Felipe (baby)'s last win was Brazil 2008. He really wasn't the same after Hungary 09.
I'd actually forgotten that Felipe (baby)'s last win was Brazil 2008. He really wasn't the same after Hungary 09.
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