Bourdais gets 25s penalty
12th October 2008, 8:53 by Keith Collantine 98 Comments »
Felipe Massa has gained a crucial extra point in his pursuit of Lewis Hamilton in the world championship after Sebastien Bourdais was handed a 25-second penalty for his collision with Massa.
The pair clashed as Bourdais exited the pits after his final stop on lap 52.
Bourdais falls from sixth to tenth in the standings, promoting Massa to seventh and Mark Webber to eighth.
mail123456 said on 12th October 2008, 8:57
lap 52 of 67 … what is excuse this time for “after the race” decision ?
wait and see how the race will settle and then just make some result … FIA rox
Paul F said on 12th October 2008, 8:58
What???
Surely Massa was at fault? The way I saw it, Massa made an error – but there was no need for any penalty as his punishment was contained within the incident – ie he spun and lost time due to driving into Bourdais!
Sumedh said on 12th October 2008, 8:58
I haven’t yet seen the video of this one..
Keith; please could you tell me a link?
diseased rat said on 12th October 2008, 8:59
This is the most unbelievable penalty yet. I am stunned.
John H said on 12th October 2008, 9:01
hehe. I don’t care who wins the championship anymore – this is a farce of monumental proportions.
Rob B said on 12th October 2008, 9:03
I was expecting this farcical decision as I expect most others were once I saw the ‘after the race
fixingdecision’ announcement! :pDAW said on 12th October 2008, 9:06
How much more crooked can this ‘sport’ get in favour of Ferrari?!
Filipe said on 12th October 2008, 9:08
Ok, this is ridiculous.
Lustigson said on 12th October 2008, 9:09
When I saw the incident, I didn’t konw they were up for position. When I did realise that, I thought Massa was indeed at fault. Sad for Bourdais that he got the penalty.
Atticus said on 12th October 2008, 9:20
i say let it be.
seriously, it was like kovalainen/webber in spa or hamilton/massa in lap 2. i dont agree with these type of decisions but if those have been punished then this one should be too.
ukk said on 12th October 2008, 9:20
Hah! FIA once again is the strongest Ferrari fan!
Owen said on 12th October 2008, 9:25
It’s nothing like kova/webber or ham/massa. Bourdais was leaving the pits wasn’t he? I’d have to see it again to be sure, but what the hell was Bourdais supposed to do? Slam the brakes on and let Massa through? It was for position. And it’s unlikely he could even see Massa in his mirrors.
Maybe I’ll change my mind when I see it again but this decision is even more of a joke than the turn 1 one.
mail123456 said on 12th October 2008, 9:30
Earl ALEXANDER:
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081012100412.shtml
George said on 12th October 2008, 9:32
I despair, really I do. What a ridiculous decision. If anyone needed to be penalised for this (and I’m not convinced that they did) then it had to be Massa. Bourdais was ahead, fighting for position and on his legitimate racing line. Massa just wombled into him.
And, to top all that, I can’t believe that the incident that seemed to me to invite the most scrutiny – Massa’s incredibly dangerous move on Webber, straight across the hatched box that demarcates the pit lane exit from the race track – has not even been mentioned by the stewards. If a car had been leaving the pits at that moment there would have been an accident of aircraft style proportions.
This is yet another day on which F1 makes itself look rather foolish.
Navs said on 12th October 2008, 9:33
This is a very strange decision indeed. It was for position and MAS just parked it in the wrong place – very reminiscent of DCs antics actually.
Massa’s move on Webber was incredibly silly and dangerous. It should have been investigated. I despair of the current crop of title contenders, who don’t seem to be able to drive a tough but fair race. They’re like kids with powerful toys. (except KUB who seems to drive his own race nicely)