Cars Leaving Pits Have Right of Way, Charlie Whiting Says
Race director Charlie Whiting stated in Singapore and at the start of the Fuji race that cars leaving the pits have right of way!
We all saw that Felipe Massa drove into Sebastien Bourdais in Fuji on Sunday. We all expected Massa to be penalised, but wait...the FIA have spoken, and Bourdais received a penalty.
In a conference before both Singapore and Fuji, Whiting stated the above. So Bourdais had track position, and right of way, yet Massa felt none of this was his fault.
This is the second time in just four races that Whiting's advice has been ignored by the incompetent FIA stewards, who have no racing experience at all, and by the looks of things, don't have a rulebook handy.
Yet again, the stewards have had over 20 minutes to make a ruling, but have decided to make it after the race, much like Rosberg and Singapore.
In fact, it took just 14 minutes for the FIA to decide both Massa and Hamilton should serve a drive-through for their action in Fuji, one of which was also Massa's fault.
My Theory as to why the decision was made after the race: because time penalties applied after the race cannot be appealed, i.e. Hamilton/Spa. This meant Toro Rosso couldn't appeal the decision, which they would have won.
The other was a silly mistake which happened under pressure by Hamilton, although McLaren are bewildered to why it deserved the same penalty as a contact hit.
Yes, this article is a bit of rant, but I just wanted to show some evidence that proves Bourdais has been treated unfairly by the FIA stewards, and that they are clearly contradicting rules now.
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