Formula 1: Hamilton disqualified from Australian GP
I dont usually post Off-topic/Tech news kind of stuff but i thought there would be quite a few people interested in this since the previous F1 post had a nice and positive response. Click source link below for the full story.
Lewis Hamilton has been stripped of his third place finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after the world champion and his team were judged to have provided ‘misleading’ evidence during a post-race stewards’ hearing.
The British driver had finished fourth on the road, but was moved up a position when original third place finisher Jarno Trulli was handed a 25-second penalty for having overtaken Hamilton behind the safety car.
However, following the discovery of new evidence, believed to be radio transmissions from the Toyota and McLaren teams, the race stewards convened a fresh hearing in Malaysia this afternoon to discuss the matter.
It is believed the radio transmissions contradicted the original statements presented to the stewards by Hamilton and McLaren.
Source: AutoSport.com
Comments(65)
Sorry dot, but this is so far off from anything rlslog originally wanted to post I just thought I'd say something. Not only is Formula 1 marginally popular, posting about one very specific aspect of it on a scene release site makes no sense.
F1 is actually very popular check the comments in the F1 race from last week
Thats why i posted it in the Off Topic area mate because its not about a "Scene release".
Can't please everyone dot lol. Thanks for this info. Seems that Lewis is getting screwed left right and centre at the moment. Shame, as he's a good driver.
i guess i check sport sites for warez releases from now on …
good , very good news.
@ Couldnt care – plz get a life (or you can sort the topics posted in "catagories") you ungrateful SOB
Thought wrong, couldn't care less.
@ 1 – you don't have a clue so shouldn't comment. 55 Million people on average watch each live race, it's also the world's most expensive sport yet has survived for how long now? So, yes, no one cares about it.
As for Hamilton, this is a shame but it's all very confusing. The number of allegations in the past against him/Mclaren, I really wonder what goes on behind the scenes mclaren. Either way, it annoys me to see again see Hamilton the one worst affected.
Complainers please S.T.F.U
especially #4 seriously….. its one sports article out of how many post out of like 6000? get over it.
keep up the good work dot, i for one am all for this kind of updates as long as it doesnt get in the way of ur usual stuff being posted.
shame about hamilton getting screwed like that, after such a spirited drive as well
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it's ok to post this kind of stuff, there is an off-topic section on rlslog, and people even post academy award winners here which is also news.
anyway i want to see a 4 way championship battle between BUTTON, KIMI, LEWIS, ROSBERG ^_^
I hope both Ferrari and McLaren crash and burn!!! GO GO SMALL BUDGET TEAMS!!!
@ Couldnt Care
piss off if you don't like it. why take the time to comment or even click the article to view it if you know you wont be interested in it.
a person like you who cares about themselves is… well ignorant.
naga got what he deserved,
thats right he got nothing.
Marginally popular?! whatt'a hell is he talking about? Anyway, it's good news, it is good that you posted it here and it is good that trulli kept the third place. Looking forward to next race.
He f*cked of to Switzerland too avoid paying British tax.
Wanker.
Thanks for letting us know about this dot. I'm an F1 follower and didn't know this was going on so it's news to me. I do now however have the F1 RSS feed from that website you linked to
Thanks again.
And to those who disagree with having this kind of post, scroll past it. It's really not that difficult.
@17 – well considering how our taxes just seem to go to idiots who waste them and need bailing out by the taxpayers and wont ever get punished, seems like a good idea
This article is actually better, explains in more detail what happened
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74152
to be honest, these piece of news is not actually a surprise… the problem is that Lewis is the one been screw.. Latelly, all the bad news coming from F1 seems to always have the same source, Mclaren…
Thanks for posting. Rude people… read the rules and get some manners… being polite is very easy to do and 15… racism is just SO old fashioned and the sign of a real small mind – get a life, fast, you only get one so why waste it on being so unevolved mentally?.
Hamiliton was cheated, again… has Jarno been given back the points?… not seen anything about that yet on any blog or news… if he has, it stinks as he, even if Lewis, like a gentleman obeyed his teams orders and waved him past even as he knew his pass was legit as Jarno had made the error and gone of the track… the footage is on YouTube…
Thanks for the post. Why people moan when they come on this site for links to free stuff i do not and will never understand, if you don't want to read a link not to your taste… don't click on it… really easy… and why are idiots brave on the internet?… because its the only place they can be! ; )
@ Couldnt Care
Title Says Offtopics if u can read
If u dont like it just close your eyes lol
And Show some respect for editors
offtopic post is OFFTOPIC.
I'm very happy to read this. Everyone who watched the race knows that Hamilton should let Jarno overtake him. FIA always tries to help Lewis in many many ways, it's just not fair to me. We've been watching this kind of thing since 2007.
Sorrry for my English.
I'm sure people would have a positive reaction for porn and all sorts of unrelated nonsense but I don't see you spamming that
"FIA always tries to help Lewis" – I think you'll find that the FIA tries to penalise Lewis more often than they try to help him.
Why don't post some food recipes as well? That would be off topic and making rlslog even bett… err no. It wouldn't.
@19
So it's OK to go to British schools and take advantage of the NHS etc.
And then piss off as soon as you make a load of cash..
They make a big fuss about him being the first Black F1 driver.
- but he's making sure no other Black British person sees a penny of his tax.
@Dot – thanks for the F1 update.
I can't say that I am surprised to see Hamilton punished…the feed posted here is the one that had Hammy's quote about being ordered to let Jarno pass. It seems that McLaren/Hamilton got punished for lying to the stewards, which, if true seems justified. They obstructed/misled the stewards who were trying to enforce safety rules. Jarno gets 3rd and McLaren gets a tough lesson in honesty, though I don't believe they understood the lesson…
"The Team mistakenly believed that the radio transmissions had been reviewed by the FIA on Sunday 29th March 2009, and consequently did not believe it was necessary to discuss them with the Stewards on that date."-official F1 website
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Please don't forget Nürburgring on 2007…
@23
Respect for what? Spamming offtopic content and flying in the face of rules no doubt set to you by the owner? You have to earn respect
Is it better than Halo 3?
I'am not the biggest fan of Lewis but you do have to admit he's a good pilot. But he's still young, alot of time to improve. I just dont understand why Maclaren tried a cheap shot, when Lewis started at 18th and "finished" 4th place. Its a great result and just to show that Ron Dennis is getting crazy by the day.
@22
Couldnt have said it much better than you just did
@33
Spamming?
Check my posts since ive been posting here this is the first Off Topic thing i have posted, no idea how that is spamming.
No Martin has never told us we can not post Off Topic stuff.
the FIA will do whatever it takes to make sure McLaren does not win anything and do whatever it takes to make Ferrari win. They're all a bunch of cheaters at Ferrari.
@35… Ron Dennis is no longer part of the team, at least no as "The Chief"…
first golf,then tennis. now F1. next: bowling!
@38… didn't know that. so, who's "the chief" now?!
mclaren is a mafia.. did you remember that these guys stolen projects from ferrari? now this.. they simply dont learn
Master Chief!
I for one enjoy the extra added news articles. I breaks the monotony of simple this was released…..
These kind of things sets this site apart from others. Do I want this to be done every other post no.
Keep up the good work. I do enjoy this site.
Lewis wont win it this year his car is not good enough you could see how diffrent it was to last years car last sunday gone and i dont mean the diffrence in the design
The car was slower and didnt perform like it did last year
I predict a Jenson Button championship win might be worth betting a £5 $5 on it
Thanks for the topic i dont the problem in it like some of these sad stubborn people
Transcript of McLaren radio transmission
Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 13:14 GMT
Transcript of the radio transmission between Lewis Hamilton and McLaren during the Australian Grand Prix:
Team: OK Lewis, you should need to make sure your delta is positive over the safety car line. After the safety car line the delta doesn't matter but no overtaking. No overtaking.
Lewis Hamilton: The Toyota went off in a line at the second corner, …, is this OK?
Team: Understood, Lewis. We'll confirm and get back to you.
LH: He was off the track. He went wide.
Team: Lewis, you need to allow the Toyota through. Allow the Toyota through now.
LH: OK.
LH: He's slowed right down in front of me.
Team: OK, Lewis. Stay ahead for the time being. Stay ahead. We will get back to you. We are talking to Charlie.
LH: I let him past already.
Team: OK, Lewis. That's fine. That's fine. Hold position. Hold position.
LH: Tell Charlie I already overtook him. I just let him past.
Team: I understand Lewis. We are checking. Now can we go to yellow G 5, yellow Golf 5.
LH: I don't have to let him past I should be able to take that position back, if he made a mistake.
Team: Yes, we understand Lewis. Let's just do it by the book. We are asking Charlie now. You are in P4. If you hold this position. Just keep it together.
Team: OK Lewis, your KERS is full, your KERS is full. Just be aware. You can go back to black F2, black Foxtrot 2.
LH: Any news from Charlie whether I can take it back or not.
Team: Still waiting on a response Lewis, still waiting.
Team: Lewis, work on your brakes please. Front brakes are cold.
Team: If we are able to use one KERS that would be good. If you deploy KERS please do so now.
Team: OK, Lewis, this is the last lap of the race. At the end of the lap the safety car will come in, you just proceed over the line without overtaking, without overtaking. We are looking into the Trulli thing, but just hold position.
I'm all for added general interest stories on the site.
I read a bunch of articles about this story today and I'm still not sure what happened. It seems to come down to Trulli going off the road under the safety car, Hamilton passes unsure if he's allowed to or not since Trulli went off, then Hamilton slows way down to encourage Trulli to pass him back, the stewards punish Trulli for that and promote Hamilton.
Where the lies come in I'm not sure but it's more BS that F1 just doesn't need. Despite the success of last season the sport's organisers did everything they could to damage the reputation of the sport. Yes, someone in Mclaren was convicted of receiving Ferrari data, from someone in Ferrari, but there were several other incidents during the same season of teams, including Ferrari, having data from other teams, and yet… nothing about those.
It's well-known in F1 circles that Ferrari can do whatever they want. When I was living in England I knew a couple of engineers on the Williams team. The whole system needs shaking up, FIA and F1 management need to be changed, the whole sport is run like a dictatorship. For F1 the inconsistencies and back room dealings are making a mockery of the sport.
@40 samaiel
Martin Whitmarsh is the chief at McLaren now.
@37 sam
I absolutely agree
@34 STFU
Yes
@29 Joon
He's not the first and he won't be the last. Thousands of people do it every year but you don't hear about it coz they're not famous. You'd do the same if you had his money and bad press.
@25 Jorge
April Fools day was yesterday…you fool
@ Anyone who thinks this shouldn't be posted on rlslog, STFU you whinning gits.
I heard this,this morning and later this after-noon they said that Lewis+McLaren MIGHT be disqualified from the World championship as well-But we're have to wait and see
Nice post dot Thanks for keeping us F1 fans up to date
ive almost gotten used to the tech/net news, oh dammit why sports. atleast the techstuff had some superficial connection. cmon
next on rlslog: this just in; DOW below 8000; masturbation causes cancer; travel advise
i wouldnt bother if those nifty categories did work(or would be used correctly by editors) but that way u always have to skip through a load of bull till u get what u came for. hint it aint the news.
Come off it Joon!
If you earnt what he gets then i'm sure you would do the same! Tax on that sort of income is huge.
Wow, I'm glad all the staff members were around to weigh in. I think the ideal situation is a cookie preference which would hide offtopic stories from the RSS/main site. I think then people could choose whether they want to read random tidbits from rlslog or just the major release articles.
It's nice to have some important off-topic news once in a while.
I don't mind.
this item recieved more comments than anything else on the front page
maybe off-topic but its interesting reading to some of us, so all you "releases only" nazis can fuk off to switzerland with hamilton
Of *course* this (and the numerous other decisions that went against Hamilton last season) have NOTHING whatsoever to do with the fact that Ecclestone and Mosley are two of the most racist people you could have the displeasure to meet.
Nothing at all.
@40 gorm
you'd better hope that masterbating doesn't cause cancer…you dumb wanker you.
thanks for this info – wouldnt know about it otherwise
Thank you for posting this Dot!! Great work!! @50 Quite right – I don't even earn a fraction of what he earns and want to move to another country because of the tax. Seems to me though that if what one poster said that they are looking to exclude McLaren and Hamilton from the entire Championship – they will have to look at replacing the FIA – I'm not a Lewis fan – but he does seem to be getting a raw deal from the Stewards and the FIA when it comes to some decisions. And if Mr Ferrari Todt takes over from Mosley then McLaren might as well pack up and race in America as no decision will go for them.
I sure hope the idiots (Ecclestone+Mosley)/FIA do not disqualify McLaren from the whole season. I see the justification in DQ from Australia for scamming the stewards as they let Trulli pass and then claimed Trulli violated the rules. Losing 6 points is not much and it sends a message to the teams that scamming the stewards for race results will not be tolerated. But throwing out the team like they did fir Stepneygate is massive overkill. Perhaps FIA should look in house and question why the stewards were not given the recordings of the Team radio feeds for the time in question as evidence, when the FIA had them in their possession??? It seems to me, FIA is equally responsible in creating this mess by preventing qualified (permanent) stewards from reviewing ALL the data before rendering a verdict. Toyota got played and McLaren + FIA were all too willing to watch until the media took notice. Chalk one up for a free press! Oops, they might be banned from the next race for questioning the authority of Ecclestone/Mosley.
formula 1 marginally popular? lol? Third most popular sport in the world…
rlslog I am disappointed. what is this crap?! release or tech news or gtfo
Good folks @ RLSLOG, you go ahead and post whatever the fck you want to post about. This site is great and is FREE. Whoever complains can go ask their idiot cousin for release news.
Regarding Hamilton, well, he has been the center of controversy since he showed up in F1. Those of us that have followed the sport for a decade or more can't remember a driver anywhere near as dubious, whinning, or self-entitled. Sure, if you read the transcription of the radio and then what McLaren/Hamilton said, it is easy to see they lied through their teeth to steal a podium. But it doesn't matter. The list of cheats is as long as the last two championships.
All of this is an inmense pity becuase Hamilton could have become one of the greats… instead he is quickly becoming a great fraud and joke. Yes, you can blame Ron Dennis for it all. He created the monster that killed the driver.
http://dl.groovygecko.net/anon.groovy/clients/igentics/australia09/2009_Australia_Hamilton_interview_final.mp3
http://dl.groovygecko.net/anon.groovy/clients/igentics/australia09/2009_Australia_Hamilton_driveraudio_final.mp3
Ignore the haters, Dot. Thank you for this very interesting post. Also, thanks to whomever posted the transcript of McLaren radio transmissions – most illuminating. =]
P.S. I cannot believe that some miserable idiots are moaning here about an OT posting in the OT section – WHAT R3T4RDS! LOL
next post we may have hockey news
sucks….. well ….. he's hella hot tho.