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Presenting a case to the FIA would be a waste of time.
Reading various articles and statements it seems Mercedes are not appeling against the result it is more about the race and Masi, the man is an idiot even breaks rules he made. :banghead:
There has been such an uproar about this so much so the FIA will have to do something. Masi has to go and the rules made simpler and clearer.
Hamilton's behaviour has been very good I have seen no signs of him ranting and raving, I do not think he would want to share or be given the world title., it was not crashappen that cheated if was Masi. :cuss:
The FIA needs a big kick up the backside.
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Sir Lewis Hamilton receives knighthood at Windsor Castle

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted at Windsor Castle.

Just days after coming agonisingly short of winning his eighth drivers' championship in the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sir Lewis received his knighthood from Prince Charles.

The 36-year-old was knighted after being on the 2021 New Year Honours list after he equalled Michael Schumacher's record of seven championships in 2020.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-16/ ... /100704186
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Formula 1's governing body to have an inquiry into to Abu Dhabi race. That result will be interesting. The statement issued was headed "Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 'tarnishing the image' of F1", says sport's governing body
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If I remember correctly Masi's original directive when the safety car came out was all cars to hold station, then a few laps later he then inexplicably ordered the lapped cars between LH and MV to unlap themselves which begs the question, did he receive any orders from the "high ups" in FIA to make him change his mind?
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sateeb wrote: Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:40 am If I remember correctly Masi's original directive when the safety car came out was all cars to hold station, then a few laps later he then inexplicably ordered the lapped cars between LH and MV to unlap themselves which begs the question, did he receive any orders from the "high ups" in FIA to make him change his mind?
Masi changed his decision/own rules at the last minute after pressure from Red BS's "Homer", thus gifting the title to Crashappen. Quite simply the man has to go, but surely he also has to face consequences as I'm sure others do.

As to the title, leave Crashappen with a tainted gift - true supporters know it was a stolen title. LH will be back next season to give a decent kick up the Muppet's arse.

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Mercedes not appealing on the rssult of the race, they are leaving it to the FIA's decision.
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That's good, nothing was going to change with the results. What they've done now is taken themselves out of the equation and left FIA hanging out on a limb on their own.
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This raises the possibility that Hamilton may not be back in 2022? The photo at the link is suitable for framing Pharvey. :duck: :cheers:

Lewis Hamilton may be punished for not attending awards ceremony, says new FIA president

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/59705074

New FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has refused to rule out punishing Lewis Hamilton for boycotting its awards ceremony on Thursday.

Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff did not attend in protest at the handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last Sunday.

Formula 1 rules dictate that the top three drivers in the championship must attend.

"If there is any breach, there is no forgiveness in this," Ben Sulayem said.

Asked to clarify whether he was saying Hamilton would be penalised for not attending the gala, he said: "Forgiveness is always there. But rules are rules.

"I know Lewis is really sad about what happened. I would say he is broken. But we have to look into if there is any breach. [After] a few hours now as president, I cannot give answers without going back to the facts."

Wolff said on Thursday that Hamilton was "disillusioned" after the events of Abu Dhabi and that he could not guarantee the seven-time champion would return to F1 next year.

The FIA has launched an inquiry into the events of Abu Dhabi, where race director Michael Masi appeared not to follow the organisation's own rules when it came to the operation of a late safety-car period, resulting in the championship changing hands from Hamilton to Red Bull's Max Verstappen on the last lap of the race.

The FIA has admitted that the controversy surrounding the race was "tarnishing the image" of F1.

Wolff has accused Masi of "a freestyle reading of the rules and it left Lewis like a sitting duck", and of "robbing" Hamilton of the title. He added that Mercedes would "hold the FIA accountable" for the controversy.

Ben Sulayem, 60, a former rally driver who has been a member of the FIA World Council, F1's legislative body, since 2008, said: "Someone will always get upset. I spoke to Toto and he said to me: 'I am not coming here.'

"I listened to him. When I listened, he started cooling down. We will look into the rules and make sure any situation like this that occurs in the future we will have an instant solution to it. There are so many areas we can improve."

He said he believed that Hamilton, Mercedes and the FIA will be able to "start afresh" in 2022.

"It is a responsibility of me that we forget the past but look into it with improvement," Ben Sulayem said.

"We have to be proactive. We have to improve in every aspect. As a driver, I would be so upset for a while but time is a fact that will cool."

Ben Sulayem is a 14-time Middle East rally champion and former World Rally Championship competitor who has been a motorsport administrator for the past 16 years.

He was elected after a campaign in which he promised to expand motorsport participation around the world and lead the governing body for its members.

His deputy president for sport is Scot Robert Reid, who won the World Rally Championship as co-driver to Englishman Richard Burns in 2001.

Brazilian Fabiana Ecclestone - wife of former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone - is his vice-president representing South America.

He said Ecclestone had been nominated for her experience and credibility having worked for the FIA's member club in Brazil and as part of the organisation of the Brazilian Grand Prix. She is the first woman to have a role as an FIA vice-president.

Ben Sulayem said Bernie Ecclestone had not been involved other than to introduce the pair.
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^ "Lewis Hamilton may be punished for not attending awards ceremony, says new FIA president"

A complete and utter joke......

"Asked to clarify whether he was saying Hamilton would be penalised for not attending the gala, he said: "Forgiveness is always there. But rules are rules.""

If Masi and the FIA followed their own rules, Hamilton would have attended to lift the bloody trophy!!

An absolute disgrace to sport quite frankly..... :cuss: :banghead: :banghead:
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I wouldn't be surprised if LH walks away from F1 leaving him free to pursue his political agenda.
His post race comments sounded non-committal about next season.
One big factor may well be how next seasons technical rule changes will affect the Mercedes team, he wont want to race in an uncompetitive car.
Big ifs and I don't know if his contract will allow this. Let's see.
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sateeb wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:00 am One big factor may well be how next seasons technical rule changes will affect the Mercedes team, he wont want to race in an uncompetitive car.
Agreed, but then again why would the rule changes effect Mercedes more than Red BS (or others)? Mercedes have a superb engineering team whom I'm sure will be on top of things.

The biggest problem is the FIA - I hope that issue is sorted out!

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There won't be any FIA announcements this year concerning the Abu Dhabi mess. I'll lock this 2021 thread now and we'll pick up any News about this issue in the 2022 thread. :cheers:
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