 |  |  |
| Stewards hurt Hamilton at Singapore |
 |
|
Oct.2 (GMM) Yet another stewards decision, this time at last weekend's Singapore grand prix, played against the McLaren team. The Mercedes-powered outfit arrived in the Asian city-state direct from
Paris, where it lost an appeal against a verdict at the earlier Belgian
grand prix that cost championship leader Lewis Hamilton the race win.
On Sunday in Singapore, the protracted time it took the stewards to penalise Williams' Nico Rosberg for pitting under the safety car arguably hurt Hamilton more than it did Rosberg, who finished the race an unusual second. "Nico was able to get the hammer down out in front while the stewards were coming to their decision -- which effectively neutered his eventual stop-go penalty," McLaren chief executive Martin Whitmarsh said. He believes Hamilton, who finished in third place behind Rosberg, might have won the race had the Briton also broken the rule about refuelling when the pitlane is closed. "But, in truth, you can't second-guess things like that, and we brought Lewis in as soon as the rules allowed, in good faith," Whitmarsh continued. "Also, to be fair to the stewards, they had a lot to think about at the time." Sir Frank Williams also admits the stewards' protracted decision-making in Singapore played to Rosberg's advantage. "We prayed that the penalty would be announced as late as possible," he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, explaining that every extra lap allowed the driver to pull out a gap.
|
Latest Video
All Formula 1 News
Friday, 12. March 2010
08:20 - Bob Bell angry over McLaren wing
07:20 - Broken foot for Adrian Campos
Thursday, 11. March 2010
21:33 - Ron Dennis present in Bahrain
21:32 - Prost to steward in Bahrain
21:30 - Senna's HRT finally starts up
search
 |
 |
 |
2010 guide
| Bahrain GP - Sakhir |  |  |  |
| Friday practice 1 |  | 07.00 | |
| Friday practice 2 | | 11.00 | |
| Saturday practice | | 08.00 | |
| Qualifying | | 11.00 | |
| Race | | 12.00 |
2010 Calendar
| Race | Grand Prix | Date |
| 1 | Bahrain GP | 14 March |
| 2 | Australian GP | 28 March |
| 3 | Malaysian GP | 4 April |
| 4 | Chinese GP | 18 April |
| 5 | Spanish GP | 9 May |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 16 May |
| 7 | Turkish GP | 30 May |
| 8 | Canadian GP | 13 June |
| 9 | European GP | 27 June |
| 10 | British GP | 11 July |
| 11 | German GP | 25 July |
| 12 | Hungarian GP | 1 August |
| 13 | Belgian GP | 29 August |
| 14 | Italian GP | 12 September |
| 15 | Singapore GP | 26 September |
| 16 | Japanese GP | 3 October |
| 17 | Korean GP | 17 October |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi GP | 31 October |
| 19 | Brazilian GP | 14 November |
