Good analysis of the decision here. analysis
First GP I have watched all year and thoroughly enjoyed it for a change. there is nothing like a drop of rain to liven things up eh?
I don't support anyone in particular but I thought that this was a fantastic race from Hamilton and showed that he is a true contender. I think he demonstrated his desire to win and the skill to actually do it.
As regards the incident, and you can add me to the list of experts now John , Hamilton and Raikkonen were racing and Raikkonen forced Hamilton wide and off the circuit. Hard but fair I thought. hamilton gets back on knows he will be penalised so he abides by the rules , as we all understand them and lets Raikkonen back through. he had to back off to do this but he backed off just enough and was completely behind Raikkonen and so gets a wee tow which allows him to get the pass. I have seen this done in other formula and this has been allowed without penalty. This is racing and what the fans want to see.
The penalty is unjustified and if you read the analysis above you will see that Hamilton has been penalised for leaving the race track. So why has he been the only one penalised? Raikkonen used the runoff area 2 corners later and many other drivers were off the track throughout the race including that chicane.
This won't stand but I reckoon all they will do is reduce the penalty so that Hamilton gets 2nd instead of 3rd