Grand Prix thread Italian Grand Prix 2015

I genuinely think they were trying to get Hamilton to lap more cars so that when Rosberg went boom he'd stay in the top 10?

 

Why so secretive?

 

Rosbergs 7 race old engine going bang was as predictable as Vettels tyre going bang at the last race.

 

oh....

Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 35s36 seconds ago
Hamilton wins in Italy despite late scare - but faces stewards inquiry over low tyre pressure


Jon Noble‏@NobleF1
Mercedes under investigation for tyre pressure rule breach. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were under minimum tyre pressures at race start


F1 Grid ‏@F1grid 22s22 seconds ago
BREAKING: @MercedesAMGF1 facing 25 second penalty for low tire pressures. @LewisHamilton won by 25.042. #F1

 

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Ok so the knew before the race started?

 

Presumably that's a pretty cut and dried investigation?

 

What's going on?

Italian Grand Prix race winner Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are under investigation by the FIA race stewards for a potential breach of the minimum tyre pressure regulations.
Following guidelines issued by tyre supplier Pirelli, teams were supposed to be above the 19.5 PSI at the start of the race.

However, an investigation by the FIA showed that Hamilton's left hand side rear tyre was 0.3 PSI below that mark, with Rosberg's 1.1 PSI under.

The notification to the team was sent at 15:04, which explains why Hamilton was asked to push as hard as possible over the final laps of the race.

The matter is being referred to the stewards and any punishment could cost Hamilton his victory.

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Yeah its over.

 

Unless they both get DSQ. Ideally I'd like to see 10 place penalties at Singapore to spice that race up

 

Wowwww

 

It was over after Ricciardo took Rosberg out in Hungary. Now it's definitely over.

 

Mercedes cheating since 2013.

 

Could be a Williams 1-2, Ferrari are potentially in the naughty book for the same thing as well

 

Pirelli did make a big public statement about tyre pressures so for Mercedes to blatantly break them has to be one of the dumbest fails. Why take risks when you are so far in the lead of the championships.

Mercedes have been so darstedly over the last few years they have made Ferrari look like good guys.

 

This is also a technical regulation, which is usually insta DSQ? Sporting regs are what get time penalties?

Surely the only penalty they can get is a DSQ?

 

In theory it's a DSQ I'd say, but if Mercedes story holds up about the pressures being Pirelli confirmed at the time they've technically passed the technical reg.

I think the stewards will take the easy route out here and punish both 20/25secs. They've been seen to do something when in fact they've done nothing. With clarification to follow.

Worse case scenario, we'll have an unknown winner for days.

 

Ferrari on the naughty step too?

 

No, as you can see their pressure was above the minimum, so ok. Read the FIA statement.

 

There has been a precedent this weekend already with tyre pressures. This is what was announced following GP2 qualifying:

“Mitch Evans, who finished the session in P2, has been excluded from the results after it was found that the tyre pressure of his RUSSIAN TIME car was below the minimum required.

“Sergio Canamasas received the same penalty as Evans after the tyre pressure on his Lazarus car was also found below the minimum required.”