'F1'asco...

It is in 2007 that a four-way fight is on for the Drivers Championship, something unheard off for someone who lived in the Schumacher era. Not considering the years when Schumi won the title without competition, most of the other years saw two-way battles between Schumi and whoever in the Scuderia era or the likes of prost-senna before him. Schumi has almost become like Jesus, there should be BM and AS or some such things to mark the years before and after him...

It is in 2007 that a seemingly mediocre rookie (atleast from past performances) drove out of the same pits as the current and two time champion and made the whole team unsure of as to who their number one driver is. Lewis Hamilton has been anything but the consistent performer that the world knows him as, he has hardly won any championship is the lower rungs. But he stunned everyone by not only finishing his first race on the podium but maintaining the lead at the championship halfway stage, giving himself a statistical chance of winning the title (historically speaking) but also wooing his Boss's daughter...

It is in 2007 that both drivers of the same team had to be shown by their boss who the boss is...

I could go on and on...


2007 has been a unique year for F1...

It is also the first time in a fair while that one of the teams had been criticized of spying (not the regular way) on their nearest opponent. The 'Spygate' controversy in which Mclaren was accused of getting thier hands on a confidential Ferrari dossier was heard by the apex racing body today. The judgement baffled me.

Their judgement was to fine Mclaren $100Mn (understandable, a heavy fine was anyway on the cars, er cards) and docked all thier constructors points (harsh considering the information was in no way used), the panel decided to leave the drivers alone -> this is what I have a problem with...

It has been proven beyond reasonable doubt that Mclaren was in possesion of a confidential Ferrari dossier (780 pages, can you believe it) and also that the document reached Mclaren just a day or two before they unveiled their new car so it is safe to assume that it would not have influenced their engineering much, which being the cased then why were they find...

If one were to argue that evidence suggesting Mclaren's misusing the information was unearthed and the car thus designed earned then their constructors points that is why the docking, my argument is that the same car was used by the drivers in the races they won and for the points they earned -> which being the case why were their points not docked...

The drivers might not be directly involved but the fact of the matter remains that they had an unfair advantage, them not being aware of it does not make it right...

One can read a lot of statements coming out of the Mclaren camp requesting the panel not to penalise the drivers in general and Lewis in particular, how appropriate is it considering that they got a head start owing to the dossier...

Signing off...