You mean spinning in the way that Kimi did moments before he gave his wishes to the barrier

Seriously though, it's very sad to see as wheel to wheel action and the occasional nudge was what made it fun. A sterile sport is no fun.

I can see it now…………20 years in the future..........

……….the camera fades up and we hear the commentator Mario Androidii…

“And therrrrrrre theyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goooooo, the cooperate lawyers team from McLaren and McLaren and Sons are very quick off the line, probably because their new remote control system is directly linked to the Dow Jones Index. Red Bull also make a good start as their Backroom Barristers have a new remote control system developed form the traditional Model Aircraft Industry and like most modern teams, doing away with the driver has produced so many dividends. Ferrari and Mosley Ltd have got away to a poor start, but not to worry as they are index linked to the Global market and have backdoor into the main frame controlling the Traffic lights at the 18th chicane. Expect a bit of a jam when the lead cars get around to that after the advertising break……”

……and welcome back after that word from our sponsors, the ‘Red Red Friends of Italian Finance inc’. Well so far you have missed nothing of any importance, except for a 2 point shift in the Nikkei Dow and team Lotus-Barclays having flat batteries in their side projector OLED advertising boards. This shouldn’t be a problem however as they will replace this and their Chief Accountant at the next scheduled Money Pit Stop. Wait a minute, we can go to James ‘the Official Word’ Allen with an update…..Yes thank you Mario ftzzzz ftzzzzzz…sorry James we seem to be losing you…….hello? hello Mario I am still here. We have news from the Ferrari and Mosley ltd money pit, they have lodged an appeal over team Hyundai-London Stock Exchange team and their audacious ‘Take-Over’ manoeuvre at the 42 chicane. It seems the team had taken-over the Ferrari-Mosley car with an Acquisition of the lead and without a Tendered offer. This is counter to the Leveraged buy-out deal struck at the Concord meeting 2 and a half minutes ago when all 76 teams agreed to the clause in principle. The Cyborg Stewards are having a meeting which is expected to last at least 4 nano seconds and we will know the result half and hour after the race ends…………. Thanks James and now some more chances to see future highlights from next weeks race as predicted by our Stock Car analyst and also some nice adverts with Sofas in them……..

………..and you rejoin us on the last lap of this enthralling race as team Deutscher Gramophone-Bundesbank have played their ace card, replacing their remote controlling expert with a 12 year old from Surbiton and filing an injunction against every other team. Max Mosley has threatened to turn off his life support in protest, but as he enjoys the asphyxiation, most teams have asked him to go ahead. And there we have it, the winner by a clear Profit Warning is McLaren and McLaren and Sons. We can also report the severe crash reported earlier was nothing to worry about, as it was in fact a small East Asian Country going Bankrupt. ……But wait……….

…..Wait a minute, we have a complaint Lodged by Ferrari and Mosley ltd, they claim Short Selling by team ‘McLaren and McLaren and Sons ltd’ and the Cyborg Stewards have waved their right to consider the offence and have opted to tossing the coin, kindly provided by the sponsors Ferrari and Mosley ltd. And we are shocked to report that Ferrari Mosley ltd have not only been given the win, but they have gained a bonus 100 points and ‘McLaren and McLaren and Sons’ have been shot against the Pit Wall. Well I never. ………… Steve ‘legal’ Ryder, over to you…………. Thanks Mario, we enjoyed that race and as we now say goodbye, don’t forget that the FA Cup starts in 10 minutes where ‘Ferrari and Fergusson ltd’ are playing the RBS……Goodbye….”

Edited 26 September, 200817 yr by Lady Elanore

He then disadvantages Hamilton by overtaking under yellow flags... and crashed out so should have been given 10 grid places at the next GP.

What happened to that then?

Hamilton was off the track avoiding the Williams when Kimi passed him and so strictly speaking he didn't overtake him under waved yellows.

Here's the scenario summary.

1) You do something potentially dodgy

2) You immediately ask the powers that be if it was too dodgy or not. (But Charlie Whiting wasn't the "powers", it wasn't his decision to make)

3) Powers that be say "no, it looks ok" (Only the stewards can make that decision, not the Race Director)

4) You carry on to finish the race

5) Once race is over, powers (stewards) that be said you were wrong and here's a 25sec penalty.

I can see it now…………20 years in the future..........

……….the camera fades up and we hear the commentator Mario Androidii…

“And therrrrrrre theyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goooooo, the cooperate lawyers team from McLaren and McLaren and Sons are very quick off the line, probably because their new remote control system is directly linked to the Dow Jones Index. Red Bull also make a good start as their Backroom Barristers have a new remote control system developed form the traditional Model Aircraft Industry and like most modern teams, doing away with the driver has produced so many dividends. Ferrari and Mosley Ltd have got away to a poor start, but not to worry as they are index linked to the Global market and have backdoor into the main frame controlling the Traffic lights at the 18th chicane. Expect a bit of a jam when the lead cars get around to that after the advertising break……”

……and welcome back after that word from our sponsors, the ‘Red Red Friends of Italian Finance inc’. Well so far you have missed nothing of any importance, except for a 2 point shift in the Nikkei Dow and team Lotus-Barclays having flat batteries in their side projector OLED advertising boards. This shouldn’t be a problem however as they will replace this and their Chief Accountant at the next scheduled Money Pit Stop. Wait a minute, we can go to James ‘the Official Word’ Allen with an update…..Yes thank you Mario ftzzzz ftzzzzzz…sorry James we seem to be losing you…….hello? hello Mario I am still here. We have news from the Ferrari and Mosley ltd money pit, they have lodged an appeal over team Hyundai-London Stock Exchange team and their audacious ‘Take-Over’ manoeuvre at the 42 chicane. It seems the team had taken-over the Ferrari-Mosley car with an Acquisition of the lead and without a Tendered offer. This is counter to the Leveraged buy-out deal struck at the Concord meeting 2 and a half minutes ago when all 76 teams agreed to the clause in principle. The Cyborg Stewards are having a meeting which is expected to last at least 4 nano seconds and we will know the result half and hour after the race ends…………. Thanks James and now some more chances to see future highlights from next weeks race as predicted by our Stock Car analyst and also some nice adverts with Sofas in them……..

………..and you rejoin us on the last lap of this enthralling race as team Deutscher Gramophone-Bundesbank have played their ace card, replacing their remote controlling expert with a 12 year old from Surbiton and filing an injunction against every other team. Max Mosley has threatened to turn off his life support in protest, but as he enjoys the asphyxiation, most teams have asked him to go ahead. And there we have it, the winner by a clear Profit Warning is McLaren and McLaren and Sons. We can also report the severe crash reported earlier was nothing to worry about, as it was in fact a small East Asian Country going Bankrupt. ……But wait……….

…..Wait a minute, we have a complaint Lodged by Ferrari and Mosley ltd, they claim Short Selling by team ‘McLaren and McLaren and Sons ltd’ and the Cyborg Stewards have waved their right to consider the offence and have opted to tossing the coin, kindly provided by the sponsors Ferrari and Mosley ltd. And we are shocked to report that Ferrari Mosley ltd have not only been given the win, but they have gained a bonus 100 points and ‘McLaren and McLaren and Sons’ have been shot against the Pit Wall. Well I never. ………… Steve ‘legal’ Ryder, over to you…………. Thanks Mario, we enjoyed that race and as we now say goodbye, don’t forget that the FA Cup starts in 10 minutes where ‘Ferrari and Fergusson ltd’ are playing the RBS……Goodbye….”

Have you been at the Blue Nun again Amanda?

Edited 26 September, 200817 yr by jlwah

Sadly it seems it is no longer a sport for real men, but is now a business for wannabe lawyers and officials. Giles Villeneuve and James Hunt must be spinning in their graves and not in a fun way.:(

Villeneuve vs Arnoux at Dijon ... those weer the days

Villeneuve vs Arnoux at Dijon ... those weer the days

Oh yes. For the McSlimeball fans take note; a Renault won the race (not that anyone noticed ).