22-06-2013, 11:55
Horse Whisperer criticises Merc's penalty
Saturday 22nd June 2013
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Horse Whisperer criticises Merc's penalty
Horse Whisperer criticises Merc's penalty
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Ferrari's Horse Whisperer has called Mercedes' reprimand and ban from the Young Driver Test nothing more than a "rap across the knuckles".
On Friday, Mercedes were found guilty of breaching the testing regulations by running a 2013 car during a three-day outing with Pirelli.
The judges, though, deemed that Mercedes had not acted in bad faith although insisted that the team had gained an advantage.
The Brackley-based outfit was therefore reprimanded and banned from next month's Young Driver Test at Silverstone.
And Ferrari aren't particularly pleased with the punishment, which had actually been suggested by Merc's lawyer during Thursday's Tribunal.
"Have you ever faced accusations in a tribunal? It's never happened to the Whisperer thank goodness, but it can't be pleasant," wrote the Horse Whisperer.
"But today we learned, that even if one is guilty and in this case that is an indisputable and verified fact, there is always a way of muddling through as best one can. One only has to suggest to the judge what the penalty should be and even better, why not make it something light like a rap across the knuckles.
"It is somewhat perplexing to say the least to see that the guilty party can get away virtually scot free for having derived "an unfair sporting advantage."
"Don't tell me that testing for three days on your own at the Catalunya circuit is the same as doing so with nine other teams at Silverstone with a host of young hopefuls at the wheel, in an area where the weather can still be changeable even in the height of summer. And what if this whole incident had taken place after the young driver test, what would have been the penalty then? Would they have been forbidden from holding an end of year dinner?
"In one sense then, it's a bit like when a ghost goal is scored against you and isn't disallowed and then your opponents are incorrectly awarded a penalty, which has no effect on the result, incidents which both the English and the Germans ought to remember well, don't you think? It's not something that can be remedied with a penalty in the next game..."
However, this is not the only incident in recent times that has the Horse Whisperer up in arms as the Ferrari columnist brought to mind other teams who have run illegal components only to be told to remove them having already benefitted.
"The way things are going in Formula 1 at the moment is becoming boring: you make a mistake, you race with an illegal component, but then you are told to just change it for the next race and we've seen what we've seen...
All this reminds the Whisperer that if he ever finds himself running a Formula 1 team in the near future and that he gets off to a difficult start to the season, then all it needs is to organise a nice week of testing at the right moment and then maybe have to skip a later session, by which time, everything could be done and dusted. What do you reckon?"
And as for any claims that Ferrari's own Pirelli test was in line with Merc's, the Horse Whisperer said: "Oh, and to those who jabber on about transparency and credibility, the Whisperer would remind them that the rules are very clear: you cannot test with a car from the current year. With those that are at least two years old, you can run when you like, where you like, with any driver you like, dressed how you like, inviting who you like."
http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/878760...-Scot-Free-
Saturday 22nd June 2013
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Horse Whisperer criticises Merc's penalty
Horse Whisperer criticises Merc's penalty
Horse Whisperer criticises Merc's penalty
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Ferrari's Horse Whisperer has called Mercedes' reprimand and ban from the Young Driver Test nothing more than a "rap across the knuckles".
On Friday, Mercedes were found guilty of breaching the testing regulations by running a 2013 car during a three-day outing with Pirelli.
The judges, though, deemed that Mercedes had not acted in bad faith although insisted that the team had gained an advantage.
The Brackley-based outfit was therefore reprimanded and banned from next month's Young Driver Test at Silverstone.
And Ferrari aren't particularly pleased with the punishment, which had actually been suggested by Merc's lawyer during Thursday's Tribunal.
"Have you ever faced accusations in a tribunal? It's never happened to the Whisperer thank goodness, but it can't be pleasant," wrote the Horse Whisperer.
"But today we learned, that even if one is guilty and in this case that is an indisputable and verified fact, there is always a way of muddling through as best one can. One only has to suggest to the judge what the penalty should be and even better, why not make it something light like a rap across the knuckles.
"It is somewhat perplexing to say the least to see that the guilty party can get away virtually scot free for having derived "an unfair sporting advantage."
"Don't tell me that testing for three days on your own at the Catalunya circuit is the same as doing so with nine other teams at Silverstone with a host of young hopefuls at the wheel, in an area where the weather can still be changeable even in the height of summer. And what if this whole incident had taken place after the young driver test, what would have been the penalty then? Would they have been forbidden from holding an end of year dinner?
"In one sense then, it's a bit like when a ghost goal is scored against you and isn't disallowed and then your opponents are incorrectly awarded a penalty, which has no effect on the result, incidents which both the English and the Germans ought to remember well, don't you think? It's not something that can be remedied with a penalty in the next game..."
However, this is not the only incident in recent times that has the Horse Whisperer up in arms as the Ferrari columnist brought to mind other teams who have run illegal components only to be told to remove them having already benefitted.
"The way things are going in Formula 1 at the moment is becoming boring: you make a mistake, you race with an illegal component, but then you are told to just change it for the next race and we've seen what we've seen...
All this reminds the Whisperer that if he ever finds himself running a Formula 1 team in the near future and that he gets off to a difficult start to the season, then all it needs is to organise a nice week of testing at the right moment and then maybe have to skip a later session, by which time, everything could be done and dusted. What do you reckon?"
And as for any claims that Ferrari's own Pirelli test was in line with Merc's, the Horse Whisperer said: "Oh, and to those who jabber on about transparency and credibility, the Whisperer would remind them that the rules are very clear: you cannot test with a car from the current year. With those that are at least two years old, you can run when you like, where you like, with any driver you like, dressed how you like, inviting who you like."
http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/878760...-Scot-Free-
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