Good race. Sure thought Hamilton might get his first win.
Congratulations to Alonso.
Nice 1,2 finish for the McClaren Mercedes team.
Congratulations to Alonso.
Nice 1,2 finish for the McClaren Mercedes team.
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Alonso made it look easy the last few laps.
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Formula One Team McLaren Is Investigated
Formula One Team McLaren Is Investigated
PARIS (AP) - Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for a possible rule breach at the Monaco Grand Prix.
World motorsport's governing body, FIA, said in a statement Monday that it was reviewing evidence from Sunday's race after Fernando Alonso finished first ahead of McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso finished 4.095 seconds ahead of Hamilton, who said after the race he "was told to take it easy."
"He was obviously close to me, and I was told to take it easy," Hamilton said Sunday. "At the end of the day, I am a rookie. I am in my first season in Formula One and I have finished second in only my first Monaco Grand Prix, so I really can't complain. I've got No. 2 on my car. I am the No. 2 driver."
Hamilton's fifth straight top-three finish in his debut F1 season helped him share with Alonso the top spot in the drivers' standings at 38 points.
Without elaborating, FIA said Monday that McLaren was being investigated for "a possible breach of the International Sporting Code."
The code states it will "never be enforced so as to prevent or impede a competition or the participation of a competitor, save where the FIA concludes that this is necessary for the safe, fair or orderly conduct of motor sport."
British newspapers reported Monday that Hamilton had twice been called in by McLaren to refuel earlier than scheduled.
FIA banned team orders after Rubens Barrichello was told by Ferrari to allow teammate Michael Schumacher to pass him to win the 2002 Austrian GP. Ferrari was fined $1 million.
Barrichello moved aside on the final bend to allow Schumacher to strengthen his lead in the drivers' championship. Schumacher won the championship that year, with Barrichello second.
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I remember the Barrichello/Schumacher incident and, as I posted somewhere earlier, the "team orders" deal in F1 is worse than any NASCAR cheating scandals. It really turns me off of F1 racing
Formula One Team McLaren Is Investigated
PARIS (AP) - Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for a possible rule breach at the Monaco Grand Prix.
World motorsport's governing body, FIA, said in a statement Monday that it was reviewing evidence from Sunday's race after Fernando Alonso finished first ahead of McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso finished 4.095 seconds ahead of Hamilton, who said after the race he "was told to take it easy."
"He was obviously close to me, and I was told to take it easy," Hamilton said Sunday. "At the end of the day, I am a rookie. I am in my first season in Formula One and I have finished second in only my first Monaco Grand Prix, so I really can't complain. I've got No. 2 on my car. I am the No. 2 driver."
Hamilton's fifth straight top-three finish in his debut F1 season helped him share with Alonso the top spot in the drivers' standings at 38 points.
Without elaborating, FIA said Monday that McLaren was being investigated for "a possible breach of the International Sporting Code."
The code states it will "never be enforced so as to prevent or impede a competition or the participation of a competitor, save where the FIA concludes that this is necessary for the safe, fair or orderly conduct of motor sport."
British newspapers reported Monday that Hamilton had twice been called in by McLaren to refuel earlier than scheduled.
FIA banned team orders after Rubens Barrichello was told by Ferrari to allow teammate Michael Schumacher to pass him to win the 2002 Austrian GP. Ferrari was fined $1 million.
Barrichello moved aside on the final bend to allow Schumacher to strengthen his lead in the drivers' championship. Schumacher won the championship that year, with Barrichello second.
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I remember the Barrichello/Schumacher incident and, as I posted somewhere earlier, the "team orders" deal in F1 is worse than any NASCAR cheating scandals. It really turns me off of F1 racing
BANNED team orders? WTH kind of rule is that? Can't anybody just race straight up anymore?
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I guess NASCAR's fining everyone was getting all the attention...
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I think this incident with Mclaren is way over blown. Why? Because Monaco is impossible to pass on. The days of the hug wings and big slick tires are long gone in F1 and that makes this track impossible to pass on. If Hamilton tried to pass Fernando Alonso they would crash for sure. I think all they were trying to do was protect this 16 points and get off the most difficult track in F1 with a one, two finish.
I've seen much worse from Ferrari and Schumacher, and Mclaren and Mika Hakkinen. Poor David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichelo got screwed over so many times it wasn't funny.
I've seen much worse from Ferrari and Schumacher, and Mclaren and Mika Hakkinen. Poor David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichelo got screwed over so many times it wasn't funny.