homealone

I think I'm going to watch the replay, later, before coming to any final decisions about todays race.

So far, having got up early this morning to watch it live I am of the opinion that

- Hamilton did force Raikkonen wide at the start but, apparently, flat spotted his tyres down to the canvas & would have had to pit for new tyres whether Massa biffed him later, or not - no overall advantage gained, no need for a penalty.

- Massa lost control & biffed Hamilton off on the next lap - penalty justified.

- Bourdais did nothing more than hold his line coming out of the pits, which he was entitled to do as it was for position - penalty not justified.

Hamilton behaved like a rookie, in my opinion, but the drive through probably made little difference to his ultimate race position - however the extra point Massa gained from the stewards decision regarding the Bourdais incident was unjustified, I thought, & it is no wonder people are talking about a Ferrari bias.

I wonder if I'll think differently after the replays?

<edit> Ok I watched the Bourdais/ Massa 'incident' again & in my opinion Massa misjudged the manoeuvre & all Bourdais did was hold his line - I fail to see how it could be judged against Bourdais, so the penalty awarded against him was not justified. The fact the decision gained Massa a championship point makes it even more questionable ?

I've had enough of this sorry excuse for a 'sport' & won't be watching, any more ...