Dodgy Business
Tony Dodgins explains why the British media's reaction to Lewis Hamilton's penalty was OTT, and looks at the pros and cons of McLaren's decision to appeal
It had been a while coming. The great soap opera that is Formula One had gone five months without a controversy. Yes, you had to feel desperately sorry for Lewis Hamilton at Spa last Sunday. He snatched what he saw as an opportunity. Straight afterwards he explained the various incidents lucidly, intelligently and truthfully. But media reaction to the stewards' decision was OTT.
Pundits were openly talking about F1 being 'fixed' or 'corrupt.' I've got no problem with that. Opinion and freedom of speech is to be actively encouraged, especially when the voice in question knows of what it speaks. But in view of what happened to Martin Brundle last winter it was all quite 'brave'...
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