The stewards' verdict
If Saturday in Monaco proved just one thing, it surely proved the independence of the FIA's stewards, who, following the appointment of Tony Scott-Andrews as first-ever permanent chief steward, were called upon to make the toughest of calls - and came up trumps, even if only for having had the courage to call it the way they saw it.
And, the 'if' is not to imply that their that call was incorrect (or vice versa, for that matter), for without having access to the data they so obviously had, only those of questionable objectivity would/could criticize the decision that Michael Schumacher deliberately parked his Ferrari in the dying moments of qualifying so as to impede the progress of those drivers who could still beat him to the pole position.
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