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Titolo: [ENG] McLaren to appeal Stewards' decision

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McLaren says it will appeal the decision of the Stewards in Brazil not to
punish the BMW Sauber and Williams teams despite the fact that fuel
temperature in all four cars was more than 10-degrees C beneath the
ambient temperature, which is not allowed according to the regulations.
McLaren says that it accepts that it was beaten fair and square by
Ferrari in Brazil and says that that it simply wants to understand how
cars can be found by FIA officials to have broken the rules and yet not
have any punishment.
It is important to point out that the events of Sunday night were not
caused by any protest from McLaren but rather resulted from a report from
FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer to the stewards, drawing their attention
to the problem.
This is a fair point and it comes eight years after a ruling by which
Ferrari won the Malaysian Grand Prix when the measuring techniques of the
scrutineers were called into question in the International Court of
Appeal.
This is effectively what has happened in Brazil as the stewards ruled
that they did not have "a precise reading of the temperature of 'fuel on
board the car' which shows fuel at more than 10 degrees C below ambient
temperature" nor did they have a regulation stating "in clear terms" that
the definitive ambient temperature shall be that indicated on the FOM
timing monitors".
The stewards added that there was a "considerable discrepancy between the
ambient temperatures recorded by FOM and by Meteo France.
This provided them with sufficient doubt as to the true ambient
temperature and that it was therefore inappropriate to impose a penalty.
Given that the outcome of the World Championship might have been at
stake, depending on the penalty imposed, this decision was not an easy
one to take but it must raise questions about the quality of the
scrutineering methods, particularly in the light of the Ferrari
bargeboard case in 1999.
There is a very sound philosophical argument that asks the question of
what technical rules are worth if they cannot properly be measured - and
further questions about why things have not been improved during the
eight year period since Malaysia 1999.
It is a sad reflection that a great sporting day should have to end with
such questions, but at the same time it is right that these questions be
asked - and indeed answered in a proper fashion.
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 asked - and indeed answered in a proper fashion.
Ah, e' tutta una quesitione di principio.
Ora comprendo....
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 punish the BMW ...
Eggià, e a un tempo Ron predicava: "È nei momenti difficili come 
questo che si nota il nostro comportamento  sportivo nell'accettare 
il risultato...."...........
..e poi presenta ricorso. Il primo problema è proprio questo: la
doppiezza di questa gente, tipica della razza a cui appartiene,
unita ad una spocchia e presunzione senza limiti.  Il secondo
problema sta nel regolamento. In ogni consorzio vigono delle
regole e il sistema sanzionatorio è tanto più efficace e giusto
quanto più rispetta il principio della "preordinazione" delle
pene, eccioè della certezza della qualità e del "quantum" della
sanzione in conseguenza di un fatto che quelle regole violi.  
In parte per ragioni obiettive, in parte per ragioni subiettive 
(leggi l'infamia degli attuali "federales"),  oggi in F1 la "certezza
della pena" è andata a farsi fottere, e con ciò è andata affanculo 
ogni equilibrata misura di equità nello svilluppo delle procedure 
che dovrebbero portare alle pronunzie di "conformità", o meno,
alle norme regolamentari di settore.
Conclusione. La dirigenza della F1 si rinnovi e lavi la latrina
in cui s'è cacciata divenendo parte integrante della sostanza
che lì si produce, oppure ci si aspetti di vivere altre cento,
mille storiacce come quelle che abbiamo vissuto quest'anno,
tutte tese a favorire un team, guarda caso, anglotedesco.
quostat