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Griever20 · 10-09-2017, 08:57 AM

Italian GP: Race Notebook
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August 6th, 2017

"Scandalous. An absolute travesty. How can this happen," exclaimed BBC expert and former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan. Just 30 minutes after the race, and after a thrilling podium procedure in front of 50000 Italian fans, Dieter Wexler, expected to be the race winner, was found to have run an illegal traction control system on his Ferrari engine, and was demoted four places to fifth.

Aki Lipponen therefore is the winner of the Italian GP, Margate in the Panther second, and Harry Chapman went from being 10 points behind in the Championship, to be eight points in front.

Busted Prancing Horse:
"I assume you, we did not know about that," said Ferrari engine boss Lorenzo Sassi. "They made those changes themselves... Given that they finished so far ahead, they would not even have need this." Traction control systems are banned in the WMC as they are deemed to as illegal driver aids.

This costs the Rossini dearly as it is the second time, Wexler's car was deemed illegal this season already, and he was not the only one. Lucío Flores of the Rezzato Corsa team also was demoted two places for running an illegal rear wing... too bad.

Lipponen Wins... Somehow:
Aki Lipponen was just talking with NBC's Will Buxton when actually, a Rossini engineer escorted by a GMA official approached him and handed him the winner's trophy with a official press release by the GMA coming out in that moment.

"Wow. The win? Great, great. It was a hard race and very close with Margate for second... now first. Missed a chance to hear the Finnish national anthem." It was Lipponen's second career win.

Tyres, Tyres, Tyres:
The decision to go from soft to hard and go with it was a hard one by Wexler and co., and could've gone horribly wrong in a heartbeat. "I was struggling to keep the car on the track, and I was leading by the time. Didn't want to know how that felt for the guys that were fighting with those tyres. All for naught anyways though," a visibly depressed Wexler said after race and penalty.

Making significant hay out of a bad situation were Harry Chapman, who made a 2-stopper with two soft tyres, and Vidal, who also changed to soft late. They overtook a number of drivers and ended up third and sixth, but it was a disappointing race for Vidal.

Lotus Woes:
"I messed that up big time," Iker Vidal put to protocol after the race. "If you screw up the start here, you automatically fall a good way back. The Curva Grande is flat out off the start, so no braking, and therefore I just fell down, and down and down and had to go for a recovery drive from there on." Things were worse for his teammate.

"I just had an incident all by myself. Trying to conserve the tyres to get the 1-stopper done without running on horribly worn tyres, I droped the ball, braked too late, jumped over the kerb, and there was the wall. A shame," said Jeremy Woodford, who was running for a points finish, the first of his career. Rick De Graaf of Espirit described his race ending incident with roughly the same words...

After Nine Races:
This result is a big blow to Dieter Wexler and the Rossini team as Wexler falls eight points behind, and the Steinmann Motorsport lead in the constructors is up to 33 points.

A big further down, Windsor seems to be save in fourth in the Constructors, and Lotus snuck past Van Dort for fifth by one point... good job by them. Down in the relegation zone... Vélan needs a mighty effort.

Race Result:

Standings:

10-09-2017, 08:57 AM	#146
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	2017 Italian GP(9/16): Race Notebook Italian GP: Race Notebook motorsport-live.com August 6th, 2017 "Scandalous. An absolute travesty. How can this happen," exclaimed BBC expert and former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan. Just 30 minutes after the race, and after a thrilling podium procedure in front of 50000 Italian fans, Dieter Wexler, expected to be the race winner, was found to have run an illegal traction control system on his Ferrari engine, and was demoted four places to fifth. Aki Lipponen therefore is the winner of the Italian GP, Margate in the Panther second, and Harry Chapman went from being 10 points behind in the Championship, to be eight points in front. Busted Prancing Horse: "I assume you, we did not know about that," said Ferrari engine boss Lorenzo Sassi. "They made those changes themselves... Given that they finished so far ahead, they would not even have need this." Traction control systems are banned in the WMC as they are deemed to as illegal driver aids. This costs the Rossini dearly as it is the second time, Wexler's car was deemed illegal this season already, and he was not the only one. Lucío Flores of the Rezzato Corsa team also was demoted two places for running an illegal rear wing... too bad. Lipponen Wins... Somehow: Aki Lipponen was just talking with NBC's Will Buxton when actually, a Rossini engineer escorted by a GMA official approached him and handed him the winner's trophy with a official press release by the GMA coming out in that moment. "Wow. The win? Great, great. It was a hard race and very close with Margate for second... now first. Missed a chance to hear the Finnish national anthem." It was Lipponen's second career win. Tyres, Tyres, Tyres: The decision to go from soft to hard and go with it was a hard one by Wexler and co., and could've gone horribly wrong in a heartbeat. "I was struggling to keep the car on the track, and I was leading by the time. Didn't want to know how that felt for the guys that were fighting with those tyres. All for naught anyways though," a visibly depressed Wexler said after race and penalty. Making significant hay out of a bad situation were Harry Chapman, who made a 2-stopper with two soft tyres, and Vidal, who also changed to soft late. They overtook a number of drivers and ended up third and sixth, but it was a disappointing race for Vidal. Lotus Woes: "I messed that up big time," Iker Vidal put to protocol after the race. "If you screw up the start here, you automatically fall a good way back. The Curva Grande is flat out off the start, so no braking, and therefore I just fell down, and down and down and had to go for a recovery drive from there on." Things were worse for his teammate. "I just had an incident all by myself. Trying to conserve the tyres to get the 1-stopper done without running on horribly worn tyres, I droped the ball, braked too late, jumped over the kerb, and there was the wall. A shame," said Jeremy Woodford, who was running for a points finish, the first of his career. Rick De Graaf of Espirit described his race ending incident with roughly the same words... After Nine Races: This result is a big blow to Dieter Wexler and the Rossini team as Wexler falls eight points behind, and the Steinmann Motorsport lead in the constructors is up to 33 points. A big further down, Windsor seems to be save in fourth in the Constructors, and Lotus snuck past Van Dort for fifth by one point... good job by them. Down in the relegation zone... Vélan needs a mighty effort. Race Result: Standings: __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)