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Written by Radsan
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Sunday, 14 September 2008 |
For the children:
For the adults:
The FIA today issued the following statement in response to allegations in the UK media.
“It has come to our attention that the private activities of the FIA
and Ferrari at Spa have been filmed and distributed to the general
public over the last weekend, together with false statements that the
events depicted had a ‘sporting’ theme”.
“The activities depicted were a private matter between the
participants, all of whom were consenting adults. Suggestions that one
of the ‘victims’, a Mr L. Hamilton, was a child are completely untrue.
He is a consenting adult who just looks underage and he was financially
rewarded for his subservient part in the role-playing of the dominant
participants”.
“Parades of Ferrari automobiles are perfectly legal when conducted
in private by consenting adults, even when they include role-play. We
regard the media tactics to be most intrusive. Some even used
helicopters to film the private activities of the participants. The FIA
utterly refutes any suggestion by the media that what took place at Spa
was meant to be a ‘sporting event’ and will pursue a case for libel
against those who have made such scurrilous allegations.”
FIA clarify New Rules:
Following unfortunate misunderstandings in the Grands Prix at
Valencia and Spa, the FIA has revised the Red Car Rule for Formula 1.
These amendments will be applied with immediate effect:
1) Overtaking a Ferrari is not permitted under any circumstances.
2) In the pit lane, a Ferrari always has precedence over other cars.
3) Any driver finishing less than 25 seconds ahead of a Ferrari will be penalized 25 seconds.*
4) If neither Ferrari finishes in first place, the stewards reserve the
right to declare the result null and void (or to adjust it as
necessary).
5) Only Ferrari drivers are permitted to use anything other than ‘designated’ parts of a circuit.
6) If forced off the ‘designated’ part of the track by a Ferrari, the
guilty driver should immediately crash his car and return to the pits
7) Any driver or team appealing against any FIA decision in favour of
Ferrari may be subject to a fine and/or the deduction of points.
*Subject to post-race adjustment by the stewards.
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