Why is so much in F1 decided after the race?

Why is F1 unique in world sport where so much is decided in courts and enquiries. Do you think this makes the sport look stupid in the eyes of the public. Bad decisions happen in all sports but none, that I know of, have so much decided after the event.|||As I've just posted in another answer, in horseracing, a Stewards enquiry is called immediately after the end of a race where there's been a questionable incident. The places are not announced until the outcome of the Enquiry is known, at which time bet winnings are paid out.





This is getting to the point (if not beyond!) of farce. I don't remember it getting so bad as it has during the past few seasons. So what's going on..... too much money involved??!





Add - and before everybody screams cheating - remember all these races are taking place an a phenominally high speed, which requires split second decisions (okay in this case it took place, allegedly, under the SC). Not much room for pre-planned cheating there I'd say - unlike taking steriods before a track race!|||Because the FIA care about the result going to the RIGHT people, not those who think they can cheat, bend rules or cover up evidence in order to win.





I think the FIA are quite brave in this repsect as other sporting bodies around the world usually couldn't care less.|||It does frustrate me a bit, seeing as I have to keep checking the internet or the news to see what came of what I already saw... I think they should try and make a race result final and unchangeable after say 18:00 on the monday after a race. That way there's none of this um and ah-ing, teams and drivers can have their say into contentious results, and the casual fans as well as hardcore nuts like me can rest easy knowing who came where.





IMO Lewis drove a fantastic race and deserved to at least keep his fourth place which he earned on the road. Same for Trulli in 3rd... He drove brilliantly and all this palaver has come out of a misunderstanding which was resolved on track with no-one being ripped-off or conned in the process.|||F1 is a joke now. Just a reality show with even a manufactured world champion. Moto GP is far Superior.|||I agree|||I think its basically so Bernie Ecclestone can run the final rule, he seems to have the sport on strings. The latest incident is different, if its proved Hamilton lied then it will be a fair call but in my opinion the sport would be a hell of a lot better without the control of one man and his dog Max Mosely!!|||Unique? Really?





What about athletics? Do the results stand after a winner is found to to have taken banned steroids? That is cheating and when it is done there, it doesn't look stupid, right?





Same here. Just that there are a lot more ways to cheat and to disregard the integrity of the sport. This is a corrective measure and this is common in all sports when caught to be cheating.





-- Bad decisions happen in all sports but none, that I know of, have so much decided after the event.-- Ben Johnson, David Millar, Adrian Annus, if you want, I can give a lot more. Because you don't know it doesn't make your statement right!|||There are a number of very valid reasons for this. Firstly, it's so "high tech" that teams are constantly "stretching" their interpretation of the rules. The consequence of what some might call "cheating", is that the stewards at each race, might have to deal with appeals from other teams, as to either the question of another teams equipment, or the behavior of their driver. There is also the question of an appeal to the FIA, (which is currently looking into the diffusers on the rear of several cars, including the winning Brawn GP cars) and might not be heard for some weeks.|||Can you ask all the cars to hold position and distance while the stewards make a decision? Unfortunately no. While I would like them to decide quickly, I rather they make a correct decision.





By the way, athletics, cycling even football (West Ham and Carlos Tevez) are going to the arbiters or the courts.





BTW, Dan, my problem with McLaren is they chose to mislead (nicer word than lie) during the inquiry. They almost cost Trulli his position and all 6 points. Their punishment is fair. If they had not chosen to hide anything, I would agree that they should keep 4th.





I am glad that Trulli got back the position he deserved. From pit lane to 3rd! wow!|||Many technical and other rules require time to weight the evidience and try to get it right.





In this latest McLaren/Lewis Hamilton episode, the FIA's correct decision was delayed because Hamilton and his team manager David Ryan lied to the officials in their post-race de-brief.|||Because some incidents need reviewed before a decision is made, to stop people like Hamilton cheating|||actually the hunt for justice is what causes as u say 'so much after the event'



in other sports...there's an umpire/refree...whose wrong descision too is to be accepted..|||There is as much controversy over the controversy as there is in the controversy.





It's fairly simple to get the decisions a bit more dynamic - after all F1 is a dynamic sport.





Complaints must be put to the stewards within 1 lap of the incident. The stewards have 3 laps to make a decision - no appeals. And if a complaint is deemed to be spurious the car in question gets a drive thru penalty. If there is not time for a stewards decision before the chequered flag then that is tough luck.





That would make the last 3 laps of every race very interesting.|||sorry to raise a counter example but look at the many athletes DQed after failing a drug test after winning - in some cases having world records cancelled many YEARS after the race.

How many laps in todays Malaysian Grand Prix F1?

I have only started watching F1 recently. Can you tell me how many laps in a normal F1 race.|||56 laps. It will be very humid and it is very likely to rain heavily.|||56 laps for the Malaysian GP.





Different races though will have different lap totals.





Also another thing to keep in mind, not necessarly for today, but for other races, if a race lasts for a certain amount of time (usually due to wet conditions), a race can only last no more than 2 hours (You will sometimes see this in Monaco, where the lap times are slow, and if you get rain, it only gets worse).





Edit: If they do continue, there is a possiblity of hitting the 2 hour mark. If so, the race will end at that time, regardless of if it hits 56 laps or not|||all the tracks have to cover a certain distance, and if one track has been built longer than another it will have shorter laps then a short track that will have more laps.





e.g street circuits would have more laps then a circuit than has been built properly like SilverStone.|||85035803038552809528 laps|||It depends on the track distance. if you go to the website http://www.formula1.com then up the top it has each country in which a race will be held it will give you a track layout and details including how many laps.


The malaysian GP was stopped due to rain and only 31 of the 56 laps was completed and because it was less than 75% of the race completed then half points are awarded.


Hope that helps. Welcome to the F1 family.

What are each of the F1 to F12 keys used for on a standard PC computer keyboard?

I recently found out that the F5 key is used to Renew or Reset the current webpage you are looking at, but what about the rest of the F1 to F12 keys?|||They can do alot, it just depends on the program running. For the Firefox and Internet Explorer


F1 is Help


F2 Nothing


F3 Search


F4 Nothing


F5 Refresh


F6 Highlights Address Bar


F7 Turns on Caret Browsing


F8 Nothing


F9 Nothing


F10 Highlights the "File" Menu


F11 Fullscreen Mode


F12 Nothing





The keys can do many many things, they can be used to acess the BIOS/CMOS, view the boot menu, and a large variety of things.





As aforementioned if just depends on what program you are running. The best way to find out is to just press them and see what happens!|||Hihi, this depends a lot on the application you are running. It seems you are running Internet Explorer or Firefox.





Shortcuts in IE are here:


http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/223e800a-c5a3-435c-aa65-0c3710cf0d4f1033.mspx





Firefox shortcuts are here http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts





Similarly, google for other apps. Some allow you to change the function key shortcuts, others don't.





Lastly, have a look at your keyboard. Most keyboards allow you to set operating system shortcuts. Google for your keyboard brand/model + shortcuts.

I need to find the dimensions and weight of a 1948 ford f1 pickup truck for shipping purposes ?

Hi, I am in the UK and have recently bought a 1948 Ford F1 Pickup truck for restoration, the truck is in Oroville CA, I need to find out the external dimensions and weight for shipping and also any info on reasonably priced shipping co,s and agents would be much appreciated. CAN ANYBODY HELP !|||OK IT WILL BE ASSESSED TO THE WEIGHT IT WEIGHS ABOUT 1900 POUNDS WITH OUT A LOAD AND IT CAN BE HAULED TO U FOR AROUND 1000 DOLLARS OR U CAN GET SOMEONE THAT HAS DONE THIS B4 AND GET THEM TO GO AND GET IT AND THAT WILL COST U ABOUT 2200 DOLLARS DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAVE TO DRIVE OUT THERE AND GET IT CALL AN AUTO TRSANSPORT COMPANY AND ASK THEM OR GET YOURSELF OUT THERE AND RENT A UHAUL DOLLY AND TRUCK AND PULL IT ALL BACK TO HOME AND THAT WILL BE THE CHEAPEST I THINK OR WRITE ME AND WE WIL DICUSS IT AS TO A GREAT DEAL I CAN GET IT TO U FOR ABOUT 2000 DOLLARS ALL U HAVE TO DO IS FLY ME OUT THERE AND TELL ME WHERE IT IS AND GETT THE DETAILS ALL WRKED OUT SO I CAN GET THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER IN ONE DAY AND HAVE IT BACK TO U IN TWO DAYS IF U LIVE ON THE ESAT COAST IT THREE DAYS IN THE MIDWEST TWO DAYS


AFTER I LEAVE CALI|||If you live in the usa you can request a build sheet from the manufacturer, @ 1-800-392-3673

Do i have to have medical exam before I go to Visa F1 interview?

im going to a Visa F1 student interview. will i need medial exam before I go to the interview?|||No, non-immigrant F-1 visa applicants do not have medical exams prior to visa issuance.





If there is a possibility that the applicant has a contagious disease of public health significance or may be a drug abuser, a medical exam might be necessary.





If the visa officer has reason to believe that the applicant is not eligible for a visa, then a medical exam could be requested to clear up the issue, but the exam would not take place before the interview.|||If it wasn't mentioned, don't worry about it.

What can go wrong with the parking brake of a 1948 Ford F1 truck, and how would you fix it?

Is there any part of a parking brake mechanism in a 1948 Ford F1 that can simply come loose and be easily repaired?





What else might go wrong with the parking brake that might be difficult at first to figure out but have a relatively easy solution?





I'm looking for both a problem that would keep the brake from working AND the solution.|||Let me start out by saying I'm not the smartest person when it comes to auto repair. Last week I had an accident with my Honda Odyssey and I wasn't sure how to fix them. I tried to search the Internet for help, but the procedures were too complex for my skills. I ended up going to the dealship for my repairs. The dealership tends to charge more than mom and pop repair shops, but they've seen all sorts of situations (auto insurance problems, repair warranty issues, etc) and they seem to always find a way to help me. Maybe you can try calling auto repair shops in your area to see if they can help you. http://www.autorepairshoplocator.com|||has it seized up or is the cable still moving? If the cable is still moving, it may be an actuater. Must make sure the Act-chew-ator is moving the brake shoes as well. brake shoes must be adjusted for all to work.|||if it is stock ;it locks on to a barrel type drum at the trans end.rust would be the only thing stopping it.

Pls help me when i start my computer it shows a msg that No IDE HDD detected press F1 to continue?

what the problem will be. after pressing F1 key my computer starts %26amp; it is also not showing windows task maneger after pressing ctrl+alt+del. pls help me|||HMMM DO LIKE THIS. SHUT DOWN UR PC OPEN UR CABINET WINDOW AND UNPLUG THE CABLES OF HARD DISK(HDD) THEN AGIN PLUG THEM NICELY. MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE CABLES ARE TIGHTLY FITTED IN MOTHER BOARD AND HARD DISK. THEN AGAIN OPEN UR SYATEM AND GO TO CMOS SETTING AND LOOK IN DEVICE CONFIG. IF IT SHOWS UR HARD DISK THEN ITS FINE THEN AGIN DO THE ABOVE STEPS............|||check you cables conencting your hard drive to the motherbaord, check you bios and hope that fixes it,