The ruling is "if a driver gains an advantage by going off the track then rejoining the track, they must immediately or at a place where it is safe to do so, hand the advantage back to the driver he gained advantage off". so when lewis went round the outside to try and overtake raikkonen, at the time he left the track he was half a car behind at most, having rejoined, he gave kimi the advantage back by a full car plus a metre or two.
what the ruling does not say is how much advantage a driver should give, or indeed when they can resume racing at full throttle after giving the advantage back, therefore my friends, hamilton should never have been under investigation as he followed the ruling. the subsequent ban had nothing to do with rules being broken, as there is none written. so maclaren have every right to appeal, and, using this argument, should be reinstated as race winners. These are not my words, but Quoted from the Rulebook, there is also some interesting footage on you tube where Schumi, and de la Rosa are fighting for position, and guess what? Schumi cuts the corner, and DOES'NT give it back, with no penalty. Stallion, take note, this is not a position to defend, the Stewards have applied a penalty that has no justification according to their rules, hamilton did all the rule book required of him, and if one of the greatest drivers could get away with it, and it is on video, then how the hell could other drivers not expect the same?
PS; And did'nt Heidfeld do well......poor BMW, what a dilemma,lol..........PPS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPeyzc...