FIA Tribunal hearing in Paris

[Old Hack]

Even better are the FIA though:

According to Harris, both team boss Ross Brawn and team manager Ron Meadows ascertained permission from Whiting as well as FIA lawyer Sebastien Bernard.

Harris quoted an email from Whiting, saying: "In my view any such testing would not actually be undertaken by the competitors, it would be could be argued that this was done by Pirelli. Would we be able to take this position?"

Bernard responded by saying: "Indeed we could take this position...[it is] not an undertaking from the competitor."

The FIA's lawyer Howard argues "This communication was not an agreement by the FIA - it was nothing more than Whiting and Bernard's interpretation of [article] 22."

So essentially the FIA is saying legal advice given from their lawyers, and representatives, are not binding.

No wonder the sport is so fooked up.

[Mich the Tester]

No wonder the sport is so fooked up.

Is Formula 1 a sport?

[rhubarb]

Bernard responded by saying: "Indeed we could take this position...[it is] not an undertaking from the competitor."

I wonder if he included IAAL in his email.

[Old Hack]

Is Formula 1 a sport?

I think it has possibly the fittest athletes take part

[Mich the Tester]

I think it has possibly the fittest athletes take part

Yep, but circusses and ballets have fit athletes taking part and they're not considered sports.

[Old Hack]

Yep, but circusses and ballets have fit athletes taking part and they're not considered sports.

Its a sport.

[AtW]

Its a sport.

With team orders?

[Mich the Tester]

Its a sport.

Sort of, but I don't have much trust in it really being an open competition.

[Old Hack]

With team orders?

Yup.

[Old Hack]

Sort of, but I don't have much trust in it really being an open competition.

Well, you could say the disintegration of the scrummagging laws in the Southern Hemisphere are ruing the sport.

At the end of the day, it's still one of the top 3 tests of endurance. These guys are handling G forces far in excess of most other athletes, whilst controlling cars on the edge of their adhesion.

It's a fantastic sport. If you dont like it, cool, but it's a sport, make no mistake.

Would you argue cycling isn't a sport as no one knows who's drugged up and who isn't.