Personally I called for Hamilton to be penalised - but mainly because I thought it unfair that Vettel was punished for the incident. Webber was the only totally innocent party, Hamilton in my eyes didn’t drive well at all (although he assured us that he “didn’t put a foot wrong all weekend”) and Vettel was too busy watching Hamilton to see that Webber had almost come to a stop in front of him.

Vettel and Hamilton should have both been fined (an equivalent of a yellow card in football) and that would’ve been an end to it - everyone would’ve known who was guilty and what had been done about it.

As for the stewards, haven’t they now got a permanent steward who attends all the grand prix to supposedly mete out similar punishments? Not that he seems to be doing a very good job - but presumably that’s why incidents from one race can be investigated at the next, as it’s meant to be the same person presiding over all punishments.

If they haven’t then case closed, any assumption it does involve Hamilton is just that - assumption - and conjecture.

Yes, based on the new evidence. Remember, were it not for the video the stewards would not have discussed this incident at all, so it must have swung them sufficiently to meet in the first place, then to change their mind.

And in what way does that then relate to Hamilton. If it was just a racing incident between Vettel & Webber then what bearing does Hamilton have on it?

They realised the penalty was a bad decision and it was actually just a racing incident?

Yes, based on the new evidence. Remember, were it not for the video the stewards would not have discussed this incident at all, so it must have swung them sufficiently to meet in the first place, then to change their mind.

Can you think of another reason why they would reverse Vettel’s penalty??

They realised the penalty was a bad decision and it was actually just a racing incident?

Schumacher was an expert at manipulating the FIA’s preference for Ferrari to his own advantage, whereas Hamilton is just lucky that his arrival in the sport has created such interest that Bernie sees him as indispensible to F1 - at the moment.

Which is why I completly fail to understand this general Hamilton hatred, it seems entirely unjustified to me. I’m honestly baffled by it. Granted ITV’s fawning coverage of Hamilton cant help if you think he’s getting biased media coverage, but thats got nothing to do with him.

They have to pick someone and Schuey used to be James Allen’s favourite, now he’s gone its just lucky coincidence that the racer du jour also happens to be British so the ITV hype machine goes into extra special over drive. Again, hardly Hamilton’s fault.

We need to recognise, however, that Hamilton is not the new Schumacher in that none of this is of his making. Schumacher was an expert at manipulating the FIA’s preference for Ferrari to his own advantage, whereas Hamilton is just lucky that his arrival in the sport has created such interest that Bernie sees him as indispensible to F1 - at the moment. Things could change very easily; let Hamilton fall out of favour with the media and the public and he will soon find himself as savagely dealt with as any other driver.

As for the fuss about the Vettel penalty/wrist slap and Hamilton’s driving behind the pace car - hey, sometimes even a random penalty generator is bound to get it right.

#6 That is just part of Max Mosley’s usual chest-beating as part of his personal vendetta against Ron Dennis.