24-Aug-08: European Grand Prix Update
Welcome to an F1 Minute update for the 24th August 2008.
Earlier today, I talked of the European Grand Prix at Valencia, and we were left wondering how the mechanic was that Kimi Raikkonen knocked down in a pit stop incident, and whether Massa was going to receive a penalty for his own pit lane misdemeanour. We know have the answer to both.
The mechanic, Pietro Timpini, has suffered from a fracture to the left foot and is also apparently complaining of back pain, but it does not appear to be too serious. It seems his first words were an apology, as though the incident was his fault, which just shows you how dedicated the Ferrari guys are. Raikkonen has admitted the mistake was his and apologised to the mechanic, so all is well.
Regarding Massa, the stewards released a statement about an hour after the race came to it’s conclusion. They decided that his release from the pit stop was unsafe but that no sporting advantage was obtained, thus the team have been reprimanded and Ferrari fined 10,000 Euros. Massa’s victory is secure.
That’s it for today, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.
Published by Christine on 24 Aug 2008 at 08:54 pm
Tags: Europe, Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen, Penalty, Pietro Timpini, Valencia
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Stephan on 24 Aug 2008 at 11:50 pm #
At beginning of the season I really thought Raikkonen would at last get just rewards for his talent, but he has been acting distracted for the past three or four GPs - and as we saw today, a momentary lapse in this environment almost every time will lead to tears. - What’s up?
Christine on 25 Aug 2008 at 8:30 pm #
It’s a very good question. Obviously all involved in the sport are saying he’s fine, and Domenicali today has defended him saying it’s easy to point the finger when things start to go wrong. But he really hasn’t had the fire that Massa has, and the Brazilian is starting to show him up.