Oh.. and by the way... Schumacher is NOT coming back.
He is not hungry anymore? He is afraid that it will damage his reputation? I do not think so.
If McLaren comes around I will eat my shoes if Schumi does not respond I just can't belief it. Such an ambitious guy. I hope on his comeback. Give Lewis some lessons. Fight with Kimi. Yeah.

Arthur, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

mclaren is not fair, firts they had denonced Alonso in Hungaroring because they wanted Hamilton to get the pole, second they copy Ferrari's car, third they want to win the championchip in bureaus and finally they accused Renault, Fernando's best option, is this fair play?

anita, Spain, Valladolid

If the FIA had taken Kimi's points away from Australia where he was driving an illegal car, we wouldn't be having this appeal...

Alastair, Guildford,

Yes, a rule is a rule—nice tautology!—and there are some other "rules" that simply do not exist, as that one used in Hungary to penalise FA. No to mention the rules about driving behind the safety car, ignored in Japan. Better don not talk about rules. Be serious.

Feli, Granada, Spain

reading some comments one would wonder if persons like Mike Burkinshaw or Colin Kendall are capable of any coherence.
I hear McLaren and Hamilton fans babbling about the federation helping Ferrari.

how ridicuolus can you get?

please... no other team in F1 history got away with what Hamilton and McLaren got away with the past championship: penalties not inflicted as they should have, Hamilton's car running out in Germany being put back on track by a crane, and on and on and on...

please, be honest and face it.
You just cant take the fact that, despite cheating, McLaren lost.
All sportsmen know that the spy story was ruled poorly, and obviously favoured McLaren drivers (which should have both been disqualified), and still I can read of brit fans babbling about Ferrari.

ridiculous !

Diego, Rome, Italy

yeee....yeeee.....

rules are rules for everyone, except against Lewis Hamilton......

Javier, Cordoba, Argentina

The problem is, if nothing is done about the illegal fuel temperatures in those cars then what is to stop all teams then adopting the same tactic to improve their cars?

I see the results being left as is, and then all the teams investing heavily to lower fuel temperature for the next season as they can then point back to this ruling.

Sadly, the officials at the race concerned SHOULD HAD ruled the cars were illegal, now we have a nightmare that will affect how teams behave in future.

Aubrey, London,

yes, a rule is a rule is a rule,
but FIA is not treating Mclaren any worse than others, in fact Mclaren got away with many things last year. Why Hamilton wasn't penalized in Brazil for the tyre issue? a rule is a rule is a rule (regardless you take advantage or not, isn't it?)

ps: where are the latest Jenson Button opinions regarding hamilton arrogant attitude? are you all too busy reading the 7 hamilton's boigraphies?

jordi, bournemouth,

I can smell a flavour of paranoid frustration amongst Hamilton's fanatics.

Oh dear, FIA is treating him so badly!! that's why Hamilton didn't get punish in Hungary and Alonso did. That's why he wasn't punished after the Safety Caw incident, that's why he wasn't punished for not giving evidence to FIA about the Spy scandal (he was legally obligated) and if you believe that he didn't know anything, then father xmas will not bring you any pressents this year.
The tyres in brazil, the crane and on and on and on...

jordi, bournemouth,

Russell Gill's comment is (as I see it) dead right. I have no axe to grind and no favourite teal in F1, but the obvious manipulation of the rules to disadvantage Mercedes-Maclaren is apalling. After 50+ years in and around motorsport of many varieties, I am now embarrassed and have given up attempting to explain how F1 is struictured to friends who are not fans of the sport.
A rule is a rule is a rule! If a rule can't be applied, it's either worded incorrectly or it should not be in the rule book.
Trackside officials cannot make ad hoc decisions about whether to apply a rule or not - that is definitely not their job.
Any problems with written rules need to be dealt with by an appeals panel or court, NOT by trackside ad hoccery!

Colin Kendall, London, England

The way things are going all the cars will be red Ferraris racing against each other because nobody has ever got away with as much as Ferrari or its drivers, so what´s the point of competing with a handicap.??

Mike Burkinshaw, Vilagarcia de Arousa, Galicia/Spain

FIA put Alonso in 5th place in Hungary when there was none written rule to penalize the FA action on the pit stop.
Now we are speaken about writen rules and of course the car companies should be penalized.

Just a question:
How many penalties has got Hamilton for breaking several written rules during the whole season?
Should not those cases be also reviewed?

Javier, Cordoba, Argentina

Comme on Bernie, dont be so cynical.You are so interested on claims like this being brought forward: it is the promotion you and your sport needs. I belive this sport should leave tha hands of: 1. a couple of individuals and 2. both british, to become a fair deal and not all this chitty-chatty-we-desperately-need-our-british-champion-lets-lets-make-people-hate-other-drivers rubbish!!!

James, segovia,

The FIA, Ecclestone, Mosley et al should forget all the politics- if Mclaren,Renault and others have infringed the rules then punished them - fine them large amounts of money, deduct some or all of their championship points including the drivers (Except Alonso, he turned FIA evidence against his employer McClaren) and AWARD THE CHAMPIONSHIP TO FERRARI .
TO ENSURE FARE PLAY NEXT SEASON,AT THE START IMPOSE A POINTS PENALTY AGAINST ALL CONSTRUCTORS AND DRIVERS EXCEPT FERRARI SAY 50 POINTS then the ruling bodies will have the result they desire because the current fiasco devalues F1 so much it looks as the transgression of rules is only punished for certain teams and not others.

Nigel Ashurst, Leicester, England

Bernie is getting old if he equates a non-timed practice issue with a potential championship-deciding race infringement.

The tyre issue with Mclaren had no impact on practice; qualifying; or the race result, whereas the performance advantage gained in loading and using cold fuel is measurable and benefitted Williams & BMW DRIVERS in the Brazilian GP.

The fuel issue is a fact, not an allegation yet-to-be-proven; that is why the fuel temperature regulations exist.

Bernie has been heard to say that if a team uses an engine of a larger capacity they should be punished - using power-boosting fuel or a turbo on the engine is the same!

Would he let Heidfeld or Kubica or Rosberg win the drivers championship if it was found that they had run the whole season with super-fuel? Would he simply 'dock' points for the team and tell the driver he had won regardless?

If it were Mclaren and the driver were Lewis Hamilton the answer would be a fat NO!

All 3 should be out of the race!

Russell Gill, TAUNTON, SOMERSET

I believe that Hamilton's season was done when McLaren was given the huge fine and had it's points taken away. The odd little glitch of Hamilton's car during the Brazilian GP was too much of a coincidence. I am certain that, had a BMW taken out a Williams or visa-versa, Hamilton would have had another glitch. How could the FIA or F1 come to any justifiable position otherwise? How could Hamilton be allowed to win under the prevailing circumstances? There is absolutely no way that the anybody will change the outcome as it stands. In effect Ecclestone has said "over my dead body!"

Nick, Quebec , Canada

Ron Dennis should concentrate on managing his team better & then maybe his team will get the results they are hoping for. In football, someone in his position would be replaced for losing the way he did, especially when his team had the championship there for the taking on 2 different occasions. PS Michael Schumacher is still kicking ass.

Joseph Suguturaga, Auckland, New Zealand

If the temperature of the fuel, which can’t be measured anyway, is possibly 5C out,” Ecclestone said. “ than why have this rule in the rule book, throw it out and while you are at it, why not throw the whole book out..............that will be the best thing Ecclestone and FIA can do for F1.

High Time the old guards of F1 got out and let a new and young team take it over.

A. Patel, Nairobi. Kenya

A Patel, Nairobi, Kenya

Thanks for reminding me that McLaren team were punished for the different set of tyres, even if the fines were collosal. So if the fuel temperature were tampered with, does that amount to fair play, Mr. Ecclestone. Even if it was less than 1C. Equity deals with the law. I rest my case.

HUHUHUGUY, Copenhagen, Denmark

One year into retirement, and 765 thousands of a second faster than third placed PDLR on day one, with more of the same yet to come. Cool.

L. A. Dietz, Palma de Mallorca, Spain