Welcome to the strict world of F1. Bad behaviour or wrong driving definately gets punished, ask good old Michael Schumacher.

Marc, Madrid, Spain

@Gerry...My feelings exactly.

Well if he wins the championship at least it will be tarnished by this event.

Don R., Madrid,

I don't think this years F1 championship can stand any more off track tinkering, we've already had the constructors championship handed to Ferrari by the FIA, now Lewis stands to lose points via a fine or grid place drop? Not so much a sport more a business meeting.

I'd applaud him if he walked away, IRL or Champcar would be happy to have him.. and if they merged they could easily attract other top talent and very soon F1 might not be the premier open wheel championship.

Steve, Cambridge, UK

F1 know a good marketing opportunity when they see one.... Can't let anything come in Hamiltons way.

A. Khan, London,

Your say makes me laugh.The FIA against Hamilton!. Is this the tittle of a science fiction book?.
Do you remember the Hungarian or the European race?.
Hamilton 16 races and no penality pass through, no lost of pole position or no lost of points. Is simply a lucky british guy or there is some thing else?.
In the other hand Kubica touch Hamilton and get a pass through penality, Alonso made a long pit stop and lost the pole possition, Vetel crash Webber and Vetel lost 10 positions in nest race.
Is this fair play?. All of you know that this is not fair paly this is McCheaters play.
But, the problem is the British president of the F1 and the British president of the FIA.
Best regards.

Jesus, Madrid, Spain

Gerry... from Naples you say? So i gues your not biased at all towards a certain red car company? Im sure nothing like this ever happened to a mister Schumacher im sure.

Im from the UK and yes, im in full support of a British team in Mclaren and a British driver in Hamilton. My opinion of the incident varies. On one hand Hamilton could have stayed in line and maybe everyone behind him would be fine, maybe Webber at that speed would've crashed into him. But in the conditions i dont think anyone could be blamed for what happened. Not Hamilton, Webber nor Vittel.

For gamesmanship, it has happened year after year after year in F1 and is a pivitol part of the entertainment value in the sport, a part that is rarely found in any other sport. Massa's driving in the last few corners was just one example of an incident one could say was dangerous, another could say was fantastic entertainment.

As with all things in life, everyones viewpoint differs, but prior opinions should not be intwined.

Samuel, sutton coldfield, England

Walk away he says?

Tomorrow the other 21 drivers should do the warm-up lap and then drive into the pits, leaving Hamilton to race on his own.

A minor penalty of 10 places on the grid would have been fair and proportional to the damage Hamilton (in)directly caused, especially after his teammate was awarded a 5 place penalty for something with much lesser consequences (no end of race for other drivers) in Hungary.

At least Vettel won't be demoted on the grid on Sunday the 7th. There is a little bit of justice out there, but just a little.

Michel Angstadt, Serranillos del Valle, (Madrid) Spain

What I don't understand is why people bring the race issue into this - WHY? It's not important where he comes from, what his skin colour is or what language he speaks. This is a SPORT, what matters is his skill at what he does and how well he entertains the crowd. The whole idea of a rookie winning races left, right and centre appeals to the crowds. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be running to buy tickets to see the first black man to become president of the US, or the first woman, or the first chinese person. To me, sex and race isn't an issue. Believe it or not, most of this season has come Hamiltons skill, because his passion for the sport exceeds any other. He doesn't do it for the money. He doesn't do it for the fame. At the age of TWELVE, his passion was so great he told Dennis that he was going to race for him. He wants to win fair and square because that's the only way he's going to be satisfied with his performance.

Ali, UK,

This F1 season is such a fix its unbelievab Don´t worry FIA, in the end you will get your wish, Hamilton will be the first black rookie world champion, just as you wanted!

Mike, farnham,

Nothing to say. Poor LH, every body against him. He did nothing bad. Just he's a rooky, just his first time under the rain, just his first time leading behind safety car. He's always pure innocent like a virgin, and don't forget he's the first black man in F1, and he's very young. So let's forgive him, he's just the right son of Ron Dennis.

Gerry, Naples,