Max Moseley made the FIA a joke in court during his libel action. They made themselves even more of a joke by keeping him. Now they have further confirmed it by their actions.

R. Thackray, Grand Brassac, France

Actually William, the chicane at Goodwood is solid polystyrene. Hasn't been concrete for many years.

C. Heathcote, Tonbridge,

If Glock and Fisichella hadn't reacted so quickly to the obvious LH attempts at throwing both off track in Monza the LH joke would be even funnier right now....

Tetsuya, Tokyo, Japan

why I am not surprised that all the comments against this ruling are from UK residents. There must be something different with the feed you all receive.

The blame is squarely on Hamilton. Just like all his other stupid errors and that of the McLaren team last year.

Hamilton+McLaren= JOKE

Steve, New York, USA

Eventualy races will not be won on the race track, they will be won in the FIA boardroom. I suggest Maclaren paint their cars pillar box red, that way they will be invisible to the rules.
How did LH have an advantage if he gave the place back? Get rid of the rules..when you abide you get punnished.

Kevin, Canvey Island, UK

Plenty of people win races they don't deserve, for example Kovalainen in Hungary - Massa deserved that win. It's swings and roundabouts, just deal with it.

Mike, Chester,

I hate to say it , but I told you so ! There was no way the appeal was going to succeed.Overturning the stewards decision was unthinkable since to do so would mean teams repeatedly challenging ( to them ) bad decisions,creating chaos.I think LH would have preferred 5 days preparing for the next GP.

Peter, Eastbourne,

Hamilton isn't doing badly..One bump on a a stationary car (and that too a title contender's)inside the pit lane,a dubious overtaking manouevre ,again on the same title contender,all within a few weeks.Hail the new Michael Schumaker,minus his selfbelief ,temperament and his exceptional talent.

chandra, kochi, India

How many other sports could impose a penalty after the event, which could not be appealed, when normally these would be appealed during the event by the team principals.
The rules should be changed so that this sort of penalty can be appealed, or not imposed again.
The FIA should resign.

Ian R, Stoke On Trent, England

OK, bury the 'Ferarri/FIA' conspiracy. LEWIS - now get out there and beat them IN SPITE OF THIS - you can, and will do it! Then you can say what you like to them all, including the running scared drivers who were only thinking of possible future drives at Ferrari when they agreed with the stewards

Steve Goodings, MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM

hamilton didn't "cheat"; he avoided an accident - an accident which would have been caused by kimi running him off the road. if anything, hamilton lost the advantage which he should have enjoyed in the chicane, being ahead. as he then passed behind klmi, how can he not have given the advantage back?

jem, london, uk

Ho-hum! Go to Goodwood to see a proper chicane - solid concrete! You run INTO it, not over it! So, when is the next Petit Prix heat of this media-driven farce they call a World Drivers' Championship. Formula 1 is now SO precious - and SO safe'; SO lacking in real drama.

Wiiliam Pender, Salisbury,

Steve in Hollywood has it correct. One rule fo Schumacher/ Ferrari, another rule for Hamilton.

This was probably the correct decision, but it was the original decision that was wrong.

And as someone else said, Massa was the one who gained fmor the penalty, not the Flying Fin.

Talese Amer, Londontown,

The rules of the FIA:
See an injustice - cover eyes
Hear an appeal - cover ears
Say its inadmisable - and then cover mouth

They are the sport govening body, but hide behind the stewards saying they can not overrule. Why not? They write the rules!

No wonder people think its fixed

Kevin Underwood, East Grinstead, England

If a penalty is to be given, it should be given DURING the race....otherwise, drivers will risk their lives going round only for stewards to penalise them later on , sitting in the comfort of a leather armchair......Raikonnen crashed during the race, same could have happened to Hamilton..for nothing

deepak, London, UK

Is anyone truly surpised? This is Ferrari we are talking about. Schumacher did much worse than this and was never punished.

It's one rule for Ferrari and another for the rest.

Stephen Rothbart, Prague, Czech Republic

Tetsuya, Tokyo, Japan

You missed the whole argument! The FIA apply and stick to the so called rules when it LH and ignore the when it's not.

mathias banda, Glos, UK

PD from Dublin is absolutely right. People fail to see the actual point here. He was only able to go so fast into the corner because he knew he could go straight if needed, which means he gained an advantage. Simple as. Stay within the white lines and you wont have any problems. Also change layout.

Marc, London,

Disgusting. The FIA's contempt for McLaren is plain for all to see. Hamilton was forced across the corner in order to avoid a crash. He then gave the place back. He shouldn't be punished because Kimi was going slowly. I like Masa and I have nothing against Ferarri, the FIA now look the fools.

julian, shrewsbury, uk

FIA appear to have been captured by Ferrari at the expense of other teams. It does appear the rules are not applied in the same manner for Ferrari.

Andrew, Melbourne, Oz

I can't say I'm surprised. Like the piece says, a drive-through cannot be appealed.

What sticks in the craw though, is the FIA bending over backwards to find a penalty for Massa's pitlane infraction at Valencia that didn't change the race result. The financial penalty imposed was unprecedented.

Kearn, Farnborough, UK

I Seem to recall Schumacher winning the British GP some years ago whilst taking a drive through penalty - on this basis will he be stripped of that win too. Oh sorry, I forgot he was driving a Ferrari!

Steve, Hollywood, UK

Ridiculous. The punishment should match the supposed benefit - 5 seconds, possibly 10. A drive through was the wrong penalty and no way Massa deserved to win that race. Raikkonen braked early, perhaps on purpose. There was no wall. Raikkonen got the advantage back. Whiting was asked immediately.

IP, Reading,

Another dark day for F1

RIP F1

If the FIA want Farrari to win the championship that badly, why not make it a single manufacturer affair.

I'm not a Hamilton fan but this is not good for racing formally known as a sport

Mat, Beccles, UK

Hamilton was pushed to the edge of the track, avoided an accident which could have taken out both drivers, gave back any advantage gained by cutting the corner and then made a super overtaking maneuver.
Note, the strict rule of allowing one corner after conceding advantage was written later.

P Barrett, Plymouth/Valletta, England/Malta

If Raikonnen had won this decision would have made some sense. But Hamilton never gained any advantage over Massa. So why should Massa be the one to benefit?

peterfieldman, paris, france

Correct to uphold - rules are rules.

Wrong to punish in the first place.

Absolutely everything should be done to encourage overtaking and Hamilton should be applauded for his efforts - made no difference to the outcome of the race.

An own goal by F1

Paul Case, Bromley,

Quite right the points docking was upheld. He clearly cheated by cutting across the chicane. He is lucky there is no barrier there or he would have crashed and got no points. Time the track layout was changed to stop this happening again.

PD, Dublin, Ireland

Tough but fair I think. Quite interesting that all drivers I've seen interviewed about this agree that hamilton didn't give the advantage back.. ps here in Singapore it's chucking down so maybe wonderboy will win, however most of the uk will probably blame both Ferrari and the FIA if he doesn't..

Mike Airey, Singapore, Singapore

I'm dumbfounded by the amount of nonsense people write.the FIA decision was upheld within days by the F1 driver's association who have since effectively outlawed the LH prank which made a mockery of the F1 rules.
Isn't this the same guy who broke more rules last year than all other drivers together?

Tetsuya, Tokyo, Japan

Despite the FIA ICoA rulling I believe that Lewis Hamilton and Maclaren have once again been treated very badly and unfairly. Ferrari have also once again been treated specially, they should have been penalised at the previous race for the pit lane incident. The rules need to be applied equally.

Dennis, Knutsford, UK