25 years ago the FIA stewards all resigned from their jobs, thomasmaheronf1 recalls the 1998 British Grand Prix... F1
The 1998 British Grand Prix saw title rivals Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen go head to head, with the Finn having started the race from pole position in his McLaren. A dominant first half of the race saw Hakkinen build a 49-second lead over Schumacher, but heavy rain meant the second half of the race resulted in intense drama.
This was for overtaking Wurz during the Safety Car period, with Schumacher passing on the inside of Club. Further muddying of the waters happened as the wording of the notice didn’t clarify whether it was a 10-second stop/go penalty – a harsher penalty – or whether it was merely an addition of 10 seconds to Schumacher’s race time at the chequered flag.
McLaren argued that a 10-second stop/go time penalty was the correct punishment, which was not served, and that Hakkinen may have won the race by the time Schumacher had come through the pitlane had he served that penalty.“For that reason, we were pacing Mika because he had sustained some front-wing damage. So we could have pushed, which is a normal thing, if there’s a penalty, we’re informed.
The case went before the FIA’s International Court of Appeal, which revealed some further information about the chain of events that led to the confusion. Ferrari pitted Schumacher to undergo the 10-second penalty despite the fact the penalty wording did not suggest a stop/go. Crossing the start/finish line in the pits on the final lap was not prohibited in the Regulations.
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