
Who wants to see Bernie Ecclestone resign? Say yes!
But before you can see the 77-year-old F1 ringmaster resign, you have to wish Lewis will be given the 2007 World Championship.
Do you think Kimi Raikkonen isn't fit to be the F1 Champ? Or better said, do you want a newbie like Hamilton to win the prestigious title?
On the first query, I think Raikkonen deserves the title. Though I'd like a McLaren driver to have it, still the Finn proved he has what it takes to be a Champ. On the second query, I'd say there's nothing wrong having a newbie win the title on his maiden season. It would only reflect how good he is on the track.
Ecclestone does not believe that Lewis Hamilton will be awarded the title at the FIA Court of Appeal meeting on Thursday. The 'cool fuel' saga will reach its conclusion in London after McLaren appealed the Interlagos Stewards' decision to clear Williams and BMW, reported Planet-F1.
Should the FIA Court rule in favor of the McLaren's Briton rookie, he could become this season's Champ.
Ecclestone is against such a decision since it would cause more harm to the sport's already tainted image. "I don't think that the Formula One fans would like a Championship to be won because the temperature of the fuel, which can't be measured anyway, is possibly 5C out," he explained.
He then joked that he would consider quitting if the Stewards' decision was reversed. "If anybody thinks that's the best thing for Formula One, then I'd have a very serious thought about me retiring."
In Brazil, he compared the fuel infringement to McLaren's tyre transgression. "I don't think anything's going to happen if it goes through," Ecclestone said. "In my opinion, they don't have to change the results of the race - it's an infringement of the regulations. On the same weekend, McLaren used an extra set of tyres, which they shouldn't have used - that was an infringement - so maybe if anything does happen at this Court of Appeal, maybe they'll treat it exactly the same as the tyres."
Posted at 02:17 am by AndrePenn