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[LRW]

Following a yellow, yellow/red or red flag, there must always be a follow-up flag at the next manned marshall post. Either to continue the ‘track situation’ (in this case, another yellow flag), or to end it with a green flag.

Did you read my precious post. I KNOW the rules state a wag needed to be waved. You've mentioned it enough times. I'm just saying it doesn't mean it WAS being waved. Maybe he was too busy watching Vettel cheat.

I cant discuss things with people like you, people who don't even take time to read others points of view. See you later.

[Big Azza]

If Alonso does get this in his favour, then I think we'll be seeing the new Prost/Senna rivalry of F1 that we have long been hoping for....

However, if Ferrari do make an official protest... I don't know what I'll do, but I'll do something....

[scotty]

Just saw a tweet that made me realise something. Ferrari just asked for clarification, this is not a protest. Important difference - clarification is just confirmation of something. A protest would mean that Ferrari think they are right, but this obviously isn't the case here cause they didn't do that.

As this is just asking for clarification, the thread title is quite misleading.

IMO big fuss over nothing, i guess like most cases...

[LRW]

If Alonso does get this in his favour, then I think we'll be seeing the new Prost/Senna rivalry of F1 that we have long been hoping for....

However, if Ferrari do make an official protest... I don't know what I'll do, but I'll do something....

According to the BBC, they haven't protested, but have asked for clarification on if the pass was legal, and clarification on the whole flags/lights/dash lights. As apparently its confusing.

[scotty]

The FIA has confirmed Sebastian Vettel did not break the rules concerning overtaking under yellow flags when passing Jean-Eric Vergne during the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Ferrari confirmed they sent the FIA a letter requesting an investigation into whether Vettel illegally overtook the Toro Rosso on lap four on the Reta Oposta straight.

Yellow flags and lights prohibiting overtaking were visible in the run-up to the pass but a green flag indicating drivers could overtake was difficult to see

FIA race director Charlie Whiting told Auto Motor und Sport Vettel had passed a green flag before completing the move. The FIA later confirmed to Autosport the pass was legal.

Had Vettel been retroactively punished for the move, a penalty could have lost him the world championship to Fernando Alonso.

We can move on...

[LRW]

The FIA has confirmed Sebastian Vettel did not break the rules concerning overtaking under yellow flags when passing Jean-Eric Vergne during the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Ferrari confirmed they sent the FIA a letter requesting an investigation into whether Vettel illegally overtook the Toro Rosso on lap four on the Reta Oposta straight.

Yellow flags and lights prohibiting overtaking were visible in the run-up to the pass but a green flag indicating drivers could overtake was difficult to see

FIA race director Charlie Whiting told Auto Motor und Sport Vettel had passed a green flag before completing the move. The FIA later confirmed to Autosport the pass was legal.

Had Vettel been retroactively punished for the move, a penalty could have lost him the world championship to Fernando Alonso.

We can move on...

[What's Burning?]

On to the next controversy!

[Jabberwocky]

On to the next controversy!

we are in the Off season, so it could be even more odd.

[What's Burning?]

On to the next controversy!

we are in the Off season, so it could be even more odd.

We like our controversy tantric and prolonged?

[Hammer278]

Ferrari's and Alonso's reputation takes another hit, for being the most unsporting and undisputed whingers in the sport.

[What's Burning?]

You're stretching on this one. You've got no clue if Alonso is involved, he's just along for the ride, a clarification was asked for and an explanation given and everything is same as it ever was.

[Hammer278]

You're stretching on this one. You've got no clue if Alonso is involved, he's just along for the ride, a clarification was asked for and an explanation given and everything is same as it ever was.

I'd like a press statement from Alonso saying "It was a legal overtake, Im sorry for my team's idiocy".

[elfinitty]

I don't see anything wrong with Ferrari sending a letter like that.Wouldnt you do the same?

Sadly,the championship was over a long time ago.We were just exciting ourselves. *sigh*

[Big Azza]

You're stretching on this one. You've got no clue if Alonso is involved, he's just along for the ride, a clarification was asked for and an explanation given and everything is same as it ever was.

Well, that wouldn't be the first time Alonso "knew nothing" regarding a team controversy*, now would it?

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*For want of a better word.

[What's Burning?]

You're stretching on this one. You've got no clue if Alonso is involved, he's just along for the ride, a clarification was asked for and an explanation given and everything is same as it ever was.

Well, that wouldn't be the first time Alonso "knew nothing" regarding a team controversy*, now would it?

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*For want of a better word.

It happens, sometimes teams say that they stopped the car to prevent engine damage when the reality is that it was short on gas for scruteneering. Hamilton was asked to lie by his team.

We're in a sport that by its nature is filled with white lies and nobody's hands are clean, but that doesn't mean that we can just make something up or assume it was Alonso's decision to push for the flag controversy.