Is Giancarlo actually going to take the win?

According to CBS, the FIA is set to convene on April 11th to discuss the winner of the Indianapolis race.

You're just circling back to stuff we've already covered... http://www.teme.org/showthread.php?s...748#post286748

I honestly have no clue how this whole race winner situation is gonna shake out, but man... I gotta say, I feel for Fisichelle. He was pulling off some serious magic with that Jordan car (which, let's be real, wasn't even that great). Still, after that second pit stop, he wouldn't have stood a chance against Kimi. That guy is just on another level lately, and Sunday proved it. At this rate, I bet MS is losing their grip on the top spot real fast...
We're gonna be hearing the American national anthem on the podium more and more often...

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Raikkonen said:even if he wouldn't have stood a chance against Kimi after that second pit stop,

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Michelin vs Bridgestone
I’m just going to say it one more time... back at Indianapolis, those Michelin intermediate tires were absolute beasts on that super wet track during the first half of the race—really impressive stuff—but once the surface started drying out? Man, they just fell off a cliff, losing anywhere from two to four seconds a lap compared to the Bridgestones. It was painful to watch, honestly. You could see David and Kimi absolutely fighting just to keep their cars on the asphalt through every single corner during those final five laps. And since the track was still too soaked for slicks, both of them—plus everyone else on Michelins—would've ended up stuck on another set of Michelinki intermediates after that last stop while the track kept getting drier... So, if you think about it, the red flag really screwed over Fisichella, Frentzen, and Villeneuve—who, by the way, was flying, shaving seven seconds off Raikkonen's pace in just the last three laps—since they were all on Bridgestone, and Villeneuve was the only one with enough fuel to make it to the finish line.

The whole situation with the winner is just a complete mess, honestly, and I'm thinking it's really on the FIA because they didn't lay down any strict rules that everyone actually understood before the season even kicked off.

ceva said:The whole situation with the winner is a total mess, and honestly, it’s on the FIA for failing to lay down some rock-solid rules right at the start of the season.

Look, these aren't even new regulations...

Austin Evans just dropped the verdict... Giancarlo Fisichella takes the win at the United States Grand Prix.

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Fisichella awarded Brazilian win!
Stewards of The Brazilian GP reconvened AT The Fio HQ in Paris, France this morning where , as expected , They overturned The original outcome of Sunday's raca, announcing Jordan driver Giancarlo Fisichella as the rightful winner.

Last weekend's raca results came under Review after The Fio "received evidence" suggesting that there was an error in the timing and the Jordan driver had started his 56th lap before the race was red-flagged, instead of his 55th as previously thought.

The New result means The First ever win for Giancarlo and The fourth for Jordan , and He was Italy's First GP winner since Riccardo Patrese in Japan for Williams in 1992. Meanwhile The mclaren of Kimi Raikkonen Has been demoted to second. It also means that in the first three races of the 2003 season, we have seen three different winners.

Under Fio rules, the final race positions in a red flag situation are those in effect two laps before the lap on which the race was stopped. Raikkonen was leading after The 53 rd lap but The Fio confirmed Fisichella Had already started his 56 th lap before The raca was stopped. That meant The result Had to be based on positions AT The end of The 54 th lap When The Italian was leading Raikkonen and Renault driver Fernando Alonso.

team chief Eddie Jordan Had prompted The Fio to order a Review after sending them details of Jordan's own timekeeping. This showed Fisichella had completed one more lap than he had originally been credited for and on Fio's own countback procedure it meant Fisichella and not Raikkonen was The winner. This is the first time a Grand Prix result has been changed without a driver being disqualified or receiving a time penalty.

Montezemolo says regarding the FIA:
The FIA just dropped their decision... Giancarlo Fisichella takes the win! The United States Grand Prix.

👋 There’s still some justice left in this world... bravo, Fisi!👍

So now it looks like Kimi actually comes out ahead here too. Didn't Microsoft complain that since they didn't hit 75% of the race distance, half points should be awarded? If they had called it at lap 53, Kimi would've taken first and grabbed 5 points (74.65% of the race). But because it ended at lap 54 (76.06%), he gets 8 for second place instead. What a joke!

Ford said:These aren't even new regulations...

so I guess you have to wonder, if that's the case, what on earth was such a huge deal for all this time?

Austin Evans said:So what was even the issue all this time?

It was controversial because there was genuine uncertainty about whether Fisichella had actually crossed the start/finish line to begin lap 56 before the red flag came out.
I don't get it, what part of that is confusing you? 😕

The FIA under Montezemolo said:The FIA has made their ruling... Giancarlo Fisichella is now the winner of the United States Grand Prix.

At this rate, we might as well just go check the betting odds too!
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WayOut said:Oh sure, because checking the sportsbook is probably next on the list!
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Don't you worry about a thing... Blackbird already took care of the bookie... 😉