Thread: Official Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018 - Grand Prix Weekend Thread - Round 4 of 21
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Old 29 Apr 2018, 11:49 (Ref:3818065)   #34
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Originally Posted by wnut View Post
I agree that the stewards could have found Hartly entirely blameless, however, it is the job of the stewards to decide to punish Hartly or not, and the Race Director's job to report the incident to the Stewards for investigation.
It is not the Race Director's job to act as judge and jury in real time on an incident, this leads to serious miscarriages of justice and the perception of manipulation.
Wasn't one of Hartley's front tyres already punctured, which would have made it difficult to manoeuvre the car?
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