POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : We won! : Re: We won! Server Time
11 Oct 2024 09:19:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: We won!  
From: Phil Cook
Date: 22 Oct 2007 06:41:29
Message: <op.t0lharg2c3xi7v@news.povray.org>
And lo on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:10:41 +0100, scott <sco### [at] laptopcom> did  
spake, saying:

>> Is this the one with the row about fuel temperatures? I don't know  
>> first the Rugby and now this.
>
> Hehe yeh, apparently two other teams pumped in their fuel at less than  
> 10 degrees below ambient, which is not allowed.  But the FIA decided not  
> to disqualify the drivers as the advantage gained would have been less  
> than 1 second over the race and likely not changed the outcome.   
> Disqualifying the teams would have meant a different world champion  
> though...

IOW they broke the rules, and got caught, but the advantage they gained  
was deemed inconsequential to their win; so that's okay then. Wag that  
finger and tell them not to do it again - pfft.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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