[gunhijala]

Ban for Maldonado, don't want to see him on a track ever again.

Thanks

Daniel

[ticfarentibia]

Yep I'm with you on that. Certainly I would ban him for the remainder of the season. Lifetime ban may be a bit harsh. Disgusting behaviour.

[Auzuigcx]

I think he may be in trouble for this race, but a life time ban is not going to happen.

Lets keep calm and wait to see what the stewards say.

[Soassesaisp]

Supported.

[lE3l6Lgn]

I think he may be in trouble for this race, but a life time ban is not going to happen.

Lets keep calm and wait to see what the stewards say.

It's what I'd like to see. I know it won't happen. The penalties dished out by the FIA these days are just weak....

[DJkillos]

Yep, although I agree, it won't happen unfortunately. Wasn't it a GP2 race where he got banned a few years back?

[Jadykeery]

Lifetime ban might be excessive, even a season ban is excessive. but he might be in serious trouble here, even beyond this race.
That moment of insanity just might cost him a serious F1 career
So who is the 3rd driver for Williams
...and yeah, hulkenberg is probably having a good laugh right about now.
Maldonado seems ready for NASCAR

[ErnestTU]

Life time ban? Talk about an over reaction! Maybe a couple races at minimum, even if what he did was completely out of order!

[Peter Hill]

How long did the Aston driver get banned for after his deliberate crash at Silverstone on the Hungar straight? Similar accident and the FIA should be consistent IMO.

[Viyzarei]

A lifetime ban is a little over-the-top but a 1 race ban and a 12 month good behaviour bond is in order.

[pIp83Uns]

Life time ban? Talk about an over reaction! Maybe a couple races at minimum, even if what he did was completely out of order!

Did you mean "minimum" or "maximum"?

Asking for a lifetime ban looks like an overreaction for me. I admit I need to rewatch it, though, but it just looked as a very bad piece of judgment from Maldonado.

[zzquo0iR]

Erm maximum, hell knows why I put minimum

If this incident is worth while of a life time ban, then why was Schumachers chop on Rubens last year only a grid penalty

[ButKnillinoi]

Did you mean "minimum" or "maximum"?

Asking for a lifetime ban looks like an overreaction for me. I admit I need to rewatch it, though, but it just looked as a very bad piece of judgment from Maldonado.

It looked intentional. If it wasn't then, coupled with Monaco which was also Maldonado's fault, it just proves that Maldonado has no idea of when to turn in on another driver and simply isn't up to F1 standard.

Personally, I think he knew exactly what he was doing. He turned in left to cut across Lewis, the correct racing line would have been to ease over to the right hand side of the track there to prepare for Eau Rouge. He hasn't a leg to stand on here. He needs to be banned. You can't intentionally drive into another competitor.

[fkjghfg]

Erm maximum, hell knows why I put minimum

If this incident is worth while of a life time ban, then why was Schumachers chop on Rubens last year only a grid penalty

I'm assuming the means you're joking and that you really can tell the difference between the two

[gariharlj]

some of the shocking behaviour displayed by Schumi over the years was met with little or no real punishment- as for Maldo- pretty disgraceful behaviour- Hamilton was way quicker than him and his lap wouldn't have made the difference anyway so what the hell was he thinking of? I've no desire to see him in a Williams, so from a personal perspective I'd say disqualify him from this race at least and to Sir Frank= keep the money but sack the driver

[Guaranano]

I didn't see most of the incident (I was looking at the computer screen when they showed it on TV), and only saw Maldonado actually hitting Lewis. From what I've heard, it's Maldonado's fault, and a deliberate move into Hamilton for having overtaken him in the Bus Stop. However, this is what I've read in one of the comments in Joe Saward's blog:

Hamilton moved twice. Maldonado kept his line – cushy though it was.
Looked like HAM may have initially moved to let him past just as MAL was attempting to pass; the second hit was Lewis in to the side of Pastor.

What do you think about this? Does anyone have a video of the incident? Do you think that Hamilton might be getting a penalty as well for it?

[LymnInvinny]

There was contact between the two at the last chicane but it was fair and square as Lewis had the inside and needed the position.. what happened after turn one looked like an act of retaliation and who knows if Maldonado intended to actually hit Hamilton? If he did that is poor form indeed and he needs to think about how to put his case to the stewards very carefully.

[LottiFurmann]

A lifetime ban is a little over-the-top but a 1 race ban and a 12 month good behaviour bond is in order.

Agree
WT

[NarhozNic]

Gotta see a video replay here .

My view of it is gonna upset people , but it looked like Pastor came along beside Lewis to shake his fist , and Lewis jinked to the right , into him .
I could be wrong , but that's what I think I saw .

Gotta see the video .

[xquFzpNw]

Hamilton moved but moved back, the incident where they clashed was separate and showed Pastor taking the racing line too early. Videos already on YouTube.