Monday, June 9, 2008

Whitmarsh slams severe penalty - NEWS

Monday 9th June 2008

McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh has questioned why Lewis Hamilton was handed such a severe penalty for his Canadian crash, while Kimi Raikkonen wasn't punished for his Monaco incident.

Following Sunday's Canadian GP, Hamilton was handed a ten-grid slot penalty for the next race in France after he failed to stop for a red light at the end of pit lane, crashing into a stationary Kimi Raikkonen.

"It's disappointing," Whitmarsh said of the penalty. "It's a decision the stewards have made so we've got to now make the best we can out of it."

However, that doesn't mean the McLaren CEO agrees with the penalty, citing Raikkonen's lack of punishment for crashing into Adrian Sutil in Monaco.

Asked by Autosport if he felt Hamilton's penalty was severe, Whitmarsh said: "It is."

He added: "There was a different view taken in Monaco so we've got to work with what we're given."

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