Webber takes penalty after riding on Alonso's car

"The man in the iron mask" (Themanintheironmask) 09/23/2013 at 09:31 • Filed to: F1

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Mark Webber will slide ten places down the Korea grid next weekend, after hitching a ride on the sidepod of friend Fernando Alonso's Ferrari in Singapore.

Retiring Australian Webber's Red Bull broke down on the last lap of Sunday's floodlit race, and video footage shows him running out of an escape road and across the track to jump on Alonso's car for a lift back to the pits.

The footage also shows that Spaniard Alonso, who was similarly reprimanded by the stewards, stopped on the racing line, causing two cars including Lewis Hamilton to take evasive action.

As it was Webber's third official reprimand this season, the penalty carries a ten-place grid demotion for the next race.

The 38-year-old said the penalty is "tough to take".

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > The man in the iron mask 09/23/2013 at 09:34

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He'd wind up there after the start anyways...

highmodulus > The man in the iron mask 09/23/2013 at 09:35

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Seriously? Bernie if you want to give Ferrari the constructors championship just do it already. . .

Z_Stig > The man in the iron mask 09/23/2013 at 09:35

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The entire world of F1 is complicit in the conspiracy against Mark Webber. LOL

Seriously though, that is pretty harsh.

GhostZ > The man in the iron mask 09/23/2013 at 09:36

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I wonder if they take a pay dock/hit with the penalties they receive...

The man in the iron mask > GhostZ 09/23/2013 at 09:38

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maybe, because this could cost redbull a constructors championship

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > highmodulus 09/23/2013 at 09:41

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In due time, Skywalker, in due time...

GhostZ > The man in the iron mask 09/23/2013 at 09:42

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While I think it is definitely possible they lose money, it isn't going to change the outcome of the championship. Red Bull is a full 3 races (with a 1-2 finish) from Ferrari catching up. That means that Ferrari would need to get 1-2 on half of the remaining races, and Red Bull would have to lose every single race left. It just isn't going to happen.

Unless the penalties can actually remove points if a driver is removed from the further races, in which it becomes an actual problem.

highmodulus > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/23/2013 at 09:59

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ouch. . .

Mikeado > GhostZ 09/23/2013 at 10:05

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Drivers can be fined for some offences, but that's a separate penalty they can apply if they see fit. I don't think RBR will dock his pay, because why would they do that? He was already out of the race, so it's not like it's cost them points or something.

Sean Bartlett > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/23/2013 at 11:46

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Very ouch...but probably true.