Lewis won. Outright. He missed the chicane, fair enough, but let Kimi back in front in less than 100 metres, BEFORE THE START LINE, but because he is driving a car that is NOT red (ie a Ferrari) he is given a 25 second penalty.
If he had gained an advantage then why did he then allow Kimi back past.? He was aware he had broken a rule that requires a driver to give up the place gained, which he did. Kimi then lost out on the first corner to Lewis through his own mistake. Massa gained nor lost nothing through Lewis missing that chicane.
When Massa was allowed out of the pitlane in front of another car in Valencia he was NOT handed a penalty except for a €10,000 fine for himself. He gained an advantage by NOT being held behind the approaching Force India car and created a very dangerous situation for himself and other people in the process. Why was he not given a time penalty (which for very similar incidents has been given to drivers in the past) when it was obvious he too broke a rule.
If you don’t drive a Ferrari, don’t expect a fair deal of the cards in F1. This has been proven enough times in the past but since Schumacher left I assumed it was back to being fair. I was wrong.
This travesty of justice shows the incompetence rife within the upper chain of stewards in F1 that damages the sport (re: Stupid decision to not allow anyone but Bridgestone runners to run in USA GP several years ago).
McLaren are unlikely to complain as it usually (for them) means a bigger penalty for them.
Lewis can outdrive anyone on that grid… let us hope he does show and bears his hairy brown cheeks at the Stewards as he holds aloft the champions cup in Brazil.
Go prove them wrong Lewis.