Eddie Jordan, echoing Bernie Ecclestone's pet-hate for post-race penalties, firmly advocates that the Australian GP results should not have been modified and any penalties should be reserved for application in the subsequent race, preserving the integrity of the current race outcome.
“I really get so upset when I watch a race, and I think Alonso has finished fifth [sic] or whatever it is, and then he’s demoted three places.”
“I remember Bernie, it was one of his pet hates. He’d say to the timekeepers and the stewards, ‘Never give me a set of results 30 minutes or an hour after the race with a different set of positions, because it’s not fair on the television, it’s not fair on anyone and it confuses the crap out of everybody.”
“And I think in my opinion, if they felt something was wrong, they should have said, ‘You’ve got a two-place grid position penalty at the next race’. But don’t take the race position from him. Why the hell should they do that? It’s nonsense.”
“For heaven’s sake, Formula 1, will you get a grip. The race results is the race results. And if there are penalties, they come in the future.”
VIA: [gpblog.com]