Actually
Batman the offence was dealt with in a lawful tribunal and so
Ignorantia legis neminem excusat does apply
and the offence was committed outside of a racing event and outside of the FIA's control. also a lot of English sports do in fact have laws and not rules, Rugby and golf to name but two, a professional
golf player caught cheating will be banned for life from the sport absolutely no questions asked even if that player was Tiger Woods, and your analogy
of a foul in football is erroneous a ref may give a red card at the time of the offence but the player can still face criminal proceedings outside of the sport, sportsmen and women are not above the law in terms of GBH, ABH and racial remarks made on the playing field, and I for one am glad of that
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I will let it slip that you have just insulted an entire nation with your comments about the English perspective on grounds of not wanting to develop hostilities across the pond.....
Maybe a football player should kick the shit out of another player and use the defence yeah but we were only playing a game and anyway I didn't know it was against the rules....
I have given you my reasons for rejecting your arguments and have been good enough to say that I understand your reasoning and logic, but your latest post only leaves me with the impression that, if it had been any team
other than Mercedes under scrutiny then you would not be defending them in such a manner I can only assume also that this is because Lewis Hamilton drives for Merc...
edit
When a player is given a red card he is sent off this is a punishment and not a field leveling activity it punishes the player and the team.
