This past week the FIA International Court of Appeal upheld the time penalty given to Lewis Hamilton in the Belgium Grand Prix, giving Felipe Massa the win instead of Hamilton in said Grand Prix. It also affected the drivers standings as Hamilton's lead over Massa was reduced to just one point, making it easier for the Brazilian to take the title fight to the finish.
No matter that the Belgium GP was probably the best race this season, and that Hamilton clearly gave back the lead to Raikonnen on the disputed call. The F1 powers that be turned everything back so that Ferrari maintained its lead over McLaren in the championship.
Earlier this season the FIA president Max Mosley was involved in a tabloid scandal, where he apparently took part in S&M games, dressed as a Nazi. He was almost forced to resign, but he stayed on.
So you got the Dusty Finish (Hamilton's win in Belgium overturned), scandals with the president of the company (Mosley), a fierce feud between the two top factions (Ferrari and McLaren), and a seemingly unbridled willingness to manipulate the results so more people will tune in to see what's next... Tell me what part of the previous is not EXACTLY like WWE. Just replace Mosley by Vince McMahon, Ferrari by Triple H, McLaren/Hamilton by CM Punk, and you pretty much got your episode of RAW right there.
I am quite interested to see how F1's version of Hell in the Cell (i.e. the Singapore night Grand Prix) will work out. That does sound like a great idea.
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