Show some class
May 1st, 2006 at 16:40
Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed has been demoted to 11th position in the Australian Grand Prix results, losing his and the team’s first points as a consequence.
The American driver, who finished eighth in the race, was judged to have passed Red Bull stable-mate David Coulthard under yellows following Tonio Liuzzi’s crash.
To add insult to injury, Speed was then fined $US5000 for allegedly swearing at Coulthard during the stewards inquiry.
“Reprimand and time penalty of 25 seconds to be added to the driver’s (Speed’s) race time,” read a statement from the race stewards.
“A further penalty is also imposed on the driver for using abusive language to another competitor during the stewards hearing.
“This conduct being wholly unacceptable.”
Scott Spreed is a rookie, but more importantly he needs to be taught some manners, he needs to show some respect. He can’t expect that since he is the first America F1 driver in 13 years that he can come in and run the show. David Coulthard is a seasoned veteran and Speed is the one that screwed up on the race track… so how does he get off swearing at Couthard?! Sheese. Grow up already!
I don’t often agree with the FIA, especially with all their rule changing crap in the past few years (don’t even get me started on Quals), but I am so pleased that they fined this sh*tass… he needs to be taken down a notch. In the future, he needs to show some class and admit he screwed up on the track! Maybe then he’ll earn some respect from the fans and his fellow drivers. It’s extremely hard to get into the F1 drivers club, but it’s really easy to be left in pit lane, so to speak.