Quote Originally Posted by Pureblonde View Post
$5000 fines and/or 3 month suspensions.....please Minty provide detail of these....they seem very light penalties for a "Merits" charge. VOR....are you saying the stewards should've disqualified Pizzuto?
Firstly I think Minty is wrong I do not recall the stewards imposing a "Suspension" penalty under a Merits charge ever and like you want details before I will concede.

I agree there have been thousands under the reasonable and permissible section of the rule since it was first around in the 1970's but none to my memory under a "Merits" charge.

I have not offered an opinion on the Pizutto drive and still will not for the reasons outlined all I am saying is if he is guilty of a " Merits" charge than the appropriate penalty is a period of disqualification from the game.

To my memory that has always been the case and this penalty moves into dangerous ground if he is guilty he can continue to train and now instead of driving them himself he can use the best driver available.

I am sorry but if that is harsh than I am an Astronaut.