R Kelly fined - Bringing the sport into disrepute?

[Dazz]

It seems that Rick Kelly has copped a $5000 fine for bringing the sport into disrepute after his comments on the Ingall incident.

Firstly, did he really bring the sport into disrepute?

Secondly, are we going the way of F1 where the drivers will not be allowed or want to say anything emotional or controversial and the individual drivers personalities will be totally lost?

Drivers get angry when things don't go their way, and things get said in the heat of the moment, but often later when things are looked at in a calmer fashion, the drivers involved come to an agreement that maybe it wasn't so bad, and simply get on with it.

I'm not saying that Rick is right and Ingall was wrong, merely commenting on the handing out of that particular fine, which I don't think was appropriate under the circumstances.