The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 03:36, 15 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Unencyclopedic content. Multiple issues. Content largely based on NPOV opinions. Very minor incident, only a drive through penalty. Much of the content duplicated in 2010 European Grand Prix. Not actually a scandal. Falcadore ( talk) 12:27, 7 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete - There's a lot wrong with this: the original article was for an in-race incident that was covered in detail on the 2010 European Grand Prix page. It was written with an incredible pro-Ferrari and anti-Lewis Hamilton bias, using terms like "innocent" and "guilty" to refer to each, cited numerous examples of other similar cases that involves Hamilton and paid a lot of attention to the reaction from Ferrari and virtually no-one else. It included a dozen Spanish-language references from sources that are considered unreliable at best and incredibly biased at worst. Nor does it qualify under the defintion of a "scandal". Consensus on the article talk page, 2010 European Grand Prix talk page and WP:F1 seems to be in favour of delete with a motion to merge anything that can be salvaged, though opinion seems to be that there is nothing worth merging and the title of the article is informal and inappropriate. The article has since been re-written in line with a neutral POV, but no longer contains references because I didn't have any at hand nd I feel the article is not worth keeping. There are half a dozen other examples of controversial penalties in the sport that I could care to name, yet none of them have a page here. In short, it was little more than a thinly-veiled attack on Hamilton hiding in the guise of an encyclopedia article written by a fan who felt that the decision was unjust. Therefore, delete! Prisonermonkeys ( talk) 12:20, 7 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete without hesitation This page is atrocious and relates to an incredibly narrow part of one race in formula one. This article appears to have been created as a vent for the frustration of Pro-Ferrari editors which cannot be allowed. Most of the Pro Ferrari bias has though now been removed. This article can have as many sources as it likes but in this case it is not made notable by them. If this article is allowed to remain then there will be an unworkable proliferation of every single incident that happens in a race and the gate suffix will be used to give at sense of sensationalism above its actual weight. This page and similar pages must not be allowed to be created separately and where possible must only be on Wikipedia as part of the article on the Formula one race, the incident occurred in.-- Lucy-marie ( talk) 13:31, 7 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete Any useful information, and I feel there may be none, can be merged to 2010 European Grand Prix and this article should then be deleted. It was never necessary, as the above editors have said, even if it were written without the hopeless bias that originally shrouded it. A very inauspicious article, with very shady intent. Bretonbanquet ( talk) 14:35, 7 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete Ignoring the quality of the article, although I share the views expressed above, this article serves as a POV fork to the race article at 2010 European Grand Prix, where the incident is already discussed. That article is not yet even 32 kb in size and there is no good reason to split off a daughter article. Google suggests that 'Valenciagate' is not widely used outside this article, and I suggest we do not use the term as a redirect either. 4u1e ( talk) 20:33, 7 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete Article regards an incident that can easily be covered by the 2010 European Grand Prix article, the race in which the incident happened. Currently the incident only exists as an accusation by one team and its drivers that they were treated unfairly. Nobody else has said much about it. Was horrifically biased when created, although this has since been altered. - mspete 93 21:20, 7 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete, the name is hardly a given one for this incident and whatever of the text should be saved, should be in the article on the race. John Anderson ( talk) 06:02, 8 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Keep. I must say that I disagree with the opinion of the nominator that it was "a very minor incident". Quite the opposite, the incident is very notable and IMO deserve an article of its own. The FIA already had to change the safety car regulations because of it and according to this webpage [1] it seems that now Jean Todt has summoned Hamilton, Alonso and Whiting for a meeting before the British GP to review the Valence events and according to the webpage he wants to know why it took so long for Hamilton to be penalized. And lets be honest, any incident involving Alonso and Hamilton gets huge coverage by the press. Dr. Loosmark 01:26, 10 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete - Nothing here exists that can't be sufficiently dealth with by (at most) a paragraph in the race article as others have already pointed out. As is, it just looks like a POV fork. - Chrism would like to hear from you 13:04, 11 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Strong Keep ~ The race should be invalidated for serious errors by the race direction and the inconsistency of the rules of Formula 1. The problem was not only the illegally passing of the safety car or that it took the stewards twenty minutes to settle on a verdict, but that the safety car was incredibly deployed onto the circuit in front of Hamilton and behind Vettel. From what I remember this is the first time something like that happens in Formula 1, so: keep it and also add (at least) a couple of sections in the race article! – pjoef ( talk • contribs) 14:12, 11 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Strong Delete ~ This is not an important enough event to get its own article. The race report provides ample opportunity to address this issue. Every controversy does not warrant a page on its own. There were many racing events before this and there will be many after this. Senna-Prost crash at Suzuka, Hamilton's overtake at Spa, and 2007 Brazilian GP fuel Temp irregularity are just a few from a huge list of controversies that don't have an article. I think this is a POV push by Ferrari fans. Those who are suggesting that this article should be kept to fan the flame of Hamilton-Alonso rivalry, should know that Wikipedia is not a collection news. Sumanch ( talk) 08:59, 12 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Delete and Merge - With 2010 European Grand Prix. This is a small squabble within the sport that does not have enough relevance to a common user to have its own dedicated page. The359 ( Talk) 18:24, 12 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Merge to 2010 European Grand Prix. This storm in a teacup isn't notable enough for its own article. Besides, it is an intrinsic part of the events of the 2010 European Grand Prix and so should be summarised there. Pyrop e 19:00, 12 July 2010 (UTC) reply
Strong Delete as recentism and as per most other contributors. This is not a major scandal in F1 history. It got coverage in the immediate aftermath of the event thanks to Ferrari's reaction, and has caused a relatively minor change in the rules of a sport whose rules change frequently anyway. It's not like football or rugby where the rules are fairly constant: Formula One makes significant changes to its rules every year, so a minor change like this is nothing particularly special. There's no lasting notability, no information that cannot better and more neutrally be covered by 2010 European Grand Prix and 2010 Formula One Season. This article should thus be deleted. Pfainuk talk 21:00, 12 July 2010 (UTC) reply