I beg your pardon, and please excuse my apoplectic fit, but it's about time
that the FIA, and their cronies, *REMOVED* the negative bias that they have
directed towards Ferrari over the past 30 years.
As for your mistaken assertion regarding one member of Ferrari being a
mobile chicane in order to allow the other an easier run, I seem to recall
the situation being reveresd, where Irvine assisted Schumacher in at least
one race. I also recalll Coulthard attempting to try it this year as well.
You are overlooking the fact that Messrs Moseley and Ecclestone, Denis and
Hakkinen cannot have their cake and eat it too. Formula Once (deliberate
spelling) is a team sport.....there must be two cars and the teams vie for a
Manufacturers Championship each season. Therefore team tactics are
perfectly acceptable. (In earlier days it was not uncommon for a
second/third string driver to be called into the pits so that his car could
be used by the team member with the most points or in the best position to
win the race.)
My disappointment, Mr. Black, stems from the complete lack of sportsmanship
that now epitomises F1. This latest example, where a protest is lodged over
10mm of carbon fibre when the protesting team were soundly and convincingly
beaten by the better team tactics on the day, is simply one occasion in a
whole string of them. Ten millimetres of carbon fibre did not beat McLaren.
Ferrari could have removed the barge-boards and still Coulthard and Hakkinen
would have still been up against it.
And don't sell yourself short....of course your thoughts matter. It's just
that in this instant I don't agree with them.
BK
> All I can say is that if the FIA decides to become biased toward one group
> (Ferrari), they are making a big mistake. Just because it is a big name
> doesn't mean that they can go easy on them. Do you think if a smaller
team
> won and was found to have the same illegal specs, they should also be let
> go?
> And speaking of F1...about Eddie Irvine...If he were really a champion
> caliber driver, he wouldn't need his big brother holding up the other
> drivers and slowing down on the track so that he could win. Just my
> thoughts. But they really don't matter do they?
> J Black
> > I hate to say this, I really do, but if the disqualification is upheld
> > following the Ferrari appeal, I hope that they withdraw from F1.
> > This is not an opinion that I arrive at lightly....not after following
> > Grands Prix for almost as long as Murray Walker. But by turning their
> backs
> > on F1 Ferrari, in my opinion, could have the greatest effect on the
> "sport"
> > since that egotistical meglomaniac took control.
> > Just the opinion of a once-dedicated F1 fan.
> > > Ferrari will meet with the FIA in Geneva tomorrow -- Hakkinen's
> > > championship status is neither confirmed or otherwise until Ferrari's
> > > appeal has been heard. The barge boards in question are exactly the
same
> > > ones used (and checked by FIA Tech) at the last race (Nrburgring for
> > > the Luxembourg GP). I think Bernie better watch which way he steps on
> > > this one -- the EU is already less than thrilled with his
manipulation.
> > > BB
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