I like, Raikonnen, but who says anyone HAS to give him room? It's not like
Wilson ran him into the wall, or off the track...
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Simple. A Ferrari was leading..
MS
> > Ok, so WHY didn't they throw the red flag?!? A crash on the grid should
> have
> > been enough to stop the race...
> > They must be taking tips from NASCAR's managament... :-(
> A crash at the BACK of the grid that had very little impact on anything
> except Pizzonia's Jag. It was cleaned up after 5 laps under yellow. I
don't
> see a big problem there.
MS
Perhaps if we all had this fantastic ability to foresee every eventuality
the world would be a better place, eh ? Where motor racing could involve no
actual risks to anybody and we could all go through out entire lives secure
in the knowledge that we are being cared for at every step of the way.
No thanks. Senna knew the risks. Senna was the best. He lived life as it
should be lived. Your version sucks.
> > Ok, so WHY didn't they throw the red flag?!?
> Simple. A Ferrari was leading..
>Simple. A Ferrari was leading..
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>They never saw a problem at Imola either in '94 when Lehto had his startline
>accident. They ran the pace car there and Senna was dead on the first
>hotlap afterwards as a result of lower tyre pressures and grounding out.
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>>> A crash at the BACK of the grid that had very little impact on anything
>>> except Pizzonia's Jag. It was cleaned up after 5 laps under yellow. I
>>don't
>>> see a big problem there.
>>They never saw a problem at Imola either in '94 when Lehto had his startline
>>accident. They ran the pace car there and Senna was dead on the first
>>hotlap afterwards as a result of lower tyre pressures and grounding out.
>I'm guessing that the tires would be colder on the original standing start.
>Even at pace speed, I'm sure the drivers can build a bit of heat in the tires.
>Eldred
I think the official reason for Senna's crash was that his specially-made
steering column snapped - that was the basis of the trial against P. Head
and F.Williams.
/Matt
Good point.
OTOH, even in sim racing we learn that when you're behind others - and the
more so when you're behind _everyone_ else - you don't go for a quick
start, but only drive as fast as the visible track portion ahead of you
permits, prepared to brake for anything that might happen in front of you.
If you can't see what's happening ahead of you, you just can't do a
flat-out start.
This mistake keeps being made again and again in both real and sim racing,
but it's still a very easily avoidable driver error someone in a top-notch
racecar like a McLaren F1 shouldn't make.
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How is that any different to the old rules? The fact is that the old rules
did a better job because with the new rules freak weather or a slight
mistake can turn the grid on its head! When there were 12 laps, there was
plenty time for the best to naturally come to the top, and hence the grid
would represent the 'pace order' better than the currnet lottery. There is
of course the often-mentioned fuel aspect now, but that is over-stated as
almost every team was on a 3 stop strategy anyway in Spain.
Iain
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back then cars rountinely scrapped bottom. Although at the speed they
traveled through Tamborello, a large bump could have easily thrown the car.
But I do beleive the investogators focused on the steering colum
modifications Senna asked the Williams Engineers to preform.
dave henrie
With the old rules, the fastest cars in qualifying will be at the front of
the grid.
When the race started, the front row guys could have decided to do a 1 stop
race strategy, whilst the 2nd row could have opted for a 3 stop strategy.
This means that at the start of the race, the cars on the second row are
quicker than those on the front row.
With the new rules, the cars that will be quicker at the start of the race
will be at the front.
You _know_ it makes sense ;-)
R.
