I know that's what he said, but that was very much in the heat of a (very
***) moment. Although he hasn't forgotten the incident, I don't think he
has ever repeated the killing accusation since.
The JV incident was inexcusable, as was a similar one in Australia in
1995(?) when he took Damon Hill out and spoil his championship challenge.
I'm not saying he's perfect, but he is the best and I love watching him.
Iain
> He definitely acused DC of trying to kill him, that's the exact words he
> used. Also he hasn't stopped going on about that incident from that day
to
> this.
> I agree he's a great driver, his skill, control and determination are
> without parallel in F1. However, I have no respect for him as a sportsman
> or human being.
> He was also found guilty by the FIA of deliberately trying to take out
> Jacques Villeneuve to win himself the world title. The fates didn't smile
> on him that day and luckily for the sake of F1 he didn't succeed. He was
> stripped of his second place in the championship though, and he had to
take
> part in an FIA road safety campaign as part of his punishment.
> > Well, I disagree. MS is the best driver around, and to be that you need
> > some arrogance.
> > I don't think MS was suggesting that DC took him out deliberately, it's
> just
> > that slowing down (despite what McClaren said) in those conditions was
> very
> > dangerous, and MS's outburst was quite understandable under the
> > circumstances.
> > Iain
