Phil. S Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 If only Max Mosely hadn't changed his mind about retiring! Check out this for some sensible comments. Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 The fans should'nt have allowed the race to start Back in 76' James Hunt was involved in a first corner crash, he made it back to the pits by the back entrance (ooh err missus) they wer'nt going to allow him to take the restart so the fans from the startline down to Paddock bend started chucking everything they could lay their hands on, onto the track, and making lots of threatening noises, eventually they allowed Hunt to take the start, he won beating Lauda but they later took it off him in court but at least we got 'our' race that was my first ever 'live' GP and I've been hooked ever since Just like you Hurdsey ! everywhere ya go Always causing bother Yeah I know, its just that the sensible side of me aint come out yet Quote
RICHARD+PHILIP Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 Anyone had a look at the FIA Website! www.fia.com on the right hand side they have all the correspondence between them and the teams it's a hoot to read! Quote
Phil. S Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 For an inside account of events leading up to the event click here I must order my 'Mosley: Wanted for crimes against F1' teeshirt. Quote
Liam Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 All that fingerpointing, waving of rules, inquisitions and general ostrich like behavior does is to mask the fundamental principle of business that 'customers make pay days possible'. Paying spectators,paying TV audiences,paying sponsors, paying circuits etc etc. Remember them at all Max and co? Even Balestre was better than the present bunch of suits Quote
Julian427 Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 Interesting article in June 7th Autocar. Mosley wrote to the teams and tyre suppliers warning them to take the initative to withdraw from a race any car about which they had safety concerns. And A tyre faliure can put drivers and public at risk, We (FIA) are confident that that we can rely on you to make every effort to see that there are no more tyre failures this season. Draw your own conclusions...... Quote
Matt Seabrook Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 Frank Williams"They were totally innocent in this affair entirely, they had no reason not to race." Comments about Ferrari's decision to race Even Frank is not of the Ferrari case the team have the option to bring a safe tyre or a competitive tyre and no Michelin team took a safe tyre. I feel that there are many people to blame and pointing the finger at Ferrari is easy but if the tables had been turned and Bridgestone had had the problem would they have altered the track for them? I don’t think so. Edited to add Quote
Blatman Posted June 23, 2005 Posted June 23, 2005 How on earth would that have been a race? F1 again interprets the rules to hand Ferrari a win whilst claiming that F1 is racing. At least I now know why the FIA bigwigs all seem to be shorter than average. They're obviously disappearing up their own arses.... Good to see you are as prejudiced as ever Blatters. It's not prejudice. Think about it for a moment. Fuel stops are compulsory because the rules don't allow a large enough fuel tank to complete a race distance. The aerodynamics rules create dirty air which helps to prevent overtaking. The teams need to get both cars to finish, which means minimising the risk of on track incidents. So if you're going to overtake some-one, where better, or safer, than the pits? How many times have we seen a driver pulled in a lap or two early to get him out of traffic and in to clear air? How can you race when everyone is actively looking for clear air? Name one team who deliberately change their strategy so that they come out within 2 seconds of their nearest rival so thay can have a race? It doesn't happen deliberately. *Every* time we see cars dicing for places, it happens by chance. The FIA make those chances more common by having 20 cars on the grid. If they had less cars, there is less chance of having cars close enough to each other that they look like they'e racing. Look at Indianapolis... Quote
Charlie - Yorksboys. Posted June 23, 2005 Posted June 23, 2005 Glad I was in Le Mans to miss it all, - and watch some proper racing!!!! Quote
Matt Seabrook Posted June 23, 2005 Posted June 23, 2005 How on earth would that have been a race? F1 again interprets the rules to hand Ferrari a win whilst claiming that F1 is racing. At least I now know why the FIA bigwigs all seem to be shorter than average. They're obviously disappearing up their own arses.... Good to see you are as prejudiced as ever Blatters. It's not prejudice. Think about it for a moment. Fuel stops are compulsory because the rules don't allow a large enough fuel tank to complete a race distance. The aerodynamics rules create dirty air which helps to prevent overtaking. The teams need to get both cars to finish, which means minimising the risk of on track incidents. So if you're going to overtake some-one, where better, or safer, than the pits? How many times have we seen a driver pulled in a lap or two early to get him out of traffic and in to clear air? How can you race when everyone is actively looking for clear air? Name one team who deliberately change their strategy so that they come out within 2 seconds of their nearest rival so thay can have a race? It doesn't happen deliberately. *Every* time we see cars dicing for places, it happens by chance. The FIA make those chances more common by having 20 cars on the grid. If they had less cars, there is less chance of having cars close enough to each other that they look like they'e racing. Look at Indianapolis... Looks like you missed the point oh well never mind Quote
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