I disagree. I remember when this rule was instituted and why. It is new to F1, but not to Indy. Back in the Bad Old Days (CART), some of the race teams were in very close to the tire manufactures. So
well, my understanding was that Ferrari basically blocked the compromise measures that everyone else agreed to by refusing to attend the sessions where the teams were called together to vote on an ac
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:12:06 -0500 with any abuse report
anyone care to have a spirited debate on this equally important news item? They seem to be amazed that Congo's paintings sold and Renoir's and Warhol's did not. I see no particular issue here. I wou
On the other hand the word is that Bernie is close to Ferrari and those teams that have signed up for Bernie's F1 [I forget which but one of the Bridgestone teams runs Ferrari engines]. The other tea
Ferrari Doesn't make the rules. Their participation (or lack of) did not keep a rule change or course change from being made. FIA decided to keep the rules and the course the same. They could have ma
Well, on the surface that's true, but.... Ferrari is often shown favoritism. ex. Ferrari was paid $100 million for signing the new Concorde agreement, ex. Ferrari is paid a stipend from EVERY other F
"It's embarrassing, but if you had 14 cars within 20 laps with tires blown and the risk of hurting the public, then that would have been more embarrassing," said Sauber driver Jacques Villeneuve."Cou
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thanx for the technical link as well. It IS unbelievable that Michelin would get it wrong, isn't it. But as I understand it, the surface had been recently "shaved" to make for less bumpiness and the
Everyone was right. The FIA was right not to alter the course, which would have violated the rules and favored an undeserving competitor. The Bridgestone tire teams were right to insist that the othe
Ferrari merely said we came ready to race and too bad for the other teams that didn't. While I don't think what Ferrari did was "proper" I suppose it was at least fair. In the context of money that
<<I'm going back to watching CHAMP>> SERIOUS "mis"momer", David!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <BG> << and (road course) IRL races,>> Don't have to worry about YOUR eyes going bad from watching TV tooooo much<VBG>!!!
Wow, all this F1 talk has really made me thirsty! Hey, what does anyone out there think of Junior's chances to win a championship this year? You know, in the really real car race thingy - Nastycar? O
I think the one-tire rule is collosally stupid. John laid out some very good reasons for requiring cars to *start* the race on the same tires they ran in qualifying. As to impounding, as I understand
Bottom line - the rules were there a long time before this 'problem'. Once you enter a competitive situation the rules should be in force, and not changed for that event, during that event. OK, some
Mark offered the correct options (below). Since there had already been two tire failure accidents in qualifying (Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta - and both at the ominous turn 13 wall) it was clear
You mean like HOCKEY?? It'll never happen. The second they are allowed to play, the idiots will show up in droves. There are more of them than there are of us. Exactly. And could someone wet it down
This article from the official Formula 1 web site clarifies that there was a way for all of the teams to run this race, and follow the rules. All of the other suggestions raised other issues. It was