I watched the whole debacle. I bet Rubens wants to shoot Michael--what a
loon. I'm sure the blame will be pointed in every possible direction, but
I'd vote for Michelin. Of course who really can understand what's going on
with the Indy surface, but they should have at least understood they were
going to need something more durable.
If they'd stuck the chicane in then they'd be racing in a configuration that
no one had practiced or qualified on--lot's of room for protest and pointing
fingers, especially if a Bridgestone-shod car crashed there. If they let
Michelin replace the tires then they'd give a huge advantage to the
Michelin-shod cars, at a time when Bridgestone has had to struggle against
tire restrictions.
Probably no good answers. The tire rule needs fixing.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Joe Curry
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:01 PM
To: KLynch7589@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: F1's Cluster
Kev,
I don't know where you heard that. The real issue was FIA not giving the
Indy folks the OK to add a Chicane to slow speeds through turn 13.
Michelin has known about the track for several years and if they can't
deliver a tire that is up to the standards of the circuit, the Bridgestone
teams should not be penalized for it.
Still, it is a sad say for F1
Joe C.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of KLynch7589@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:46 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: F1's Cluster
I simply had to swith channels to Nascar in lieu of F1's inability to be
flexible enough
regarding Michelin's suggestion. In addition I heard F1 wouldn't accept a
different compound of tire overnited to deal with the situation. The
champagne must be flowing early in the Bridgestone VIP suites!
BTW, a happy Fathers Day to all you Triumph dads out there.
Kev Lynch
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