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Re: F1's Cluster

To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>, "'Joe Curry'" <spitlist@cox.net>,
Subject: Re: F1's Cluster
From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:04:00 -0700
Try this and you may find the answer.
Charly

http://www.formula1.com/insight/rulesandregs/13/511.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'Joe Curry'" <spitlist@cox.net>; <KLynch7589@aol.com>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: RE: F1's Cluster


> Does anyone know the penalty under the rules for changing the tires?
Either
> during the race or before?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@cox.net]
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:32 PM
> To: Bill Babcock; KLynch7589@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: F1's Cluster
>
> According to what I heard on SPEED, if they had installed the chicane, the
> FIA said that the race would be run without sanction and therefore the
> points would not count.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Babcock [mailto:BillB@bnj.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:30 PM
> To: 'Joe Curry'; KLynch7589@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: F1's Cluster
>
> 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.

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