[Shotimes] Re: ot F1 Fiasco

[Donald Mallinson]

Matt,

Whoa please yourself.  I did not put ANY blame on ANY American entity.  
Please read my comments again.  The track was willing to make the 
changes needed, and everything else was up to Michelin (the French) the 
FIA and F1 bosses.  I thought it appropriate that nobody from the track 
or America participated in the ceremony at the end. 

Certainly Ferrari and the Jordan and Minardi teams can't be faulted for 
going ahead and putting on their own test day, but it was hardly a race.

Michelin can be faulted because this track is NOT something new, and as 
one of the Speed Channel announcers put it, American fans across the 
country (and around the world) are laughing at a tire company that can't 
handle a 6 degree banking that they have known about for 7 years.

I am sure there will be some revelations, but something could have been 
done to make it a real race, and I agree, and said so, that it isn't the 
fault of the Americans.

Don Mallinson

Matt Kennedy wrote:

> whoa whoa whoa... you can't put any blame on any american entity 
> here.  this is soley the fault of the FIA.  michelin built and flew in 
> new tires this morning and had them available for the race today, but 
> the FIA wouldn't allow the change.  under their sporting & technical 
> regulations, teams are allowed tire changes if the tire produces an 
> unsafe condition.  this seems to be the perfect application of this case.
>  
> F1 needs america.  america does not need f1.  if i were tony george 
> (who i very much do not like), i wouldn't invite f1 back to IMS.
>
>  
> On 6/19/05, Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net 
> <mailto:dmall@mwonline.net>> wrote:
>
>     I can't believe what I am seeing.  6 cars at Indy for the F1 race,
>     Michelin can't build a tire for a track they have know the
>     specifics of
>     for years and even with the resurface/grinding, they should have had
>     time to react.
>
>     F1 management can't come to a compromise that would have kept 145,000
>     fans happy.
>
>     The track apparently was willing to put in a chicane to slow cars
>     down
>     in the banked turn so Michelin tires would have less chance of the
>     type
>     of failure that happened during practice.  But FIA and F1 could
>     not agree.
>
>     All Michelin tired teams came into the pits at the end of the
>     formation
>     lap and 6 Bridgestone tired cars will complete the race.
>
>     I am amazed that so far about 10 laps in I have only seen one water
>     bottle thrown on the track.  I worry about riots.
>
>     F1 does not deserve an American race. It is a shame for the drivers.
>
>     Don Mallinson
>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Peace-
> Matt Kennedy
>
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