[VLHERO]

VsDave, on Jun 20 2005, 10:01 PM, said:

HMMMMM I don't remeber seing any Blue Vl'S on the track but hey.

I think your in the wrong thread Dinkums!, this is about F1!

[VN2DY4]

Pushrod8s, on Jun 20 2005, 08:53 PM, said:

So you'd rather them stay out and run the risk of hitting the barrier at 200MPH and someone being seriously hurt or killed?

I think the FIA made the right decision, it's Michlin that needs a kick in the a*s.

It really would of made my day if the 2 Ferrari's collided at the end.


A positive note is that Jordan and Minardi got points... which will great benefit them 2 struggling teams, if my maths is correct they would of got 11 and 7 points respectivly, which would of netted those teams a combined bonus of over 30 Million dollars.


It was a shambles, but I can see the whole point.

Of course I dont want to see other drivers injured, I just think that it was a knee- jerk reaction to a single crash which was almost a carbon copy of the driver's exit the previous year (Ralf crashed his Toyota in the same corner in the 2004 race and was outed for 3 months with his injuries)

perhaps if 2 or 3 cars had problems for the same reason, but I think it was overkill when there only appeared to be one car having tyre trouble

I am all for safety in any form of motorsport, but I also believe that there needs to be more evidence pointing to that being the cause before such drastic action is taken

Well done Minardi and Jordan anyways!!

and I couldnt agree with you more about the Ferrari's! I cant help but think they may have had some small part to play in the final decision, it is widely thought that they have their finger in the coffers of the organisers! but who knows???

[VsDave]

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Its nothing but poor sportmanship in my opinion, they pulled out because the conditions werent in their favour. Thats just bulls**t

Have a think about it Aido !

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VLHERO, on Jun 20 2005, 09:11 PM, said:

Its nothing but poor sportmanship in my opinion, they pulled out because the conditions werent in their favour. Thats just bulls**t

Did anyone actualy read the stories in the 2 links that VN2DY4 put up?

Michelin advised the teams that the tyres were to blame for the accident (not just ralf, his team mate had tyre probs aswell) and that they could not insure that it wouldn't happen to other Michelin shod cars.

They did try and resolve the problem by asking the FIA to put a chicane before the banked turn, (where the tyres failed at high speed) but only 9 of the 10 teams agreed to it (guess who didn't ) so the FIA refused!

So the 7 teams pulled out because of safty issues with the tyres, as advised by the tyre manafacturer themselves, not because the conditions weren't in their favor.

[V8RMBL]

INSANE, on Jun 20 2005, 03:47 PM, said:

woohoo, Schumacher back on the podium!!!!!

wasn't as if he had to work hard for it

[HSV001]

haha no, thats true, but dont care - I can lie to myself now and say he's on a come-back

[VN2DY4]

i'll admit that I didnt see that in the article my bad
still I ca nundersatand y ppls r annoyed at it, especially if they paid good money to go and see it, and then it turned into a 6 car race!