Tuesday June 21, 2005
Tuesday June 21, 2005
Debacle
Oh Boy!!
What a sad Sunday it was for F1, especially for its future in the States.
Michelin blew it coming with a tire that was unfit for the banked corner of the U.S. Grand Prix (Indianapolis). 7 teams (out of 10!) were basically told their cars' left rear tire would most likely not hold together for the 73 laps of the Grand Prix.
Since you don't want your pilots to end up in the wall at about 130 mph and since you cannot change tires during the race (especially when you don't know when the blowup can happen) they tried (with Michelin) to negotiate with the FIA some alternatives (installing a chicane , using a different tire...). Because of a mix of stubbornness and political motives from both the FIA and the teams no agreement could be made and the teams withdrew from the race, leaving 6 cars on the track (with M. Schumacher obtaining his 1st victory of the year!).
Shame – shame – shame, most of all for the 130,000+ fans that paid for that (ticket + travel...). What a contrast with Friday when it was all about Scott Speed (1st American pilot since 10 years now – only test pilot though) and the boom of F1 in the U.S.
Oh well, I guess we can only try to laugh about it. For this you HAVE to read this hilarious piece from Tim here.
Posted at 06:06PM Jun 21, 2005 by Hubert Le Van Gong in Formula 1 - Rally... | Comments[0]
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