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justin syder said:Well I dont see how Bihus could blame Indiannapolis Speedway for "resurfacing so badly" when 3 teams were able to race on that "bad surface".
All these parts could have thought that the result they achieved with their intransigence is far worst that if they would have allowed the change.justin syder said:I dont blame Ferrari, they shouldnt have to alter the track to accomodate teams that didnt have their tires ready for the race.
FIA, well they couldnt postpone the race, what were they to do?
Max Mosley, Bernie Ecclestone, well what could they have done besides making an alteration on the track which is unfair to the teams that were prepared to race.
justin syder said:On top of that, Michellin said they could have had new tires bough over from france but they would have also been unsafe, basically they didnt come to the GP with suitable equipment.
Agreed. but as kebab saidjustin syder said:So you change the track during the season at the last minute?
Michellin also offered to bring new tires but said THOSE TIRES would ALSO not be good for the track.
They fucked up big time.
And check this too...Kebab gud said:Michellin droped the bomb but they did all the could do to try and fix it .. but FIA refused..
so it started as Michelin's fault but it ended with FIA .. so i blame FIA
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justin syder said:The race teams cannot be blamed for not racing, they were listening and taking side on be cautious.
Michellin is to blame, 100%.
Let me know if you feel different.
You can alter a track, if the result will justify it. Michelin teams agreed to race for no points, so the result would end exactly as they ended. Or Karthikeyan would be 5th and Albers 4th, if the positions were those of the grid. I know Mosley stated today that this is a sport, that can be entertainment, and not the opposite, but that's why there's something called an exception, and extraordinary situation. And I think IMS already have a studied chicane, for next year's SBK race.justin syder said:Mosley defended the decision not to allow a chicane.
"It would have been unfair, against the rules and potentially dangerous," Mosley said. "To radically change a circuit like Indianapolis ... would be a disadvantage to the teams which had brought correct equipment to the race."
I blame Michellin 100%. You dont alter a track at the last minute, you cant blame Ferrrari for actually being prepared to race so Michellin is where i see the blame go.
justin syder said:Ill blame FIA for shutting down f1racingworld.com and other F1 sites i liked and visited, I also blame FIA, FOM etc for being selfish greedy pigs but not for this incident at the USA GP, its all Michellins fault.
True. But they could have made even worse and raced with the limits that were proposed.American Idiot said:bihus said:Responsible for what?
For not having tires fit to race? Michelin.
For not entering the race? Michelin teams.
For resurfacing so badly? Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
For not accepting a chicane? Ferrari.
For not thinking about the fans? FIA (Max Mosley) and FOA (Bernie Ecclestone).
For keeping up with the race and making it a farse? Bridgestone teams.
Just my pov.
I agree with your first point but the rest are unfounded and unfair.
Michelin Teams? They had no choice Michelin said they cannot race. and the teams have to follow Michelins instructions.
American Idiot said:IMS? The reason they resurfaced the track was that the IRL teams didnt have enough grip. And it worked for IRL teams, but an F1 car much more downforce to get them through the infield section. thus the tyre wear is bigger.
Paul Stodart stated otherwise...American Idiot said:Ferrari not accepting the chicane? Ferrari never said NO to the chicane. What they said was that it is not up to them to decide its up to the FIA.
Well, Bernie might have nothing to do with it legally, but do you really believe he doesn't have a saying on it?American Idiot said:Not think about the fans? FIA (Max?) FOA (Bernie?) The FIA gave several reasonable suggestions to Michelin and the teams. But Michelin rejected all of them (Blackmailed the FIA). And Bernie has nothing to do with the running of the Grand Prix, he doesnt have a say in those matters.
They kept with the farce. They had their obbligations, but was this the right thing to do? More, they shouldn't have played all innocent when they knew the track was changed, and they had problems there when Indy cars raced there with Firestone... But ok, all they did was show up the best they could to win the race.American Idiot said:Making it a farce? Bridgstone? You wouldve like the Bridgestones go into the pits and then nothing happens on track?? They had contratual obligations to sponsor, TV stations, spectators, to race. They did their job.
(About Charlie Whiting) But he?s changed the rules for Bridgestone prior to a race so we?ve been here before. It's surprising nobody?s questioned why Whiting changed the tyre rules at the beginning of the 2003 Brazilian GP.
Back in 2003 you were only allowed to take one wet tyre to races, so you had to make your mind up before the event. Bridgestone arrived at Interlagos with their legendary intermediate tyre that was quite good in wet and mixed conditions. Michelin had a full wet that could run in more rain.
When the heavens opened before the race, Whiting delayed the start because the Bridgestone runners wouldn?t have been able to make it round safely. It was clearly Bridgestone?s fault for not bringing a full wet tyre, but as the argument has gone this weekend ? they knew the situation?
bihus said:Ok, here's a big insider view that mostly reflect my point of view.
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926
Now, you wanna say the FIA was not guilty? It doesn't seem so. Bernie, as it seems, was wrongly accused. I take back what I said against him.
But everybody that want to know what really happened the last weekend at the USGP, please read that link above.
ArosaMike said:bihus said:Ok, here's a big insider view that mostly reflect my point of view.
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926
Now, you wanna say the FIA was not guilty? It doesn't seem so. Bernie, as it seems, was wrongly accused. I take back what I said against him.
But everybody that want to know what really happened the last weekend at the USGP, please read that link above.
LOL...that'll teach me not to look at page 2 Sorry bout that
bihus said:No problem Maybe this way more people will read http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926
:lol:
the FIA and Ferrari's utter unwillingness to compromise stopped the problem from being fixed, so i blame them more than Michelin.
ArosaMike said:bihus said:No problem Maybe this way more people will read http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926
:lol:
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926 Yeah! You might be right. http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926 I think it makes a really interesting read. http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=24926
buvan said:More of this and less of this
GraemeH said:To prevent the circus that happened from happening. That's why. They would still have got a 1-2 if they had accepted the other teams offer of only bridgestone scoring.
Also someone up there mentioned the Interlagos race where it poured, and bridgestone were favoured. I didn't think of that.
American Idiot said:GraemeH said:To prevent the circus that happened from happening. That's why. They would still have got a 1-2 if they had accepted the other teams offer of only bridgestone scoring.
Also someone up there mentioned the Interlagos race where it poured, and bridgestone were favoured. I didn't think of that.
Interlagos 2003 was the race in question.
The regualtion back then was that teams could only bring 1type of wet weather tyre. the bridgestone brought regular wets. and not monsoon tyres. and in 2003 there was very heavy rain suited for monsoon tyres and not regular wets. that was beyond the control of bridgestone, how could they know what the weather will be like. even with forcast.
they forcasted rain for Canada this year and nothing happened, so weather forcast cant be totally relied upon.