Firstly, congrats to the King and his deputy for making the Tifosi and the rest of claret red fans happy with a Ferrari 1-2. It’s a shame that they did not have to fight for it, as with the Canadian GP, the rest of the pack did not fancy it. Slightly unhappy with Narain that he did not compete for the 3rd place on the podium, it was his opportunity to have grabbed some limelight; it would have been great to see the Indian Flag on the podium.
If you have read the post-race press conferences, you can see that the press tried hard to put all the blame on Ferrari not agreeing to the extra chicane. It was shameful because the chicane was not the problem; it was Michelin's tyre durability. The choice to go with Michelin was one that the racing teams took, under no-one else's influence. You can’t take a faulty pen to the exams and ask the examiner and the other students to postpone the exam. Just because Michelin provides the tyres for the majority of the teams, FIA or the Bridgestone runners cannot be blamed for a situation whose only cause is under performing Michelin tyres. The Michelin runners were doing well until now leaving Ferrari on the way-side, Ferrari did not ask for a rule change then, did it?
Only justified boohs were those from the stands, they paid good money to get into the track and covered huge distances to get there. To see six cars, out of which two belonged to a different class must have hurt. The Michelin runners have to be pay some penalty, because it was not a situation were the cars were not running but a question of not taking turn 13 at the maximum speed, it was a compromise but something within their hands. By taking thier cars out, they made a point, one which is not within their authority to make. As I mentioned, it could have been worse, in the sense that they could have "staged" their retirements, taking a car out every other lap.
Biggest disappointment of the weekend is Mr. Paul Stoddard, Minardi's owner. This B**t**d not only sent his cars out without lending his support to the Michelin runners most of whom supported his stupid case to re-use last year's car without following the 2005 standards, but also blamed his decision on Jordan's decision to race!!!! Cunning piece of shit, he took the points that were available and still wants to look good. Shameful behavior!
If you have read the post-race press conferences, you can see that the press tried hard to put all the blame on Ferrari not agreeing to the extra chicane. It was shameful because the chicane was not the problem; it was Michelin's tyre durability. The choice to go with Michelin was one that the racing teams took, under no-one else's influence. You can’t take a faulty pen to the exams and ask the examiner and the other students to postpone the exam. Just because Michelin provides the tyres for the majority of the teams, FIA or the Bridgestone runners cannot be blamed for a situation whose only cause is under performing Michelin tyres. The Michelin runners were doing well until now leaving Ferrari on the way-side, Ferrari did not ask for a rule change then, did it?
Only justified boohs were those from the stands, they paid good money to get into the track and covered huge distances to get there. To see six cars, out of which two belonged to a different class must have hurt. The Michelin runners have to be pay some penalty, because it was not a situation were the cars were not running but a question of not taking turn 13 at the maximum speed, it was a compromise but something within their hands. By taking thier cars out, they made a point, one which is not within their authority to make. As I mentioned, it could have been worse, in the sense that they could have "staged" their retirements, taking a car out every other lap.
Biggest disappointment of the weekend is Mr. Paul Stoddard, Minardi's owner. This B**t**d not only sent his cars out without lending his support to the Michelin runners most of whom supported his stupid case to re-use last year's car without following the 2005 standards, but also blamed his decision on Jordan's decision to race!!!! Cunning piece of shit, he took the points that were available and still wants to look good. Shameful behavior!
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"If something was my fault I'd be first to consider my position, not because a tyre company can't supply the right tyres or the teams won't compromise by running a little bit more slowly through a fast corner." - Max Mosley
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