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Re: INDIANAPOLIS SHOCK !!!

Tue, 21 June 2005 03:16

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Although they are race car drivers, the option the FIA put forth to the Mich teams to slowdown on turns 12/13 were dismissed. If the Mich teams accepted this then they could of run without penalty

Err - wtf? Run without penalty? If all the Michelin runners had to slow down for turns 12/13 then isn't that a penalty? Plus I doubt that (although it may not appear this way) that the Michelin teams would've been anywhere near the points if they had run the race this way - they would've got 7th and 8th and would've probably finished a lap behing. To be honest, I don't see it as a clever solution

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The Bridgestone teams had set up their tryes and suspension for the fast turn 12/13 circuit and the inclusion of a chicane would of put them at a disadvantage by changing the course. There is no reason why the Bridge teams should be penalised for the lack of Mich ability to produce a safe tyre.

So you think that Michelin teams had all set up their cars and tyres to suit the chicane circuit - and it was all part of some big conspiracy to change the nature of the track to suit all the Michelin teams and snare them a win? Michelin have no need to try those sorts of ridiculous tactics, they are winning just fine so far this year without resorting to that.

ALL the teams had set themselves up for the track as it was - with the fast turns 12/13 - no team had decided before the race that it was going to try and use political force to create a chicane at those turns. What I'm saying is - NO disadvantage would be paid to the bridgestone teams if the chicane had been put in place. All cars would've had to run on the same track.

Okay you might argue that Bridgestone had a sure win up it's sleeve because it had a better tyre for the track (as it was) than Michelin did, and Michelin responsibly declared their tyres unsafe - albeit at the last minute. Just because Bridgestone had a plethora of data on hand is not a reason to begrudge them - and the fact that the data was not on hand doesn't fully excuse Michelin either.

However, above all, the fans got absolutely ass-munched because they paid money to see a race and saw a shambles instead because the FIA, the tyre manufacturers and the teams couldn't be arsed collaborating on a solution that would *include* the fans as beneficiaries - simply because they all only care about themselves.

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