Does anyone know the penalty under the rules for changing the tires? Either
during the race or before?
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@cox.net]
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:32 PM
To: Bill Babcock; KLynch7589@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: F1's Cluster
According to what I heard on SPEED, if they had installed the chicane, the
FIA said that the race would be run without sanction and therefore the
points would not count.
Joe C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Babcock [mailto:BillB@bnj.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:30 PM
To: 'Joe Curry'; KLynch7589@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: F1's Cluster
I watched the whole debacle. I bet Rubens wants to shoot Michael--what a
loon. I'm sure the blame will be pointed in every possible direction, but
I'd vote for Michelin. Of course who really can understand what's going on
with the Indy surface, but they should have at least understood they were
going to need something more durable.
If they'd stuck the chicane in then they'd be racing in a configuration that
no one had practiced or qualified on--lot's of room for protest and pointing
fingers, especially if a Bridgestone-shod car crashed there. If they let
Michelin replace the tires then they'd give a huge advantage to the
Michelin-shod cars, at a time when Bridgestone has had to struggle against
tire restrictions.
Probably no good answers. The tire rule needs fixing.
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