All F1 2005 Discussions - Page 8

tarun.sonania · 19-06-2005, 19:46

do i see fans leaving already !!!

Flubflow · 19-06-2005, 19:58

For the first time, F1 "racing" is actually better on the radio (especially lounging about in the sunny garden).

19-06-2005, 20:04

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

do i see fans leaving already !!!

dunno - I have turned it off

My consolation is that I didn't pay for a ticket, travel, food and possibly accommodation - 120,000 very upset punters, - I imagine many of them will be claiming compensation...

I'm afraid the FIA have lost the plot, Formula One has become a laughing stock

jellybaby · 19-06-2005, 20:08

At least schumacher is still racing LOL

tarun.sonania · 19-06-2005, 20:09

i too was enjoying the sun, should have given it a miss for BBQ and Beer.

Bang, Michael almost missed Rubens. He never gives it up, does he. Ferrari can take an extra pit stop and still get away with 1 and 2 today. how awful it can be for F1.

iadom · 19-06-2005, 20:12

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

Isn't it stupid of the michellin teams ... why they are screwing the race for everybody else ... just get on with it. I love racing and i am quite shocked to see whats going on just couple of minutes before it begins. save the race, keep the faith.

You would not say that if someone was killed.
Apparently all the teams bar one agreed to the introduction of a chicane at the problem corner. I will give you one guess which team that was, and I blame them, not the Michelin teams.

If all the teams had stuck together, I am certain the FIA would have backed down.

Flubflow · 19-06-2005, 20:17

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Originally Posted by homealone

dunno - I have turned it off

My consolation is that I didn't pay for a ticket, travel, food and possibly accommodation - 120,000 very upset punters, - I imagine many of them will be claiming compensation...

I'm afraid the FIA have lost the plot, Formula One has become a laughing stock

I would imagine that promoters would probably have enough clauses in their terms and conditions on the ticket so that there is no chance for a compensation claim in these kinds of circumstances.
Afterall, they did put on a race. A completely crap race but still technically a race.
A class action law suit might give it some weight though.

Michelin might want to make a jesture of goodwill to paying punters but I don't think a free set of their tyres would be a good idea under the circumstances.

19-06-2005, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Flubflow

I would imagine that promoters would probably have enough clauses in their terms and conditions on the ticket so that there is no chance for a compensation claim in these kinds of circumstances.
Afterall, they did put on a race. A completely crap race but still technically a race.
A class action law suit might give it some weight though.

Michelin might want to make a jesture of goodwill to paying punters but I don't think a free set of their tyres would be a good idea under the circumstances.

you are likely to be correct about the t&c's, I hadn't thought of that.

at the last bit

Hom3r · 19-06-2005, 20:55

I Think that olg G*T Bernie should retire and hand over to a person who will run F1 for the fans and not to scr*w them.

19-06-2005, 21:00

there's still time to catch the end of the batman begins 400 (nascar) on nasn.

now thats what i call motor racing not that load of six car crap thats just been on itv.

and did you notice ferrari even engineered that for schumacher to win.
on lap 11 when rb told them to (according to james allen) hold station.
funny how they didn't tell them to hold station when barichello was leading.

19-06-2005, 21:01

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Originally Posted by david.ewles

I Think that olg G*T Bernie should retire and hand over to a person who will run F1 for the fans and not to scr*w them.

this was a disaster for Bernie - he won't get the second US race on the calendar he wanted, now - this farce wasn't his fault.

- off to watch Top Gear

Roy MM · 19-06-2005, 21:03

What a load of codswallop that was, the non-event of the 2005 season, hope at the end of the day all points scored here are quashed.

AndrewJ · 19-06-2005, 21:14

Anyone able to upload it to me, my digi box is naffed

cookie_365 · 19-06-2005, 21:18

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Originally Posted by iadom

You would not say that if someone was killed.
Apparently all the teams bar one agreed to the introduction of a chicane at the problem corner. I will give you one guess which team that was, and I blame them, not the Michelin teams.

If all the teams had stuck together, I am certain the FIA would have backed down.

You blame Ferrari for the other teams turning up without adequate equipment?

So if you went for a job interview and was told in advance that you had to prepare a series of presentations, and did, then arrived and discovered that the other candidates hadn't managed it, would you be happy if they demanded that the interview be rearranged without the bits they couldn't come up with?

Ferrari turned up with a set of tyres that worked, and beat everyone who wanted to race against them. If the Michelin teams chose not to race, that's their decision, their responsibility, and no one elses. Not Ferraris, not Bernie Ecclestone's: theirs.

One good thing about this is that next year we'll get to dump the tedious US GP and run a race in a country that actually cares about F1.

Florence · 19-06-2005, 21:55

Well like they always say divided we fall united we stand. So you all know who will be the first for an easy win shame they didn't crash out I really wanted them to.