gp weekend

[Audi V8]

>                     Soon after the incident, questions were
>                     asked if Barrichello, in his anxiety to
>                     defend his lead into the first corner, had
>                     weaved across the track too often.

Seeing it from the driver's camera - there was no question about that! It's
the stupid Ferrari driver's fault!

>                     "I had a great start and had already passed
>                     Michael (Schumacher) and wanted to pass
>                     Barrichello, so I tried to dive into the inside
>                     but he closed the door," Ralf Schumacher
>                     said.
>
>                     "I then went to the outside and he closed
>                     again. I made my last attempt going to the
>                     inside and he closed the door and braked
>                     at the same time.
>
>                     "I cannot complain about the braking, as
>                     we were going into the first corner, even if
>                     I thought it was a bit too early, but he
>                     definitely changed direction twice and we
>                     are only allowed to do it once. I felt like a
>                     passenger on an aeroplane.

He's absolutely right!

>                     Barrichello, not surprisingly, saw things
>                     differently. "At the start I tried to defend
>                     my position and then I had to brake," he
>                     said.
>
>                     "I don't think I did it too early. In fact I
>                     think, quite the opposite, I braked later
>                     than usual as I was worried something like
>                     this might happen.
>
>                     "It was a heavy impact and I reckon Ralf
>                     was flat out. I don't think he would have
>                     got round the corner."

What a sorry attempt to defend an illegal and dangerous move! He should be
fined!

(jmho)

Michael Riebs
Grand Rapids, MI
'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

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