OTT: US Formula 1 race great for Ferarri, bad for Michelin

[LL - NY]

Thanks for setting me straight on this. I thought (obviously) based on
earlier reports that Ferrari (rightfully) made a decision based upon their
own interests. In reality, as a private company, they aren't responsible 
of making decisions, "for the good of the sport".

LL - NY - feeling better and bashful at the same time....

On 6/20/05, Dave Eaton <Dave.Eaton at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> that is incorrect.  ferrari had no part in the decision not to proceed with
> a chicane.  the decision was solely for the fia to make, as they run the
> series, and they made it. frank williams has confirmed that fact this
> morning on autosport.com, and completely exonerated ferrari.
> 
> i find it interesting that a last minute decision to install a chicane seems
> so fair to all the arm-chair f1 racers out there.  particularly without the
> chance to practice or setup for it.  lemme see, turn 13 (the highest speed
> corner in f1) is now reduced to 2nd gear...
> 
> what now of gear ratios?
> setup?
> engine-mapping?
> tyre compounds?
> braking points?
> marshalling/safety provisions?
> 
> all because michelin and the teams got their sums wrong?
> 
> the fact is that michelin (*and the teams*) screwed up.  the "hard" compound
> is supposed to be the conservative, hard wearing, "bet the farm" choice,
> while the "soft" is the fast but dodgy compound.
> 
> imo, michelin screwed up the *construction* of the tyre, not the compound,
> meaning that both hard and soft tyres were suspect.  (heat build up from
> sidewall flex in this corner).  interestingly the alternative "barcelona
> spec" tyre mooted by michelin was also found to be suspect.  it seems that
> the decisions on construction taken for this year have been found wanting at
> the very highest level of stress.  michelin will have an issue to address at
> other tracks with high-speed corners (eau rouge comes to mind).
> 
> dave
> '01 s8 (goodyear f1-gs d3's)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:46:48 -0400
> From: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: US Formula 1 race great for Ferarri, bad for Michelin
> To: S?bastien ROUL <s.roul at free.fr>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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> It is somewhat pathetic (and trust me, I'm a Ferrari fan and a Schuey fan)
> that
> a single partial member of a governing body has enough power to essentially
> nullify a race. The issue was safety, that Michelin ended up in this
> position
> was truely their mistake. Ferrari could've conceded to allow Michelin to
> run,
> perhaps with a weight penalty, but went the "insured" route. Truely
> pathetic,
> and truely pathetic that the FIA hasn't the cajones to be able to control
> their
> own events.
> 
>