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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...S0103/50620006 Also, IMS held a press conference an hour or so ago. Not much came out of it, besides that they are working with the FIA on how to proceed. Refunds were mentioned as a possibility. |
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06-20-2005, 08:04 PM | #52 | |
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NASCAR might do that, but it doesn't really work. |
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06-20-2005, 08:20 PM | #53 | |
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And NASCAR tends to allow certain drivers more flexability in their determination of "that's racin'" than other...less marketable drivers. |
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06-26-2005, 09:40 PM | #54 | ||
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and they saw a very good race.... |
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06-26-2005, 11:14 PM | #55 |
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I always liked Cleveland, a great place to pass as it requires a lot of judgement on when to brake.
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06-28-2005, 02:51 PM | #56 | |
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Thumbs up Michelin. This is actually pretty cool of them, considering they didn't have to do anything. This will end up costing them in excess of $10 million. |
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06-28-2005, 04:51 PM | #57 | |
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I am fairly confident that if Michelin did not do this, the FIA would punish the teams tomorrow by asking them to reimburse the fans, and that would lead to a boycott of the French GP. That would be a nightmare scenario for Michelin at their home race. |
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06-28-2005, 05:21 PM | #58 |
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Hmmm...I would have allowed the Michelin teams to use Bridgestone tires. Michelin can't really squawk since it was the failure of their tires that caused the issue. Allowing all the teams to change to a new set of tires would have resolved the 'fairness' aspect and would have resolved the safety concerns. Yes, it would have violated the 'one set' rule, but it would have been extenuating circumstances, would have been applied for all teams, and would have maintained competitive advantage (as far as I know).
Of course if there are substantial differences in the tires that would have made it unsafe or simply not feasible, then never mind.
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06-28-2005, 05:28 PM | #59 | |
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Being such specialized tires, if they make different tires depending on the race track they may not have had that many to spare. |
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06-28-2005, 07:11 PM | #60 |
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Not to mention the fact that the michelin teams would be screwed because their chassis are built around the tires.
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06-28-2005, 07:39 PM | #61 | |
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Good point. |
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06-28-2005, 08:20 PM | #62 |
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Even if they could run on the tires, how would that be fair to the Bridgestone teams? As far as I can tell, the only fair way to handle it would have been to do what they did, or to give Michelin teams a HUGE penalty for breaking the one-tire rule.
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06-28-2005, 11:28 PM | #63 | |
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Yeah, I really think they should have allowed the teams to switch tires during the race. I mean, for one race, that would have been way better than what we saw. Maybe they could have forced all the teams to switch tires every pitstop but penalize the Michelin teams with a 5-second stop penalty before they could begin work during the pit stop. I know that's a lot of maybe's to sort out a day before the race. But still.....anything would have been better than what they ended up doing! |
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