US Grand Prix may not happen!

Trotter · 19-06-2005 05:09PM #1

50 mins before the start of the grand prix and 9 of the 10 teams are refusing to race unless a chicane is put into the track to slow the cars down. This all comes from dodgy michelin tyres that are causing accidents!

Madness!!

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=33183

mike65 · 19-06-2005 05:19PM

Just watching ITV and any number of things could happen, most likely is that all cars will start but that Michelin runners will leave the race after a few laps....and the result will in effect be null and void. Crazy state of affiars though.

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 05:26PM

Interesting......

*Angel* · 19-06-2005 05:31PM

It's gonna be a weird race, why the hell didn't they put the chicane in? It would've made sense.

*Angel* · 19-06-2005 05:40PM

Looks like the michelin runners are going in on the 1st lap, for f*ck sake! This is ridiculous.

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 05:41PM

Snot lookin good!

Guy:Incognito · 19-06-2005 05:43PM

*Angel* wrote:

It's gonna be a weird race, why the hell didn't they put the chicane in? It would've made sense.

Probably a safety issue. A diy 20 min built chicane woul'nt be ideal. Imagine the court cases etc if something happened because of a dodgy temporary chicane.

*Angel* · 19-06-2005 05:45PM

Stekelly wrote:

Probably a safety issue. A diy 20 min built chicane woul'nt be ideal. Imagine the court cases etc if something happened because of a dodgy temporary chicane.

They knew about this over an hour beforehand.

The Free Man · 19-06-2005 05:48PM

absolutely ridiculous

Töpher · 19-06-2005 05:52PM

This is going to be silly... Doesn't look good for Michellin staying in F1 either...

A few things I do not want to see, if this happens;
champange on the podium
drivers celebrating
teams celebrating (I don't think even Minardi would celebrate a win today!)
a 1 car finish

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 05:56PM

Why can't they just allow tyre changes? If they impose a minimum of say 5 tyre changes this should negate any performance advantage over bridgestone, or even allow bridgestone to change tyres if they want.

Töpher · 19-06-2005 05:59PM

muckwarrior wrote:

Why can't they just allow tyre changes? If they impose a minimum of say 5 tyre changes this should negate any performance advantage over bridgestone, or even allow bridgestone to change tyres if they want.

As Jim Rosenthall said, common sense has not prevailed...

*Angel* · 19-06-2005 06:00PM

muckwarrior wrote:

Why can't they just allow tyre changes? If they impose a minimum of say 5 tyre changes this should negate any performance advantage over bridgestone, or even allow bridgestone to change tyres if they want.

It seems like an obvious solution, but then the bridgestone runners are likely to complain because at the moment they're benefiting from it. It would be highly unlikely that they would change the rules for one race...

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 06:01PM

Un-fúckin-believable!

Töpher · 19-06-2005 06:02PM

7 teams came on at end of parade lap.

Ferrari
Jordan
Mindari

The only teams running. FFS!

19-06-2005 06:03PM

Omg this is so weird. :eek:

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 06:03PM

Might actually see a Jordan podium. Surely their last ever.

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 06:05PM

Just after thinkin... Could a Michelin car go out on the last lap and score some points?

*Angel* · 19-06-2005 06:08PM

muckwarrior wrote:

Just after thinkin... Could a Michelin car go out on the last lap and score some points?

They have to complete the 73 laps.

ando · 19-06-2005 06:08PM

ah this is pathetic, listen to the crowds booing. i dont blaim them.

Bernie is the boss, i cant believe he let this happen

Jonny Arson · 19-06-2005 06:10PM

Ecclestone must resign, so must Mosely and Michelin must be kicked out.

It doesn't matter though...... the damage has been permanently done forever.

god's toy · 19-06-2005 06:10PM

This is totally ridiculous.

Well they are all in the points now I guess.

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 06:10PM

*Angel* wrote:

They have to complete the 73 laps.

Not quite true. A car can still score points even if it doesn't finish the race, as happened in Monaco, 96 I think it was. That said I just remembered that they have to complete 3/4 race distance so I reckon the answer to my question is no.

ando · 19-06-2005 06:11PM

I JUST CANT GET OVER THIS. I'm furious, i can see martinB is pi$$ed off aswell when he interview that small git that decided to ignore common sence

Töpher · 19-06-2005 06:12PM

*Angel* wrote:

They have to complete the 73 laps.

No they don't. Once the winner has crossed the line, your race is over when you cross the line, even if you're 20 laps down. That said, they couldn't start the race per say, so it still wouldn't be possible.

On a side note to that point: THIS IS BORING!!

*Angel* · 19-06-2005 06:12PM

muckwarrior wrote:

Not quite true. A car can still score points even if it doesn't finish the race, as happened in Monaco, 96 I think it was. That said I just remembered that they have to complete 3/4 race distance so I reckon the answer to my question is no.

My bad, I for some reason assumed it had changed since then.

bennyx_o · 19-06-2005 06:13PM

After all the fuss over safety after Raikkonen not coming in because of an unsafe tyre at Barcelona (I think) this happens. A tyre manufacture admits their tyre isn't safe, and their not allowed to change them. Michelin offered the FIA solutions to the problem and the FIA said no.

god's toy · 19-06-2005 06:14PM

Who do you think will get 3rd?

byte · 19-06-2005 06:14PM

It is absolute madness! Why is there even a race with only 6 drivers? Pointless.

ando · 19-06-2005 06:15PM

the most entertaining thing so far is the marchalls coming onto the track to collect things that have been thrown onto the track

muckwarrior · 19-06-2005 06:17PM

Just heard that the Michelin teams offered to race without scoring points if a chicane was put in place. Blame definately has to lie with the organisers.

US Grand Prix may not happen!

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