That GP finish

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ultimajohn

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87 posts

270 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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I don't bloody believe it. They should disqualify the Ferrari's for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

getcarter

29,575 posts

285 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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a bad, but a predictable joke

stc_bennett

5,252 posts

273 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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what do you expect... Ross Braun said it wasnt a race they were controling it from the pits...

Ban the team from the next few races..

In ferraris interest. how the hell is challenging schumacher for the lead no one....

Rubens has just signed a new contract to hand all his wins to schumacher by the look of it and ferrari have payed him to do it...

davidd

6,521 posts

290 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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What do you expect? That is what Ferrari do, I'd like to know if MS really had nothing to do with it and I do think that they have some points deducted. Of course it won't happen because they are Ferrari and can do what they want.

Still I did think it was a good race, I'm sure I even saw someone overtaking...

Tabs

983 posts

278 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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What a farce. Good job SuperBikes was on BBC2. I'm never going to watch F1 again.

tvradict

3,829 posts

280 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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There was a GP on today?!?! Oops! Missed that one!

Whats this finish all about then?!? I'll watch the highlights later just to see this one!!

wolosp

2,335 posts

271 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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F1 is often called a 'circus'...now we know why!

Bernie...get your house in order before the paying public vote with their feet....though you may be more interested in the hangers-on with their hospitality tickets...I'm sure they'll still be attending.

I've seen fairer World Wrestling Federation results.



>> Edited by wolosp on Sunday 12th May 15:38

>> Edited by wolosp on Sunday 12th May 15:40

Twin Turbo

5,544 posts

272 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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A bad day for F1.

As much as I love Ferrari and greatly admire Scheuwy, that was BANG out of order. Many people already think F1 is a farce and this is helping to prove their point.

MS should have had the decency to ignore the team orders (but then again, considering the amount he's paid, I guess he should do as he's told).

Poor old Rubens, he deserves better.

ap_smith

1,997 posts

272 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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A fung disgrace. But then it serves me right for watching formula one. I had banned myself 'cos it just winds me up, but I decided to watch the end 'cos the football was starting shortly.

Formula one? What a joke.

PiB

1,199 posts

276 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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I was shocked too. I would have booed and whistled. To me it's not a big deal (team orders) except Ferrari always trys to make it sound like there is no number one. They didn't even make it look like a pass or hide it some how.

On the other hand. MS has made ferrari, he leads the champ ahead of RB but could still lose, and if Luca made the order MS should probably follow it. Look, RB won the race, we all know that it is clear. Not only did RB win the A1 ring but he was obviously faster than MS. All RB has done is give MS the points. It looked bad but to think RB didn't win is silly. Seeing who passes the finny line first in the end is not the only way to "value" a race. As far as F1 in general becoming a farce we should care less about what happened today and more about the times MS has gotten favorable treatment from the stewards. Although I think ferrari is entitled to do what they did it sure looked bad. Disgusting really. Hopefully the Tifosi will split in half. A fair punishment.

More than ever I think late model ferrari road cars are a pile of lead. Who ever would want to buy one now when there are Ultima's, Stealths, GT2's and Paganis. The 456m is decent thou.

Roadrunner

2,690 posts

273 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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Tut tut boys. You should know better than to bother with f1 by now. Only the other week I chipped my 2p in about how it's all political bullcrap.

Recently I've been watching a fair amount of GT racing on that new sky channel - Motors TV (channel 416). Check it out.

flasher

9,238 posts

290 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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I stopped watching a few weeks back and vowed I won't watch again until the German Cheat retires. Saw what happened on the news - what a disgrace to the sport Ferrari are.......

For Schumacher to say he disagreed with it is complete crap. Why did he overtake then????

I agree with the bloke who said earlier that it's no different to WWF wrestling.

Ban Ferrari for the rest of the season and then we can watch some racing.......

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campbell

2,500 posts

289 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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Somthing should be done about fn F1.
It is getting beond a joke with this team tactics thingy, Why havent the FIA put some controll on this, yankers but at the end of the day a good victory was lost today because of a bunch of w*nkers wanted to controll the race from the pits, I didnt know F1 cars were radio controlled ?? or is it there are driven by men and controlled by muppets, you tell me ?
But baracello will never win a nother race as long he is payed by those ****whits
If it was me in that press confrance, I would of called my boss a cnt and storm out and do some with a big bottle of Vodca
F1 is getting to be a one horse race and it is getting so borring to watch, and I think this is a grait shame for the sport.
catch you all later

Roadrunner

2,690 posts

273 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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campbell,

Your spell checker seems to have crashed

markqelise

258 posts

270 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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Problem is how do you stop it.
Whats to prevent a wheel man on the pit crew having a problem with a bolt for 5 or 6 seconds ( all that was required today)

stc_bennett

5,252 posts

273 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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cant wait for bernie to retire and for schumacher to retire then it may be a sport again not just a business.

ultimajohn

Original Poster:

87 posts

270 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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Problem is how do you stop it.
Whats to prevent a wheel man on the pit crew having a problem with a bolt for 5 or 6 seconds ( all that was required today)


In many ways that would have been better. We may have had our suspicions but its not in your face!


That isn't to say I could agree with it but at least the public image would not be so damaged.

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gnomesmith

2,458 posts

282 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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cant wait for bernie to retire and for schumacher to retire then it may be a sport again not just a business.



I'd be interested if anybody can idenify a time when this sort of thing hasn't been part of GP racing.

stc_bennett

5,252 posts

273 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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well its always been a prt of F1 but more so now than it has been in the past

gnomesmith

2,458 posts

282 months

Sunday 12th May 2002
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well its always been a prt of F1 but more so now than it has been in the past



Sorry to disagree Stephen but the more I think about it the less I am convinced that that is so but whatever lets salute Sir Frank and his team who have refused to apply restrictive team orders even when it has cost them dear.