Formula 1!!!!!!!!!
 

F1 has just taken a massive punch in the face, thanks to Michelin!!

The can't garauntee that their tyres will last the race and ALL the Michelin runners have pulled out. It's just started and there is only Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi out there.

So, who is going to get the third podium spot behind Ferrari? Who cares?

Wow!! :o

gutted for the punters
all that money for nothing

They should run Pirelli's :P

You can get 6 races out of them :lol:

[Edited on 19-6-2005 by domskidue]

I can't believe they didn't put the chicane in so they could still race!

The punters are throwing stuff at the cars now ...

The Ferrari's aren't even racing, their laptimes aren't quick - it's a procession.

Why should they?

6 cars had no problem, so why should they lose out coz the other teams tyres are dodgy?

HELLOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

You're talking about F1 :lol:

Eh?

What I mean is, why didn't the FIA take the decision to allow the chicane so Michelin would allow their tyres to race.

They've got the dodgy surface flags out everywhere now.

I wonder if this is a legal move by the circuit?

they might as well cancel the 2006 US round because there will be no spectators there..

F1 has been a joke now for some time. The rule changes year on year make it worse each year. This is the final straw. What a farce.

One of the most entertaining F1 events for years.

Michelin messed up big style.

Rules is rules, if three quarters of the field turned up at the start of the Olympic 1500m with football boots instead of running spikes would you expect the track to be moved onto a nice grass surface??

How a company with such a big experience of motorsport can get caught with its pants down like this is quite unbelieveable.

Having said that, once had a 10 lapper at Mallory reduced to 6 in a one make one tyre series years ago because the tyres were falling apart. The tyre company??? .................................................. .............Michelin.
:o

Ray

I think the overheard Radio commentary from Ferrari towards the end of something like "...OK, just cruise round from here" was the final kick in the nuts.

think the reason no chicane was coz the FIA refused to sanction any track changes as they are set at the beginning of the year.

Also, in this litigious (great word!!) society if someone crashed and died at the chicane, old Bernie and his cronies would have been looking at pleading the fifth and avoiding hunt the soap games

michelin should have given um all some nice hard macadams
sorted.........:eureka:

The circuit has not long been resurfaced hense High tyre wear.

If someone was killed and michelin had not advised the teams not to race imagine the s**t that would fly around then.

I heard michelin were flying new tyres that would last the race out over night but they were not allowed to use them!!!!!

It weems the M tires did not stand up to the banked corner. Design fault??? Who knows, but safety was a concern at the only track with such a corner. M said they would replace the tires and the FIA could have said, okay folks, this is the first year for these rules and we have kind of an anamoly here, so let everyone change to new tires for this race. Next year will be a different story.
Spectators got robbed here, too bad for US fans. Dirvers did the right thing though...good for them.

rule changes. moto gp is going down the same road.:(:(