06-20-2005, 01:34 PM
Thing is with Formula 1 is that there is almost always a political motive behind everything.
The Michelin teams could have ran the race and came in and pitted every 10 laps or so to change tires. But they wanted the chicane and Michelin wanted the chicane. I assume it would be so Michelin didn't look as bad. They even offered to race with the chicane for no points, which would have saved some face for Michelin.
But I think what the group of 7 was doing was trying to force a showdown with the FIA and Bernie, essentially showing them that F1 is nothing without them. It turned into a high stakes game of chicken and everyone ended up losing.
The Michelin teams could have ran the race and came in and pitted every 10 laps or so to change tires. But they wanted the chicane and Michelin wanted the chicane. I assume it would be so Michelin didn't look as bad. They even offered to race with the chicane for no points, which would have saved some face for Michelin.
But I think what the group of 7 was doing was trying to force a showdown with the FIA and Bernie, essentially showing them that F1 is nothing without them. It turned into a high stakes game of chicken and everyone ended up losing.
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