Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, you are missing nothing. You have it exactly right. Here is the FIA release of the Q&A of Max Moseley, FIA President. He states the facts surrounding this unpleasantness and explains, with clear examples, precisely why the FIA could not change its rules to accommodate mistakes in equipment and preparation: http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2005/June/220605-01.html Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Totally OT: What the HELL is F1 doing? > Frank: > >>The FIA are now circulating outraged press releases which try to lay >>the blame for the actual race fiasco elsewhere. Clearly the technical >>failure was down to Michelin. The absence of a compromise solution >>allowing a race to take place for the spectators was IMHO entirely >>due to the FIA refusing to adopt such a compromise. Obviously they >>have the power to do this though they have never used it like this >>before. > > Usually, the only race I watch is the Indy 500. I saw the reports of this > fiasco and was interested since it was run at Indy. > > What I don't understand is how this is anybody's fault other than the > Michelin teams. > > If the Pistons went to the officials and said that they were having > problems > running as fast up and down the court as the Spurs and could they impose > artificial constraints so the Pistons could rest more, they'd be laughed > at. > If the Pistons want to slow their game down, they're entitled to do so. > But > why should the Spurs be affected? > > Bring the wrong equipment and then refuse to race because the officials > won't penalize your opponent? Then again, like I said, I don't watch > Formula 1 on a regular basis. So I *must* be missing something. From the > outside, it looks rather silly. > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >