Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Max is the consummate politician check out his background. What he is writing is the first tirade in what will be a long and tedious legal and political battle for power. It has little to do with the facts IMO but he is a very convincing Machiavellian and often wins. Behind this whole story is a massive power struggle in motor sport between Mosely and some others, the loser was the spectator. Frank On 23 Jun, 2005, at 03:38, Seth Rosner wrote: > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >