Comments on: Ferrari gets feisty with Williams!

By: Boy

Boy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:32:18 +0000

There is an interesting interview with Bernie on the BBC Website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8183627.stm) where an Italian reporter, being as tactful and impartial as you would expect asks whether it was correct for Williams to veto Schumacher’s test (note: makes no reference to the Red Bull teams). The problem is the Italian media as much as Ferrari themselves.

By: manatcna

manatcna — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:28:40 +0000

Well, it was their choice

By: Paul

**Paul** — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:05:18 +0000

I see Ross Brawn’s view on this is very similar to mine.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:30:22 +0000

Although I agree with no test now as to the rules, I also think the current testing rule taken to the full letter is crazy and quite stupid. What would my beloved F1 be without at least one hopelessly stupid and bewildering dumb rule at all times. Hopefully less of that now going forward.

Cheers

By: mediterranea

mediterranea — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:23:16 +0000

The FIA refused a compromise proposal from Michelin to allow a chicane to be installed, maintaining that such rule changes would be grossly unfair to the Bridgestone-shod teams, who had come prepared with properly working tyres, and that a last-minute change to the track layout would be dangerous in case of crashes. The Michelin teams, unable to come to a compromise with the FIA, decided not to participate.

The stuff you Ferrari hatters come up with.

By: Nicollers

Nicollers — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:26 +0000

PML. Moon face!

I’ve always called him Picasso face as his mouth seems up by his nose…..

By: Travis R

Travis R — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:15 +0000

I used to like Ferrari, but Domenicali and whoever does their blogging have really ruined them for me.

By: mayhemfunkster

mayhemfunkster — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:59:08 +0000

I wiah I could have been a fly on the wall when Patrick Head saw this!

I find it amazing that even disregarding Ferrari’s lack of success for two decades or their interesting Political moves, they can blast Williams like this. Out of all the teams, Williams is arguably the most straight-up, straight talking, politics-free F1 team. They didn’t fall out with FOTA remember, Frank moved to stabilise his team in no-nonsense fashion. Its FOTA that made a song and dance about it all.

Well done, Williams. Its in situations like this I become even more of a fan.

By: katmen

katmen — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:50:08 +0000

i hope that this shumacher hype will be over soon.

By: Stevie P

Stevie P — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:37 +0000

I think you’ll find that the FIA would have taken Williams to court (with a very strong case) hence Williams standing “against” the other FOTA teams (actually, the other FOTA teams removed them when they heard the news) – but that’s by the by. Force India were in this boat too with possible court orders from the FIA.

The crux of this is, Ferrari ignored their test drivers (Badoer & Gene) and asked for a day for Schumi to test – you can understand from their point of view why they asked that particular question.

However Torro Rosso’s new driver in Hungary didn’t get a test day (despite Ferrari saying they had no problem with it) because the rules state “no testing in season” AND the other teams didn’t agree to it – simple as that.

So if it stands for one team (Torro Rosso) it should stand for all!

Add to this that Williams and Ferrari are very close in the constructors championship, thus Williams are not going to give their close rivals a hand up (especially when in the last few months they’ve found out that Ferrari have had a veto (with the FIA) which no-one else knew about!). How else would you expect them to react?

I’d be livid and concerned that other unknown “deals” were in place.