Sunday, May 28, 2006
Two problems with the problem
Should Alonso be on pole? He set his fastest lap on the lap that Michael was stalled on the track. Isn't that illegal? If there are waved double-yellows you should not be going faster than you have before. We've seen this before with Alonso - Brazil a few years ago and the crash that stopped the race allowing Fisi in the Jordan to win. Alonso ignored the waved yellow flags there too.
Also, I think we should not be saying 'why did he cheat?', but 'why don't more of them cheat?'. If all of the drivers were doing crazy things like this, racing would be much more fun, and it would show how much they cared about winning. It used to be an accepted part of the sport, but has since been purified out.
But did he cheat? Why would a world champion make a mistake on a simple (or at least simplified a few years ago) corner? We're not even half-way through the season, he's not that far behind Alonso, and he would have been second or third anyway. Not that serious, really. Neither answer makes any sense. Like Webber said, only Michael knows.
Also, I think we should not be saying 'why did he cheat?', but 'why don't more of them cheat?'. If all of the drivers were doing crazy things like this, racing would be much more fun, and it would show how much they cared about winning. It used to be an accepted part of the sport, but has since been purified out.
But did he cheat? Why would a world champion make a mistake on a simple (or at least simplified a few years ago) corner? We're not even half-way through the season, he's not that far behind Alonso, and he would have been second or third anyway. Not that serious, really. Neither answer makes any sense. Like Webber said, only Michael knows.
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The one answer that might make sense - that I've just thought of - is weren't we all near the begining of qualifying thinking that Massa's crash looked really weird. Like his drive was off kilter (perhaps an electronic failure). Isn't that exactly the same kind of thing that happened with Michael's car at the end there.
He didn't turn in to the corner and the back of the car stepped out weirdly.
That sentence could apply to either crash couldn't it?
He didn't turn in to the corner and the back of the car stepped out weirdly.
That sentence could apply to either crash couldn't it?
I think the stewards must have looked at every single piece of data, and they said he braked too hard, and thus locked a wheel. Massa's accident was weird, but I don't think related. But you did remind me of another cunning theory I had: maybe Massa was supposed to crash in qualifying, but not there, and not then. Maybe if Massa had got through he would have accidentally crashed and held up Alonso? Thus Michael could have claimed plausible deniability.
Funnily enough I had had the same theory about Massa. And that although nobody had said anything to Michael about it he had overheard the engineers talking to Massa earlier and then when Massa was out Michael thought. Maybe I should just do it myself?
All sounds a bit unlikely though.
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All sounds a bit unlikely though.
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