Yes, the squeeze was pretty evident to everyone, but no different that many
of "Shumies" tactics in the past.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W. Riddle" <dave@microworks.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Is There A Bigger Soap Opera?
>I liked how rose-tinted his glasses appear to be.
>
> Talking about "His squeeze job on teammate Lewis Hamilton exiting the
> first turn at Spa last weekend clearly demonstrated his ill-will
> toward Hamilton as well as a lack of any on-track ethics." like it
> was some new phenomenon while completely ignoring history like Senna
> crashing into Prost when both were at McLaren to ensure that Senna
> took the Championship. Seems to me McLaren brings this type of
> problem on themselves by NOT having a driver running as its designated #1.
>
> As to the $100 mil fine. Again McLaren brought it on themselves. If
> they have been honest about the issue in June they would certainly
> have been fined and seen some points taken away. But as in most
> things it is not the initial crime that carried the real penalty but
> the cover up. Ron and Company made the FIA look like fools for not
> hitting them with any sanction after the first go round. When the
> additional info came out that even the drivers were discussing the
> stolen material in emails the FIA seems to have decided to slap
> McLaren hard enough that it got their attention.
>
> Bernie is right in that the $100 mil fine was good publicity for F1.
> I have friends that were astounded by the dollar number and these are
> people that have barely heard of F1 but know that I watch the races
> (I even subscribe to F1 Magazine) and they were asking me all kinds
> of questions this past week.
>
> At 03:52 PM 9/20/2007, you wrote:
>>Hello:
>>
>>If any of you follow the Formula One "circus", then you're well aware of
>>the
>>current McLaren/Ferrari Affair...what a soap opera. The link below will
>>take
>>you to an excellent viewpoint by Gordan Kirby. Its worth a read.
>>
>>Gary
>>62 TR4 "The Flying Brick"
>>69 TR6
>>
>>http://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/columns/theway/2007/the_way_it_is_no92.
>>html
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