FIA Interferance
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this is mental!! i don't believe they can or will, but say for arguements sake the team does favour hamilton to win (and lets face it, he's rather friendlier with the team at the mo, and lest we forget is leading in points) then what would be illegal about that? it's not illegal to favour one driver a la ferrari, and it's not illegal to give slightly misleading info regarding your tactics for the race afaik. just gone way over the top now.
and as someone said prevously, what happens if alonso suffers from an innocent suspension failure or engine prob etc?
and as someone said prevously, what happens if alonso suffers from an innocent suspension failure or engine prob etc?
skinny said:
it's not illegal to favour one driver a la ferrari, and it's not illegal to give slightly misleading info regarding your tactics for the race afaik. just gone way over the top now.
Keep up! The issue is that since FA told tells to the head-teacher McLaren were given instructions not to disadvantage him. This is not a question of whether teams are allowed to favour one driver over another.
Kind of serves McLaren right really, there has always been a number 1 and number 2 driver, Ron should have seent his coming when he signed up the world champ and gave the other car to 'his baby' Lewis.
Is this the 1st time known of to have 'equal' treatment? I've read elsewhere that when Senna & Prost were together, both truly great yet very different drivers, there was differences in equipment etc.
Having an extra FIA chap there to keep an eye on things shouldnt add any pressure to anyone. If they all do their job as they should then no one needs to worry. If someone was planning to piss in Alonso's fuel tank then they would have reason to be concerened as they'd have to cancel their plan or face increased pressure in trying to execute it without being rumbled.
HINT: Look out for any McLaren worker who suddenly shouts "Hey look over there, it's Maddie/Lord Lucan/Jordan with her tits out."
Is this the 1st time known of to have 'equal' treatment? I've read elsewhere that when Senna & Prost were together, both truly great yet very different drivers, there was differences in equipment etc.
Having an extra FIA chap there to keep an eye on things shouldnt add any pressure to anyone. If they all do their job as they should then no one needs to worry. If someone was planning to piss in Alonso's fuel tank then they would have reason to be concerened as they'd have to cancel their plan or face increased pressure in trying to execute it without being rumbled.
HINT: Look out for any McLaren worker who suddenly shouts "Hey look over there, it's Maddie/Lord Lucan/Jordan with her tits out."
Conian said:
Kind of serves McLaren right really, there has always been a number 1 and number 2 driver, Ron should have seent his coming when he signed up the world champ and gave the other car to 'his baby' Lewis.
Is this the 1st time known of to have 'equal' treatment? I've read elsewhere that when Senna & Prost were together, both truly great yet very different drivers, there was differences in equipment etc.
Wrong, McLaren have always had an equal equipment policy, it just happens to have cost them dearly this year by employing a crybaby who cant handle that situation.Is this the 1st time known of to have 'equal' treatment? I've read elsewhere that when Senna & Prost were together, both truly great yet very different drivers, there was differences in equipment etc.
Conian said:
Is this the 1st time known of to have 'equal' treatment? I've read elsewhere that when Senna & Prost were together, both truly great yet very different drivers, there was differences in equipment etc.
There are a great deal of similarities tween this year and the Senna/Prost years ('88 & '89). Both years saw very fast and very competitive drivers. Both times McLaren sought to give them equality. Both times that desire was questioned, probably incorrectly, and both times the FIA (or FISA back then) decided to get involved. The one big difference is back then there was no other competition, unlike this year with Ferrari.
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