if it comes down to the wire, will FA be allowed to win

[spectatorsam]

just wondered how it would pan out in the event that it goes in to the last race with just the 2 Mclaren drivers in the hunt for the title.
would RD allow FA to win it, or would gremlins appear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[andyps]

My view is that Alonso will be allowed to win if he is ahead on the track and has a chance of doing so. The reason for the re-trial was because of the equality which McLaren place on their two cars, giving either an equal chance to win as long as it is mathematically possible for either driver to win the championship. I don't think that will change, despite the poor relationship between Alonso and Ron Dennis, even if Alonso has announced his intention to leave the team by then.

[stevieb]

All it takes is a mechanic to drop a wheel nut in the pits for him to loose a few points!

Mistakes happen when you are under a lot of pressure!

[spectatorsam]

yeah the wheel nut thing crossed my mind, but dont the mechanics around each driver have their own in house battle with eachother, ie even if FA was to go having won the title, those lads will have been part of the wining drivers team etc.
I think it would have to be something at a higher level, ie revs down or poss even something programmed to go bang at a given time??
trouble is, if that were to happen and the ferraris are 2 and 3 and lh is not in with a chance of a win....... it could go horribly wrong for RD

[davidd]

I have faith in RD letting him win, or at least not stopping him..

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[stevieb]

If FA ends up winning then it will be a PR disaster as he does not seem to be a PR man..

[mat205125]

stevieb said:

If FA ends up winning then it will be a PR disaster as he does not seem to be a PR man..

Wouldn't the LH battle for success / revenge the following year not become the new story?

Could LH end up as the next british oh-so-close, and never win again?

[ELAN+2]

I believe that RD will allow "the best man to win", Hopefully it will be Lewis, however, knowing what the press are like it this would be a tainted championship for LH, (Rookie wins championship by cheating!!! headlines) If FA wins and leaves, it would be a" well won chamionship by a hard done by world champion and it serves Mclaren right for loosing him"headline........Should any malady befall FA's car, then Mclaren will be judged to have stitched him up, in my opinion,But I detest the national press, so maybe I'm Biased.

I'd love to see Lewis do the job, however its a hard call to make and could be decided by a gravel trap incedent AKA Senna/Prost, judging by how close on performance,aggression,and desire the two are.

If Lewis wins in Fuji, then I think the titles his, again just my opinion

Mark

[rubystone]

andyps said:

The reason for the re-trial was because of the equality which McLaren place on their two cars

[toomuchbeer]

I get the impression it's a no win situation for McLaren. If he wins and goes to another team, they are left at the bottom of the pit lane, with neither construtor or driver champions. If Alonso gets a non finish McLaren will get 'you did it on purpose'.

I'm affraid this whole thing will run and run for years.

[ELAN+2]

toomuchbeer said:

I get the impression it's a no win situation for McLaren. If he wins and goes to another team, they are left at the bottom of the pit lane, with neither construtor or driver champions. If Alonso gets a non finish McLaren will get 'you did it on purpose'.

I'm affraid this whole thing will run and run for years.

I agree

[sjn2004]

rubystone said:

andyps said:

The reason for the re-trial was because of the equality which McLaren place on their two cars

He means that if Alonso hadn't tied to blackmail RD because he was being treated equally with LH then the FIA would never have been informed about the FA and PDR emails.

[andyps]

sjn2004 said:

rubystone said:

andyps said:

The reason for the re-trial was because of the equality which McLaren place on their two cars

He means that if Alonso hadn't tied to blackmail RD because he was being treated equally with LH then the FIA would never have been informed about the FA and PDR emails.

Thanks SJN - that is exactly what I meant.

[spectatorsam]

I hate it when egos flair

sounds like a film that !!


I just hope there is a ferrari 1-2 this weekend, and next weekend, and the mclaren team are just not in the runing it all just stinks a bit always liked Kimmi before he when red so
I think I just want him to win now, coz he just shuts up and races..
( bit of a grumpy f***er though)

[Get Karter]

Lewis Hamilton is reported on BBC as saying McLaren would prefer him to win the championship.

Not rocket science, but interesting that he's said it..

[rubystone]

andyps said:

sjn2004 said:

rubystone said:

andyps said:

The reason for the re-trial was because of the equality which McLaren place on their two cars

He means that if Alonso hadn't tied to blackmail RD because he was being treated equally with LH then the FIA would never have been informed about the FA and PDR emails.

Thanks SJN - that is exactly what I meant.

Oh I see. But I am pretty sure that regardless of that fact, the emails would have come to light at some stage, regardless of whether Alonso mentioned them during that exchange or not. Some uncharitable individuals might suggest that had Hamilton won the drivers' championship this year, they may then have "appeared".....

[motormania]

stevieb said:

If FA ends up winning then it will be a PR disaster as he does not seem to be a PR man..

If he wins, I can gaurantee you'll see a Renault next year wearing the number 1...