[ESPCamaro]

MY GOD did anyone see what happened. The USGP started SIX CARS. All Michilin tired cars took a warm up lap then parked.

Probably the death of a USGP for a few years.



Sheesh and some people say that the SCCA and NASCRAP is a political mess.....

[mitchntx]

Designing and building a chicane hours before the race was to begin was a dangerous thing to do. That just didn't make any sense to me. We're not talking about a Sunday regional AX event here. Significantly changing a race course just prior to the race, without practice is also a prescription for disaster. The window of oppurtunity to recover from a mistake, at this level, is a very narrow window indeed. And if you miss that window, you will go by the way of Senna et.al.

On the flip side, you cannot send a driver out in/on equipment that has a liklihood to fail. That too is a prescription for disaster.

It appears the USGP was doomed, either way.

What I find missing from that letter are the "problems" the tyres were having. Also missing was the reasoning behind Mr. Mosely and Mr. Toldt's stand. I find it hard to believe that those details were not explained to the principals, by someone from FIA on sunday morning during all these phone conversations. I also find it hard to believe there wasn't a speaker phone on the IMS grounds somewhere.

The description of Mr. Briatore and his "body language" was descriptive enough, but the ensueing conversation is very lacking in detail in the letter.

While the letter is informative, it lacks some credibility because of those omissions. I find it just as political and sel-serving as he claims everyone else is.

JMHO