Lewis Hamilton has won the inaugural United States GP at Austin after passing Sebastian Vettel at two thirds of the race distance. The German finished second while Fernando Alonso is third at more than 40 seconds of the leading duo, keeping his championship hopes alive.
siskue2005 wrote:finally FIA doing something sensible =D> =D>raymondu999 wrote:According to Scarbshttps://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/270185858966110208If unhappy with ferraris gbox explanation the FIA might impose parc ferme rules, make massa start from the pitlane & not shuffle up the grid
Life's not exciting without some uncertainty materichard_leeds wrote:The last few pages of this thread are just hearsay and conjecture for something that hasn't happened.
Michael was interviewed on Sky Germany about his stance towards Alonso. He said he would be fairly neutral. He said although he wishes his compatriot Vettel the best for the championship he has no intention to damage his relationship with the red team. So he would be neutral if it came to a fight with Alonso. Not too difficult and not too helpful either.banibhusan wrote:I think Alonso will have a tough time in overtaking Kimi and Schumi.
No, this is what he saidWhiteBlue wrote:Michael was interviewed on Sky Germany about his stance towards Alonso. He said he would be fairly neutral. He said although he wishes his compatriot Vettel the best for the championship he has no intention to damage his relationship with the red team. So he would be neutral if it came to a fight with Alonso. Not too difficult and not too helpful either.banibhusan wrote:I think Alonso will have a tough time in overtaking Kimi and Schumi.
"I will most likely have Alonso in my mirrors sometime in the race tomorrow, since he has a stronger package. But I will not let him pass easily, as I drive the race for my team, and will try to get the best result possible."
well he cannot assume something like that, he might have heard some FIA people saying and discussing about it, thats why he wrote "the FIA might impose"...or else he would have wrote"i think "richard_leeds wrote:siskue2005 wrote: finally FIA doing something sensible =D> =D>
No - It is Scarbs saying something sensible. He's not the FIA.
The last few pages of this thread are just hearsay and conjecture for something that hasn't happened.
Official quote from Ferrari re potential Massa gearbox penalty: "We are considering this option"stefan_ wrote:Hold on people, nothing happened. Yet.
It appears he has said different things on different channels. I trust that his comments in the German language - which I personally witnessed - would probably be more complete. Michael is not as comfortable in English spoken interviews as he is in those conducted in his native language. We also do not know which interview was earlier. He could have started to think about the whole thing after he was asked and changed is position slightly.siskue2005 wrote:No, this is what he saidWhiteBlue wrote:Michael was interviewed on Sky Germany about his stance towards Alonso. He said he would be fairly neutral. He said although he wishes his compatriot Vettel the best for the championship he has no intention to damage his relationship with the red team. So he would be neutral if it came to a fight with Alonso. Not too difficult and not too helpful either.banibhusan wrote:I think Alonso will have a tough time in overtaking Kimi and Schumi."I will most likely have Alonso in my mirrors sometime in the race tomorrow, since he has a stronger package. But I will not let him pass easily, as I drive the race for my team, and will try to get the best result possible."
raymondu999 wrote:According to Scarbshttps://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/270185858966110208If unhappy with ferraris gbox explanation the FIA might impose parc ferme rules, make massa start from the pitlane & not shuffle up the grid
That's actually a remarkably good idea.tok-tokkie wrote:I suggest that the FIA change the qualifying rules so that the drivers select their starting position in qualifying sequence. Fastest chooses first etc. Few races ago position 2 was actually a better starting position than 1. Here Hamilton would have had the option of selecting spot 3. And Ferrari could have had Massa choose NOT the spot that Alonso wanted.
They're only allowed to replace parts under parc-ferme if they have a valid reason for doing so.banibhusan wrote:What I don't understand is why FIA might impose the parc ferme rule. The parc ferme rule applies to all the cars after qualifying till the race starts. I understand they are allowed to change a part with an exact similar replacement, but would they be allowed to change a whole gearbox(same gear ratios off course) no matter what the problem is? If not then the parc ferme rule will be applied by default and he has to start from the pit lane. Ferrai wouldn't mind that either I guess!!
