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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject: I want my money back... Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
Incredibly dissapointed. I drove 400 miles and spent 250 dollars to see a 6 men United States GP.

I am incredibly dissapointed. All of us there today felt cheated. It is a farce, a sham. But it is not Ferrari's fault. We did not know the teams would not race...nobody was commenting on that over the stadium speakers. I fully expected Michelin teams to put on new rubber and start from the pits. Instead...we had the most "original" GP of my 16 years watching F1.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
That's too bad Bogdan. I feel bad for you. We were cheated. Don't shod your Subaru with Michelins. Show your disgust with your wallet.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:28 pm Post subject: Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
I am surprised that many of the people stayed. Sure...rednecks were booing...I booed too...I booed the sport and I am sure most of us did that. But then the "crackers" started throwing beer and water bottles on the track. I have one on videocamera myself...so much so that we rewinded, identified the fvcker and called security. They took him away...a sad sad BAR Honda fan.

I feel Ferrari were fully justified in refusing any mercy dealings to allow the 7 teams to race. They came there prepared according to FIA mandated rules and it is unfair to them to make any amendments. Michelin has cut curners before...recall the class act at Monaco where the renaults were running slicks ? We dbated that at length as we debated Kimi Raikonen's fiery crash. Cutting corners in the name of speed ? Yeah...that also means reducing safety...

That's right...no chicanes...no new tires...no amendments. The rules are the same for everyone. I just watched portions of the SPEED coverage and Jarno Trulli explained it best. It is sad for the sport but certainly fair. Michelin came unprepared. because of this...F1 lost any credibility in America. Should I tell you that the crowds are getting smaller every year ? There were huge empty spots in the two stadiums along the straightaway, before the 1st corner. Guess what...next year that's how many seats will be filled. I certainly am gonna see into this and I hope there is some class action to provide free tickets for next year's race.

IMHO effective Monday or Tuesday when the situation is already digested...some heads should fall. Starting internally at Michélin with Patrck Dupasquier and ending with Max Mosely. Sure some people will lose their jobs.. But the FIA - who suffered a HUGE blow - should go back on this tire changing rule as well as expell Michelin out of the championship. Michelin should pay Bridgestone the costs asscoiated with supporting those 7 teams for the rest of the season. And Michelin should be banned from F1 for 5 years.

By the way...Schumi's and Rubens near get-together at the 1st corner wasn't as dramatic on TV as it was in person. But let's just say that calling for a black flag or punishment for Schumacher is too much. He came prepared to race...even if it was only Rubens. It is a hollow victory don't get me wrong. And no...there were enough people to applaud the effort at the end. Ferrari let the boys race today. That was the most good they could and should have done for the sport and the fans today.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:36 pm Post


Good for you turning the idiot in. Thumbs up.

I agreed with what Jarno said as well.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
Jackson wrote:
Don't shod your Subaru with Michelins. Show your disgust with your wallet.


I want to thank Bridgestone for their wonderful Potenza RE92 tires that propelled me to 161 kph today on I-65 North going to Chicago. I am a faithful Bridgestone buyer though I bought 3 Michelin Symmetry for the minivan last month.

Jackson, I've been watching the sport since 1990. I am first and foremost a fan of the sport...Ferrari and Schumacher are just the tip of the iceberg in my love for F1. let's just say the iceberg melted today. It may have been hidden under "water" for these many years we've "known" each other on the Internet...but it is the sport that I love most...and I really really feel cheated, dissapointed. It's not the money and the miles...screw that...it is the death of the passion that I have enjoyed so much for more than half my life...ä


I will post some pictures later...Right now I wanna eat something...I came home with fingertips burning ...I just wanted to get online and read and find out more...and yes...speak out on this disgusting event. I hold the blame entirely on FIA and Michelin.
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New postPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm really sorry that happened to you Bogdan. I was so excited to see Montreal, I can only imagine what it would have been like if this had happened there. My sympathy dude.
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Nu mai traduc. Ii cunosc pe acesti oameni din 1996...mai intii pe Internet...pe urma ne-am intilnit la curse...la Montreal si Indianapolis. Sintem totzi fani rai...cu Montoya...cu Michael....cu Kimi...dar sintem mai presus de toate fanii sportului.

Nu imi este de bani...de timpul pierdut...de milele puse pe masina...dar pasiunea mea pt. sportul asta s-a evaporat. Cititzi daca vretzi ce am scris in Engleza. Oricum...nu am sa mai cumpar niciodata cauciucuri Michelin dupa chestia asta.