FIA and Montoya
One act of stupidity on the part of a stupid Formula-1 driver that Juan Pablo Montoya is spoilt a rather productive day. Anyone who is not a Schumacher fan would give a sigh of relief watching the great one not winning yet another race but the truth is, he had a good chance of winning. If not winning, a third place was more than guaranteed. That meant just a 4 point margin from the perfect score which is not bad. But that was not to be. The oh-so-innocent Montoya had him out of the race in a bizarre incident. It was not even a racing incident! He crashed Michael out of the race which following the Safety Car! What the hell.
Michael was leading the race at that moment, he was leading the pack of cars following the Safety Car and he was the one who had to define the speed of the follow up. And it is pretty normal for drivers to accelerate and brake hard to keep the cars and tires warm. That was what Michael doing. And what happened, the blind son of a bitch hit him. What did Monty have to say?
“Michael brakes very hard as he was warming up his brakes and I moved to the right side of the track to avoid him. But the gap narrowed and we touched.”
And what did Williams Technical Director Patrick Head have to say?
“No matter what Michael or Ross (Brawn) might think, Juan is not a dirty driver. He knows what respecting a fellow driver is and there were no dirty tricks”
So, he has a feeling what we guys think about Juan! FIA has dismissed any kind of action on this incident. Also, I find it surprising how they don’t penalize BAR Honda for keeping Takuma Sato on the track even when it was clear that his car was going to explode any moment and thus risk a huge incident. An incident which later caused Fisichella retirement.
2 things I would love to know:
- What would have happened if Michael and Monty were in opposite seats? Would Monty have taken this as politely as Michael did? You just have to see what happened after the last race!
- How would Patrick Head feel, if Monty in a McLaren does the same thing next year to one of his drivers?
Hey Monty! Why not do something else than whining? Join McLaren, take it to heights Ferrari is at right now. What if it takes 1 or 2 years?
Michael did it!
And, Schumacher needs credit for his calm composure for the way he took the asshole and his act of stupidity. And people say he is arrogant! Duh…
