Austria grand prix

[Guest]

did any of you watch the austrian grand prix? well if you didnt let me fill you in, barricello (the number two ferrari driver) is winning right the way round with schmaccar (the ferarri golden boy) close behind but as they r about to finish barricello recieves word from the ferrari team to pull over and let schmaccar win, basically bacause he is at the top and they want to get him clear of the oppostion. does anyone have any thoughts on this? it made me sad 'cos its not about sport anymore -its all about the £$£$££$cash

[Guest redbaron51]

Agreed. Thats not sportsmanship at all. Hell shumacher didn't liked what happened, but lets say if Barricello didn't listen to team orders. Where do you think he will be now?

[Guest starvenger]

Frankly, this has been the most exciting thing about F1 so far this season.

[Guest The Vanilla Midget]

i watched the thing, and was totally apalled by the finish.  of course the commentators had telegraphed its happening, but its still a black mark against the sport, and has further ruined its credibility in the eyes of sports fans.  barrichello is a great guy, though schumacher can whinge all he wants about not liking it happening, if he was a real man he would have stopped and made barrichello go through.  schumacher is just as culpable as the ferrari bosses, and between them they have totally eliminated any claim F1 racing had to being a sport.  it is now little more than a work, ala wwf.

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

Here's an idea: someone should go out there and *gasp* actually beat Ferrari. Hell, Schumacher and Montoya did it this year, and it's not like it hasn't been done before. As for the team orders and letting people pass, this is not anything new. Some recent examples:

 

-Schumacher pulls over for Eddie Irvine (the year Schumie broke his leg)

-Coulthard pulls over for Hakkinen (happened several times I believe, McLaren have always been big on team orders)

-Villeneuve pulls over for the McLarens (after Schumacher was out of the race and he had nothing to lose)

 

The fact is, F1 is a TEAM sport. The teams are the most important part. Sure, it's a little more unconventional that standard team sports because there are only 2 competitors and most of the team is support staff, but it's still team based at its heart. The drivers championship is like winning a scoring race, or the MVP award, or something similar.

[Guest starvenger]

>Hell, Schumacher and Montoya did it this year, and it's not like it hasn't been done before.

 

That's actually part of the problem - Williams seems to be the only team that has the ability to contend with Ferrari...

[Guest redbaron51]

Here's an idea: someone should go out there and *gasp* actually beat Ferrari. Hell, Schumacher and Montoya did it this year, and it's not like it hasn't been done before. As for the team orders and letting people pass, this is not anything new. Some recent examples:

 

-Schumacher pulls over for Eddie Irvine (the year Schumie broke his leg)

-Coulthard pulls over for Hakkinen (happened several times I believe, McLaren have always been big on team orders)

-Villeneuve pulls over for the McLarens (after Schumacher was out of the race and he had nothing to lose)

 

The fact is, F1 is a TEAM sport. The teams are the most important part. Sure, it's a little more unconventional that standard team sports because there are only 2 competitors and most of the team is support staff, but it's still team based at its heart. The drivers championship is like winning a scoring race, or the MVP award, or something similar.

Look how late into the season it was, or how close the competiton is.

 

Right now Shumacher has a 27 point lead over Montoya. Montoya needs to win the next three races and Schumacher needs only two points, if Montoya is going to be in the lead.