Alfredo Octavio: F1 BetsLive Comments and bets about Formula 1 from a Ferrari fan.(Untitled)- June 28, 2005 Formula One president and CEO Bernie Ecclestone said "You know I've got one of those wonderful ideas ... women should be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances." referring to Danica Patrick the woman racer that finished fourth at the Indianpolis 500. Where do they get these guyshttp://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/28.html#a3919 (Untitled)- June 26, 2005 An interesting story about the F1 Fiasco. Apparently, Toyota knew ahead of time about the Michelin problem, due to an ex-Michelin employee that now works for them. This reinforces the idea of a bigger plot to help the planned runaway series. make a mockery of F1 during these last three years. It's up to F1 to really step down and crush this plot.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/26.html#a3911 (Untitled)- June 26, 2005 Stoddard threatens F1 with boycott if rules are enforced. what a way to view fair play! If this no penalties are given it will be view as a successful threat and F1 will become like wrestling. Entertainment disguised as sport. If penalties are given and the teams go ahead with this threat it could be the end of F1. Talk about brining the sport into disrepute! I hope the FIA sues Stoddard first.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/26.html#a3910 (Untitled)- June 23, 2005 Max Mosley: Michelin should pay the fans. I would love to hear someone contradicting all his points one by one... I don't think anyone can do that without lying or sounding crazy.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/23.html#a3899 (Untitled)- June 22, 2005 BMW to buy Sauber F1 Team. This is huge. BMW will set up its own teams, as I predicted independent team dependant of a motor supplier are less competitive that they use to be. Pity there isn't a german tyre manufacturer to pick up the slack at Michelin. By the way, Michelin is being accused sotto-voce of putting performance ahead of safety. Thanks Stefaniahttp://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/22.html#a3895 (Untitled)- June 21, 2005 Charges against the Michelin chicken-shit teams The charges given are that, according to the FIA, each team: - failed to ensure that they had a supply of suitable tyres for the race - wrongfully refused to allow their cars to start the race - wrongfully refused to allow their cars to race, subject to a speed restriction in one corner which was safe for such tyres as they had available - combined with other teams to make a demonstration damaging to the image of Formula One by pulling into the...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/21.html#a3894 (Untitled)- June 21, 2005 Behind the scenes, most of the drivers still wanted to race and our own David Coulthard was very definitely one of them, as was Juan Pablo Montoya, who was literally crying in frustration that he could not race in front of the huge contingent of Colombian fans who had made the trip from his home country.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/21.html#a3893 (Untitled)- June 21, 2005 This song is dedicated to everyone who decided not to run the Indy race last sunday, having the option to do it.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/21.html#a3892 (Untitled)- June 21, 2005 FIA: Michelin teams summoned. Michelin teams are ordered to appear at a FIA hearing to explain Sunday's fiasco at the US Grand Prix. BBC News News Front Page UK EditionTime to pay the piper! I really hope they get punished hard for the sake of the sport.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/21.html#a3890 (Untitled)- June 20, 2005 Charles Whiting, race director at Indy, stated: "To change the course in order to help some of the teams with a performance problem caused by their failure to bring suitable equipment to the race would be a breach of the rules and grossly unfair to those teams which have come to Indianapolis with the correct tyres."http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/f1Bets/2005/06/20.html#a3887 |