Poor Fisichella
F-40
04-07-2003, 10:02 PM
He was so close to winning that one. If he led one more lap the top podium would have been his. It would have being better for my main man Michael if Giancarlo would have won too.
kaoru-tochiro
04-07-2003, 11:00 PM
That was weird, I wonder if the FIA can just "find" new rules everytime they look at the rule book. Like when they disqualifyied Schumi for passing Hill in the parade lap, in 94 or 95 was it?
F-40
04-07-2003, 11:35 PM
Originally posted by kaoru-tochiro
I wonder if the FIA can just "find" new rules everytime they look at the rule book.
Haha, it seems like it.
I wonder if the FIA can just "find" new rules everytime they look at the rule book.
Haha, it seems like it.
RallyRaider
04-08-2003, 12:24 AM
Fisichella was lucky to be in contact with the leaders, if it hadn't been for the numerous pace cars he'd have been way behind the McLarens. The guys who were most unlucky were Barichello and Coulthard. Although you could say they are lucky to be driving the best cars.
Nevertheless it would have been a just reward to see Fisichella finaly score a win. Glad Jordan didn't though.
Originally posted by kaoru-tochiro
That was weird, I wonder if the FIA can just "find" new rules everytime they look at the rule book. Like when they disqualifyied Schumi for passing Hill in the parade lap, in 94 or 95 was it?
If you are refering to Silverstone 1994 then Schumacher was not disqialified for passing Hill on the parade lap. As I recall he was given a stop and go penalty, but he and/or the team refused to serve it in the required time. The stewards then black flagged Schumacher for ignoring their directive. Things didn't end there because Schumacher and Benetton incredibly chose to ignore the Black Flag too, continuing to race. Eventually the Benetton came in to serve the original stop and go penalty. It was for ignoring the Black Flag that Schumacher was subsequently disqualified from that race and banned for two more.
In doing so the FIA were entirely consistant with their actions of previous years when Nigel Mansel similarly ignored the Black Flag in 1991. Only difference was Michael got banned for two races while Mansell only got one. But the FIA were handing out bans left right and center in 1994, witness Irvine and Hakkinen recieving 3 and 1 race bans for triggering accidents.
Nevertheless it would have been a just reward to see Fisichella finaly score a win. Glad Jordan didn't though.
Originally posted by kaoru-tochiro
That was weird, I wonder if the FIA can just "find" new rules everytime they look at the rule book. Like when they disqualifyied Schumi for passing Hill in the parade lap, in 94 or 95 was it?
If you are refering to Silverstone 1994 then Schumacher was not disqialified for passing Hill on the parade lap. As I recall he was given a stop and go penalty, but he and/or the team refused to serve it in the required time. The stewards then black flagged Schumacher for ignoring their directive. Things didn't end there because Schumacher and Benetton incredibly chose to ignore the Black Flag too, continuing to race. Eventually the Benetton came in to serve the original stop and go penalty. It was for ignoring the Black Flag that Schumacher was subsequently disqualified from that race and banned for two more.
In doing so the FIA were entirely consistant with their actions of previous years when Nigel Mansel similarly ignored the Black Flag in 1991. Only difference was Michael got banned for two races while Mansell only got one. But the FIA were handing out bans left right and center in 1994, witness Irvine and Hakkinen recieving 3 and 1 race bans for triggering accidents.
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