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Williams - Schumacher cheated in 1994
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Re: Williams - Schumacher cheated in 1994 -
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"Botham" <aicron9 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1150636342.559108.258940 (AT) c74g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com... http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36316 Williams' engineering director Patrick Head has revealed that his team would have protested Michael Schumacher's 1994 world title victory had it not been for Ayrton Senna's fatal accident earlier that year. "Because 1994 was the terrible year it was, because Ayrton Senna had been killed in one of our cars at Imola - we didn't really think it would have been right for Damon to win the world championship that year, especially if he'd done so in court, so we didn't protest the illegality of the Benetton car. "What I find remarkable is the mood of righteous indignation adopted by some people in the Ferrari team about what Michael did at Monaco," he said. "I'm not one of the extreme ones calling for him to be kicked out of F1, but what this episode proves - just as it did at Adelaide 1994 and on a number of other occasions - is that he isn't a sportsman in the sporting sense of the word. "He has an overwhelming urge to win and it seems quite clear that he doesn't care how he achieves that aim. "But I'm just amazed that people are surprised that he does these things, given the track record. Regardless of Schumacher's antics, one must give a little consideration that in 1994 Schumacher was DSQ'd out of two races and banned for two more. The first for ignoring a 'stop and go' resulting in a black flag, also ignored (the claim/excuse is that the team had protested the call and were waiting for the stewards result). The second DSQ for a out of spec barge board. Then he was banned for two races for the the black flag incident. Yeah, Schumacher's sportsmanship is suspect for sure, but in effect, he didn't show up at four races and yet was on points parity with Hill, who got to drive in all of them. |
At the initial races, the Williams was uncompetitive, but I think Senna
actually lapped Hill in the same car. Hill was then able to be competitive
against Schumacher at the end of the year in this car. If Senna had still
been around, he possibly could have been lapping the whole field.
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| http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36316 Williams' engineering director Patrick Head has revealed that his team would have protested Michael Schumacher's 1994 world title victory had it not been for Ayrton Senna's fatal accident earlier that year. "Because 1994 was the terrible year it was, because Ayrton Senna had been killed in one of our cars at Imola - we didn't really think it would have been right for Damon to win the world championship that year, especially if he'd done so in court, so we didn't protest the illegality of the Benetton car. "What I find remarkable is the mood of righteous indignation adopted by some people in the Ferrari team about what Michael did at Monaco," he said. "I'm not one of the extreme ones calling for him to be kicked out of F1, but what this episode proves - just as it did at Adelaide 1994 and on a number of other occasions - is that he isn't a sportsman in the sporting sense of the word. "He has an overwhelming urge to win and it seems quite clear that he doesn't care how he achieves that aim. "But I'm just amazed that people are surprised that he does these things, given the track record. -------------------------------------------- |
present situation and time.
Hal S.
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"Botham" <aicron9 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1150636342.559108.258940 (AT) c74g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com... http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36316 Williams' engineering director Patrick Head has revealed that his team would have protested Michael Schumacher's 1994 world title victory had it not been for Ayrton Senna's fatal accident earlier that year. "Because 1994 was the terrible year it was, because Ayrton Senna had been killed in one of our cars at Imola - we didn't really think it would have been right for Damon to win the world championship that year, especially if he'd done so in court, so we didn't protest the illegality of the Benetton car. "What I find remarkable is the mood of righteous indignation adopted by some people in the Ferrari team about what Michael did at Monaco," he said. "I'm not one of the extreme ones calling for him to be kicked out of F1, but what this episode proves - just as it did at Adelaide 1994 and on a number of other occasions - is that he isn't a sportsman in the sporting sense of the word. "He has an overwhelming urge to win and it seems quite clear that he doesn't care how he achieves that aim. "But I'm just amazed that people are surprised that he does these things, given the track record. -------------------------------------------- The twit has to go back 12 years to dig that up. A lot of relevance to the present situation and time. Hal S. |
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[snipped] The twit has to go back 12 years to dig that up. A lot of relevance to the present situation and time. |
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R Brickston wrote: "Botham" <aicron9 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1150636342.559108.258940 (AT) c74g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com... http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36316 Williams' engineering director Patrick Head has revealed that his team would have protested Michael Schumacher's 1994 world title victory had it not been for Ayrton Senna's fatal accident earlier that year. "Because 1994 was the terrible year it was, because Ayrton Senna had been killed in one of our cars at Imola - we didn't really think it would have been right for Damon to win the world championship that year, especially if he'd done so in court, so we didn't protest the illegality of the Benetton car. "What I find remarkable is the mood of righteous indignation adopted by some people in the Ferrari team about what Michael did at Monaco," he said. "I'm not one of the extreme ones calling for him to be kicked out of F1, but what this episode proves - just as it did at Adelaide 1994 and on a number of other occasions - is that he isn't a sportsman in the sporting sense of the word. "He has an overwhelming urge to win and it seems quite clear that he doesn't care how he achieves that aim. "But I'm just amazed that people are surprised that he does these things, given the track record. Regardless of Schumacher's antics, one must give a little consideration that in 1994 Schumacher was DSQ'd out of two races and banned for two more. The first for ignoring a 'stop and go' resulting in a black flag, also ignored (the claim/excuse is that the team had protested the call and were waiting for the stewards result). The second DSQ for a out of spec barge board. Then he was banned for two races for the the black flag incident. Yeah, Schumacher's sportsmanship is suspect for sure, but in effect, he didn't show up at four races and yet was on points parity with Hill, who got to drive in all of them. Actually, I think Schumacher's second DSQ was a result of his spin at Spa where "The Plank" showed too much wear. |
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Of course, if Senna was still around, he would have romped home the title. At the initial races, the Williams was uncompetitive, but I think Senna actually lapped Hill in the same car. Hill was then able to be competitive against Schumacher at the end of the year in this car. If Senna had still been around, he possibly could have been lapping the whole field. |
over Schumacher.
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I think that for the sake of the sport, it is a great shame that they did not lodge the protest. I can understand the reasoning, but if they actually believed at the time that MS had deliberately driven into Hill, then surely getting someone so dangerous out of the sport should have been a higher priority than the considerations Head refers to. |
_car_ not Schumacher/Hill incident at Adeliade.
Presumably he is referring to The Benetton's alleged use of Traction
Control.
Z.
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I think that for the sake of the sport, it is a great shame that they did not lodge the protest. I can understand the reasoning, but if they actually believed at the time that MS had deliberately driven into Hill, then surely getting someone so dangerous out of the sport should have been a higher priority than the considerations Head refers to. -- Richard Miller |
should have stood up and did something.
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| I think that for the sake of the sport, it is a great shame that they did not lodge the protest. I can understand the reasoning, but if they actually believed at the time that MS had deliberately driven into Hill, then surely getting someone so dangerous out of the sport should have been a higher priority than the considerations Head refers to. -- Richard Miller They shouldn't have too. If it's blatant like it was the race officials should have stood up and did something. |
the following year?
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You mean like Hill driving into the back of Schu at Monza and Silverstone the following year? |
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