Comments on: Ten best… McLaren-Ferrari rows

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:31:29 +0000

If the Italian police had sufficient evidence, they could have a word with the English police, who would then raid the McLaren premises for them. However, like Keith, I do not see much chance of it happening.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:43:23 +0000

I can’t imagine how they’d get the jurisdiction to raid the headquarters in England, and I doubt they’d expect to find anything by raiding the transporters at Monza for the Grand Prix.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:54:39 +0000

The Monza test is coming up at the end of August.
I wonder if the Italian police are getting ready to raid the McLaren team?
Ferrari and their associates, causing “problems” with the F1 World Championship, at this stage of the season?
Surely not.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:37:19 +0000

Damn – the number of times I’ve typed that and corrected myself. Fixed now.

By: Alex Andronov

Alex Andronov — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:46:10 +0000

I know this is just me being silly, but I really like the idea that he might be called “Mike Hakkinen”.

By: Teppo

Teppo — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:13:36 +0000

I have to agree with Rach. No, DC wasn’t trying to kill Schumacher and yes, people do change their minds

But Keith, read the article once again. And please, do remember the circumstances. You could barely see the cars from tv image, propably not from another car. And what is the effect of lifting your foot from the gas?

Do you really think Schumacher crashed deliberately?

By: Rach

Rach — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:00:47 +0000

Abandon hope all ye who enter here (esp. Keith – you should know better by now – :p)

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:48:26 +0000

I was hoping this wouldn’t turn into a slanging match about that notorious crash, but never mind.

What Coulthard said (four years ago, five years after the crash) was that he regretted having lifted off the throttle in the wet conditions, and he wouldn’t do it again. But Schumacher could have equally avoided the accident by giving him a wider berth.

By: Rach

Rach — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:35:13 +0000

DC admitted he caused it by making a bad judgement call – not quite “trying to kill” Schumacher tho… as claimed by the Ferrari driver at the time.
Also, note that DC only accepted that he made a bad decision when he’d been on the receiving end of the same bad judgment by Alonso FIVE years later.
Isn’t it amazing how people change their mind when the boot’s on the other foot.

By: Teppo

Teppo — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:21:26 +0000

1998 Belgian Grand Prix.

Coulthard has admitted he caused the crash. See http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/06/1057430084085.html