'You can not blame Bridgestone'
(14.9.2005 - f1racing.net)
Minardi is the most useful tool in analysing Ferrari's fall from grace. That's the revelation of McLaren's 'F1 CEO' Martin Whitmarsh, who rejects the notion that Bridgestone should be entirely blamed for the scarlet crisis at Maranello.
Minardi, F1's backmarking reference, also run on the Japanese rubber. Last year, the gap between Ferrari and the team was about 4 seconds a lap. "At Monza it was approximately two seconds," Englishman Whitmarsh remarked, " and I don't think Minardi has found two seconds. Rather, Ferrari have dropped back."
Whitmarsh said blaming Bridgestone, a single element of the formula one package, is far too simple. He thinks the loss of pace is more to do with Ferrari throttling back after a few years of dominance. "In contrast," the McLaren man added, "we had never pushed as hard as we did last year. Perhaps Ferrari pushed less."
Tosin ehkäpä Minardin uusi auto voi toimia nyt paremmin ja toisaalta eikö renkaat voisi myös toimia rajoitteena: Minardin kohdalla renkaat "riittäisivät" kun muu auto on niin umpi surkea, mutta Ferrarin kohdalla renkaat antaisivat sitten periksi kun auto nopeamman vauhdin takia vaatisi renkailta enemmän.
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(14.9.2005 - f1racing.net)
Minardi is the most useful tool in analysing Ferrari's fall from grace. That's the revelation of McLaren's 'F1 CEO' Martin Whitmarsh, who rejects the notion that Bridgestone should be entirely blamed for the scarlet crisis at Maranello.
Minardi, F1's backmarking reference, also run on the Japanese rubber. Last year, the gap between Ferrari and the team was about 4 seconds a lap. "At Monza it was approximately two seconds," Englishman Whitmarsh remarked, " and I don't think Minardi has found two seconds. Rather, Ferrari have dropped back."
Whitmarsh said blaming Bridgestone, a single element of the formula one package, is far too simple. He thinks the loss of pace is more to do with Ferrari throttling back after a few years of dominance. "In contrast," the McLaren man added, "we had never pushed as hard as we did last year. Perhaps Ferrari pushed less."
Tosin ehkäpä Minardin uusi auto voi toimia nyt paremmin ja toisaalta eikö renkaat voisi myös toimia rajoitteena: Minardin kohdalla renkaat "riittäisivät" kun muu auto on niin umpi surkea, mutta Ferrarin kohdalla renkaat antaisivat sitten periksi kun auto nopeamman vauhdin takia vaatisi renkailta enemmän.
Ajatuksia?