From: eliot@stalfos.engr.washington.edu (eliot)
Subject: Re: Monza race - here lie SPOILERS !!!
Organization: clearer than blir
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:29:58 GMT

In article <pryn8xf.esprit@netcom.com> esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) writes:
>eliot@lanmola.engr.washington.edu (eliot) writes:
>>Senna's post race interview was also good sober stuff.  My respect for
>>him is climbing.  Seems like Prost is the villain for '93, but I'd still
>>like to see him back in winning form.

>Oh, what a tease!  Can you tell us ESPN viewers what Senna said?

Part of it has already been reported in one of the Monza report posts.
Senna was pretty humble about his victory, relating stuff with very
little hype and lots of substance.  

He said that Patrese did a very good pass on him and that Patrese left
his braking till really late and that he didn't think he would have
made the corner and would have gone straight through.  He said that he
was pushing very hard in the beginning to keep the Williams in sight
but could not keep up later in the race, but since the Williams were
fighting each other so hard, he thought that he would "stay in touch"
in case they developed problems.

He thanked his team for working very hard to provide him with the
"best possible car/engine combination" that was possible.  (Gee I
wonder what Berger is thinking :-) )

When asked about Mansell, he said several times that he felt sympathy
for him because he said that he and Mansell were in a similar
situation.. i.e. being screwed around by Prost and his veto.  He said
that he didn't know what is going to happen and that time will tell.

James Hunt lamented the Prost veto-contract but he (or Murray) also
said that FW did not want to have both drivers racing one another like
Prost and Senna did during the McL years.  They said something like
"racing drivers are the most self-centered individuals on earth" etc
etc.  So while Prost has his veto, I think FW also has his reasons for
not wanting Senna or Mansell.  And think of how much the driver
salaries would be if he had Prost and Mansell.  Didn't Mansell demand
20 odd million?  That's even more than what Senna is making, isn't it?
I do think that money is a significant factor in Mansell's departure,
contrary to what he said.  When he was interrupted at the press
conference, the interrupt was to tell him that they will pay him what
he wants, and not something like he would be the #1 driver or that he
would be guaranteed equal equipment etc.  Mansell also said that in
some interview that he had a veto, so I guess I'm not too surprised to
hear that he is leaving.  

I think that there's some credibility to the latest rumor that Martin
Brundle will fill the #2 seat at Williams.  After all, he would be
much cheaper, will not cause too many problems for Prost as he is of a
"lower stature" (no offense intended to Brundle fans; I like the man)
and can drive quite well.  I think it would be a better team than
either Mansell or Senna teamed up with Prost.  The last thing FW
wants (or any other team mgr. for that matter) is to have your two
drivers taking turns at crashing each other out at the Japanese GP,
or one accusing the engineers of favortism (sp?) towards the other.

F1 politics is as interesting as the technology and the races!


eliot
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