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Titolo: [ENG] Head lifts the lid on Montoya's Magny-rage

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Head lifts the lid on Montoya's Magny-rage
12-02-2004
At a pre-season meet-the-press meeting, WilliamsF1 director has confirmed
what many already believed, that Juan Pablo Montoya's decision to sign
for McLaren was a direct result of a disagreement over team tactics at
last year's French Grand Prix, a race won by the Colombian's teammate
Ralf Schumacher.
Montoya was convinced the team had given Ralf preferential treatment,
thus spoiling his own chances. According to Head, Montoya eventually
roared out of the pits then began to launch a tirade of abuse over the
radio before finally deciding to slow his pace. A move that ironically
possibly cost him a win.
"Juan incorrectly thought that we had notified Ralf of his actions and
called Ralf in one lap early," Head revealed. "So he was pretty strong on
the radio abusing the team verbally for the next 10 minutes. I think he
went into a bit of a sulk and backed off deciding to cruise to the end of
the race. He finished 15 or 20 seconds behind Ralf.
"In fact as it happened in that last bit of the race, Ralf made a bit of
an error and slipped wide," added the Englishman. "Had Juan been on his
tail he probably could have taken advantage of it.
"Verbally abusing the team continuously on the radio we didn't think was
appropriate when the guys had worked their nuts off on the car and done
some fantastic pit stops," he continued. "Juan didn't like that very
much. We did talk about it. We thought we couldn't have a situation where
he pretty much accused everyone in the team from top to bottom of being
incompetent twice."
It's understood that in the days following the race Montoya was severely
reprimanded at a specially convened meeting. Head believes that this
admonishment precipitated the Colombian's defection to Woking.
"I think Juan was not impressed at having his knuckles rapped and I know
the decision to sign with McLaren was taken within a few days," he said.
"Finishing second behind his team mate did not make him a happy lad," he
added. "Juan is a passionate character and by virtue of that he sometimes
makes impulsive decisions and comes to impulsive conclusions. He's not
perfect but I expect he will win championships in his time."
With Kimi Raikkonen clearly Ron Dennis' 'blue eyed boy', we can probably
expect a few outbreaks of verbal hostility between the Colombian and the
'Ronster' in time. Who said F1 is boring?
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a che pro tirare fuori questa storia?
Che abbiano gią deciso di inchiappettare il colombiano prima dell'inizio 
della stagione?

 for McLaren was a direct result of a disagreement over team tactics
che caratterino..
sicuramente esagerato e forse nemmeno nel giusto nella sua reazione ma
ben vengano comportamenti "umani" nel mondo asettico dell'attuale F1.
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 della stagione?
Beh, così se JPM rende poco si è già detto che ha litigato con la
squadra e che ha già la testa in McLaren....
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 squadra e che ha giŕ la testa in McLaren....
In altri termini...
Non sarŕ colpa della macchina?
Marcello
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 della stagione?
Head mi è sembrato
a) dispiaciuto per aver perso Montoya
b) dispiaciuto per averlo perso per quel motivo
c) sotto sotto ammirato per le palle mostrate dal colombiano (palle = non
necessariamente lucidità)
ricordi la storia delle cinture di sicurezza della williams ai caschi d'oro?
Fluored