Newsgroup: it.sport.formula1.moderato
Titolo: Mansell, grazie per queste parole

Sembra che Nigel sia allineato con i vecchi rompicoglioni di questo 
newsgroup contro la formula m&rda e, guarda caso, conferma che qualsiasi 
persona può guidare in maniera soddisfacente una F.1.
David, aggiungi alla lista!
"I'm sick of people coming up to me and saying what a load of rubbish 
Formula One is now," the Briton said in the Times newspaper on Monday. 
"I've tried to defend it because it meant such a lot to me for so many 
years but even I can no longer go on defending the indefensible. How can 
you when there is virtually no overtaking on the track and little 
genuine excitement? 
"It saddens me to say it but I'm just appalled at how the regulations 
are ruining Formula One," the former Williams and Ferrari driver added. 
Mansell, World Champion with Williams in 1992 when he won nine races, 
has recently turned his hand to golf and on Sunday fired his first 
below-par round in a professional tournament, shooting a three-under 66 
in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open. 
"I still keep in touch with what's happening in Formula One and I'll 
usually sit down to watch the start of a Grand Prix, but after a few 
laps I find I can't watch any more and switch off. It's that bad," he 
said. 
"Even a couple of team owners have told me Formula One is in a mess and 
they hate it. They don't enjoy going to Grands Prix any more." 
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher has won nine out of 10 races this season 
and Sunday's French Grand Prix, while a strategic masterpiece for the 
Italian team, had barely an overtaking manoeuvre in it. 
"A fundamental problem is that the cars are too easy to drive," the 50-
year-old told the Times. "The most inexperienced young driver can climb 
into a Formula One car and drive it competently." 

> Sembra che Nigel sia allineato con i vecchi rompicoglioni di questo
Penso che chiunque sia allineato con noi, escluse le scuderie attualmente in
F1 (Ferrari in primis), i piloti, gli sponsor, Mosley ed Ecclestone

 
no, c'è a chi piace anche qui... :-P

"The important overtaking happens in the pits. What you're left with is
three sprint races between the pit stops rather than a proper,
competitive grand prix and test of driving ability"
"A fundamental problem is that the cars are too easy to drive. The most
inexperienced young driver can climb into a Formula One car and drive it
competently. Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport and engineering
excellence, but it should be the ultimate test of driving ability. It is
no longer that and, as a result, it is almost impossible to evaluate
drivers. You can't judge anyone until you strip the cars of the
technical stuff and put them back into the control of the drivers."
"I have to stress first of all that I am not knocking Ferrari or
Michael, they have done a fantastic job, not only this season but for a
number of seasons and deserve their success. But then the regulations,
far from helping the other teams, are helping Ferrari, who have an
incredible record of reliability. Michael last had a breakdown three
years ago, so which team is likely to be least affected by the oneengine
rule? Ferrari, of course."
"There are only 20 cars now compared with 26 a few years ago. Grand-prix
racing needs major manufacturers and new teams to be attracted to it.
Formula One should be the greatest spectacle in motor sport and it's so
disappointing to see the state that it's in."
"I just can't believe how McLaren and Williams have got it so wrong," he
said. "Again, they've made it so much easier for Ferrari. The lesson you
learn from Ferrari is that stability, continuity, teamwork and absolute
focus on the job in hand are vital. All the key personnel, the
management, technical and design people, and the drivers, have been
together for many years. As well as Michael and Rubens Barrichello, you
have Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and Nigel Stepney. They work as a
team, and the right hand always knows what the left is doing."McLaren
appear to have been more concerned about their wonderful new technical
centre and forgotten that they are, first and foremost, a racing team.
Williams seem to have been in turmoil and will apparently be going into
next season with two new drivers. Where's the continuity in that?"
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 F1 (Ferrari in primis), i piloti, gli sponsor, Mosley ed Ecclestone
Leggo piuttosto spesso cose del tipo "Abbiamo aspettato per 20 anni,
adesso ci divertiamo anche cosě e speriamo duri altri 20 anni"....
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