posted Oct 7, 2008

comment by Mild_Mannered_Orc (U13457464)

posted 2 Hours Ago

Could the re-fuelling hose not have an attachment which keeps the car in 'neutral' until it's out or even bleeps in the drivers' helmet when it's clear?

Sure it is possible and I'm pretty sure this is what Ferrari was using. It didn't work out some how and that was the reason for Massas accident. It should be a some technical problem which caused the green light before the hose was released and they can't fix it until the next race. That's why they go back to lollipop system. If it was really a human mistake as they explained, then what is the point to go to the lollipop system. The same man can make the same mistake. The only reason for that can be that the light system has some problem and I suppose it is connected with the fuel hose.

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posted Oct 7, 2008

Ha ha! This has been my adopted country for the last, almost, ten years and anyone familiar with traffic lights over here will know that the point of them is purely decorative. It's kind of ironic that Ferrari should have installed their own pits traffic light system and it should be the cause of their downfall. Very funny.

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posted Oct 7, 2008

I assume you mean all the other drivers rather than the Ferrari drivers!

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posted Oct 7, 2008

Its good to see Ferrari acknolaging they have a pitt stop problem. Hopefully we will not see any more near BIG pitt stop crashes like we have twice in recent months. It may also help Massa and Raikonen to gain a few extra points instead of losing them when they make a silly pitt stop error. Any Opinions?

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posted Oct 7, 2008

whats amazing here is the very fact that we are talking so many fractions of a second... grab it wherever you can.

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posted Oct 7, 2008

Reverting to the old style is a better way to go for any team, cause only the mechanic knows when to release the car , using the lighting system can create problems, to switch from green to red can take a few more seconds that than the lollipop system , so i think ferrari is making a good decision. Good luck in the next three races.I am predicting massa will win the championship this season

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posted Oct 7, 2008

Ferrari should be fined for using a system that is so obviously dangerous. It was lucky it was just the race they lost - they could have been responsible for the death of a mechanic or other driver.

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posted Oct 7, 2008

First, in Valencia, they released Massa into Sutil.
Then, in Singapore, they released Massa into Sutil.

Perhaps if they'd been properly penalized for the first incident, they would have dropped the system before Singapore.

On a side issue, what do Ferrari have against Adrian Sutil? They knocked him off the track at Monaco too ...

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posted Oct 8, 2008

Same old same old with Ferrari......let the Italians take control and it all goes t*ts up!!

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posted Oct 9, 2008

About time,it's tipical Italian.Looks good and stylish but fails and falls a part very quickly.
Like Ferrari's season really.

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