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bron : crash.net
wijze woorden van Nigel Mansell
Nigel Mansell has said that the US Grand Prix farce could well spell the end of F1 in America.
The former world champion told British tabloid newspaper, The Daily Mail that he was 'disgusted', 'saddened' and 'angry' that such a 'race' could be allowed to happened.
"It was, frankly, a sick joke and although I am long retired and was 4,000 miles away, I felt humiliated and embarrassed by what went on. It was like watching someone commit suicide in public," he told the 'paper.
"You cannot blame Michelin. I thought it was very brave of them to declare their concern over the integrity of their product and advise the teams.
"You cannot really blame the teams, who had to react to the advice they were given and not risk the safety of their drivers.
"When the safety of drivers and, possibly, supporters comes into question, you don't mess about. You do whatever is necessary in order to race. A compromise had to be found. And that compromise was a chicane being installed at that final fast corner. Simple and effective. It has been done before. It could have been done again overnight on Saturday and the race could have gone ahead and the public been entertained."
"I don't want to get involved in the politics of F1, but it strikes me as an incredibly sad reflection on the state of the sport that, for whatever reason, a satisfactory deal could not be not achieved in a such a generous timescale," he continued.
"Instead, we have surely seen the end of F1 in the United States. This was a worldwide sporting spectacle at one of the foremost motor racing venues in the world. I drove in the States in 1993 and know their fans' attitude; they expect entertainment and value for money.
"My heart goes out to all those thousands of F1 fans who travelled from across America - not to mention those who came from overseas. They will not want anything more to do with F1."
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