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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!humpty
- From: humpty@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Daniel Ong)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
- Subject: Re: Mansell brake tests Senna
- Date: 16 Nov 1992 06:54:39 GMT
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
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- References: <1992Nov10.160034.49875@ccvax.ucd.ie>
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- wboatclb@ccvax.ucd.ie writes:
-
-
- > Hi, after reading countless posts on the Senna/Mansell incident, I
- > thought I'd better add my 2 pence worth. First of all, I haven't seen
- > many replays, (no VCR) only what was shown on the BBC highlights.
-
- > Anyway, I firmly believe that Mansell brake tested Senna and was
- > therefore an accident of his own making.
- >
- > 1) During Murray Walkers interview with Mansell after the race,
- > Walker asked Mansell if he brake tested Senna. Now Mansell
- > didn't say he did brake test Senna, but went on to went on to
- > talk about the Monaco GP, saying that when he was following
- > closely behind Senna, Senna was brake testing him. Mansell did
- > not critisize Senna for doing this at Monaco, instead said
- > that it was the duty of the following driver to avoid contact
- > with the driver in front. Mansell's tone was that it was OK to
- > brake test a driver following closely behind. Mansell did not
- > confirm or deny that he brake tested Senna. (all of this from
- > memory, maybe someone with a tape of the interview could
- > provide some quotes or even better, a full transcript of the
- > interview.)
-
- When interviewed in Australia and told that Senna said that he braked
- early, Mansell's response was: "Senna has to say something.... Senna
- doesn't make mistakes does he??!" Notice how he didn't really said
- anything about his early braking.
-
-
- > 2) Did you see how quickly Mansell ran away after the crash? It
- > seems to me that Mansell was trying to avoid a very angry
- > Senna. Senna had every reason to be angry. Nobody brake tests
- > a 3 time world champion. Mansell knew that he was at fault and
- > ran to the safety of his pit.
-
- Senna wasn't angry though. In an interview at Adelaide airport, Senna
- said that "it was no big deal" and "it was another one of their many
- misunderstandings" and (not exact words) that Nigel is a whinger (whats
- new?).
-
- > 3) Mansell was traveling slower than usual approaching the corner.
- > Usually a slower car needs less distance on the track to slow
- > down, but Mansell started to brake a few car lenghts _earlier_
- > not later as one would have expected.
-
- 20 meters early in fact! And he did not take the racing line too. He
- stayed on the middle of the track leaving Senna no where to go.
-
- > 4) Senna, did attemt to avoid contact with Mansell, but only
- > succeeded in hitting him sideways since he was so close.
- >
- > 5) Mansell is still a bit sore after being lulled into making
- > silly mistakes earlier on this season by Senna. Remember the
- > Canadian and German GP's? The Adelaide GP is Mansell's last
- > and he desperately wanted to get get his own back on Senna.
- > However Mansell's plan has backfired on him.
- >
- Mansell was really stuffed really bad by Senna!!!
-
-
- > 6) Mansell has nothing to lose. Mansell already holds all the
- > records. What's an extra few points when you've got over one
- > hundred already? Sure, he has never won at Adelaide before,
- > but he hasn't in Japan either. Letting Patrese go through
- > shows how much he wants to win.
- >
- > 7) Senna had everything to gain (by staying on the track). Senna
- > was 4th in the championship and by finishing 1st or 2nd in this
- > race he could've moved up to 2nd in the championship. This is
- > quite respectable in an `inferiour car'.
-
-
- > I used to be Mansell fan but this year his constant whining and
- > cowardness in not wanting to race Prost in an equal car have turned
- > me against him. This episode only confirms to me that he's better
- > off in America.
-
- Mansell is a real pussy for not wanting to race Prost. James Hunt
- thinks he should stop whinging and just get on and race Prost. Hunt
- said something like - he should get in a Williams and try to show that
- he deserves the world championship by beating Prost - and if he can't,
- at least put up a good fight. Can we infer that Hunt thinks Prost is
- better than Mansell?
-
- Interesting to note how Mansell has been sour graping almost everyday
- here in Australia and flaming Prost. Prost on the other hand is not
- reciprocating the attacks thereby making Mansell look like a fool (for
- the 10000000th time).
-