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- From: humpty@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Daniel Ong)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
- Subject: Re: Senna's an ass!
- Date: 18 Nov 1992 08:27:56 GMT
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
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- rculley@hslrswi.hasler.ascom.ch (Culley R. G.,85L2,Tel. x3534) writes:
-
- >In article 1e7hcbINNj1c@uniwa.uwa.edu.au, humpty@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Daniel
- >Ong) writes:
- >>
- >>What about the fact that Mansell took a different line on the approach
- >>to the hairpin. He did not take the racing line and hogged the track.
- >>
-
- >Your implication that Mansell was in the wrong for not taking the racing line
- >to protect his position makes me laugh. What has Senna been doing all year
- >when he's been protecting his position when there are faster cars behind
- >him. And don't forget Monte Carlo this year when Senna luckily found himself
- >in the lead with only a few laps to go. What line did he take during those
- >laps to keep Mansell at bay? And Mansell managed to not run into Senna and
- >he had a far faster car at that time and was within inches of Senna on
- >almost every corner. I'm not condoning this method of obstructing cars but
- >if its ok for one driver to do it then why not for all. For me the best
- >solution is a redesign of many circuits so that there are enough overtaking
- >parts of the track.
-
- Please note that in another previous posting of mine, I talked about how
- shitty it is that Senna does these things -- eg. weaving like hell in
- Hockenheim in 1990 and denying Prost the chance to pass etc etc.
- I have also mentioned all that stuff about Mansell not running into
- Senna in Monaco.
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- Further, my implication is that Mansell was in the wrong for not taking
- the racing line - PERIOD! I did not imply anything about protecting his
- position. There is nothing wrong with that implication of mine - at
- least I'm consistent - I also think Senna's tactics on Prost in
- Hockenheim were wrong.
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