Thursday, March 16, 2006
# posted by Rich @ 11:51 PM
Coulthard complaining again
In another bout of "Nigel Mansell Syndrome", David Coulthard has been complaining about... oh who cares.
Apparently he's miffed about the 2 race per engine rule and how it affects the lesser teams more than the top teams. Actually David, it affects everyone the same, and if you look at the history of the rule, the person it has affected most has been Kimi Raikkonen. And if you are a back of the grid team, what difference is a 10 position penalty going to make anyway? You can't go any further back than 22nd.
I suppose his argument is that the midefield teams will end up at the back of the graid, and their cars aren't good enough to do what Kimi Raikkonen did. No, but they should be good enough to get back up to the midfield.
The only thing I agree with Coulthard about is that it is unfair he should be penalised because his engine failed AFTER he finished the race. Had it failed 1 cm before the line, he would have been able to legitimately have an engine change without penalty. Sucks huh?
Apparently he's miffed about the 2 race per engine rule and how it affects the lesser teams more than the top teams. Actually David, it affects everyone the same, and if you look at the history of the rule, the person it has affected most has been Kimi Raikkonen. And if you are a back of the grid team, what difference is a 10 position penalty going to make anyway? You can't go any further back than 22nd.
I suppose his argument is that the midefield teams will end up at the back of the graid, and their cars aren't good enough to do what Kimi Raikkonen did. No, but they should be good enough to get back up to the midfield.
The only thing I agree with Coulthard about is that it is unfair he should be penalised because his engine failed AFTER he finished the race. Had it failed 1 cm before the line, he would have been able to legitimately have an engine change without penalty. Sucks huh?
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