++ [ originally posted by delpiero10 ] ++
PENDIR:
Schumachers brakes didnt broke down!, everyone was told that the safety car was going to get in, and Schumacher was doing the normal procedure to brake heavy for warming the brakes up, it is normal with smoke then. But of course Montoya wasnt concentrated at all and didnt do anything to avoid the crash either! which was 100% possible, and everyone else would have managed it.
Here is what Schumacher said after the race:
Today, I don’t think I could have really challenged him, but nevertheless when the accident with Montoya happened I was leading the race. So the situation is that the race leader was knocked out of the race after being hit by a back marker. I
am sure there was no deliberate intention on his part and I accept the Steward’s decision. I was accelerating and braking just as we do when we go to the grid and in the standard way when running behind the Safety Car. The tunnel was not even the first place I had done it as I had used the same procedure earlier in the lap. A bit of smoke off the wheels is quite normal in these situations as you try to get heat into the front tyres and the brakes.
Here is what Montoya said:
“It was a good race for me, since when you start ninth in Monaco you cannot hope to finish fourth. The car felt ok but like yesterday, we were just not quick enough. With regards to the contact with Michael in the tunnel,
Michael braked very hard as he was warming up his brakes and I moved to the right side of the track to avoid him but the gap narrowed and we touched.”
My conclusion: it was an accident. Could've happened to anyone... but hey... it was Montoya, the animal! He is to blame! As usual!
++ [ originally posted by delpiero10 ] ++
Ralf had been Blue flagged about 8 turns before the tunnel episode with Alonso, he slowed down a bit to let him go, but then he accelerated and made the passing for Alonso much longer and more difficult resulting in that Alonso came wide and crashed.
Oh come on, this ain't no excuse for Alonso. The guy is called a "professional" and can't deal with situations like these? Should've waiting to exit the tunnel to do it. And the 7 blue flags to Ralf- true, but it's not Alonso who makes penalizes for that.