The 1st thing i have to say is the obvious... a huge congrats to Ford, SBR and Ambrose for an outstanding year and an awesome return to form for the last round. excellent...
2nd... I think i'm the only Ford supporter here that is of the opinion that Ingall's antics was totally PURPOSEFULL... why??
It was clear that on exit of the corner they were rubbing doors and exchanging blows, Ingall didn't have much room and yes, his left rear dropped off the track, when he got back on they were still side by side again rubbing eachother up, then cars were in a straight line and at this point Rusty had plenty of room. On close examination, focusing on Ingall's fronts, you see he turn hard right into Skaife resulting in the crash.
We can say all we like that Skaife didn't leave enough room etc, but the fact is, he did as Ingall had a straight car and line, there was no reason to attack the way he did. Many times before, cars have gone waaay further off the track and rejoining no problem...
The incident after that with both drivers taunting one another was as everybody else has expressed, both at fault.
The incident with Skaife in the SBR pit, totally wrong and uncalled for.
The interview that Skaife gave after that was much better, he had calmed down and gave an accurate account as to what had happened. It was also great to hear his positive comments about SBR, Ford, and AMBROSE....
In recent years, i find it difficult to remember Skaife ever being unsportsman like on the track, he is a fair and tough racer... This is all very hard to say as i am a true Ford fan and many here know that, i've been on these forums as long as anybody (pretty much)... I am NOT a Skaife fan, but i do have respect for him.
I taped the racing and viewed the incident many times and to me it's quite clear that it definitely didn't have to end that way, Russell retaliated when he shouldn't have.
Cheers,
Chris
2nd... I think i'm the only Ford supporter here that is of the opinion that Ingall's antics was totally PURPOSEFULL... why??
It was clear that on exit of the corner they were rubbing doors and exchanging blows, Ingall didn't have much room and yes, his left rear dropped off the track, when he got back on they were still side by side again rubbing eachother up, then cars were in a straight line and at this point Rusty had plenty of room. On close examination, focusing on Ingall's fronts, you see he turn hard right into Skaife resulting in the crash.
We can say all we like that Skaife didn't leave enough room etc, but the fact is, he did as Ingall had a straight car and line, there was no reason to attack the way he did. Many times before, cars have gone waaay further off the track and rejoining no problem...
The incident after that with both drivers taunting one another was as everybody else has expressed, both at fault.
The incident with Skaife in the SBR pit, totally wrong and uncalled for.
The interview that Skaife gave after that was much better, he had calmed down and gave an accurate account as to what had happened. It was also great to hear his positive comments about SBR, Ford, and AMBROSE....
In recent years, i find it difficult to remember Skaife ever being unsportsman like on the track, he is a fair and tough racer... This is all very hard to say as i am a true Ford fan and many here know that, i've been on these forums as long as anybody (pretty much)... I am NOT a Skaife fan, but i do have respect for him.
I taped the racing and viewed the incident many times and to me it's quite clear that it definitely didn't have to end that way, Russell retaliated when he shouldn't have.
Cheers,
Chris