USGP ? post

How could the FIA break the rules and change the circuit for the teams (on Michelins) that didn’t bring the right equipment? How could the Michelin teams not at least attempt the race? How does something like this happen at the highest level of racing?
If the FIA thought BAR looked like amateurs with there “fuel bladder” (fuel as ballast) how do they see themselves? The blame game works against them. Tony George was ready to drop a chicane into turn thirteen. It doesn’t help that Bernie Eccelstone was complaining about the lack of promotion for the event. The USGP rates as one of the highest in attendance, so I have to assume Bernie was bothered that the race wasn’t on Network TV. I’d say Bernie lucked out, any major network would have dropped the “farce” and since Americans don’t know who he is, Bernie didn’t get the ass kicking he deserved when he ducked out of the race early.
Michelin will probably skate blame by Americans, but this has to be one of the biggest screw ups in racing history and they should be embarrassed. Yes, adding a chicane seems like a reasonable solution to the problem, but the problem was not with the circuit it was with Michelin tires.
Had the Bridgestone teams (Ferrari) also boycotted, would there have been any race? Would a chicane have appeared? If a chicane had appeared would the FIA really have taken the USGP out of the Championship? And, if the FIA had taken the USGP out of the Championship would the teams have run at all?
Well Michael is third and only 24 points from the Drivers and Ferrari are tied for second and only 13 points from the Constructors. The most exciting season in recent history is scarred. It does look like the FIA don’t know what they are doing.
By the way Bernie, the Champ Car race was on Network and went off without a hitch.