Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.sport Subject: Senna vs. Rosberg (European GP) Message-ID: <1857@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 12:16:32 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1857 Posted: Sat Nov 9 12:16:32 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 08:31:28 EST Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 43 Xref: watmath net.auto:8661 net.sport:568 Summary: Who was at fault? In the early laps of the European Grand Prix (at Brans Hatch on October 6), Keke Rosberg (Williams-Honda) was chasing Ayrton Senna da Silva (Lotus-Renault) for the lead. Subsequently, Rosberg collided with Senna, with Rosberg spinning, an Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW), who was third, running into Rosberg and destroying his front tire. Now, this all happened at Surtees turn. Rosberg was right on Senna's tail, and then, going into Surtees, Senna took the the turn wide. Rosberg saw the opening and charged for the lead, attempting to ss Senna on the inside. However, Senna swerved for the line again, slamming the door on Rosberg. Keke slammed his brakes, locked the wheels (no ABS in F1) and spun. Piquet could not avoid him, and punctured his front tire. The way *I* saw this (on CBC) was that Rosberg was getting past fairly, and Senna slammed the door in a not very sportsmanlike manner. If the other driver is going wide, it is entirely acceptable to pass on the inside. Sport Auto (as far as I could decipher French) also agreed with this. Now, Rosberg destroyed his tires in the braking and spin, and had to pit for new ones. He came out of the pits just under a lap behind Senna, with Keke's teammate Nigel Mansell maybe 10 seconds behind Senna. Senna caught up with Rosberg, but this time Keke shut the door on Senna and did not allow him to pass. Slowing down a bit at this point allowed Mansell to catch and pass Senna, giving Rosberg his revenge. Patrick Camus of Grand Prix International was not impressed. In volume 98, he writes of the incident: "On lap 7, Senna took Surtees wide and Rosberg attempted to push his way past inside the Brazilian. His ostentatious manoeuvre went unrewarded. Quite rightly, Ayrton stuck to his line an slammed the door in the Finn's nose." Did you see the incident? What did you think? Am I just biased? \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen Im all lost in the Supermarket I can no longer shop happily I came in here for that special offer Guaranteed personality (c) The Clash, 1979