Originally Posted by dansus:
“Its for MotoGP and Superbikes.”
A fair point.
Looking at the FP sessions, rather than photographs, it looks like there IS still a substantial gravel area and they've, basically, just put a 10ft (?) wide ribbon of tarmac around the outside of the corner.
If that's the case, I guess it
is more of a "help for clumsy drivers/riders" thing rather than a safety thing.
Ideally, for F1, it might've been better if that strip had been astroturf instead of tarmac but I guess that wouldn't have been any use to riders.
In other news, I see that Montezuma is rumoured to be off to run Alitalia.
I wonder if the reason they installed Mattiacci as Ferrari F1 team boss was to give him a bit more credibility if he takes over in charge of Ferrari?
I mean, putting an accountant in charge of Ferrari isn't quite the image Ferrari need but now, after his time in F1, he probably seems more suitable for the job.
If that
is the case, it's probably a bit of a downer for Alonso cos it means he has, effectively, wasted a year at Ferrari when there's nobody steering the ship just so the new boss can get himself some boardroom street-cred'.
Still, I guess that sort of thing IS the price you might have to pay when you join a team where there's as much politics as there is at Ferrari.
*EDIT*
Incidentally, the latest rumour is that Bernie and Ferrari might be up to something to get the Italian F1 race moved to Mugello.
Apparently Ferrari are threatening to pull out of F1 if the Italian GP is off the calender but they are okay with the idea of the race being moved to Mugello because Ferrari own the circuit.