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Dear Heretic

You almost have it right (Pace car Villeneuve strikes again!), except that the Montreal track is one of the few that actually has several passing locations.  The race was interesting because the procession behind Villenuves's car should have been able to make a move or two.
But the drivers appear to have read your draft script and they take no chances or risks.   Instead they follow around lap after lap waiting for someone to make a mistake or have a mechanical problem. 
They need to be more like CART and stick there nose in and force the issue. There actually was some of that in the Montreal race for a change.  When cars bump and go off they assess blame and the driver feels obligated to apologize for trying to make a pass on the track instead of the pit!

Later in the day I watched the Detroit Grand Prix and what a difference. Tracy moved up from 20th to 8th before his weekly troubles began. CART cars bump bang and force passes all the time and while race purists may scoff it's entertaining for the fans. The Pace Car plays it's part and turns it into several sprint races within a race increasing the interest. I have no answer for F1 except they need more teams with longer races and smaller fuel tanks.
Penalties should be Stop and Go not 10 seconds it ruined the race for the fans!
One other thing - the pit crew size is a joke!  I think I saw one of the drivers Message Therapist out there last week during a fuel stop.  He was the one beside the guy who cleans the left mirror!

Jason J - Canada

The Heretic replies:

I suspect that all drivers realise that losing a wing could kill them. That knowledge will stop anyone from trying to overtake.

I also suspect that today's F1 car handles like a floor polisher as soon as it gets into any turbulence and it trails massive turbulence for some 15 car lengths behind it at full speed.

The FIA got it wrong and are reluctant to admit it.

CART has many touches that do not end in disaster. F1 seems to end someone's race every time two cars touch.

I also expected to see a reasonable amount of overtaking in Canada, and was very disappointed that even there it seemed impossible.

They are going to have to change the regulations. It may make them
unpopular, but if they don't they will kill the sport.

Thanks for the feedback, I love your sense of humour.

The Heretic

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