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4 Apr 2001, 17:37 (Ref:77374)
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OrangeArrows Withdraws Appeal
2001-04-04 13:37:00 For immediate release: Wednesday 4th April 2001 After much deliberation, the OrangeArrows team has withdrawn its appeal against the $15,000 fine given to Jos Verstappen as a result of an incident during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Due to the varied stories in the media, the team would like to clarify the situation. Prior to the collision with Montoya, Jos was travelling at reduced speed and braking a great deal earlier than on his previous lap. This explains why Jos, an experienced driver, was surprised by the incident. As far as the OrangeArrows team is concerned, the case is now closed. Jos, who is testing in Magny Cours today, went along to the Williams garage after the race to have a chat with Montoya and later commented, “I did apologise to Montoya as none of us want these things to happen and I hope we can both put it behind us now and get on with racing.” _______________________ from arrows.com Well, they've withdrawn the appeal, but they clearly state that it was'nt Jos'fault...... |
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4 Apr 2001, 17:50 (Ref:77379)
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Arrows HAS to say that it wasn´t Jos fault, but it was. He was being lapped and he hit the leader of the race from behind taking him out. He should have been extra careful knowing that he could change the outcome of a race in which he had nothing to say.
They have withdrawn the appeal for fear of a stricter sanction (remember Eddie irvine in 1994?). |
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4 Apr 2001, 18:45 (Ref:77391)
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The biggest shock in that report was williams are in Magny Cours, I thought they were testing at silverstone this week ?
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4 Apr 2001, 19:37 (Ref:77420)
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Gene has been testing at Magny Cours at mondays,
and both Montoya and Gene on tuesdays. |
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4 Apr 2001, 20:02 (Ref:77432)
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They should know better, only Ferrari can win appeals.
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5 Apr 2001, 01:49 (Ref:77571)
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My guess is that the telemetry either showed Jos was in the wrong, or that it was so ambiguous that they felt the gamble wasn't worth it.
Jos was the hero in Malaysia and he is now the Zero. He's best served by this decision; now he can get back to racing and retrieve his reputation. If he hits Ralf next race, I would guess Arrows might be looking for a new driver. |
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