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  1. jk0001

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    #1 jk0001, May 29, 2006
    May 29 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has finally uncorked his mouth to reveal his true feelings about Michael Schumacher's Rascasse-moment. The Spaniard, after having his pole-potential flying lap thwarted by Schumacher's parked Ferrari at Monaco, was reportedly told by his Renault team to zip his lip. ''Say nothing,'' a Renault press coordinator was heard to tell the 24-year-old after qualifying on Saturday, ''and we'll sort it out behind the scenes.'' Even after the race, which was won by Alonso given Schumacher's qualifying exclusion, the reigning world champion kept his vow of silence. ''I don't want to say anything,'' he said on Sunday. With a new day dawned, however, Alonso commented to Germany's 'Bild' newspaper: ''I think Michael's penalty should have been even harder. ''I do not understand his behaviour. It was even discussed in the driver meeting on Thursday that we should be fair to each other.'' Through it all, though, Schumacher has been able to count on the stalwart support of one notable figure -- Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger. ''Michael showed us his class again,'' the Austrian, Schumacher's wheel-to-wheel rival until he retired in 1997, said at Monaco on Sunday. ''(Felipe) Massa didn't do a bad job from the back of the grid, but Michael was simply sensational. ''He is going to find it tough to catch up to Alonso, but you never know. The championship is long.''
     
  2. tifosi12

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    #2 tifosi12, May 30, 2006
    Interesting: Berger positioning himself for that Jean Todt position in 2007?
     
  3. classic308

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    #3 classic308, May 30, 2006
    Did Alonso mention that GF should have also been sent to the back of the grid for his blocking tactics?
     
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    #4 ricksb, May 30, 2006
    It's surprising that Alonso would want his closest rival to be banished from the championship. It's not like he would have anything to gain by that action.

    All MS did was provide Renault with a reason to whine their way to the title. I remember when JPM punted MS off the track a couple of times a few years back. Everyone cheered and I don't remember JPM being penalized and only criticized by Ferrari fans. People just called his moves racing. I thought he was a hitman for all of the other teams that wanted to "stick it" to Ferrari. MS didn't whine about the moves, he just kept winning.

    I'm kind of tired of Alonso about now...
     
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    #5 classic308, May 30, 2006
    FA's head is almost as big as Flabio's.... :)
     
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    #6 RP, May 30, 2006

    He is an owner at Toro Rosso, would he not have to relinquish that in order to take a position with Ferrari?
     
  7. tifosi12

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    #7 tifosi12, May 30, 2006
    Maybe, depends on how they negotiate a contract. TR can be a part time deal for Berger to be involved.

    See this thread, post #1 and following:
    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106966
     

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