Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
Michelin is completely to blame for not supplying a tire suitable for competition. However, the FIA is to blame for not reaching a compromise so that there still might have been a race.
The FIA claims it offered to assist in measuring speed at the corner in question if the teams had agreed to a limit. But of course since every team has different levels of downforce, chassis setup, etc., the limit would essentially have to be set at the lowest common denominator, penalizing the better-off teams.
The Michelin teams wanted a chicane installed on the straight to limit speeds and therefore tire temp. going into that corner. The FIA (correctly, IMO) said no way. The Michelin teams didn't get their way, so they took their ball and went home. At the fans' expense.
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