McLaren criticises Renault's qualifying 'tactics'

[BlackSamurai]

from http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=98094

McLaren criticises Renault's qualifying 'tactics'

McLaren has criticised title rival Renault's questionable 'gamesmanship' at the Belgian GP. The Woking based team's 'F1 CEO' Martin Whitmarsh said Renault told Giancarlo Fisichella to drive a very fast out-lap ahead of his qualifying effort on Saturday.

As a result, Kimi Raikkonen - the previous qualifier, with a higher fuel load - could not save fuel by doing a traditionally very slow in-lap. "You could call it lots of things," Whitmarsh's quotes were published by Speed TV.

He added: "It undoubtedly consumed a bit more fuel than he would ideally have done in that lap, and it kept him a little bit busy." Whitmarsh, though, said McLaren did not return the favour, even though Juan Pablo Montoya could have been similarly used.

"Everyone's got to do what they feel comfortable with," he said, although not referring to Raikkonen's race tactic to hold the field up in pitlane so he didn't have to queue behind teammate Juan Pablo Montoya for pit service.

McLaren tends to criticised their close rival in the close fight stage.

In the past, Ron Dennis complain and criticised about Ferrari in every single possible aspect when McLaren is fighting with Ferrari for WDC and WCC.

When ever McLaren is not in the position to fight with WDC and WCC, they will just keep their mouth shot most of the time.

 

[si|verfish]

Mind games, mate. Not everyone agrees with it, but it is part of the game. Anyway, Renault had the right to do that because it isn't against the rules.

 

[BlackSamurai]

Mind games, mate. Not everyone agrees with it, but it is part of the game. Anyway, Renault had the right to do that because it isn't against the rules.

i remember there were once, Ron Dennis told the media that Ferrari is playing mind game with them. :D