"Let Tracey Pass" Carpentier to crew "F### You"

[Quebecracing]

PC has been better than PT recently? I don't see that. He was in Montreal, but in Dever he qualified where he should have while PT would have taken pole without the spin. Before his crash PC was going VERY slow. We're not talking a bit slower. He must have had a problem or something, there is no reason why he should have been 2 seconds off the pace. Tracy immediately proceeded to put in the fastest laps of the race. If PC was even .5 a lap slower on merrit I would agree with you (.5secs a lap is a lot).

You have a point with your first comment. The team is much better off without the Raynard. The disadvantage for PC was that he had never even tested the Lola before 1 month to the season start (only once PT had finalized his own contract). If both drivers were to be equal this year, he should have been testing much sooner. It was also very obvious after the first race which driver was going to be favored by Micklewright ("We finally have a winning driver").

I have an issue with your second comment (sounds Taglianish to me: "I would have had the pole if..."). The fact is he did not have the pole and he would have to race for positions. If Pat was 2 seconds slower, even more more so. It should have been an easy pass and no body would be talking about it today. True, that he picked up the fastest lap afterwards, but not for most of the prior laps. PC was faster for all laps before the marbles incident. In the end, PC gained one position and Players Forsythe looked like fools.
I remember JV passing MS at the very last race of the 1997 F1 season. That was true Championship like in my mind. It is what autoracing should be. They do it with their own abilities, no need for Ferrarish and Playerish manners.

Enjoy!