I find this whole affair to be very strange, particularly the timing. Michael Schumacher is in a position from which he can speak with authority to Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosely on safety issues. Is he not the head of the F1 Drivers' Association? He could have brought this very legitimate point to their attendance at a much earlier point in time and provoked - if nothing else - a good thorough discussion of the subject, which it deserved. By waiting until the drivers meeting, he makes it look as if he is trying to organize a drivers' revolt at the last minute to put across the point. The particular chicane in question has seemed before to do more harm than good, and it probably should be eliminated. After this affair, the powers that be will no doubt retreat into their fortress and pull up the drawbridge.
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