WEC Race WEC/ALMS Round 1: The 12 Hours of Sebring - Page 43

KlBD · 18 Mar 2012, 02:53 (Ref:3043616)

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Originally Posted by Articus

Gianmaria Bruni..........The assailant.

It was Bruni in the library with the candlestick on Colonel Mustard!!!

Articus · 18 Mar 2012, 02:55 (Ref:3043617)

Notice how Dirk Mueller and Jon Summerton where not around for the interviews? Im going to assume they where the first guys to race control to complain. I did not expect that fron Gimmi Bruni. I did not know he was that kind of guy.

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 02:55 (Ref:3043618)

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Originally Posted by Ultimo

If Berretta had done it it still woulda been classless, as that was a 0% maneuver/pass.

I'd like to see you try and be calm after 12h of racing and some idiot tries to steal the win from you by cheating

aneesh99 · 18 Mar 2012, 02:56 (Ref:3043619)

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Originally Posted by Ultimo

If Berretta had done it it still woulda been classless, as that was a 0% maneuver/pass.

But it's understandable as a last ditch attempt, classless as it may be. What the hell was Bruni doing? He was 100 laps down, he has zero reason to be there.

Why do I feel that people are going to start ripping on Ferrari drivers, especially after Le Mans 2011...

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 02:57 (Ref:3043620)

Ferrari has proven that it has the pace to win, and the less fuel consumption, after the fiasco they had at the start with the two best cas droping out, they should have been satisfied by 2nd....

deggis · 18 Mar 2012, 02:59 (Ref:3043622)

The replay will likely appear here soon: http://www.youtube.com/user/MT89MotorsportMedia/videos

Ultimo · 18 Mar 2012, 03:00 (Ref:3043623)

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Originally Posted by arakis

I'd like to see you try and be calm after 12h of racing and some idiot tries to steal the win from you by cheating

... I was basically pardoning Hand for his comments. What are you referring to? I am angry and I was not even racing and I didn't even have a strong preference for a winner!

I wanted to see Berretta pull it off nice and clean to be honest, but I was not that invested. I wanted to see good racing, and we mostly got it except for that last lap.

Acid09 · 18 Mar 2012, 03:04 (Ref:3043626)

I can't see how anybody can blame Joey. Even on the TV pictures it was pretty much impossible to see what happened so how was he supposed to know?

He was still rather polite given what just went down..and what he said can be transferred to the #51 anyways.. in fact, it's actually a much dirtier move. If Beretta had done it it would have been out of desperation...what Bruni did was just straight up gamesmanship of the ugliest kind.

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:05 (Ref:3043628)

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Originally Posted by Ultimo

... I was basically pardoning Hand for his comments. What are you referring to? I am angry and I was not even racing and I didn't even have a strong preference for a winner!

I wanted to see Berretta pull it off nice and clean to be honest, but I was not that invested. I wanted to see good racing, and we mostly got it except for that last lap.

I think you might have edited your post, if not I am sorry I have no idea why I posted that

gregtummer · 18 Mar 2012, 03:07 (Ref:3043630)

How many last lap battles have we seen in GT?

Sebring 2012
Sebring 2007
Petit 2010
Laguna Seca 2010?

Razgriz8484 · 18 Mar 2012, 03:08 (Ref:3043631)

Bruni gonna lose his factory status and Beretta re-place him?

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:09 (Ref:3043632)

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Originally Posted by Razgriz8484

Bruni gonna lose his factory status and Beretta re-place him?

don;t think so, cause I have a sneaky fealing the Factory made him do what he did...

Articus · 18 Mar 2012, 03:09 (Ref:3043633)

Beretta would not have passed there. We saw the Ferrari absolutely carving time on the brakes in T17. That's where he would have tried to make the move. He would have been unbelievably late on the brakes.

Bruni's move makes Jamie Melo look good.....That was god awful for a 90 lap down car.

Ultimo · 18 Mar 2012, 03:10 (Ref:3043634)

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Originally Posted by arakis

I think you might have edited your post, if not I am sorry I have no idea why I posted that

I don't think I did...

Anyways, it's cool.

Very exciting finale!

Articus · 18 Mar 2012, 03:10 (Ref:3043635)

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Originally Posted by arakis

don;t think so, cause I have a sneaky fealing the Factory made him do what he did...

There maybe something to this.... First the Krohn Ferrari refused to move out the way of the BMW. Then Bruni pulled a kamikaze on him...

Clearly Bruni still has a bone to pick with Melo after then spat in '09? He wants to outqualify him(succeeded at Petit and Sebring) and he wants to trump him with bodacious moves on the final lap. He wins.

Im glad the BMW didnt lose it like that. Boy the blood is flowing now! What a scintillating/messy finish.

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:11 (Ref:3043636)

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Originally Posted by Articus

Beretta would not have passed there. We say the Ferrari absolutely carving time on the brakes in T17. That's where he would have tried to make the move. He would have been unbelievably late on the brakes.

Bruni's move makes Jamie Melo look good.....That was god awful for a 90 lap down car.

Melo was fighting for the win, (after being penalised for his crewmember not wearing friking gogles I might add) and made a move that is both legal, and promoted by the Series.

HORNDAWG · 18 Mar 2012, 03:12 (Ref:3043637)

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Originally Posted by arakis

Melo was fighting for the win, (after being penalised for his crewmember not wearing friking gogles I might add) and made a move that is both legal, and promoted by the Series.

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:12 (Ref:3043638)

BTW as it can be seen in the video Beretta was noWhere close enough to pass anywhere in the last lap before bruni pulled his stunt

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:13 (Ref:3043640)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Its on the front page of alms.com site, and the first video they featured I might add

Ultimo · 18 Mar 2012, 03:14 (Ref:3043641)

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Originally Posted by arakis

don;t think so, cause I have a sneaky fealing the Factory made him do what he did...

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Originally Posted by Articus

Beretta would not have passed there. We saw the Ferrari absolutely carving time on the brakes in T17. That's where he would have tried to make the move. He would have been unbelievably late on the brakes.

Bruni's move makes Jamie Melo look good.....That was god awful for a 90 lap down car.

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Originally Posted by Articus

There maybe something to this.... First the Krohn Ferrari refused to move out the way of the BMW. Then Bruni pulled a kamikaze on him...

Agreed on all points. I was thinking shame on Bruni, but someone at Ferrari may have told him to do what he did.

That doesn't mean he had to do it...

Nick6 · 18 Mar 2012, 03:16 (Ref:3043643)

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Originally Posted by Acid09

I can't see how anybody can blame Joey. Even on the TV pictures it was pretty much impossible to see what happened so how was he supposed to know?

He was still rather polite given what just went down..and what he said can be transferred to the #51 anyways.. in fact, it's actually a much dirtier move. If Beretta had done it it would have been out of desperation...what Bruni did was just straight up gamesmanship of the ugliest kind.

Most, including Hindy and Shaw thought it was the 71. Obvious Joey too as he didn't just let the 51 go.

I was one of the few that saw it was the 51 and was yelling at Joey to let him by.

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:16 (Ref:3043644)

don't think the krohn car had anything to do with it, thy were doing stuf like that all through the race, they just had no clue who was infront who was behind...etc. and eve so, I don;t think tracy would have takem orders from ferrari

arakis · 18 Mar 2012, 03:17 (Ref:3043645)

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Originally Posted by Nick6

Most, including Hindy and Shaw thought it was the 71. Obvious Joey too as he didn't just let the 51 go.

I was one of the few that saw it was the 51 and was yelling at Joey to let him by.

yeah they were confuesd by the huge 51 plate staring at them on the side of that ferrari.

Ultimo · 18 Mar 2012, 03:18 (Ref:3043646)

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Originally Posted by Nick6

I was one of the few that saw it was the 51 and was yelling at Joey to let him by.

Why would Joey let the 51 by?

Articus · 18 Mar 2012, 03:20 (Ref:3043648)

^the 51 was laps down and much faster. Just let it go. But then he may fear that the 51 would would block him to allow the 71 to catch up.

Im just at a loss of an explanation as to why Bruni would do that. I thought he was so much better than that. So I will pretty much buy any story that means he did not make the decision for himself to spin the 56.. I clearly have bad taste in drivers. I enjoyed watching Melo until he cracked. Now this happens with Bruni.

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