howardmb wrote:I smell a conspiracy...(and yes, I'm standing up)
Michael had nothing to gain by stepping into Massa's car. Michael has proved himself time and again and a few more wins, even if it is over Kimi, would mean little. It's not as if he needed the money, he's alreay a 'squintillionaire so the added loot wouldn't have amounted to more than pocket change. As for his bike racing crash injuries, the word on the street may have been "Michael was banged up a bit" but Michael would have known he had breaks and was in no shape to hop into a F1 car. He would have known there would be no way he could take the punishment. Not with fractures in his neck. Any doctor could have told him that right up front. So, he would have known racing was a non-starter.
Who would have something to gain? Who else but that megalomaniac Bernie! Valencia hasn't been the spectator draw the organizers had hoped and with Renault potentially banned from the race, (dropping out Alonso), even fewer people would be tempted to show. But raise the hopes that Michael might show and ticket sales jump. Ultimately, Bernie profits big-time. No wonder when Michael made his announcement he was going to drive Bernie was one of the first to jump on the bandwagon and praise him...
...I should have smelled something right up front but instead I was suckered in just like everyone else....
I like this one. Maybe it's Ferrari trying to get back on the good side of Bernie after the FOTA episode?
