Ferrari return to pit-lane lollipop

Eurosport - Wed, 08 Oct 13:06:00 2008

Ferrari will use the 'lollipop' to tell drivers when to leave the pits in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix after their traffic light system caused chaos in Singapore.

FORMULA 1 2008 Singapore GP Ferrari Massa Panne - 0

Felipe Massa, battling with championship leader Lewis Hamilton for the title, had his race in the city-state ruined when he drove from the pits with the fuel hose still attached after a mechanic made the light go green by mistake.

Ferrari's light system usually works automatically when the fuel hose is removed from the car, but in Singapore it was in manual mode.

"In this moment we need tranquillity and therefore we prefer to go back to the old system," team boss Stefano Domenicali.

Other teams still use the lollipop, which a team member holds in front of a driver before the pitstop is completed.

McLaren's Hamilton leads Brazilian Massa by seven points with three races left. The final grand prix is in Brazil on November 2.

Reuters

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  1. stivsf1: Better than a Ferrari manned station where­ I'd be pushed out the front door in front of a car­ with all the equipment still attached.

    From ginger_gitt, on Thu 9 Oct 11:07AM
  2. GINGER-GITT all i am suggesting is you go to a V.R.T­ station and check your brains/i.q but make sure the­ opperator is not a MCLAREN FAN as otherwise the­ print-out will be contaminated

    From stivsf1, on Thu 9 Oct 8:16AM
  3. milligan, i suppose you are not a f1 fan but a lager­ lout like all the reds

    From touronroute, on Thu 9 Oct 7:23AM
  4. milligan, your a dumb get. Those jokes are older than­ you.

    From Say no to FIA, on Thu 9 Oct 7:00AM
  5. Skyand Ginger, I am trying to write you to let you know­ that it's not just criticism, I do have my facts­ after following F1 fromm @1983, but the server is­ biased and I keep getting "invalid comment"
    I­ just don't wish to be tarred with the same brush as­ Tifosi, or Touronroute, but the censor stops me from­ getting my point across.
    (But somehow) Bilal-m seems to­ be able to even appear on here...Tell me that's not­ biased

    From usalien1967, on Thu 9 Oct 2:56AM
  6. The Ferrari Formula 1 team fired their entire pit crew­ yesterday. The announcement followed Ferrari's­ decision to take advantage of the UK government's­ youth opportunity scheme and employ young people from­ Liverpool.

    The decision to hire them was brought about­ after their recent comedy of errors in the Pit Lane at­ the last race.

    A recent documentary on TV shown how­ unemployed youths from Liverpool were able to remove a­ set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper­ equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew can only­ do it in 8 seconds and wreck millions of euros worth of­ high-tech equipment and take other teams at the same­ time.

    UK Prime Minister went on record as saying this­ was a bold move by Ferrari management which­ demonstrated the international recognition of the UK­ under New Labour.

    As most races are won and lost in­ the pits, Ferrari now have the advantage over every­ other team. However, Ferrari may have got more than­ they bargained for.

    At the crews first practice­ session the Liverpool pit crew successfully changed the­ tyres in under 6 seconds, but within 60 seconds they­ had resprayed, re-badged and sold the vehicle to the­ Red Bull team for 8 bottles of Stella; a kilo of speed,­ a Shell Suit, some Furry Dice and some photos of­ Coulthard's bird in the shower.

    From r.l.milligan, on Thu 9 Oct 12:10AM
  7. usalien1967: You do realise the irony of criticising­ people for criticising other peoples comments don't­ you? Especially when you do the exact same thing in a­ comment listed moments earlier. We all do it. and yes­ I appreciate the irony of criticising you for­ criticsing people who criticise.

    tifosi4eva: When­ Ferrari go on the move, will it be further than a wall­ (if their engine lasts that long) and will it involve­ dragging a fuel hose around with them?

    stivsf1: As­ dangerous as a lollipop system? I don't remember­ any other team spraying high octane fuel over a­ competitor. And you are right, you cannot argue with a­ sub-zero brain, if I was arguing with one you would­ realise that a fully automated system is flawed because­ it is fully automated. Are you suggesting a pit crew­ of robots to refuel and change tyres?

    From ginger_gitt, on Wed 8 Oct 11:36PM
  8. usalien1967, do you really think Ferrari will start­ cost cutting. There was a time, before Michael, when­ Ferrari lost a lot of races. If you understand­ anything about Ferrari it's not the costs. ­ It's winning. The only reason Enzo sold Ferrari­ street cars was to support racing.

    From sky, on Wed 8 Oct 9:45PM
  9. Bilal, do you even watch F1? or do you just come on­ here to criticize other peoples comments?
    Can you stay­ inside the lines when you are coloring?

    From usalien1967, on Wed 8 Oct 8:44PM
  10. Touronroute, that would be a "know-all", not­ no all. Don't you ever learn?

    From usalien1967, on Wed 8 Oct 8:42PM
  11. I'm so disappointed that they are going back to the­ lollipop system. I hadn't laughed so much at a­ grand prix in years, then i almost wet myself when Kimi­ drove into the wall. As they say there are some things­ in life money cant buy F£$*&@G priceless.

    From sp00k007, on Wed 8 Oct 7:47PM
  12. and let me guess ohh its your comments that are so­ usefull!

    From Brayan, on Wed 8 Oct 7:45PM
  13. maybe you can lend me one of your crayones then? or­ want me to lend you my BIG crayon! brainless lien

    From Brayan, on Wed 8 Oct 7:36PM
  14. USALIEN, lewis hamilton to get pole, please dont show­ youre lack of F1 KNOWLEDGE, is he going to drive a­ different car, hope you realise what you have wrote IF,­ IF if is a big word , i could tell you more usalien but­ you would call me a no all, please come back saturday­ after qualifying, then please come back on here after­ race

    From touronroute, on Wed 8 Oct 7:16PM
  15. Finally!! Best news I have heard all week probably,­ hopefully now the pit stops will be all right, was out­ mclaren, ferrari is on the move!

    From tifosi4eva, on Wed 8 Oct 7:16PM
  16. Oh look! We have the comedy duo on here­ now..Touronroute AND Bilal. A comment from both, and no­ point to either. Bilal, you should really stop using­ the keyboard and go back to your crayons. Touronroute,­ 1 pitstop is fine. I just hope he can get back out fine­ also. And remember, we still have qualifying yet. If­ Lewis wins pole, Ferrari may as well start cost-cutting­ immediately and go home

    From usalien1967, on Wed 8 Oct 6:49PM
  17. hahaha hahaha ... oh come on guys if the joke is not so­ funny laugh at the useless brain who said it =(

    From Brayan, on Wed 8 Oct 6:30PM
  18. Good won usalien1967. Like your humour. Ferrari needs­ it

    From r.l.milligan, on Wed 8 Oct 6:14PM
  19. dont worry f1 fans ferrari will have it all sorted this­ weekend, especially as i,ve just heard they will only­ pitstop once,go massa go, hold them up kimi

    From touronroute, on Wed 8 Oct 5:28PM
  20. CONFUSE me yes confuse me not when you mention that­ FERRARI needs better sensors so there is no accidental­ tripping of switches before the pit-stop is over, I am­ telling you that you won this argument because there is­ no way on GODS GREEN EARTH to argue technical things­ with a sub-zero brains, for people with their heads­ out of the sand it can be as dangerous as a lolly-pop­ system no more no less

    From stivsf1, on Wed 8 Oct 5:09PM
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