I feel desperately sorry for all the American fans, who were kept in the dark till the start of the race, and then watched in disbelief as cars pulled into the pit lane at the end of the parade lap, leaving just six cars to compete for a major championship round.

The whole sorry affair leaves a nasty taste in the mouth, as the obvious answer to the problem was completely overlooked.

All they needed to do was yellow flag the danger area around turn thirteen, leaving them to race normally, and on a level footing, for the rest of each lap.

Because they allowed six cars to race, they may now claim that there is no justification for refunds, thereby ripping off all the people who paid $80 or more to watch the worst travesty of all time.

Over half of the drivers had varying degrees of tyre failure in practice including two that exploded, resulting in Ralph Schumacher hitting the wall for the second time in two years.

In light of that, the tyre company and the drivers could not be expected to proceed without something being done to reduce the risk. IMO, the FIA were responsible for nothing being done. They run the thing, and they can change rules in a crisis.

As a UK fan, I feel an apology is owed to all who watched, and money is owed to those who were at the Brickyard.

F1 will take years to rcover from the effects of this, and might possibly never again visit the USA. I think the Americans will, after things have cooled down, react with their usual generosity, and eventually forgive.

I don't think the FIA deserve it however.

Disgusted F1 fanatic
Don T.