Re: JPM to McLaren for 05

"Mike Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> In article <"a425couple" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > "Mike Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> > > In "a425couple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > > "Mike Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > > > > In 2002 he fared miserably against KR, his only salvation being
the
> > > > > awful reliability of KR's car.
> > > >
> > > > How do you figure that?     In 2002:
> > > > DC won one GP,  earned 41 points,  5th in WDC,
> > > > KR won none,      earned 24 points,  6th.
> > > > That is not "fared miserably"!!
> > >
> > > Did you manage to get to the bit after the comma? KR was ahead of him
> > > in several races when he [KR] suffered mechanical failures.
> >
> > Yeah, Sure, and if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.
> > In 2002 over 23 drivers raced in GPs.
> > Only 4 won a race.
> > DC won a race, Monaco.
> > KR never was ahead at Monaco.
>
> Eh? Have you got literacy problems? Do you understand the word
> "several"?
>
> > So either you are incorrect, or your attitude and philosophy
> > are that everyone except the WDC has "failed miserably".
> > I do not buy into that mindset.  Do you really?
>
> Where did I use the word "failed"? I said "fared", and if you had the
> ability to lift your eyes just a little bit, you could have seen that.
> You could also see that I was comparing DC and KR only, not any other
> drivers.
> Are you actually worth keeping out of the killfile?

I accept that I made an inadvertant mistake and
accidently typed 'failed' instead of your 'fared'.
That part was off my screen.
I never intend to misquote somebody.
I normally try to be careful, I am sorry.

However, the substance of your statement is
in your word 'miserably'.

I  prefer to deal with facts and realities.
That is why we have races, and record  results,
more than the 'woulda', 'coulda', 'shouldas'.

I am only mildly interested in the 'what ifs
and 'if onlys.'  And I lose interest and normally
go or stay silent when someone goes into
senarios that require multiple re-writes of
what happened.
But when someone uses multiple 'if onlys'
(your word is "several") to trash a driver who
had a quite good season, someone should
defend them on the reality of their record.

The reality was DC 41 points, 1 victory,
 to KR 24 points, no wins.

Mechanical failures are a reality.
How much history do you have to
rewrite to in your mind raise KR's
'if only' to DC's reality?