The Weekly Grapevine
This week, The Weekly Grapevine looks at the recent usage of mirrors in the Ferrari team, and the business affairs at FOM.
Looking Back
Following last year's Monaco 'incident', in which Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher collided in the tunnel, this column ventured that the German had simply not seen the Colombian beside him. As Schumacher wove about infusing heat into his tyres ahead of a restart, he did not see Montoya due to the Ferrari F2004 being equipped with mirrors whose primary function was not retro-vision, but aerodynamic 'clean-up'. After the event Schumacher admitted to not having seen the Columbian in his mirrors.
Accompanying photographs illustrated how Ferrari had sited F2004's mirrors back towards the driver, and down from his line of sight in a quest to maximise airflow around the driver.
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