So... That would give them 48 (-9?) testing days against the 30 they> propose Ferrari be limited to.

So... That would give them 48 (-9?) testing days against the 30 they>propose Ferrari be limited to.>

...How veddy "sportsmanshiplikel­y".>

McLaren will make use of third car rule>Wednesday January 26 2005>http://www.pla­net-f1.com/news/stor­y_18519.shtml>

Ron Dennis has confirmed that McLaren will take advantage of the third>car rule and run an extra driver during the Friday practices at grand>prix weekends.>

According to the rule, teams that finish fifth or lower in the>previous season's Constructors' Championship are allowed to run a>third car during the two hour-long practice sessions.>

And as McLaren only managed fifth place in last year's standings they>are eligible to run one of their test drivers on GP Fridays.>

"We will definitely run the third car. It's certainly something that>we will exploit to the maximum benefit of the team," Dennis said.>

However, the McLaren team boss still hasn't decided which of his two>test drivers, Alex Wurz and Pedro de la Rosa, he'll use.>

"We have two excellent development drivers in Alexander Wurz and Pedro>de la Rosa. They are both very talented guys and both have renewed>confidence in their abilities," he said.>

"At some appropriate stage, but not yet, we will decide which driver>actually participates in the initial races.">

"We won't switch backwards and forwards. There will be an initial>commitment,­ probably the first four races."

...How veddy "sportsmanshiplikel­y".

No - I don't agree with that. The big 4 (McLaren, Williams, Ferrari &> Renault) were clearly superior to the others in 2003, and hence the> others were given the asistance, as generally those were the teams> doing much less testing. Last year, BAR clearly made the leap across> the gap, making a big 5. Either give the extra car to all 10 teams (as> I believe, at least in the past, the tracks were registered for 30> cars for practice) or just the last 5.

Formula England: Rules for some, some rules for others.

What precisely are you complaining about? What threat did McLaren pose to > Ferrari in 2004, and how precisely will the third driver allow them to build > upon that performance?

Ah, but you see in MJF World (TM) the 3rd car rule was designed from> the outset with the knowledge that McLaren would benefit from it this> year...

Infinitely: What possibly could be your point?>

(...Careful, Spunky, you clearly haven't thought this through well at> all.)