Montoya wins @ Mexico City

#2
#2
he would have passed him anyway, whether he hit the guy or not. if you watch how it happened, Montoya really had nowhere to go. he was driving very aggressively, but cleanly.

rubbin' is racin'

congrats to Montoya...now he can go back to finishing outside the top 10 in the Nextel races.
 
#3
#3
He better get out of there as fast as he can, the broadcasters are probably looking for him to kiss him. That's about all they didn't do today.
 
#4
#4
That was a bone head move to take out his team mate he and pleanty of time too make his move he had by far the fastest car.............:swoon3:
 
#5
#5
better get used to it. all of it.

the publicity, the cockiness, the agressive driving, the unapologetic attitude,...
 
#7
#7
i certainly don't blame Scott for being mad. especially because it was his teammate.

i certainly don't think Montoya should have forced the issue like he did, but that's how he drives.
 
#8
#8
Eh, the entire broadcast being dedicated to JPM isn't so bad, when you realize there isn't another road course race until June.
 
#9
#9
MG1968 said:
he would have passed him anyway, whether he hit the guy or not. if you watch how it happened, Montoya really had nowhere to go. he was driving very aggressively, but cleanly.

rubbin' is racin'

congrats to Montoya...now he can go back to finishing outside the top 10 in the Nextel races.
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Yeah, it was bound to happen but it was his own teammate.....Oh well, at least it wasn't a Cup race, that way we won't have to listen to it all year.....I'm sure we'll hear about this one for a while though....Kinda thought he might win though before the race even started....Oh well, here's too a good Las Vegas race next weekend(even though I ain't old enough to drink LOL):beerf:
 
#10
#10
I don't think he meant to spin out Pruett (sp?). It looked to me as if he turned hard going into the corner to get under him and then Scott came down not knowing he was there and there was nothing Juan could do.

:dunno:
 
#11
#11
XtennesseeX said:
I don't think he meant to spin out Pruett (sp?). It looked to me as if he turned hard going into the corner to get under him and then Scott came down not knowing he was there and there was nothing Juan could do.

:dunno:
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Who knows? It wasn't the first time someone has taken out their teammate to win a race though, I can't say that I don't blame Pruett for being a little steamed after the race though
 
#12
#12
Watched Montoya do that same move many times in F1. Clean but agressive. Think he could have waited to pass him. He was quicker and didn't need to push the issue in that particular curve.
 
#15
#15
XtennesseeX said:
I don't think he meant to spin out Pruett (sp?). It looked to me as if he turned hard going into the corner to get under him and then Scott came down not knowing he was there and there was nothing Juan could do.
:dunno:
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It looked to me like Pruett was trying to block. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's the way it looked to me.
 
#17
#17
watching the replay, and i will admit i know next to nothing about racing, pruett spinning is more on him than montoya. pruett certainly had no business taking the turn that low, knowing that there was a car trying to pass him
 
#21
#21
Rocky Top said:
Just what Nascar needs, another Tony Stewart. :(
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I've watched the replay several times, and I still don't see that JPM did anything wrong. Montoya committed inside and Preuitt came down on him. If anything, Preuitt caused the wreck. Maybe he didn't know that JPM was there, which would be on his spotter, I don't know.
 
#22
#22
MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
I've watched the replay several times, and I still don't see that JPM did anything wrong. Montoya committed inside and Preuitt came down on him. If anything, Preuitt caused the wreck. Maybe he didn't know that JPM was there, which would be on his spotter, I don't know.
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I think there is an unwritten rule at road courses among drivers. Which basically states when leading the corner is yours. I think thats what the fuss is about. Pruett did pinch on the corner but he did so thinking that the corner was his. Not thinking anyone especially his teamate would try such a move. Maybe I didn't explain it well but maybe you get the general idea. There are NASCAR "rules" and then there are gentlemen's agreements among drivers. The latter being a bigger sin if you break em. Had this been one of the racing gods instead of Pruett he might of found the going tough in the next few races and still might.
 
#23
#23
After seeing the replay about 100 times yesterday on ESPN, you can see pretty clearly that Montoya was under Pruett and even locked his brakes up in an attempt to try and avoid contact. It's not as though he drove square into the back of Pruett in the middle of the turn.

Sure, maybe Montoya could've waited since he clearly had the faster car... but why wait when the guy gives you the corner then decides he wants it back too late?
 
#24
#24
I wasn't too steamed about it, I could have cared less, I just thought it was something we could discuss since there wasn't a Cup race....He probably shouldn't get used to winning, he'll go back to finishing middle of the pack soon
 
#25
#25
I got so sick of hearing about Montoya. That is all they talked about on the TV and the radio. I was hoping that anyone would win but him. He is a great driver, but he wasn't the only one in that race that had a chance at winning.
 
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