BMWOracle and what happened to Dickson

by John Navas

Some press accounts have called the second foul by Oracle-BMW at the start of Day 5 "petty", but I personally think it was anything but, an incredibly and surprisingly bad driving lapse by Dickson. I'd be willing to bet that the two screwups by Dickson were due to chewing out by Larry (Ellison) after the prior loss. His getting the boot for the last race was definitely Larry, a really dumb move in my opinion, so in a sense Larry got what he deserved. Contrast the Spanish effort and result in its last win. It's a team sport, and Larry doesn't really grok the team thing, and in that way he's been bad for the sport and for the USA. Trivia: The team that has spent the most money since 1970 has not been able to win.