By Greig Murray
September 30 2002

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BAR boss Dave Richards believes the end of the USGP was a ‘cock-up’ by Michael Schumacher as he lifted off and Rubens Barrichello took the win. Schumacher had told the press he aimed to create a head heat finish between himself and Barrichello as they took the chequered flag. However Richards does not agree and he thinks it was a mistake by Michael to back off so much.

"That wasn't a staged finish, it was a cock-up, they are covering up for a complete cock-up. Michael backed off and Rubens didn't,” Richards said. "He wasn't letting Rubens past. They were going to come over the line side-by- side, great show, great showmanship, waving at the crowd as they went past. We all make cock-ups in our lives and that was Michael's one cock-up this year. They were in a dominant position, they ran one-two for the whole race and at the end one of them lifted off too much and the other one came past. This is sport. Sport creates unusual circumstances. Rubens I think was all bleary-eyed and didn't actually realise he had got past him.”

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