Apr.2 (GMM) Ferrari’s former president was “appalled” with the crew’s double-disqualification after the Chinese language GP.
That’s the declare of Bernie Ecclestone, the ex-F1 supremo who caught up with Luca di Montezemolo on the eightieth birthday celebration of rock legend Eric Clapton in London over the weekend.
“I met up with Luca there,” Ecclestone, 94, instructed his Swiss journalist buddy Roger Benoit, who has written for Blick newspaper for many years.
“He (Montezemolo) was appalled by the 2 disqualifications in China,” the diminutive Briton insisted. “Italy had by no means skilled such a shame for the reason that begin of the World Cup.”
Italy didn’t even qualify for the final two World Cups in 2018 and 2022.
Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur justified the double-DQ for 2 separate technical infringements as the results of merely pushing the boundaries too far.
However Ecclestone charged: “There was clearly a scarcity of a course of to examine the vehicles correctly after qualifying. The rule about automotive weight has been there for many years.
“Simply drive by the dust after crossing the end line and decide up as many stones as doable along with your tyres within the gravel entice,” he added.
Footage, nevertheless, confirmed drivers together with the underweight Charles Leclerc in addition to Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen even driving onto the grass to do exactly that after the chequered flag.
Vasseur additionally defined that Leclerc’s disqualification was a mix of things – one-stop technique tyre put on, lacking entrance wing items, and “There was additionally a lack of a litre of water from his hydration system.”
Apparently, Leclerc additionally suffered a drinks bottle leak in Australia, resulting in an amusing radio change along with his engineer.
“Is there a leakage?” he requested his engineer Bryan Bozzi. “I’ve the seat stuffed with water,” Leclerc added.
“Have to be the water,” Bozzi replied, to which Leclerc quipped: “Add that to the phrases of knowledge.”
