Montezemolo and the Alonso-Massa affair

He was one of the few who had not yet reacted to the “Alonso-Massa controversy”. It's done. And the least we can say is that the Italian boss does not seem at all worried about the understanding between his two drivers.

Published on 20/04/2010 à 12:07

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The passing of arms between Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso in the access lane to the pits during the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai will have caused a lot of ink to flow. Very quickly Stefan Domenicali wanted to give his version of the facts in order to cover up the affair as quickly as possible. But the event continues to fuel conversations.

Silent since the arrival of the Shanghai race last Sunday, Luca di Montezemolo reacted at the end of a congress held in Florence.

“There is no problem between Massa and Alonso, says the boss of Ferrari. THEThey know what they have to do and will continue, because they both drive for Ferrari and not for themselves. »

According to the Scuderia, the controversy which arose following this event which occurred in the 19th round of the Chinese round of the world championship of Formula 1 is totally disproportionate and only aims to sow “discord between the two pilots”. The two protagonists would also have been very clear about the fact that this story would not change anything between them, the Brazilian and the Spaniard would also have made the return trip on the same flight, in the company of technicians from the Italian team .

A spokesperson for the Scuderia reached by telephone also wanted to clarify the situation: “What happened when Fernando overtook Felipe was a simple fact of racing. Our drivers know how to behave on the track and they showed it once again. Both are hungry for victories and compete on the track, but they keep in mind that the good of the team comes before their own. »

A story we haven't heard the last of...

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