Ferrari F1 team principal Mattia Binotto has apologized for calling Yuki Tsunoda a ‘tsunami’.
At the F1 Dutch GP, a virtual safety car was introduced when Yuki Tsunoda retired after the car stopped on the track, giving Red Bull’s Max Verstappen the opportunity to pit for new tires, Mercedes’ one-stop strategy helped reduce the
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff insisted the team might not have given up if the championship had been at stake.
“If we were racing for the championship, the bitterness would be huge. And, of course, I ask myself: On Saturday Perez was in the gravel and on Sunday Tsunoda parked his car outside. I did,” said Toto Wolff.
Regarding this matter, Mattia Binotto also made some remarks about Yuki Tsunoda.
In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Matti Binotto called Yuki Tsunoda “Tsunami” because of his frequent involvement in incidents.
But Mattia Binotto’s choice of words is the worst word for Japan. In 2011, he still has vivid memories of the devastating tsunami of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which killed nearly 16,000 people and devastated much of the country.
Also, tough sanctions have been imposed on racist remarks in F1 recently, with Yuri Bips fired from Red Bull’s junior program for using the N-word while streaming a game on Twitch and Lewis Hylton On the other hand, former F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, who also used the N word, is banned from the F1 paddock. As a result, there were calls for the dismissal of Mattia Binotto.
Mattia Binotto did not hesitate to apologize when informed of the uproar his remarks had caused.
“Obviously I need to apologize,” said Mattia Binotto.
“It was a mistake to use that word. I didn’t mean to do anything wrong. I honestly knew I was very close to the victim.”
“I think Tsunoda is a fantastic driver and a great guy, and we have a good relationship between the two of us.”
“I called him that as a little joke, but it was a bad joke.”
Yuki Tsunoda’s retirement has sparked some controversy in the race. On social media, conspiracy theories emerged that the car was parked on the track to help sister team Red Bull’s Max Verstappen win, particularly Red Bull’s head of strategy Hannah Schmitz. led to slander.
Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula 1 team principal Franz Tost has detailed what really happened and dismissed conspiracy theories.
“Yuki pitted for the second time on lap 43. We put on the hard tyres. When he left the pits, he immediately felt the tires loose,” said Franz Tost.
“The engineer reacted correctly and told me to stop the car. I checked the data and found that all the tires were tightened. There were no problems.”
“So I told Yuki to come back because I wanted to change the tires again. He had stopped so the tires were sandy and the tires were cold.”
“He came in, I changed the tire, he left again, and the data confirmed that the rear differential was broken.”
“This is what Yuki already felt at the first pit stop. But it went step by step, and the pressure from the differential pressure was pushing it back step by step.”
“So it was difficult to detect it right after the first pit stop, and the problem was very simple.”
“We had no communication with Red Bull Racing during the race,” said Franz Tost on the conspiracy theory that Yuki Tsunoda’s retirement was a ploy by Max Verstappen to beat Mercedes. .
“Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing don’t need our help. They win on their own. And we need all the points on our own.”
“So Yuki was in a good position to score points and was not programmed to stop the car during the race.”
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