23-May-08: Alonso Escapes Monaco Steward Penalty
This is F1 Minute and today is Friday, 23rd May.
Alonso has escaped a penalty after being called to the Monaco stewards today. He answered questions regarding the incident yesterday, where he smashed into the barrier and drove away with his rear wing hanging off the car. It eventually fell off on his journey back to the pits. Alonso explains that he told the stewards there was nowhere to stop, so he drove as safely back to the pits as he could.
Bernie Ecclestone has written a letter to the FIA in response to Max Mosley’s earlier missive. Max was claiming that if he was ousted from the presidency, Bernie would take over, but Mr Ecclestone simply reminded the FIA that he is quite content and adhering to EU regulations by looking after only the commercial side of things. The FIA welcomed the letter.
Finally today, Piquet has admitted that he was not surprised that he has been told to improve by his team, saying it is normal for drivers to be pushed.
That’s all for today, join me tomorrow for a quick roundup of the qualifying action in another F1 Minute.
Max on Sat, 24th May 2008 11:18
can’t she read a little slowlier?
me on Sat, 24th May 2008 11:36
nahh, there wouldn’t be any time for news would there?
transcripts on every post if you miss anything
max on Sun, 25th May 2008 08:50
so why do you offer the “listen to this” function if it’s useless for others than english natives just because it is read much too fast? its a great idea but not good realized. a little slowlier, thats it…
Christine on Sun, 25th May 2008 09:25
I understand your frustration, but the speed is part of the essence of the show. If I read the same amount of news slower, it would be longer than a minute, and if there was less news, it would barely be worth the effort.