Ferrari_Fanatic
1st September 2010, 13:32
Niki Lauda insists he was misquoted when talking about Ferrari's fate at its upcoming World Motor Sport Council hearing.
Lauda was quoted saying Ferrari would "get a pasting" by the FIA for implementing illegal team orders at Hockenheim. He subsequently induced the wrath of the Italian team, with Ferrari's website columnist writing that the triple world champion had missed "a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut".
"I've never said that stuff," Lauda told the Italian press. "On television I only said that team orders are not good for F1 and for the spectacle, and that a team like Red Bull, by leaving Webber and Vettel free to fight, is doing the right thing. Please write that I didn't do any interview."
Ferrari confirmed that Lauda's denial was made to the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
"I am very pleased Niki has denied making these statements: it shows that fresh air is really good for you!" wrote the team's website columnist, known as the Horse Whisperer.
http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/27174.html
Lauda was quoted saying Ferrari would "get a pasting" by the FIA for implementing illegal team orders at Hockenheim. He subsequently induced the wrath of the Italian team, with Ferrari's website columnist writing that the triple world champion had missed "a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut".
"I've never said that stuff," Lauda told the Italian press. "On television I only said that team orders are not good for F1 and for the spectacle, and that a team like Red Bull, by leaving Webber and Vettel free to fight, is doing the right thing. Please write that I didn't do any interview."
Ferrari confirmed that Lauda's denial was made to the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
"I am very pleased Niki has denied making these statements: it shows that fresh air is really good for you!" wrote the team's website columnist, known as the Horse Whisperer.
http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/27174.html