Todt and Flav sure do misss their favorites

**akv89** · 7th Apr 07, 15:54

Renault and Ferrari appear to be battling to come to terms with the loss of Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher respectively. Or at least their team bosses are.

During Friday's press conference at Sepang, Renault boss Flavio Briatore was asked how the team was coping with the loss of Alonso, who joined McLaren at the end of last season.

He said: "You turn the page and you try to do the best you can, and at this moment everybody is motivated to give the best to Fernando and Heikki - I mean Giancarlo."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Opps.

Flav, though, wasn't the only one putting his foot in it. Ferrari team boss Jean Todt soon followed suit when asked about the state of Kimi Raikkonen's engine.

"You know the whole rumour started from speculation. It is true to say that at the end of the Australian Grand Prix, on the last laps, Michael... Kimi had a problem with the pipe and he lost some water, very little water, so we did more checks than if it did not happen," he said.

Opps.

But at least Briatore definitely appreciated Todt's faux pas. "You see, I am not the only one!" the Italian joked.

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...043304,00.html

**Ian McC** · 7th Apr 07, 16:44

Judging by performances on the track one team is coming to terms with things better than the other.

**zoostation** · 7th Apr 07, 18:39

Originally Posted by Ian McC

Judging by performances on the track one team is coming to terms with things better than the other.

so true

**Mr Alca-Tazizzle** · 8th Apr 07, 04:40

Originally Posted by akv89

Renault and Ferrari appear to be battling to come to terms with the loss of Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher respectively. Or at least their team bosses are.

During Friday's press conference at Sepang, Renault boss Flavio Briatore was asked how the team was coping with the loss of Alonso, who joined McLaren at the end of last season.

He said: "You turn the page and you try to do the best you can, and at this moment everybody is motivated to give the best to Fernando and Heikki - I mean Giancarlo."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Opps.

Flav, though, wasn't the only one putting his foot in it. Ferrari team boss Jean Todt soon followed suit when asked about the state of Kimi Raikkonen's engine.

"You know the whole rumour started from speculation. It is true to say that at the end of the Australian Grand Prix, on the last laps, Michael... Kimi had a problem with the pipe and he lost some water, very little water, so we did more checks than if it did not happen," he said.

Opps.

But at least Briatore definitely appreciated Todt's faux pas. "You see, I am not the only one!" the Italian joked.

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...043304,00.html

Nice Bloopers, but: Todt was making a reference to one engine's condition!
Flav was referring to one team’s condition!

**PSfan** · 8th Apr 07, 05:14

Originally Posted by akv89

Renault and Ferrari appear to be battling to come to terms with the loss of Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher respectively. Or at least their team bosses are.

During Friday's press conference at Sepang, Renault boss Flavio Briatore was asked how the team was coping with the loss of Alonso, who joined McLaren at the end of last season.

He said: "You turn the page and you try to do the best you can, and at this moment everybody is motivated to give the best to Fernando and Heikki - I mean Giancarlo."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...043304,00.html

Oh I think Briatore let the cat out of the bag. I guess Renault designed a dud this year intentionally so that Alsono would be that much closer to winning another championship

hmmmm, if Alonso could get the kind of sponsorship deals MS managed (and winning a championship at McLeran right off the bat would help) I bet Briatore would be getting a whole lot of money as well... maybe there is more to this then me just trying to be funny...