On lap one of last week’s Brazilian Grand Prix there was a collision between the German Force India driver Adrian Sutil and Italian Toyota driver Jarno Trulli, wiping both out of the race. Trulli went over and aggressively confronted Sutil despite the 5 inch height handicap the Italian had. This confrontation got Trulli a £6,000 fine.
However in today’s Thursday press conference prior to tomorrow’s Friday practice day sparks flew again as there was amusing heated exchanges between the two drivers. The exchanges that were recorded are below:
JT: “Obviously it was very disappointing to end the race like that, especially on the first lap. I think I had all the reason to be extremely furious. I’ve got all the evidence to show that I was there and was next to him, and tomorrow we are going to discuss about it.”
AS: “There’s nothing to discuss, it was quite an obvious incident. In the end it was very disappointing for myself, even more because I was the one who was driving and he lost control of his car and crashed into my back. It was his problem. I don’t know why he’s freaking out like that to be honest.”
JT: “I don’t know if you’re blind but I can clearly show you my front wing is next to your front wing.”
AS: “But you’re trying to overtake around me the outside on the kerb. There was not a problem. You were just not going off the power. The same happened in Barcelona where you lost control again and crashed again into a Force India car. You have to sometimes respect the limits of the car. If you’ve nowhere to go, you have to back off. That’s how racing is. I don’t know how long you want to learn it.”
JT: “In Barcelona I spun and he hit me because he cut the kerb, cut the circuit completely, and he didn’t slow down.”
AS: “I didn’t hit you. You hit me. I don’t know what is your problem. I really don’t understand.”
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