16/03/2006
NEWS STORY
Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend's Malaysia Grand Prix, Giancarlo Fisichella has apologized for the emotional outburst that turned the airwaves blue.
In qualifying, the Italian lost pace after fitting new tyres for his final run, resulting in him taking ninth place on the grid. The following day, the problem continued, with the team admitting that it was unable to explain a loss of "around fifty horsepower short of his potential maximum".
There was no such loss of words for the Roman, who told the team that the car was "f****** sh**", adding greatly to the French team's embarrassment as the broadcast had gone out live to the watching millions.
"I was very upset," Fisichella admitted today. "First, I'm really sorry for that to all the people that were listening, especially to the children. I didn't know the team radio was on television. But now it's too late."
Earlier this week, Renault apologized to the Italian for not having rectified the problem in the first place.
"It was very disappointing because the problem I had in the race was the same that I'd had in qualifying which is the reason why I was more upset than usual," admitted Fisichella. "But there are more important things in life."
And one has to wonder what us mere mortals would have done in a similar situation.