14/04/2015
NEWS STORY
A TV presenter with Sky Italia has been suspended for comments she tweeted in reference to Fernando Alonso.
It's just what F1 needs, another spat.
As one media outlet claims "Mercedes could bring in team orders for Hamilton and Rosberg, says Toto..." and another " Wolff: Mercedes doesn't need team orders..." it appears another little spat has appeared in the F1 paddock.
Over the weekend, Paola Saluzzi, a presenter with Sky Italia, took to Twitter, in reference to Fernando Alonso's pre-season crash and media claims that at one stage he lost his memory.
In Italian she tweeted: "His memory has returned and he has now remembered how #arrogant and #jealous he is. #hugeidiot"
The tweet was subsequently deleted but Alonso was clearly aware of it, apparently refusing to speak to Sky Italia for the remainder of the weekend. Gazzetta dello Sport subsequently reported that Saluzzi has been suspended.
Contacted by Pitpass, a McLaren spokesman said: "We were astonished and disappointed by Ms Saluzzi’s tweet - which we regarded as rude, inaccurate, inappropriate and gratuitous - and we are pleased that it has been deleted. We are aware that Ms Saluzzi has apologised for it, and rightly so."