Bernie Ecclestone issues warning

By Andrew Hooper
May 24 2002

 

 

  
Ecclestone issues warning
 
Joining the chorus of voices commenting on the Austrian Grand Prix results, it is now the turn of Bernie Ecclestone to add his.

Ferrari have continued to assert that their decision to allow Michael Schumacher to pass team-mate Rubens Barrichello was in the best interests of the championship. Ecclestone disagrees with this position. Ecclestone feels that it is far too early in the championship and the results of the championship did not rest of the result.

In an interview in the British press Ecclestone made it very clear that Ferrari should think carefully about making the same decision again.

"Ferrari would be ill advised to do such a thing in the future, Ecclestone was quoted as saying in the Sun. "The only time I would condone it would be if the world championship hung on it. But Michael is 27 points clear. It was the way they did it that upset me. They could have performed it more elegantly or disguised it. But the way they carried it out insulted people. I am not surprised by the reaction. What happened wasn't good for Formula One but I don't see why the sport should be punished by an incident from one team. If they were to repeat it, that would not go down well with the fans - nor me. So many people want to see someone beat Schumacher but in Austria they were cheated out of that."
 
 
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