By Greig Murray
July 10 2002

There are those who consider him a strategy wizard, while others admire his technical knowledge and so it’s no surprise that there were lots of fans who, around 8.30, Maranello time on Saturday, logged on to chat with Ross Brawn.

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For around half an hour, the Scuderia Ferrari Technical Director willingly and humorously dealt with innumerable questions on wide ranging topics, from members of Ferrari World’s You&Ferrari virtual community.

The chat kicked off with questions about various technical aspects of the F2002, but the fans also wanted to hear Ross’ opinion on the very latest car to be produced at Maranello, the “Enzo Ferrari.” “It’s development springs from our race programme,” explained Ross. “Both myself and Rory Byrne were involved in the project and its performance is very impressive.”

Plenty of people were curious about Ross’ habit, picked up on television, of eating bananas on the pit wall during a race. “I don’t find it easy to eat before a race,” commented Ross, much amused by the question. “They’re handy to carry with me to the pit wall.”

With little known about his private life, there were questions about how Ross spent what little free time he has. “I spend most of the time with my family,” said Ross, “with my wife and two daughters. But when I can, I go fishing, especially in the lakes and rivers in the south of England. “Sometimes I’ve played chess with Michael, but I’m not saying who won…”

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