FOTA's Luca di Montezemolo

In the wake of fresh row between Max Mosley vs FOTA, as the FIA President seeks an apology from the head of the Formula One Team Association and Ferrari’s president Luca di Montezemolo for portraying misleading claims about Mosley, Luca is clever to deviate the focus and instead seeks supports from the fans.

With no apology in sight or mentioned in his statement, he calls for an end to the bickering and says the row will only renew FOTA’s breakaway series threat.

He also mentions on wanting to make Formula One a better motor-racing sports.

Luca di Montezemolo was quoted, “We need peace. We need transparency. We love F1; we want a F1 as always extreme – extreme in terms of technology and competition. The best drivers, the best teams, the best cars, this is what we try to achieve. Now, stop with all the polemics, because we love F1. We don’t want to contribute to take off the big charm and the unique elements of F1. First of all, I think that what we have obtained are three very important elements – stability, less costs – it means coming back to the level of the costs of the 1990s and also that F1, which is far more important, will remain F1 and does not become F3. This is crucial for us. Of course we have to improve everything and this is why we want to be more involved in the decisions of the sport, because we want more spectators in the circuits, tickets less expensive because today the tickets are too expensive, and to have more show. Maybe the possibility to have some teams or all the teams to run even a third car, to have more possibility to overtake – but increasing technology research, extreme performance and overall competition.”

I personally feel both parties don’t want to lose ‘face’, and it would be unlikely Luca to apologize.

This is what we call two boys in the playground in a pissing contest. Both side has no intention to fight, and hoping the other will back down.

Childish you might think, yes indeed it is.