2 interesting questions from the Friday Press conference in France today
Question to Jean Todt (Ferrari)
Q: Jean, can I just ask you to clarify your position regarding the potential chicane at Indianapolis because I still hear from people, and you told me on the Sunday night, that you never spoke about a chicane? Can you just clarify that position please?
Jean TODT: No, I didn?t say that to you on Sunday but maybe it was jet lag for you and you misunderstood. I simply said that Bernie (Ecclestone) came and while we were having a meeting? the pre-race meeting with the drivers and with a few technical people including Ross Brawn, and he came into the room which incidentally was close to his office and he asked us ?what about a chicane?? And I said, it was not our decision to speak about a chicane or not. During the press conference, I was asked ?but if you would have been told about the chicane, what was your position?? and I said ?we would have been against it.?
Question to Peirre Dupasquier (Michelin)
Q: Now you allegedly said that Bridgestone had prior warning of the surface, but Bridgestone said it was no different to the previous year. What kind of prior warning were you thinking of?
Pierre DUPASQUIER: Yes there was part of the thing that was new, but not different, and we evaluated it in April. We knew the new surface was new, yes, that?s right, and it is true that Firestone had the opportunity to evaluate it, to act on it, for the 500 miles, nothing to do with the Formula One Grand Prix since its not the same car, the same speed, not same down-force, its all different. All the factors are somehow part of it.
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