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Ferrari team principal sorry over 'Tsunami' remark for F1 driver Tsunoda
Updated On: 11 September, 2022 11:55 AM IST | Monza | AP
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto apologized for referring to Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda as `Tsunami`
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Ferrari`s Italian team chief Mattia Binotto is pictured in the stands before the third practice session ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza. Photo/AFP
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto apologized for referring to Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda as `Tsunami`. Binotto used the word when alluding to Tsunoda in an interview with Italy`s La Gazzetta dello Sport last week, shortly after the Japanese driver retired for the third time this season at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The Ferrari boss was told at a news conference ahead of the Italian GP that his comment had caused offense in Japan, which was devastated in 2011 by a tsunami that killed nearly 16,000 people.
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"Certainly I need to apologize and it was a mistake by using that word," Binotto said. "It was no intention to do anything wrong." Binotto called Tsunoda a "fantastic driver" and a "great man."
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