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О, по поводу МакЛарен-гейта высказался Пол Стоддарт!!! Вот уж кого мне очень сильно не хватает в Ф1!!!
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Цитаты

"What does FIA stand for? It stands for Ferrari International Assistance, and that's been proven time and time again to be the case."

"Whatever Lewis and Fernando did in Hungary, for example, did not affect the sport in any way, shape or form, and it certainly didn't bring it into disrepute. Okay, I can agree with the five-place penalty for Alonso, to a point, but the thing about the Constructors' points is just the biggest load of bullshit I've ever seen."

"As time went on, I got closer and closer to Ron and found I had a very healthy respect for him. To be honest, he's a very misunderstood guy. He wants to win, he lives to win. Yes, there are times when he appears arrogant, but deep down he's a man with an absolute passion for what he's doing, and it's the same with Frank (Williams)."

"There is probably only one person in the sport hated more by Mosley than me, and that's Ron."

"Max is consistently putting Ron down, at every possible opportunity. Okay, I admit, there are times when Ron doesn't help himself, but without question, he is one of the smartest, in terms of racing, of the lot of them. Flavio is the most commercial, but Ron knows the sport . . . they're the two movers and shakers."

"I have great respect for Ron. I believe he deserves to win the Championship. I sent him a text over the Hungarian GP weekend. He looked a shattered, almost broken man, and I can understand why. I sent him a short message: 'Don't let the bastard get you down!'"

"People wonder how it was that I became the de-facto 'shop steward', the one to speak out about this and that. Thing is, as you are now seeing with Ron, if you are a team that is fighting for the championship, you have to shut the **** up. You cannot go against Max, because you will be damaged. I probably ended up as unofficial spokesperson for the teams because not only do I know the Concorde Agreement by heart, but also it is in my nature to stand up to people. Then again, as team owner of Minardi, he couldn't really hurt me - if you're last, you're last."