Montezemolo

[jon-]

Ok, I'll admit flemke's absolute loathing of Montezemolo has somewhat influenced my thoughts towards him, and the commentary about McLaren last week firmly tipped me into the 'dislike' camp, but does this interview rub anyone else up in the wrong way?

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=4119...

Why does he feel the need to highlight that he was "personally responsible" for Massa's renewal, and why does he have to bring money into the following quote:

“I will give him a present, not money because that is already agreed in the contract, but a gift.”

It just seems all extremely crude for a man of his position. Even the picture on the ITV article makes him look like a sleaze-ball.

I was a big Schumacher fan, and I'm glad Kimi took the title instead of Alonso but next season my weight will firmly be behind McLaren for the first time in 8 or so years.

[jon-]

Dunit said:

This is the guy who was giving Kimi a hard time when he was trying to get his head around a new team and tyres. The only guy who spoke up for Kimi was Ron .
Make no mistake with his remarks about Lewis, If macs had been banned ,Monty would have been the first one calling Lewis up and Bye Bye Felipe.
Grade A XXXX.

Well remembered.

[jon-]

bbc said:

But Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is known to be a fan of Alonso, and said after the conclusion to the championship last month: "Alonso is world-class in every sense.

"I have appreciated very much his sportsmanship. He lost by one point and I believe it wasn't his fault."