Franz Konrad (Konrad Motorsport, #02 Saleen): "EIGHTEEN SECONDS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! THAT VIPER WAS NOT DRIVING ON ASPHALT, IT WAS FLYING ON PORTUGUESE MAGIC!"
BMS Scuderia Italia issued a press release this morning that reads as follows:
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED AND ECSTATICALLY ENRAGED! Our #01 Ferrari 550 Maranello, piloted by Fernando Horta, was performing at MAXIMUM HYPER-PERFORMANCE for exactly one magnificent lap at Imola before an illegal, unauthorized Italian bumblebee entered the radiator intake! This is sabotage of the HIGHEST ORDER! Pedro Lamy's Zakspeed Viper winning in 26:57.805 is completely irrelevant because Fernando's single lap was spiritually the fastest in GTR2 history! We hereby terminate our chief mechanic IMMEDIATELY and announce our new primary sponsor, Super-Brahma Turbo Energy!
FormulaDuude Organization Executive Director Eurico Maluf was seen sprinting through the paddock holding a megaphone and shouting at marshals. "WHAT A SPECTACLE! UNBELIEVABLE RACE!" Eurico screamed. "Pedro Lamy took the win by 18.1 seconds over Konrad, Julien Gilbert clinched third for Force One Festina, and Enzo Calderari brought the Care Racing Ferrari home fourth! Meanwhile, Horta provided maximum drama with a glorious plume of engine smoke on lap one!"
Official SMWMSDDCCF Note: The Council reviewed Fernando Horta's DNF featuring zero recorded lap time on lap 1, classified the event as a localized quantum anomaly, and immediately adjourned for lunch.
Ps. Rodrigo, please tell me you still have those spare Ferrari radiators in your trunk!
