The greatest champion of all time has spoken out about the cancellation of the Silverstone race. What does an “old timer” think of what happened on Sunday?
Giacomo Agostini, fifteen times world champions, has seen a lot in his career. However, on Sunday, he was as taken aback as the others by the track conditions, as he told GP One : “Silverstone is a historic track, it’s not possible to do this kind of thing. It's raining and we can't run? In England? The circuit director never took a tour between February and today when it was raining? In England it often rains, a director can't help but go around to see if something is wrong. I really believe that there was a failure on the part of the contractor who carried out the resurfacing because it was not done properly. If it had rained when Formula 1 raced, everyone would have noticed the problems, unfortunately it didn't happen that way. »
Obviously, the comparison with the races of yesteryear was in order this Sunday. However, “Ago” himself recognizes that times have changed, and on this point, he finds it positive: “Despite everything, the choice not to run was the right one. It's no longer like it was in my time when unfortunately everything took place. Today, we pay more attention to safety. The track was not good, they waited, but it continued to rain. The decision not to ride was taken by majority: this means that it was the right choice. Obviously, those who are strong in the rain or who perhaps had an advantage in racing one less race wanted to act in their interest. Regardless, after six hours of waiting for departure, the tension is high. The pilot doesn't know if and when he will leave, it's a lot of stress. The temperature drops, the tires cool down and have difficulty getting back up to temperature. They did well not to run. »
