F1 teams equipment arrived at track amid Brazil protests
Nov.3 - Brazil's automobile federation CBA has responded to reports that Ferrari equipment was stuck in transit to the Interlagos circuit.
Since Jair Bolsonaro reportedly lost the presidential election to left-wing candidate Lulu, huge protests and almost 400 road blockades have swept Brazil.
We reported on Wednesday that a truck carrying fabled Formula 1 team Ferrari's equipment from the airport to Interlagos, just out of Sao Paulo, was caught up in the chaos.
"Yes, the convoy stopped shortly after leaving Viracopos (airport)," the CBA confirmed to Globo Esporte, "but it was quickly resolved by the military police.
"The equipment arrived at the scheduled time in Interlagos," Brazil's auto racing federation insisted.
According to the Russian news agency Tass, Formula 1 and the FIA are aware of the situation in Brazil and are monitoring it ahead of next weekend's event.
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"According to the Russian news agency Tass, Formula 1 and the FIA are aware of the situation in Brazil and are monitoring it ahead of next weekend's event."
So now Tass is the go-to expert on F1 and Brazil? Not exactly the most reliable news source.
Why oh why do these russian arseholes get quoted
Ignore them and hopefully they will disappear up their own arses
Brazil is a dangerous place with a history of gang related crime. It wasn't long ago there was an attempt to kidnap JB when he was driving for Brawn and en route to the circuit. Always a high risk place to visit, especially if you are an identity. That's why in Brazil high profile people always have armed body guards and high performance sedans with specialist drivers.
Open with Sao Paulo, not Brazil.
Careful, Smokey. Brazil is a huge country with about 250m people and many nice locations...Sao Paulo is not one of them. We can't color the whole country based on a couple of locations. Consider the US. Opinion based on only Chicago and NYC and you'd think the entire country is a crowded, crime infested sh**hole.
Aahhhh ...... was it in Sao Paulo that they tried to kidnap JB? I am not conversant with the geography of Brazil, but you are probably correct. I guess it's that we seem to read more about the crime rates in Sao Paulo that in reality reflect poorly on the country itself. I must admit that South America is not on my bucket list!
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