It must have been while I was on my no-internet, no techie gadget break that the apology from Ted Kravitz of ITV came through. I didn't see it until it was pointed out by someone else on another forum. This was on his allegation of Fernando "brake testing" Hamilton during the Bahrain GP.
The link to the said article is posted below:
He stated that:
So while noting that it’s not such a daft suggestion, I have to apologise to Alonso for implying that he might have done something like that on this occasion. Come on, Fernando, you know we like you really.
He also stated that brake-testing, lifting are all part of "a driver's armoury...in front of someone trying to overtake them." He then went on to quote a few examples - Fernando vs Robert Doornbos in Hungary 2 years ago, and Kimi vs Hamilton in Interlagos. This, he adjudicates, makes it right for him to assume that Fernando did the same in Bahrain.
OK, Ted - yes, yes, you can make all the excuses in the world to justify why you said what you said during a "live" coverage. The point is, you accused someone of guilt with no proof - it's a case of giving a dog a bad name and hanging him, and really - as a professional, you should know better!
Anyway - as it turns out, you actually did Fernando and his fans a favour. The bias that was there but never acknowledged was brought out in the open. Maybe in future, Fernando will get the fair coverage in English speaking media that he deserves. Also, kudos to you for having the integrity to actually apologise publicly... which is more than can be said of other biased F1 commentators.
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