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Sutil: Trulli and his pic need to let it go

Saturday 31st October 2009

Adrian Sutil admits he has had enough of Jarno Trulli's whining.

Trulli promised to resurrect his ongoing spat with Sutil during Friday's customary pre-race drivers' briefing, and subsequent Grand Prix Drivers' Association briefing.

Following their first-lap accident in Brazil - after which a furious Trulli confronted Sutil and accused him of instigating it - the duo traded further insults during Thursday's FIA press conference.

The veteran Italian then went armed into Friday's briefings with his lap-top and photographs - but he made little progress.

Toyota driver Trulli insisted his accident with Sutil was just one of many happenings of late that he wanted to discuss.

As far as Force India's Sutil is concerned, the matter is over.

He said: "We talked about it, but there were several incidents in the race, and always two different opinions.

"It is hard for the FIA to judge. But it doesn't matter how they do, there is always one guy who is complaining.

"There must simply be consistency, and I've had no problem with the FIA decisions over the years - so I think they are doing quite well.

"We asked Charlie (Whiting, FIA race director) to stay consistent with his decision, and that is where we all agree."

Sutil appears to be tiring of the ill-feeling.

"I just hope this business with Trulli is finished," he added.

"He will walk around with his pictures for a few weeks more and tell everybody - but ...

"Maybe I will draw a picture for him with a Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or a Goofy or whatever. It's done. I cannot listen to it any more.

"The last race was just really about hard driving in many cases, which is why we have to talk about it.

"It is always the same at the end of the season, because everyone drives harder and harder.

"As I said, there will always be discussions about incidents - because we are both racing, we both want to win, but only one can win. That is the problem."

Trulli, though, will try again on Sunday to resurrect the matter.

"It's something that needs to be discussed as a safety issue, not only my accident, several other accidents and driving manoeuvres we have seen in the last few races," he said.

"I was not there to discuss one accident; I was there to discuss, between all of us, the behaviour we agreed on a long time ago.

"I didn't come here (to Abu Dhabi) to bring up anything. I didn't start the discussion at yesterday's press conference.

"He said he was hit on the back, so I said 'comment on this picture' - because I am next to you way before I was on the kerb.

"All I want is that we understand what happened there.

"We are going to set up a meeting with all the drivers, because today was a very long drivers' briefing and GPDA briefing.

"We should try and meet up on Sunday in order to discuss the behaviour.

"But if we can't agree between us, I know who I can trust and cannot trust. It doesn't change anything for me."

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