Mattia Binotto has apologised after offending some people in Japan with his insensitive reference to Yuki Tsunoda in an interview.
The Ferrari chief was speaking to Italian news outlet Gazzetta dello Sport when the subject came up. And in reference to the number of incidents Tsunoda has been involved in – the latest at the Dutch Grand Prix where he retired in bizarre circumstances – he called the Japanese racer a "tsunami".
It cause outrage among some people in Japan, a country which has had to deal with many natural disasters. A particularly large one hit the north-eastern coast in 2011 after a huge earthquake, leaving close to 20,000 people dead.
