The winner of the ten Grand Prix and the winner of the 1979 title Jodi Shakter complained to reporters that he was not getting behind the wheel. The reason is simple: the South African moved to Italy when the duration of the driver’s license expired. To restore rights, it is necessary to take courses and pass the exam, but the licketer is sure that he will not be able to do this, because he speaks poorly in Italian.
To get out of the closed circle, the sheketer turned to the Ferrari lawyers: the Italian team promised to help, because it was at the wheel of the Red Car that the South African won the title in Formula 1 in the late 1970s. The general procedure implies six driving lessons, theoretical and practical exams in Italian. “They will definitely fill me up,” the former athlete is worried.
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“Now I have to ride a bicycle or hire a driver,” said Jody Shekter. “But it would be nice if the driver’s license was returned to me. I chose Italy with my country, this is the place where I want to stay. ” However, the bureaucracy on the Apennines is strong, and it is not so easy to overcome it. It is impossible to equate the old British rights to the new Italian by law.
Formula-1 do not make exceptions for pilots, and in history there were curly cases when the “fighting” riders received a driver’s license after participating in the royal races. For example, the four-time champion Max Berstappen received a driver’s license after several Grand Prix, because he debuted for Toro Rosso at the age of 17.
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