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The weather is getting hotter ad Auckland, where an authentic Free fight between Luna Rossa and the events of the Copa América (ACE) regarding the calendar of the Prada Cup Final. The Italian federation wants to return to the water as of Friday, February 19, while the organizing body would prefer to postpone everything for a week hoping that in the capital of New Zealand it will pass the level lock 2 (effective until Monday) to a level 1 lock.
The Prada Pirelli team is right, also because the regulation provides that the final act ends on February 24 and that, in the event that none of the teams has achieved the seven victories required to win the trophy, the one ahead on the scoreboard on that date wins. . James Spithill and his teammates have a 4-0 lead against Ineos Uk, overwhelmed in the four races held last weekend.
At the press conference staged late at night, it was basically known that ACE had to submit to Luna Rossa, for a simple reason: the regulations are clear and the fleet led by skipper Max Sirena is right, there was no margin to ask for a postponement of the dispute, even because the health situation is anything but complicated and serious in those latitudes.
The tension, however, is very high and also remains an amazing penalty request from the New Zealand team, the Defender of the America’s Cup who awaits the winner of the confrontation between Luna Rossa and Ineos. The Kiwis will be summoned to defend the Old Pitcher from next March 6 against Italians or British. In recent days they have presented great news on their boat (watch him “Batman” is a new rudder) and today they put more pressure on their opponents.
Hosts don’t like “coordinated training” between different crews, that’s they don’t want two teams to work together for example, to evaluate assets and measure their speeds. As reported by the New Zealand newspaper Things, The New Zealand team wanted the refereeing panel to provide guidance what tests were coordinated and the opinion of race director Iain Murray was sought. The reigning champions argue that there is currently a difference of opinion among competitors about what is allowed. Attention: in Auckland it is still present too American magic, which is testing the boat to see if the conditions exist to participate in the next America’s Cup. Here the Americans, according to the hosts, could act as allies of Luna Rossa or Ineos …
Current America’s Cup protocol, however, does not allow Murray to rule on unofficial practices and The arbitration panel highlighted that proximity does not in itself mean coordinationalthough the closer the ships sail, the greater the likelihood that coordinated activities will be found. Therefore, the jury panel came to this conclusion: “If two boats sailed within 100 meters of each other for more than 30 seconds, a violation could be assumed. Any sanction will be decided by the panel itself.“.
GET BACK ON THE RACE! POLITICAL VICTORY FOR LUNA ROSSA. BUT VERY SERIOUS OFFENSES ON THE PART OF NEW ZEALAND …
NEW ZEALAND OFFENSES TO LUNA ROSSA: “WE HOPE YOU WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE HONOR AND RESPECT FOR THIS COUNTRY”
LUNA ROSSA’S RESPONSE: “ANTI SPORTS? SPORT IS RESPECTING THE RULES “
Photo: Luna Rossa Press
