"How hard, Claudio? Stupid!"
was the phrase that went viral in the last few hours, through social networks, thanks to an incredible recording that shows an
incident during the development of a rally race
.
This occurred due to a confusion in the navigator's coordinate indication.
The protagonists of the story are the driver
Ricardo Martignolo
and his co-driver
Claudio Musacchio , members of the
Lusqtoff Racing
team
, who emerged from the situation unscathed but went through a rollercoaster of emotions.
However, the fragment has a background to tell
.
"
Background. Afternoon
" are the first words that can be heard in the video from the recording of the cameras that film the interior of the vehicle.
But since Martignolo did not fully understand the order, his delegate added: "
Come up, here, this one. Forty, spine, left, bottom
."
However, when the pilot followed the coordinates given to him by his partner, he immediately noticed that the curve they had to take was sharp enough to press the accelerator.
"
How thoroughly, idiot! How thoroughly? Claudio. How thoroughly?
" asked Martignolo, owner of the Lusqtoff company, as a challenge to his co-pilot when he realized the mistake.
Although it was already late.
Parallel to the screams, he could see how the vehicle began to spin.
Fortunately, the pilots remained uninjured during the crash.
Once the car stopped moving, although turned around, a few seconds of silence remained in the team's environment.
"
Sorry Ricardo, sorry
," said Musacchio, taking the blame for having given the wrong instructions.
After those first moments of annoyance, Martignolo decided to put aside his competitive side to focus on the human side of the team.
"
Careful Claudio. Are you okay? Ready, that's it, come on. Give me your hand. Don't worry, nothing's wrong brother
," he said.
Video
"How thoroughly, idiot!": this is how the turnaround that exploded on the networks was experienced from within
This fragment caught the attention of social networks in recent hours, both from motorsport fans and those outside of it.
However,
the context of said segment refers to March 2023
.
Yes,
the incident occurred on the first date of the 2023 Argentine Rally championship
.
Precisely at the Pagos del Tuyú Rally in General Madariaga, while special test 2 on Saturday was being held.
So
how did the recording come to light a year later?
Following the program
Rallyty
, the only rally reality show in the country, which is dedicated to documenting each of the dates of the national championship in series.
In this case, the Lusqtoff Racing team incident corresponds to
episode 194
of Rallyty, which was uploaded to YouTube as part of season 7 of the program.
With the intention of teaching the drivers' day in depth, in this video Rallyty interviewed Martinoglio about the incident in which he was involved.
"We made a mistake on a curve, it was in third gear and it was in full sixth gear. Obviously it was not in sixth gear
," he said.
And despite "being angry" about not being able to finish the day of racing, he made clear his support for his teammate Claudio.
"
The navigator, a genius
. He made me win many races and in this one we were wrong and it can happen. When we win we both win and when we lose we both lose," he confided.
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A year after it happened, the fragment that would end up going viral on social networks was first published by Rallyty's social networks, in the context of the
National Argentine Rally Day
, in commemoration of the death of Jorge Recalde in 2001, one of the references of the category.
After the situation went viral, Martignolo told Clarín behind the scenes: "
They asked the team if there was a problem with uploading it and we said no because we saw it as something comical and normal
," one of the protagonists confessed in this regard.
However, he was surprised by how users highlighted the importance that the team gave to the health of the pilots.
"It strikes me that people are surprised by the way one person treats another when it should be the most normal thing in the world.
That speaks of how irascible we all are or how altered our values are, which leads us to care more about a car." than a person
. I took it completely naturally,
how can you not worry about the person before the irons?
", he stated.
The Lusqtoff Racing team training for the National Rally Championship.
Photo: Instagram @ricardo_martinoglio
Being aware of the magnitude of his crash, Martignolo did not take long to talk about the situation with his co-pilot, and confessed: "
We already talked several times and we laughed about this, of course. We are a team for all the decisions we make
."
This is how the team remains intact.
To the point that this year they competed again in the Pagos del Tuyú Rally after not having been able to complete the circuit in 2023. And this time they had revenge by taking fourth position.
Now, the next date, to be played in Córdoba, the team will not play for Martignolo's personal reasons.
But the pilot has already assured that on the third day, scheduled for May but with no confirmed venue, he will race with Claudio, his navigator.
"For better or worse, we are like that," admits the character in the viral video on social networks.