The joy of winning the Prix d'Amérique on January 31 was ultimately short-lived for Björn Goop.
Face Time Bourbon's
official driver
,
this one should no longer be.
Crack's defeat, second in the Prix de France on Sunday, struggles to pass for its main owner, Antonio Somma, manager of Scuderia Bivans.
The Italian has also openly attacked Björn Goop via social networks with a series of sharp tweets.
Very critical remarks that he maintains as he told us.
What do you blame Björn Goop, the driver of your crack Face Time Bourbon?
ANTONIO SOMMA.
I was not at all happy after the race on Sunday.
It is not because of the defeat because it can happen but Björn Goop drove him really badly.
The defeat is completely his fault.
He didn't do what he should have done to win, and that made me angry.
The problem is, this is not the first race where I see this.
There are other times when it hasn't been good.
How did he react to your position?
We sent each other messages.
We didn't have a direct conversation.
TROT.
When the owner of Face Time Bourbon points his finger at Björn Goop's drive the day after his second place in the Prix de France 😮🔽 https://t.co/EDNnHD2bi6
- Le Parisien Turf (@leparisien_turf) February 15, 2021
Have you already noted its replacement and the name of the next driver that will now be associated with your champion?
It is not yet done.
I will decide on Wednesday evening with my partners, and Thursday morning, I will make my decision known.
I will decide at the end.
It's normal, isn't it?
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The name of Eric Raffin circulated a lot on Tuesday ...
There are two or three possibilities, but I'm telling you, nothing is decided yet.
Does all this weaken your relationship with your trainer Sébastien Guarato?
Sébastien is very diplomatic, I think he would prefer to keep Goop.
In any case, no question of stopping my collaboration with him.
All the victories of
Face Time Bourbon
, it is thanks to him.
If there is a problem, it's the driver.
Not the coach!
