Ferrari Has Cut Thru F1 Like a Tsunami
But this is a more serious matter. Via Planet F1. Together with millions around the world Ferrari had to endure hours of apprehension following the devastating tsunami that hit southern Asia, as team members Jean Todt and Rory Byrne were vacationing in the area.
Todt, who was in Malaysia at the time of the massive earthquake that registered 9.0 on the Richter scale, was the first to let the team know that he was okay. The Ferrari Managing Director was in the country accompanying his girlfriend Michelle Yeoh [such a hard life. You work for Ferrari, and jet off to Malaysia to see girlfriend Michelle, also known as Wai Lin - ed] on a visit to her parents.
However, Ferrari’s greatest concern was for chief designer Rory Byrne. The South African owns a diving school on the Thai island of Phuket, which was hit by waves as high as 12ft and capable of snapping concrete pillars in half. Byrne, though, is okay.
“Rory and his family are safe,” a Ferrari spokesperson told Speed TV.
“We kept in contact with him throughout the weekend, and his house is secure.”
