(GMM -- Dec.30) The use of cocaine is widespread among Formula One drivers, a former Ferrari team doctor has claimed.
Although random FIA tests have never returned a positive result, Benigno Bartoletti said in Rome that 'as many as one third' of the current field take the drug as a stimulant prior to grands prix.
''There is a lot of cocaine (in Formula One),' the 68-year-old told Italy's 'Quattroruote' motoring magazine.
The Italian said that, for about 90 minutes, cocaine's effect boosts reaction time and a driver's feeling of invincibility. But he warned that when a grand prix goes longer, 'it could become dangerous.'
Written: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:13:04
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