Zoom No steering wheel shenanigans on Liuzzi's watch

One of Tonio Liuzzi's first tasks after crashing heavily during the qualifying rain at Interlagos was snatching back his stolen steering wheel.

When the Force India driver finally emerged from his shattered car during the Brazilian Grand Prix's qualifying session, he tried to put the steering wheel back in place only to see a cheeky marshal dashing away with it.

While television cameras happened to beam the images around the world, the Italian promptly called down the Sao Paulo marshal and relieved him of his new piece of memorabilia.

Auto Motor und Sport said the steering wheels - featuring digital read-outs and numerous buttons, controls and levers - are worth up to €30,000.

"The team has said to me: 'no matter what happens, never let the steering wheel leave your hands'," Liuzzi said.

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Source: GMM