He maintained that prior to qualifying fastest, he had sought and received assurances from race officials that pole position would be changed to the left, clean side of the track (where the racing line was), only to find this decision reversed by Jean-Marie Balestre after he had taken pole.
Sostivo que antes da fase de cualificación, solicitara e recibira garantías dos comisarios de carreira que a pole position cambiaríase á esquerda, no lado limpo da pista (onde estaba a liña de saída), só para atoparse que esta decisión fora rexeitada por Jean-Marie Balestre logo de lograr a pole.