Luna Rossa boss Max Sirena has suggested he never really thought beating Team New Zealand was possible in the America's Cup final. And Sirena believed Luna Rossa could start strongly because TNZ were "a little bit rusty" from a lack of match racing. "We knew they were going to improve big time during the series because it was a long series unfortunately. "Unfortunately a fast boat in a long series is always coming on top." "Everybody was a little bit scared (of the AC75s) a couple of years ago," he said.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2021 21:00 UTC