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Post by aquamac on Apr 8, 2006 16:44:58 GMT
The Ferrari Formula 1 Team sacked its entire pit crew yesterday. The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the UK Government's Youth Opportunity Scheme and employ people from Liverpool.
The decision to hire them was brought on by a recent documentary on how unemployed youths from Liverpool area were able to remove a set of wheels in less than six seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew can only do it in eight seconds with millions of euros worth of high tech equipment. Prime Minister Tony Blair went on record as saying this was a bold move by the Ferrari management, which demonstrated the international recognition of the UK under New Labour.
As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari now have the advantage over every team.
However, Ferrari may have got more than they bargained for. At the crew's first practice session the Liverpool pit crew successfully changed the tyres in under six seconds, but within 12 seconds they had re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren Team for eight bottles of Stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of Coulthard's bird in the shower. ;D
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Post by macmini on Apr 8, 2006 18:10:00 GMT
What a man will do for Coulthards bird in the shower. I'm glad the ferrari team have now got an advantage in the pits, they have lost so many races due to to mandatory pit stops and their less than brilliant pits-team. ;D Though I do think that it is partly down to Schumacher for ferrari's recent losses. Why can't he stop flirting with the female members of ferrari, I mean come on, he's not exactly hitting it off with them with lines like, "Would you like to see my pits." There might be some mixed signals there. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by koyaanisqatsi on Apr 17, 2006 4:36:38 GMT
the most interesting thing about the Schumacher clan is Schumacher Snr. is into watersports
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