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6 Aug 2003, 12:33 (Ref:681208)
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Smile For The Bernie
Just seen this and thought it was amusing!
"Bernie Ecclestone has threatened to fine drivers if they do not smile and wave at spectators during driver parades....And if they don’t smile and wave their wallet will face the consequences. He said: "We have to stop taking and start to give back to the public....Look at the people who sat in the Hockenheim grandstand in 35-degree heat. All they had to look at from F1 on the Sunday morning before the race was the drivers' parade. "Twenty idiots on the lorry chatting among themselves and not even acknowledging the crowd. They didn't bother to wave or anything. Well, if they don't in future maybe we will have to fine them."  Source: www.itv.com/f1 |
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6 Aug 2003, 13:00 (Ref:681238)
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He does have a point though doesn't he
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6 Aug 2003, 13:09 (Ref:681242)
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Absolutely.
But then again, we surely don't expect the primadonnas to notice the fact that people are actually watching their efforts, and, worse still, have paid money to do so, do we? |
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6 Aug 2003, 13:14 (Ref:681248)
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I have found that when the F1 drivers are all hearded onto the FIA low-loader trailer, then they all start to natter with each other rather than smile & wave at the paying public!
In Canada, for example, the drivers have an old car (Austin Healey) with their own driver to take them on their parade lap. Result....no one to natter to, so they DO smile and wave at the crowds! |
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6 Aug 2003, 13:21 (Ref:681258)
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They used to do that at the British GP too until a couple of years ago. As you say, they have nothing else to do then other than wave to the crowd.
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6 Aug 2003, 13:31 (Ref:681263)
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Make 'em walk!
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6 Aug 2003, 13:45 (Ref:681274)
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This'll be perfect training for some drivers! They can perfect that "It really wasn't my fault" walk for when they fail to finish the race and have to walk back to the garages! |
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6 Aug 2003, 13:56 (Ref:681283)
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give em exploding clown cars
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6 Aug 2003, 14:07 (Ref:681288)
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6 Aug 2003, 14:09 (Ref:681292)
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I was waiting to see who filled the Jordan/Minardi gap
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6 Aug 2003, 14:15 (Ref:681299)
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Which driver will be the first to ask for a pay increase due to more public relationship work????????
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6 Aug 2003, 14:17 (Ref:681301)
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Jacques Villeneuve. Next question...
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6 Aug 2003, 14:21 (Ref:681306)
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As observer said, they should revert to earlier years - each driver in a separate car (obviously open, race sponsor provided or maybe team provided?) with a driver, so they can actually concentrate on the crowd...
Dunno who's idea the low loader was, but it belongs in a street carnival not an F1 meeting... |
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6 Aug 2003, 14:27 (Ref:681312)
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Look, its alright going on about low loaders and open top cars-but what happens if its raining, we can't have those poor drivers getting wet, can we
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6 Aug 2003, 14:57 (Ref:681336)
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they race in open-topped cars...
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6 Aug 2003, 14:58 (Ref:681338)
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Hmmm... "Michael can't race today because his umbrella poked him in the eye on his parade lap..."
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6 Aug 2003, 14:59 (Ref:681339)
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They do race in open cars, that's true. But they usually have helmets on then to keep the rain off...
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6 Aug 2003, 15:01 (Ref:681342)
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6 Aug 2003, 15:53 (Ref:681376)
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I agree with the Observer and Stephen, the open top car is the way to go and do away with the low loader.
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6 Aug 2003, 17:04 (Ref:681428)
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Re: Smile For The Bernie
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6 Aug 2003, 17:34 (Ref:681445)
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Well, the big question is : Are they able to smile ????
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6 Aug 2003, 17:46 (Ref:681452)
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I don't like smiling and waving idiots.
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6 Aug 2003, 17:56 (Ref:681459)
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So he really called them "twenty idiots on a lory"?
Maybe MM & BE could ride the low loader so that the drivers could return the favor minus 18.
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6 Aug 2003, 18:01 (Ref:681462)
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Traditional Bernie stuff, love it!
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6 Aug 2003, 20:36 (Ref:681577)
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Total rubbish. Never mind the F1 drivers parade, give us some support races. I was sat looking at an empty track for way too long at Silverstone. Give us touring cars, saloon cars, formula 3, anything. Just don't let us have to watch road sweepers cleaning up dust from the track for hours on end.
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