2014 Random F1 Discussion

Omega · PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:01 pm

cambridge wrote:

F1_Fan_1993 wrote:

Just thought I'd throw this picture in the thread. Not sure if anyone has seen this before.

Preety cool/rare/weird seeing pictures like this without all their racesuits on and all the sponsorship. Shame don't see more of this and they're made out as "dull" people.

is it safe for formula1 to put so many eggs in the same basket? I mean, just imagine that plane crashing....

Only chance for Alonso to get a decent seat

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:27 pm

it was their only way to get away from the teams and have some fun after a boring race

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:43 pm

Mäth wrote:

This is the best Kimi pic I have ever seen. That said, James Hunt would never have let one like this be taken.

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:47 pm

Inevitable.

Tobias · PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:18 pm

and all i caan say to that is bullshit.

Jason · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:44 am

cambridge wrote:

is it safe for formula1 to put so many eggs in the same basket? I mean, just imagine that plane crashing....

On that basis then I'll tell every single football manager to put his starting 11 on different coaches/planes each to away games.

Spinny35 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:30 am

coldtyre wrote:

When/Why and whose plane was that?

From what Martin Brundles facebook said it was on Niki Laudas plane.

NVirkkula · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:43 am

Jason wrote:

cambridge wrote:

is it safe for formula1 to put so many eggs in the same basket? I mean, just imagine that plane crashing....

On that basis then I'll tell every single football manager to put his starting 11 on different coaches/planes each to away games.

And hockey too. Unfortunately Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has went through the worst.

WilliamsF1 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:24 am

Reminds me of the time Schumacher won one of his titles & jumped on a forklift & drove it around drunk.... From what I hear, he did some damage....

Having a closer look at the pictures, is that the Toyota livery on his shirt? I'm pretty sure that's Willi Weber next to him....

Omega · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:07 am

Don't forget that his brother has driven for Toyota and was probably invited to join the celebrations.

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:33 am

It was 2003, and Panis' shirt for some unknown reason. They also threw a table through a hospitality suite window, and tipped a fridge:

http://wtf1.co.uk/i-predict-a-riot-schu ... e-rampage/

Edit: 2002, even.

Mika Kimi · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:02 am

gkmotorsport wrote:

Edit: 2002, even.

You were right the first time, it was 2003 after just securing his 6th title in the last race of the season.

I remember a headline before the race, "Kimission impossible". But it definitely wasn't Schumacher's best race so the title almost did go to Raikkonen.

DanSN117 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:36 am

cambridge wrote:

F1_Fan_1993 wrote:

Just thought I'd throw this picture in the thread. Not sure if anyone has seen this before.

Preety cool/rare/weird seeing pictures like this without all their racesuits on and all the sponsorship. Shame don't see more of this and they're made out as "dull" people.

is it safe for formula1 to put so many eggs in the same basket? I mean, just imagine that plane crashing....

I work for a 'British Airline' and on the tuesday/wednesday before a Grand Prix our First and Business class cabins are more like the drivers briefing room. Full of drivers/managers and team personnel.

Its always quite interesting to see in which cabin team members fly.

CoCo · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:36 am

oh man that schumacher story is awesome would have killed to see that live in person ,was he punished for it?
i can imagine that his sponsers woulld not be happy with him wearing all that toyota gear

Mattzel89 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:55 am

they didnt just tip a fridge, they also threw it out of a window

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:00 am

CoCo wrote:

oh man that schumacher story is awesome would have killed to see that live in person ,was he punished for it?
i can imagine that his sponsers woulld not be happy with him wearing all that toyota gear

I dug through Autosport's news archive and found this:

A team spokesperson wrote:

Ferrari have said that Michael Schumacher will not face any internal punishment following his wild celebrations after the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka where he won his record-breaking sixth World Championship.

Schumacher, along with brother Ralf and Toyota driver Olivier Panis, went on the rampage throwing a fridge and television out of a window as the champagne celebrations ran well into the night. But any thoughts of Ferrari punishing Schumacher for his antics were ruled out when a team spokesperson said: "Definitely not."

A Formula One source said that Schumacher's alcohol-fuelled behaviour could not be compared to footballers, who have in the past been fined wages after incidents while out drinking.

"It was a guy who has just won his sixth World Championship and was having fun with his friends," the source said. "It is nothing like football, we don't have people cheating and diving and things like that.

"I don't think Michael and Panis and everyone else had a problem they were just having fun. I've never heard of the kind of behaviour of London footballers in motor racing, it is not the same situation."

Another eyewitness account (albeit published in The Sun) reported that MSC and RSC went for a drink to settle things after the collision they had in the race, and it escalated from there. Michael ended up swapping shirts with Olivier, and Ralf threw a TV through the suite window, before the other two followed it with a table. There are some more pics (including the offending fridge and table) in my earlier link.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:18 pm

Haha, thanks, awesome story. From all the drivers I'd never think Olivier would be part of such a thing :lol:

Fabs · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:00 pm

That's one of the classic stories :thumbsup:

Антон · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:12 pm

Quiet sound of engines?
The solution is found! :lol:

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:26 pm

Mattzel89 wrote:

they didnt just tip a fridge, they also threw it out of a window

that might be one of my all time favourite stories, but I always thought they had thrown the fridge while still at the track, not in a hotel room

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