Post by Gunny on Feb 9, 2005 17:25:27 GMT
The Ferrari formula 1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday.
The announcement followed Ferari's decision to take advantage of the UK Govenment'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 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of euro's worth of high tech equipment.
Prime Minister Tony Blair went on record as saying this was a bold move by 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 Pit Crew's first practice session the Liverpool pit crew successfully changed the tyres in under 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had resprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the Mclaren Team for 8 bottles of stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of Coultard's bird in the shower.
The announcement followed Ferari's decision to take advantage of the UK Govenment'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 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of euro's worth of high tech equipment.
Prime Minister Tony Blair went on record as saying this was a bold move by 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 Pit Crew's first practice session the Liverpool pit crew successfully changed the tyres in under 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had resprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the Mclaren Team for 8 bottles of stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of Coultard's bird in the shower.
