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blamebrampton) wrote2009-03-29 05:50 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2009-03-29 05:50 pm
At LAST!
Ah Jenson, I have mocked your facial hair and shaken my head in despair at the old ITV We Love Button Fest, but by crikey you deserved that win. And Rubens! And ROSS! Ross, you were emotional! For at least two seconds! If Ferrari must be poo, I'm happy Brawn aren't.
And for those who have no idea what I am on about, it's F1. Jenson Button was a Honda driver who was told in the off season that Honda would not be fielding a team this year and so he was now unemployed. Rubens Barichello had been 'let go' from his old drive, and Ross Brawn was Honda's head of technical development, who was also out of a job.
Brawn said 'fuck it', sank a load of his money and all his time into buying out the team and keeping it alive, and bringing Rubens in as the second driver. Virgin came on board as the major sponsor this weekend, so Ross will not be bankrupt, Jenson just won the first race of the season, and Rubens came second. Ross actually teared up.
Basically, it's Seabiscuit for Grand Prix. Even the third-place getter was thrilled for them!
And for those who have no idea what I am on about, it's F1. Jenson Button was a Honda driver who was told in the off season that Honda would not be fielding a team this year and so he was now unemployed. Rubens Barichello had been 'let go' from his old drive, and Ross Brawn was Honda's head of technical development, who was also out of a job.
Brawn said 'fuck it', sank a load of his money and all his time into buying out the team and keeping it alive, and bringing Rubens in as the second driver. Virgin came on board as the major sponsor this weekend, so Ross will not be bankrupt, Jenson just won the first race of the season, and Rubens came second. Ross actually teared up.
Basically, it's Seabiscuit for Grand Prix. Even the third-place getter was thrilled for them!
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I have stopped following F1 for the most part, but caught the end of this race, and was dead chuffed. I'm a big fan of RB, I think he has one of the best tactical and business brains in the business. And I couldn't be happier to see him running Button and Barichello. It was an amazing 'virgin' outing for all, I think.
The new aero kit still looks bloody awful, no matter how you look at it, and if someone doesn't find a way to put a pillow over Bernie's face soon he's going to kill the formula completely. But hey, the show still goes on.
I want to see more of the A1GP - Australia and New Zealand are both doing very well last I heard.
ps. did anyone actually see Richard Branson with that Ouija board in the last laps? inquiring minds would like to know.
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And they do look ridiculous, don't they! BTW, as to ouija boards, saw none, but I did see with Vettel and Kubica voodoo dolls ...
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My office is right across the road from Albert Park where the track is. I damn near went crazy on Friday afternoon.
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(Speaking as a former resident of Adelaide)
Edit: For those who don't know the Clipsal means the Clipsal 500, a V8 supercar race that is held everyyear in early March.
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And then I snorkled my coffee.
And in a strange turn of events I was wondering if I can borrow my corset back. Apparently I have a gig as a lingerie waitress. Intiguing, no?
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Hee, Peter Jensen F1 god, that would actually be better than his real job ...
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