Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo invited the British photocopy shop employee who helped uncover the McLaren spy scandal to Italy to thank him.
"If it had not been for that photocopy man we would not have known anything about this story," Montezemolo told reporters on Wednesday at the carmaker's end-of-year celebration at their Maranello headquarters.
The anonymous employee was ushered into Maranello's front door in front of 100 members of the press.
"As soon as I got inside, I was given a Patrick Tambay beer coaster and shown the back door", the unidentified man explained.
"They can photocopy my ass!" he said.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
Renault: Too stupid to cheat!
Renault was not penalised for possessing confidential McLaren technical information due to “lack of brains”, the FIA revealed on Friday
A technical drawing depicted an innovative ‘J-damper’ system developed by McLaren as a substitute for the tuned mass dampers which were banned by the FIA in July 2006.
Renault admitted to using this information when it requested a rule clarification from the FIA due to concerns about the legality of McLaren’s damper system.
However, the WMSC said the hypothetical design Renault supplied to the governing body suggested that "Renault fundamentally misunderstood the operation of the system and suggested that while you can lead a monkey to water, you can't necessarily teach him the fundementals of salinity via efficient water irrigation.".
A technical drawing depicted an innovative ‘J-damper’ system developed by McLaren as a substitute for the tuned mass dampers which were banned by the FIA in July 2006.
Renault admitted to using this information when it requested a rule clarification from the FIA due to concerns about the legality of McLaren’s damper system.
However, the WMSC said the hypothetical design Renault supplied to the governing body suggested that "Renault fundamentally misunderstood the operation of the system and suggested that while you can lead a monkey to water, you can't necessarily teach him the fundementals of salinity via efficient water irrigation.".
Thursday, December 6, 2007
GM to sue F1 Fraternity
General Motors are said to be considering legal action against FOM, citing intellectual property rights to F1's dowforce producing technology.
After the invention of downforce-producing wings first applied to an Opel speed record car in the 1920s, the technology was taken up by Swiss racer/engineer Michael May in the '50s and thereafter by GM, whose programme gave us the be-winged Chaparral sports racers of the mid-60s.
In 1968 the technology found its way into F1 via Ferrari and Brabham, but only now has the money been sufficient enough for a lawsuit.
"We've got to thank Max on this one" a GM executive explained with a moth full of molars. "How does one hundred-billion sound?"
After the invention of downforce-producing wings first applied to an Opel speed record car in the 1920s, the technology was taken up by Swiss racer/engineer Michael May in the '50s and thereafter by GM, whose programme gave us the be-winged Chaparral sports racers of the mid-60s.
In 1968 the technology found its way into F1 via Ferrari and Brabham, but only now has the money been sufficient enough for a lawsuit.
"We've got to thank Max on this one" a GM executive explained with a moth full of molars. "How does one hundred-billion sound?"
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Alonso Honda seat fitting confirmed.
Rumours circulating that World Championship runner-up Fernando Alonso had been to Brackley for a seat fitting at Honda Racing have been confirmed.
Despite Honda's dismisals of the rumours, GP Specialist sources have evidence of a '85 seat-fitting consisting of derriere DNA samples and a spat-out dummy residing in the foot-well area.
Alonso's management could not confirm or deny hte allegations were seen in talks with Tonka sponsership representatives during the week.
Despite Honda's dismisals of the rumours, GP Specialist sources have evidence of a '85 seat-fitting consisting of derriere DNA samples and a spat-out dummy residing in the foot-well area.
Alonso's management could not confirm or deny hte allegations were seen in talks with Tonka sponsership representatives during the week.
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