RE: Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story looks epic

[vaud]

Keano Reeves is by all accounts a very very cool, generous and nice guy.

[stuart100]

NGK210 said:

stuart100 said:

There's no way that baseball cap goes well with that suit. Especially on a near 60 year old man.

A trailer for a documentary about one of the best F1 seasons, ever, with an all-star cast and lots of great BTS footage / revelations - and the one thing that compels you to comment is... the presenter's hat

I’ve always been amazed by Brawn’s achievements in that year. Like a fairytale. I very much looking forward to seeing the documentary.

My comment was just a joke. I only wrote it as it would be the 1st comment otherwise I probably wouldn’t have bothered at all.

[Water Fairy]

Bobtherallyfan said:

griffdude said:

Keano Reeves was staying at a local hotel whilst filming this & popped into our village pub for dinner. Really nice bloke.

He’s known for being a really nice guy…uses the subway and gives up his seat to others, hangs out with the homeless etc etc….not your typical celebrity.

Indeed, he has historically given shed loads of money away to good causes

[HTP99]

Water Fairy said:

Bobtherallyfan said:

griffdude said:

Keano Reeves was staying at a local hotel whilst filming this & popped into our village pub for dinner. Really nice bloke.

He’s known for being a really nice guy…uses the subway and gives up his seat to others, hangs out with the homeless etc etc….not your typical celebrity.

Indeed, he has historically given shed loads of money away to good causes

Yep, he lives very discreetly in a small apartment in NY, most of his money is given away to charities, he just has zero bullst about him, no ego, nothing, just a genuinely nice guy.

[BobToc]

Turini said:

Has Jenson Button aged at all..? Sitting in the car he looks genuinely excited, one of my favourite drivers

It’s depressing isn’t it, he looks like he’s in his late twenties and seems like a nice guy with it!

[BobToc]

5pen said:

Reminds me of this thread from 2008
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

That thread is amazing and is maybe as good a tale as any of how unlikely the whole thing was.

[5pen]

BobToc said:

5pen said:

Reminds me of this thread from 2008
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

That thread is amazing and is maybe as good a tale as any of how unlikely the whole thing was.

Yup, to précis some of the realistic advice he was given, it was along the lines of “might as well burn your money / flush it down the toilet”.

[nismo48]

Mouse Rat said:

Briliant, remember it well from when F1 used to be popular to watch.
Brawn F1 and Leicester City probably the best sporting shocks of recent times.

With you on that..

[Ardennes92]

British Beef said:

For me the tragedy of it was Honda had designed and built the car over seasons of huge cost, and then essentially given it away for free along with the incredible marketing opportunity of winning F1.

Think the real tragedy is that it’s not on terrestrial tv for ALL to watch

[520TORQUES]

Blib said:

Brilliant!

I found my withdrawal slip, i was £50 out on memory.

[Klippie]

Oh I can't wait for this...Jenson and Rubens must have been like dogs with two dicks that season, I remember being transfixed by every race just watching to see what was about to unfold, mid season the pack started to catch-up as Brawn were basically spent but they had such a lead over the rest it was fingernail shredding exciting the last few races of the championship...I can still remember when Jenson saw his dad it must have been an emotional overload for the lad...just brilliant that was.

[WestyCarl]

I've read the Nick Fry (Brawn CEO) book about Brawn GP and the 2009 season.

It was a great read and an amazing story

[vaud]

WestyCarl said:

I've read the Nick Fry (Brawn CEO) book about Brawn GP and the 2009 season.

It was a great read and an amazing story

Also go back and listen to this interview from 2016 from Motorsport Magazine:

https://shows.acast.com/motorsportmagazine/episode...

[BoomerPride]

This probably belongs in the tenuous link to famous people thread, but Ross once made me a cup of coffee in his kitchen. He's a lovely chap.

Edited by BoomerPride on Saturday 4th November 16:49

[eyestwice]

griffdude said:

Keano Reeves was staying at a local hotel whilst filming this & popped into our village pub for dinner. Really nice bloke.

Nice, perhaps. Bet he got pissed off though that he couldn't just sit and have a pint/meal in peace.

Which, considering you count him as a really nice bloke, paints you as one of the people that prevent d him from doing so.

I've never understood the cult of celebrity. Let him eat his bloody pie.

[Kes Arevo]

eyestwice said:

Nice, perhaps. Bet he got pissed off though that he couldn't just sit and have a pint/meal in peace.

Which, considering you count him as a really nice bloke, paints you as one of the people that prevent d him from doing so.

I've never understood the cult of celebrity. Let him eat his bloody pie.

[Acorn1]

I'll definitely watch it, the man transformed F1 cars

[Jon_S_Rally]

eyestwice said:

Nice, perhaps. Bet he got pissed off though that he couldn't just sit and have a pint/meal in peace.

Which, considering you count him as a really nice bloke, paints you as one of the people that prevent d him from doing so.

I've never understood the cult of celebrity. Let him eat his bloody pie.

What a bizarre post. Talk about making assumptions.

[Stick Legs]

Jon_S_Rally said:

eyestwice said:

Nice, perhaps. Bet he got pissed off though that he couldn't just sit and have a pint/meal in peace.

Which, considering you count him as a really nice bloke, paints you as one of the people that prevent d him from doing so.

I've never understood the cult of celebrity. Let him eat his bloody pie.

What a bizarre post. Talk about making assumptions.

It doesn’t sound like a ‘Jason Plato’ situation.

[griffdude]

Stick Legs said:

Jon_S_Rally said:

eyestwice said:

Nice, perhaps. Bet he got pissed off though that he couldn't just sit and have a pint/meal in peace.

Which, considering you count him as a really nice bloke, paints you as one of the people that prevent d him from doing so.

I've never understood the cult of celebrity. Let him eat his bloody pie.

What a bizarre post. Talk about making assumptions.

It doesn’t sound like a ‘Jason Plato’ situation.

He was well & truly ignored as initially no one recognised him.
After his meal he came from the dining area to the bar & just started chatting to the locals. There were only a few in the bar. Don’t see the problem. Should he have been given the cold shoulder as ‘he’s not from round here’?