Great comedy moments of Formula One.

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To try and forget the media rubbish over the last few days and Bernie's Bond villan approach to the sport I thought I'd start a thread with some classic moment from F1.

One that always makes me laugh to begin with. The day Eliseo Salazar took out Nelson Piquet at Hockenheim.

Clive James voice over - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV0aQPLJNvA
Murray's hyper-commentary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SXbGDcMeo8

"oh my goodness"

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GarrettMacD said:

Taki Inoue - Getting rammed at Monaco after the F1 qualifying by Jean Ragnotti in a Renault WRC car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te5VYrXZjnk

GarrettMacD said:

Taki Inoue - Budapest. Pulls off the circuit with terminal failure. Jumps out of the car... and gets hit by the safety car!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3GIKs3GHEA

GarrettMacD said:

David Coulthard - Hitting the pitlane wall as he was on his way in for a stop. Can't remember the GP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqLTWyr836g

Have I got to do all of these



Odd they aren't working links? Copy & paste.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 31st May 16:10

[FourWheelDrift]

Gerhard Berger (incidently a massive Mr Bean fan) was always up to funny stuff in the pits at Grand Prix.

This is the only bit of film I could find, it's Gerhard sitting in his new Benetton car for the first time, doesn't like the view in the mirror so tries to adjust it. But breaks it off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f-zTD4u2FA

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Gerhard once threw Ayrton Senna's briefcase out of a helicopter when they were team mates at McLaren, "It's damage proof!" "Is it? Lets see!". In retaliation Senna stole Berger's wallet and had all the credit cards bolted together, so Berger put 99 live frogs in Senna's hotel room, Berger knowing Senna was such a precise and slightly anally retentive person would assume there would be 100 frogs and Berger knew he would search his room until he found the 100th. Senna told Berger that he had that it took until 2AM to get rid of all the frogs, to which Berger asked "what about the snake?"

He also taped a picture of some rather large and perfectly formed breasts on Senna's passport photograph once, not helpful when trying to get through some strict passport control

There's loads more.

But the last one goes to Nelson Piquet. Nelson walking down the pitlane in front of Senna's garage wearing a t-shirt saying "Nelson Piquet, Brazils fastest straight driver"

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Friday 1st June 11:42

[FourWheelDrift]

And getting MTV's roving reporter Davina McCall in a head lock. I'd have paid to see that

He's surprised Brundle a couple of times too when he's been trying to do a live piece to camera.

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Morecambe & Wise with "Jane" Hunt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6H7-izXzjk

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Thread can't go on without some Murrayisms.

Interviewing Bernie Ecclestone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2PlPMuwWzE

That moment with Mansell's bumped head mentioned earlier - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC_Q5EZKTkc

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Same year as Coulthard hitting the pitlane wall in Adelaide, Roberto Moreno in the Forti did the same thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvfmhFa_SeM

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Ahonen said:

GarrettMacD said:

Keke Rosberg - smoked like a Beagle (Tyres and Tabs)

I've always loved the Rosberg folklore surrounding that 160mph lap of Silverstone. Allegedly he stubbed his cigarette out in the pit lane and said: "Right, let's do it".

Legend.

He also said when asked if he would go into Touring car racing after he retired from F1. "Only toilets have doors." He had quite a interesting toilet free Sportscar and DTM career after he retired

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DC obsessed with Louise Goodman's nipples during a cold Hungarian qualifying session in 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6QVlqbCaI

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Brundle showing attitude on the grid USA 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb1CAOHeJTU

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New one I haven't seen before.

Practice session for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim and an obviously short sighted feathered F1 fan who managed to sneak over Bernie's electric fan-proof fence to get a good look at the cars as they went past

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDqxW9LH1s

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SamHH said:

Was watching a vid of the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix and saw this:

Bonnier, Ireland and Ginther in the Honda Ring Taxi