Great comedy moments of Formula One.

[anonymous-user]

just remembered another, i have fond memories of prost spinning in a ferrari at imola on a warm up lap one year. had me and my father, as senna fans, laughing out loud. cant remember if it was raining or just a numpty moment though!

cant get youtube at work so cant find a link!

[F.M]

One that springs to mind for me was around 88 at Monaco...Gerhard Berger was injured & was watching the qualifying/race...can`t remember which...
Berger was most impressed with Warwick`s aggresion & attacking driving and was for the entire weekend saying that Derek was crazy & was going much too fast for a man his age to the film crew...anytime he seen Derek in the pits , he would tap his head in a `your a nutter` gesture...

[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.

[FourWheelDrift]

Morecambe & Wise with "Jane" Hunt

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

[Heebeegeetee]

FourWheelDrift said:

Morecambe & Wise with "Jane" Hunt

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

Brilliant!

[Mr_Thyroid]

Ricardo Rosset qualifying at Monaco (probably '98). Spins on the way down to a corner but misses the barriers, tries to do a spin turn but ends up pointing straight at the barriers engine stalled. I seem to remember the team later said he was still in 5th gear.

[FourWheelDrift]

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

[little RZD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYmju-rmYpg

All the drivers seem to be soo serious these days

[oobster]

Monaco GP 3 or 4 years ago, pre-race build up and the camera was panning round the crowd, people on the boats etc. Close-up of a rather nice tanned lady with a black bra on...

Martin Brundle - "You don't get many of them to the pound!"

[jbudgie]

yes ,remember that . Very true too.

[Heebeegeetee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU5npDoGebE&mod...

Blimey. And we thought Murray would get excited...

[StuMartin]

Not one of the greatest comedy moments, but there's an amusing, and very skilled, one handed power slide by Senna that makes a marshall somewhat shit himself on the lap into parc ferme at the end of the 1992 monaco gp (edited to say, at 1.37/8ish)

Also very amusing to see Mansell totally knackered being held up by a marshall before the podium Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5acE1zvN7oo

Edited by StuMartin on Thursday 7th June 11:26

[Pradley]

Raify said:

Martin on his grid walk. Asks a Scandy driver (can't remember which one) if he was watching Schumacher get his award:

"No, I was having a sh1t."

That was Kimi

I thought it was hilarious!

[FourWheelDrift]

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

[Heebeegeetee]

StuMartin said:

Also very amusing to see Mansell totally knackered being held up by a marshall before the podium Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

Hold on, Mansell was always being propped up on the podium. Then someone would give him a champagne bottle and he'd be up and running around and spraying it everywhere like a good'un.

Twas his way. Nobody was allowed to have had a harder race than him.

[GarrettMacD]

StuMartin said:

Also very amusing to see Mansell totally knackered being held up by a marshall before the podium Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

I think you may have missed a few in between.

Alan Jones - drank like, er, an Australian
Keke Rosberg - smoked like a Beagle (Tyres and Tabs)

[Markytop]

Always liked the time when Martin Brundle at the end of his grid walk handed back to Jim Rosenthal after describing the forthcoming championship decider between Schumacher and a freshly hair-dyed Jacques Villenueve with the line "So who's going to win, Goldilocks or Golden gonads?"

[Ahonen]

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.

[FourWheelDrift]

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

[entropy]

When Mansell destroyed the opposition for during qualifying in Silverstone 1992, team mate Patrese congratulated Nige bye grabbing his balls to check that they were were that big!