Great comedy moments of Formula One.

[Heebeegeetee]

StuMartin said:

Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

Didn't James win that TV Supersportsman type programme thingy in the seventies, whereby sports people from various disciplines competed in different exercises to determine the fittest?

IIRC Jody Schekter won it too, in true motorsport fashion. I seem to recall the competition was to be decided by the last exercise, squat thrusts. Jody checked the rule book, and nope, it didn't say anywhere that you couldn't fill your plimsoles with fairy liquid, so he did and he won.

All IIRC of course.

[iffy]

I can't remember the year ,i do recall a Derek Warwick driving a F1 in the late eightie or early ninties at Brand Hatch and the fire extinguisher was accidently set off during the race or qualification,he got plastered below the steering wheel level!!

[HiRich]

I think this came out after Kimi Raikkonen (then Sauber) had his steering wheel come off at Imola.

Mika Hakkinen mentioned that he had the same problem in the Lotus at Suzuka, at a considerably higher speed.
Interviewer: "What did you do?"
Mika: "I put it back on again"

[Ahonen]

HiRich said:

I think this came out after Kimi Raikkonen (then Sauber) had his steering wheel come off at Imola.

Mika Hakkinen mentioned that he had the same problem in the Lotus at Suzuka, at a considerably higher speed.
Interviewer: "What did you do?"
Mika: "I put it back on again"

Hakkinen has come out with some classics over the years. In '01, after winning the British GP, the pres conference interviewer asked him why he pushed so hard in the closing stages, despite having a big lead. "Well I wanted to have a nice cup of tea before the others finished", was the matter of fact response...

[spectatorsam]

Schumacher was reacting to something after an incident on track. His comments were utter sh***te. the interviewer handed back to Murray walker and Martin Brundle, Brundel says
" well if your name is Schumacher, you can talk cobblers"

CLASSIC!!

[HiRich]

One story from the sixties, French Grand Prix.

Mechanics of various teams decamp to a bar, and get rather boisterous. A couple of gendarmes turn up. An Australian mechanic rather foolishly pinches the copper's gun, at which point the entire French Police force turn up.

The Lotus mechanics rather wisely run out the back door. Once safe they make their way to the front to laugh at what happens. One eyes the gendarme's equivalent of a black maria. Looks at his toolbox. Looks back at the van.

While everyone's still busy in the bar, they remove all the wheelnuts, then neatly put them inside the balti dish-style hubcaps. Eventually the gendarmes bring out a choice group of arrestees, load them in the van, and set off. KLUMPF...

[groomi]

Ahonen said:

Hakkinen has come out with some classics over the years. In '01, after winning the British GP, the pres conference interviewer asked him why he pushed so hard in the closing stages, despite having a big lead. "Well I wanted to have Nicecupoftea before the others finished", was the matter of fact response...

PH'er in gay F1 driver sex romp scandal!

[ferrisbueller]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ17wzNoBLE

Kimi again

[D_Mike]

DC in the race today was quite good:

Pits to DC: How's the car David?

DC: It doesn't turn, stop and its got absolutely no traction!

...

DC: apart from that it's great!

[FourWheelDrift]

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

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

[FourWheelDrift]

Brundle showing attitude on the grid USA 2007

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

[DJC]

FourWheelDrift said:

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?"

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Friday 1st June 11:42

Oh that is absolute genius by Gerhard Love it!

[Marki]

Heebeegeetee said:

StuMartin said:

Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

Didn't James win that TV Supersportsman type programme thingy in the seventies, whereby sports people from various disciplines competed in different exercises to determine the fittest?

IIRC Jody Schekter won it too, in true motorsport fashion. I seem to recall the competition was to be decided by the last exercise, squat thrusts. Jody checked the rule book, and nope, it didn't say anywhere that you couldn't fill your plimsoles with fairy liquid, so he did and he won.

All IIRC of course.

Jacky Stewart also won it

[Derek Smith]

little RZD said:

All the drivers seem to be soo serious these days

I was talking to an old chap in the middle '80s when they put a speed trap along the top striaght at Brands for the GP practice. The drivers were enjoying themselves trying to get top score - Mansell won. I said that it was good to see them having fun and he said 'all drivers too serious today.' He mentioned a sportscar car race he saw in the '50s when Moss and Hawthorn were first and second on the 'Le mans' style starting grid where the drivers had to run across the track and get into their cars before driving off. Moss always considered himself the best. He had a bet with Hawthorn as to which would be first into the first corner. At the ten seconds to go signal, Hawthorn wandered across the track, got into his car and drove away. Moss was reduced to shouting, 'You bastard, Hawthorn.'

[Red Firecracker]

An amusing bit of commentary that was cut from the afternoon repeat from Melbourne (think it was the first year)

Alan Jones was sharing the booth with Murray and I think Herr Schumacher was trying to overtake, I think, Alesi (?). Murray went into a deep discussion of what was going through Alesi's mind with Schumacher behind him and the pressure of holding him off. Alan Jones cut through it and uttered;

'I'll tell you what he's thinking, you're not getting past me, you arrogant little Kraut, that's what's going through his mind'

Funnily enough that bit was missing from the repeat.

[FourWheelDrift]

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

[anonymous-user]

probably deaf too, or it is now anyway.

[RobbieMeister]

Marki said:

Heebeegeetee said:

StuMartin said:

Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

Didn't James win that TV Supersportsman type programme thingy in the seventies, whereby sports people from various disciplines competed in different exercises to determine the fittest?

IIRC Jody Schekter won it too, in true motorsport fashion. I seem to recall the competition was to be decided by the last exercise, squat thrusts. Jody checked the rule book, and nope, it didn't say anywhere that you couldn't fill your plimsoles with fairy liquid, so he did and he won.

All IIRC of course.

Jacky Stewart also won it

Barrington didn't

[freedman]

Marki said:

Heebeegeetee said:

StuMartin said:

Possibly the least fit world champion since James Hunt..

Didn't James win that TV Supersportsman type programme thingy in the seventies, whereby sports people from various disciplines competed in different exercises to determine the fittest?

IIRC Jody Schekter won it too, in true motorsport fashion. I seem to recall the competition was to be decided by the last exercise, squat thrusts. Jody checked the rule book, and nope, it didn't say anywhere that you couldn't fill your plimsoles with fairy liquid, so he did and he won.

All IIRC of course.

Jacky Stewart also won it

No he didnt (and nor did James Hunt AFAIK)

Edited by freedman on Wednesday 29th August 08:04

[Joe911]

Superstars roll of honour ...

1973:

1 David Hemery - athletics
2 Barry John - rugby union
3 Joe Bugner - boxing
3 Jackie Stewart - Formula One
5 Roger Taylor - tennis
6 Bobby Moore - football
7 Tony Jacklin - golf

1974:

1 John Conteh - boxing
2 David Hemery - athletics
3 Colin Bell - football
4 Tony Greig - cricket
5 John H Stracey - boxing
6 Chay Blyth - sailing
7 Mick Channon - football

1976:

1 David Hemery - athletics
2 John Conteh - boxing
3 James Hunt - Formula One
4 Gareth Edwards - rugby union
5 David Duckham - rugby union
6 David Starbrook - judo
7 Jonah Barrington - squash
8 Malcom MacDonald - football
8 JPR Williams - rugby union
10 Stan Bowles - football

1977:

1 Tim Crooks - rowing
2 Geoff Capes - athletics
3 Dave "Boy" Green - boxing
4 Malcom MacDonald - football
5 Mick Channon - football
6 Gerald Davies - rugby union
7 Keith Remfry - judo
8 JPR Williams - rugby union

1978 (final):

1 Brian Jacks - judo
2 Lynn Davies - athletics
3 Andy Irvine - rugby union
4 Dave "Boy" Green - boxing
5 Ian Neale - gymnastics
6 Tim Crooks - rowing
7 Brian Phelps - diving
8 Gordon Hill - football

1979 (final):

1 Brian Jacks - judo
2 John Sherwood - athletics
3 Daley Thompson - athletics
4 Steve Assinder - basketball
5 JJ Williams - rugby union
6 Danny Nightingale - athletics
7 Alan Minter - boxing
8 Geoff Hurst - football

1981 (final):

1 Keith Fielding - rugby league
2 Andy Ripley - rugby union
3 Mike Hazlewood - athletics
4 Lynn Davies - athletics
5 Jim Fox - pentathlete
6 David Jenkins - athletics
7 Mick Channon - football
8 Peter Bonetti - football

1981 ("Challenge of Champions&quot:

1 Keith Fielding - rugby league
2 Lynn Davies - athletics
3 Brian Jacks - judo
4 David Hemery - athletics
4 John Sherwood - athletics
6 John Conteh - boxing
6 Malcom MacDonald - football
8 Tim Crooks - rowing

1982 (final):

1 Brian Hooper - athletics
2 Alan Lerwill - athletics
3 Keith Fielding - rugby league
4 Brian Hayhurst - gymnastics
5 Jeff Davies - gymnastics
6 Neil Adams - judo
7 Mike Slemen - rugby union
8 Alton Byrd - basketball

1983 (final):

1 Brian Hooper - athletics
2 Des Drummond - rugby league
3 Vic Charles - karate
4 Lynn Davies - athletics
5 Mike Hazlewood - athletics
6 Stewart Matthews - surfer
7 Konrad Bartelski - skiing
8 David Wilkie - swimming

1984:

1 Gary Cook - athletics
2 Eddie Kidd - motorbikes
3 Peter Elliot - athletics
4 Ron Haslam - motorbikes
5 Robert Smith - judo
6 Peter Wheeler - rugby union
7 John Lloyd - tennis
8 Colin Jones - boxing

1985:

1 Robin Brew - swimming
2 Joe Lydon - rugby league
3 Steve Redgrave - rowing
4 Neil Adams - judo
5 Stuart Pearson - football
6 David Ottley - cricket
7 Colin Deans - rugby union
8 Phil Brown - athletics

2002 (Sport Relief special):

1 Austin Healey - rugby
=2 Stephanie Cook - modern pentathlon
=2 Chris Boardman - cycling

2003 (final):

1 Du'aine Ladejo - athletics
2 Alain Baxter - skiing
3 Jamie Baulch - athletics
4 Graham Bell - skiing
5 Tony Underwood - rugby union
6 Steve Claridge - football
7 Greg Searle - rowing/sailing
8 Phil de Glanville - rugby union

=1 Zoe Baker - swimming
=1 Lesley McKenna - snowboarding
3 Annabelle Croft - tennis
4 Leanda Cave - triathlon
5 Kate Howey - judo
6 Katharine Merry - athletics
7 Fiona May - athletics
8 Liz McColgan - athletics