Pockets in Race Suits

[944fan]

I noticed when Paul Di Resta was being interviewed by Jake during qualifying he was still in his race suit and had his hand in his pocket.

Made me wonder, why the fk you would have pockets in a race suit worn by F1 drivers. What on earth are they going to put in them - except their hands during interviews.

[MagicalTrevor]

Car keys?

[Streps]

Could be for the Radio.
I notice Alonso often has a few cables coming out of his suit.

Either that.. or it's chilly in korea

[DrTre]

Sweets, those ones in a tin.

[Furyblade_Lee]

phone numbers for the grid girls, and you want big f***ing pockets!!

[Castrol Craig]

Alonso keeps some of mommas dolmio

Massa keeps his supply of dummy's

Jenson keeps his anti dandruff shampoo

Lewis keeps his cd player & shirtzinger cd

Vettel keeps his awful music mp3

Maaaaaaaaahhhhhhk keeps his shrimps

[Altrezia]

I remember watching an Exige end up in flames while being driven by one of the EVO guys at the N24 last year, he had his phone on him when it happened so took photos and let his mrs know he was OK.

Guess it had to be somewhere?

[davepoth]

That's probably more like it - 90% of the race suits to that pattern will be for gentlemen racers, who no doubt have stuff to put in pockets with them.

[slipstream 1985]

snotty tissue

[kavman0]

Rumour was that Ayrton had an Austrian flag in his pocket at Imola

[Shotgun Rider]

kavman0 said:

Rumour was that Ayrton had an Austrian flag in his pocket at Imola

I think that was meant to be actually in the car.

[emicen]

Shotgun Rider said:

kavman0 said:

Rumour was that Ayrton had an Austrian flag in his pocket at Imola

I think that was meant to be actually in the car.

Yeah, was rolled up in the cockpit.

I've accidentally left my phone in the pocket of mine and it annoyed the st out of me all race cause I was sure it was going to fall out. With a rubber case on the phone, would be useful for a VLM race etc for the reasons mentioned above.

[thunderbelmont]

944fan said:

I noticed when Paul Di Resta was being interviewed by Jake during qualifying he was still in his race suit and had his hand in his pocket.

Made me wonder, why the fk you would have pockets in a race suit worn by F1 drivers. What on earth are they going to put in them - except their hands during interviews.

You need it to keep the pen for signing autographs, to keep a tenner or two to buy a pint in the bar when you have to walk back to the pits when the car gives up in the race, or maybe to keep a couple of johnnies in there just in case you really like that grid girl (be careful in Brazil, or Indonesia....).....

I have a made to measure SFI/FIA suit, I didn't specify anything about pockets - and it has them - nicely made too. In face I can't remember having a suit made that didn't have them.

[jamescodriver]

My dad when he used to rally had one put on his chest so he could put his pipe tobacco somewhere safe...

[F1dude]

Streps said:

Could be for the Radio.
I notice Alonso often has a few cables coming out of his suit.

Either that.. or it's chilly in korea

nope drivers dont have one . its in the car.

Its to get your cock out without having to take the whole suit off - they give access to underclothes (as in they go right through)

[F1dude]

doogz said:

Map? Notebook? Pen? Earplugs? Keys?

Not everyone wearing a race suit is a F1 driver with a team of skivvys around to look after them.

must just be me that fiddles with the old chap then. This post was about F1 drivers, so keys aren't really a factor - but you make a good point nothing special about the suits in F1

[Rude-boy]

Altrezia said:

Guess it had to be somewhere?

Usually tank taped to the roll cage!

Not sure myself as personally i wouldn't want anything in there in case they made the results of a big mistake "Medically interesting"

[Corpulent Tosser]

I usually have a fiver in the pocket so I can buy a cuppa and a bacon roll when wandering around the paddock.

[MrKipling43]

Well, they used to be for mechanics to slip spanners or lead shot in to post-race, to make sure the car weighed up... don't think they do that any more though!

[DanDC5]

I think Le Mans drivers keep phones with them during their stints, on Eurosport this year they mentioned Mike Rockenfeller (however you spell it) had called the guys in the pitlane to tell them he was ok.