JB as Race Taxi driver (& being told off) at F1 Nürburgring

[Justin French]

JB getting told how to drive by AMG .. So funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ilCS2V_QyI

Sorry if already posted.

Cheers,

J

[Graebob]

Love it. Pity about the handheld camera but what can you do really?! Good shout

[Graebob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrPFQt9KTd4 BMW let Kubica drift the M5

[beakr]

"Yes mate, I'm a formula 1 driver"

[lozriva]

Good video mate 'you're talking to an F1 driver here!' lol

[John D.]

beakr said:

"Yes mate, I'm a formula 1 driver"

Classic

[lozriva]

I wonder why the guy was telling him he could use only 'sport' mode, that is weird no? i wonder if the LH would of been handled like that from the AMG boys?

[HereBeMonsters]

lozriva said:

I wonder why the guy was telling him he could use only 'sport' mode, that is weird no? i wonder if the LH would of been handled like that from the AMG boys?

To save the tyres and stop him drifting?

[lozriva]

Ye i grab that but really, isn't it worth a set of tyres for all the media to say they were having an amazing drive and day with AMG, i mean really maybe on the grounds of safety, he could of said please drifting to a minimum but please leave it in sport! lol.

[Ian Davidson]

Anyone remember Antonio Pizzonia's attempt at something similar in the Jag?

Gotta find it...

Here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc8uZGDAdQE

[Rollcage]

Ian Davidson said:

Anyone remember Antonio Pizzonia's attempt at something similar in the Jag?

Gotta find it...

Here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc8uZGDAdQE

Sutters was a very luck guy - that could have been fatal quite easily. Love the way he is checking AP is ok!

[lozriva]

Ian Davidson said:

Anyone remember Antonio Pizzonia's attempt at something similar in the Jag?

Gotta find it...

Here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc8uZGDAdQE

lol, good find, mate. Didn't actually look that fast to be fatal, the gravel trap scrubbed of a lot of that speed well. Although they really should of been wearing helmets incase that roof came any closer!

[Nicol@]

Pizzonia

Back to the funny side, this one made me laugh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpo8RDyOEWY

[Ian Davidson]

Sorry to thread-jack but it's kind of why the AMG guys were so strict with JB. It's technically their responsibility and if JB got something wrong like AP did, they may have been liable or something crazy.

It looks like AP took F1 entry speed into that turn for me. Totally forgot he was driving a road car!

[thunderbelmont]

John D. said:

beakr said:

"Yes mate, I'm a formula 1 driver"

Classic

I remember something similar when was sitting in the "grub" garage at Jerez while working with Stewart GP. Rubens came in for lunch, sat down on our table and was most gracious.

Johnny Sherbert came in, grabbed his grub, sat opposite to me, offered his hand "Hello, I'm Johnny, I'm a driver" (Rubens grinned wryly)
Lunch was a right hoot.

[Justin French]

Ian Davidson said:

Sorry to thread-jack but it's kind of why the AMG guys were so strict with JB. It's technically their responsibility and if JB got something wrong like AP did, they may have been liable or something crazy.

It looks like AP took F1 entry speed into that turn for me. Totally forgot he was driving a road car!

You're right, defo wise to have words with the F1 drivers before taking passengers out, but this guy from AMG was taking the pi**. I just hope his guy from Mercedes-Benz/AMG is around to give Michael Schumacher the same advice/tips (especially on where the gear-shift paddles are) next year - That would make for interesting viewing


Cheers.

J

[EDLT]

HereBeMonsters said:

lozriva said:

I wonder why the guy was telling him he could use only 'sport' mode, that is weird no? i wonder if the LH would of been handled like that from the AMG boys?

To save the tyres and stop him drifting?

Maybe they thought the car wouldn't take it...

[fastfreddy]

EDLT said:

HereBeMonsters said:

lozriva said:

I wonder why the guy was telling him he could use only 'sport' mode, that is weird no? i wonder if the LH would of been handled like that from the AMG boys?

To save the tyres and stop him drifting?

Maybe they thought the car wouldn't take it...

AMGs are quite fragile actually. That and tyre-wear would have been the issue on that day.

[Allyc85]

He shoul have just turned it off once he got away from the pits then switched it back on before he got back.

Anyway what were AMG really going to do, hed hardly get sacked for it!

[FM]

Great vids...lovely noise from the Merc, Jag drive.. knew he was in trouble early & was vainly trying all the tricks in the book ....