F1 Drivers - what do they drive on the road?

[chevronb37]

JPM turned up to Rockingham in a BMW M5 while he was a Williams driver. HTH.

[mchammer89]

Muzzer said:

By that reckoning, you'd rather drive for McLaren than Toyota

Dunno about that:

[sirtyro]

mchammer89 said:

Muzzer said:

By that reckoning, you'd rather drive for McLaren than Toyota

Dunno about that:

That is beautiful!

[SeeFive]

Ayrton was nicked in some variant of a 911 well into 3 figures on a motorway - the day when the copper strolled up to his door and asked "Who the bloody hell do you think you are, Nigel Mansell".

[Save Ferris]

Muzzer said:

Jean Alesi is a known petrolhead

I remember seeing him driving out of Silverstone in a Skyline R34 after a test session.

[Rollcage]

GravelBen said:

Roop said:

I have seen Michael Schumacher in various Ferraris and a Fiat 500 Abarth

On Top Gear he said he likes the 500 Abarth but usually drives the 'family car' Fiat Croma.

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He actually said he drove a family car "like" a Croma!

[Jamesf288]

mchammer89 said:

Project 644 said:

Kimi has an Enzo. He had it during his last year at McLaren and turned up at Woking in it. RD was not amused.

You've gotta love the guy for stunts like that.

Precisely. Using Ron's money to buy from their fiercest rival. Brilliant.

[Muzzer]

Jamesf288 said:

mchammer89 said:

Project 644 said:

Kimi has an Enzo. He had it during his last year at McLaren and turned up at Woking in it. RD was not amused.

You've gotta love the guy for stunts like that.

Precisely. Using Ron's money to buy from their fiercest rival. Brilliant.

You think he bought it?



Sign deal to drive for Ferrari ------> Get given Enzo as gift....

That's how Mansell and Alesi got their F40s and Irv got his 550....

[mchammer89]

sirtyro said:

mchammer89 said:

Muzzer said:

By that reckoning, you'd rather drive for McLaren than Toyota

Dunno about that:

That is beautiful!

And at just over 600 kilos with 800bhp it was pretty quick too!

[Flying Toilet]

Mark Webber mainly drives a BMW X5 but has been seen in a Renault Clio Sport a couple of times...

[Wanta996Gotta]

Give me a Mclaren f1 anyday as a company car.

[Roop]

williamp said:

When asked, f1 drivers will say whatever the sponsors want him to say- Ferrari is owned by fiat, schumi raced for fiat therefore he said he drives a fiat. Whether he does or not is anyones guess.

Never seen a Croma. He drives a Fiat 500 Abarth and various Ferraris. I know this because he lives in the next village to mine and also happens to be next door to my dad. Also occasionally see his car parked outside his office on the main road through the village.

[mchammer89]

And of course who can forget his airport dash in this

Edited by mchammer89 on Wednesday 14th October 15:00

[EDLT]

sirtyro said:

mchammer89 said:

Muzzer said:

By that reckoning, you'd rather drive for McLaren than Toyota

Dunno about that:

That is beautiful!

The rear looks the best imo, no exhaust just turbos!

[Finchy172]

Button Had a Veyron which he has just sold as its up for sale at a dealers in Newmarket.

[phatgixer]

In the olden days when drivers contracts were a bit less prescriptive, I understand that of 22 drivers on the grid, 21 had paid their own money for BMW E34 M5s (mostly in blue) according to a man I knew...

[phatgixer]

chevronb37 said:

JPM turned up to Rockingham in a BMW M5 while he was a Williams driver. HTH.

I've been in that car! (I live near Grove)

Nice E39. Was a bit loose.

[CatherineJ]

Button did have a Civic Type R last year but not sure what now.

Edited by CatherineJ on Wednesday 14th October 16:25

[james_gt3rs]

I think Alonso drove a Megane diesel, as it was "all the car he ever needed". Racing drivers generally aren't very interested in road cars.

[dcw@pr]

I used to know someone whop worked for BMW UK. One day they had a call from the police saying that they had had a number of complaints one morning about a 3 series being driven fast and aggressively around some town (I forget which one now). The police had looked up the registration, and seen it belonged to BMW UK. My friend took the call, apologised, and went to look up who it had ben signed out by that day; the initials were J-PM.