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The Ferrari formula 1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday.
The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the
UK Government's youth opportunity scheme and employ people from Liverpool.
The decision to hire them was brought on a recent documentary
on how unemployed youths from Liverpool area were able to remove a set of wheels
in less than 6 Seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's
existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of euros worth of high
tech equipment.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, went on record as saying this was a
bold move by the Ferrari management, which demonstrated the international
recognition of the UK under new labour.
As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari now have the
advantage over every team. However, Ferrari may have got more than they
bargained for. At the crew's first practice session the Liverpool pit crew
successfully changed the tyres in under 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds
they had re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team
for 8 bottles of Stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of David
Coulthard's bird in the shower.
The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the
UK Government's youth opportunity scheme and employ people from Liverpool.
The decision to hire them was brought on a recent documentary
on how unemployed youths from Liverpool area were able to remove a set of wheels
in less than 6 Seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's
existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of euros worth of high
tech equipment.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, went on record as saying this was a
bold move by the Ferrari management, which demonstrated the international
recognition of the UK under new labour.
As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari now have the
advantage over every team. However, Ferrari may have got more than they
bargained for. At the crew's first practice session the Liverpool pit crew
successfully changed the tyres in under 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds
they had re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team
for 8 bottles of Stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of David
Coulthard's bird in the shower.
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