Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 From Autosport: Ferrari invite photocopy shop guy to Italy Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has invited the British photocopy shop employee who helped uncover the McLaren spy scandal to Italy to thank him. "If it had not been for that photocopy man we would not have known anything about this story," Montezemolo told reporters on Wednesday at the carmaker's end-of-year celebration at their Maranello headquarters. "That's why we have invited him to the Mugello race track and will invite him to our factory." The anonymous employee tipped off Ferrari that somebody had copied 780 pages of their technical data in June. The dossier was found at the home of McLaren's former chief designer Mike Coughlan and the scandal eventually cost his team the constructors' title and a $100-million fine. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen went on to edge McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso for the drivers' title. Montezemolo had already dedicated Ferrari's win at the Belgian Grand Prix, where the Italian team virtually secured the constructors' championship, to the employee and to fans. With the FIA bringing some closure to the spy scandal this week by cancelling a February hearing into McLaren's 2008 car, Montezemolo hopes the sport can now move on from the affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 9 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 whoopie woo woo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 whoopie woo woo I thought it was a nice touch. Your point is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 9 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 my point is dont post on this board when you have got home from an all day christmas sesh! i cannot even remember getting home let alone going online and yeah that is a very nice touch (jammy git!!!) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26144 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 So it’s now Sir Lewis Hamilton. Undoubtedly one of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen but still a tax dodging cunt? Does he deserve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) J69 will be angrier than he's been since Lenny Henry Edited December 30, 2020 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3180 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, ewerk said: So it’s now Sir Lewis Hamilton. Undoubtedly one of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen but still a tax dodging cunt? Does he deserve it? There are many other tax dodging cunts who were given knighthoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26144 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 And most in not such a high profile way. Still doesn’t make it okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3180 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 11 hours ago, ewerk said: And most in not such a high profile way. Still doesn’t make it okay. You’re absolutely right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26144 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Invariably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26144 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Indubitably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19720 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Sporadically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14493 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I found this graphic to be very informative Ironically my old man knew Jim Clark. He used to watch him from the pits at Charterhall airfield in Berwickshire when he was just getting started in racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Just anyone really care about the honours system? It was nice to see Rashford get a medal but other than that I can’t see I’m bothered. It’s fairly meaningless tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26144 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 It’s a crock of shit and the whole thing should be done away with along with the Royal Family. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30226 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, PaddockLad said: I found this graphic to be very informative Ironically my old man knew Jim Clark. He used to watch him from the pits at Charterhall airfield in Berwickshire when he was just getting started in racing. Tbf, they deserved medals for taking part in the racing in those days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26144 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, PaddockLad said: I found this graphic to be very informative Ironically my old man knew Jim Clark. He used to watch him from the pits at Charterhall airfield in Berwickshire when he was just getting started in racing. I can’t speak about the rest on the list but afaia Damon Hill never lived in Monaco. Be wary of semi-professional looking graphics on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14493 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, ewerk said: I can’t speak about the rest on the list but afaia Damon Hill never lived in Monaco. Be wary of semi-professional looking graphics on Twitter. Thats mentioned in the comments...apparently when he got his gong he was registered in Monaco for tax purposes. Jackie Stewart has live in Switzerland since 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I think there is perhaps less respect for Hamilton because of how boring the sport has become. I feel like when I grew up watching Mansell, Hill, Schumacher, etc there was a genuine fear of danger and a really competitive spirit. It’s not Hamilton’s fault he pisses it year on year but it’s just not interesting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26590 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Alex said: Tbf, they deserved medals for taking part in the racing in those days Pffft.....but could they slide down an iced up Byker bank on a February night on a half inched, placca council barrier? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Schumacher couldn't even ski Meribel without becoming a vegetable, proving me the better sportsman. Edited January 2, 2021 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 6766 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Hamilton to Ferrari evidently, for those who have any interest in this boring processional bollocks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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