Ferrari Mailing List: Fwd: Pitpass Weekly Newsletter 18-05-08

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Subject: Fun & Games in Europa


Hey Chris: Any truth in the rumour that the two pesky hounds were dressed in 
Nazi SS uniforms in honor of Max?
BTW, funny story. My wife Cheryl (der Frau) and I were traveling from Munich a 
few years ago to attend the Alberto Ascari Historic F1 races at Monza, 
travelingÂon Eurorail. Just before we crossed the border into Switzerland, a 
well dressed older man with a muzzled police dog came into our compartment, 
looked at me, held out his gloved hand,Âand said, "Your papers, pleezz!" I 
almost fell to the floor laughing, helped alongÂby more than a few Hofbrau 
Oktoberfest beers, as that's the line that I've heard at least 100 times in 
those old black and white Nazi spy movies, most recently in Val Kilmer's 
comedy, 'Top Secret!' He didn't find my laughter amusing at all. It seems that 
some of my ancestors have no sense of humor at all. <g>

Yer pal in the Colonies, Ferrari Bubba




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This week on Pitpass







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Once again, we're behind schedule with the weekly newsletter. However, I am 
certain that if you knew the reason for the delay, which is personal, you would 
fully understand. There are some things in this life more important than F1â 
as I am sure you are all well aware, if pushed to admit to such sacrilege. 
While there was little news over the Turkish Grand Prix weekend, other than a 
track invasion by a couple of pesky hounds, the last seventy-two hours have 
been extremely interesting. 
On Friday, Max Mosley wrote to all the FIA Club Presidents. At first glance, it 
appeared to be the Englishman's latest attempt to garner support ahead of the 
all-important extraordinary meeting of the FIA in Paris on June 3. However, as 
one continues reading it becomes clear that this is not a final plea to be 
allowed to stay in office, this is a call for support not for Mosley but, 
according to him, the very future of Formula One. And in a week in which 
Radovan Novak, the general secretary of the Czech Automobile Association, has 
apologised for suggesting that (McLaren boss) Ron Dennis might have been behind 
the 'sting' which caught Mosley, the FIA President points his own accusing 
finger much higher up the F1 food-chain. 
As if this wasn't enough, today (Sunday) came the news that an Intelligence 
Officer with MI5, the British counter-intelligence and security agency, has 
been forced to resign after it was revealed that his wife was the prostitute 
who sold her story to the News of the World, thereby kick-starting the whole 
sorry saga. 
With less than three weeks to go before that extraordinary meeting in Paris, 
one cannot help but feel that there is much more to come and that it could get 
a whole lot nastier. 
Before I go, I'd also like to draw your attention to the latest contribution 
from Mark Gallagher, who looks at the demise of Super Aguri. 
Mark's article, combined with some of the revelations of the past seventy-two 
hours, not to mention the threat to the British GP, indicate that F1 is in for 
a tough ride in the months (and years) ahead. OK, that's enough from me. See 
you later this week in the pre-Monaco newsletter. 
Chris Balfe
Editor 



Absolutely everything you need to know about last weekend's GP2 event at 
Istanbul - full result, all session times and reports, quotes, team & driver 
standings and pictures... right here 
Check out the pitpass forum here 
"The demise of the Super Aguri Formula One team is a sad reflection on the fact 
that the sport has backed itself into a financial corner that it seems either 
unable or unwilling to get out of," writes Mark Gallagher. "As we head into a 
summer where the headlines will be dominated by an FIA Senate meeting, a sex 
scandal played out in the high court and other such distractions, the fact that 
Rome is burning might be missed by some. The show will now be almost 10% 
smaller, but the loss is 100% for the staff at Super Aguri, and, for the sake 
of Formula One, it really ought to be the last." more 























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