Well folks, now wasn't that exciting? This week POP looks at the winners and losers following the EPIC Canadian grand prix...
Eddie Jordan - BBC anchor Jake Humphrey normally spends most of his Sundays reining in the waffling Eddie Jordan. No, we don't need to hear again how you used to run a Formula 1 team. Really, please stop. But as the rain started to pour down on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit last Sunday, Eddie suddenly came into his element! Fingers crossed that means he's got it all out of his system, and doesn't see it as a season-long mandate to witter on, and on, and on.
Sebastian Vettel - this season made POP doubt whether Vettel really was a human being. A Peter Crouch-style robot victory dance on the podium would have simply confirmed what we all knew: that Vettel was, in fact, a highly sophisticated Red Bull-made winning machine! But all is ok - POP can now, with some confidence, say that Vettel is just as accident-prone as the rest of us. Hurrah!
Women in motorsport - no, POP does not mean those scantily-clad so-called "grid girls" or "pit babes" or other such demeaning names dreamt up by The Patriarchy. Those women probably don't know their yellow flags from their red flags, let alone tell the difference between Michael and Ralf. Ok, ok, rant over. POP would like to congratulate Leena Gade, the engineer who helped her car to win Le Mans Sunday. She hasn't had it easy, "I was told 'mechanicing isn't for girls'. I just thought: I'm going to prove you wrong." Go girl!
Sir Stirling Moss - to be fair, he's had a good innings. This week the legendary Sir Stirling Moss retired from racing, aged a mere 81 years-young. He had been due to race his own 1961 Porsche RS61 in a Legends race at Le Mans when he had a sudden revelation, "If I go round here at the correct speed, I'm going to be scared" said Moss. So he made the decision to quit there and then. "It suprised me!" said Moss of his snap retirement. Radio 4's Evan Davis asked him if it was anything to do with the recent Senna film (which is exactly what POP had been thinking), but Moss denied its influence. Regardless, Sir Stirling can be proud of his long racing legacy.
Johnnie Walker - POP loves many things in life: Formula 1, G&Ts, Nigella Lawson, black coffee, poker, PJs, Gladiator, and ... whiskey. Fortunately, whiskey maker Johnnie Walker also supports Formula 1 (though perhaps they aren't so fussed about Nigella). They sponsor the McLaren team, and for the European grand prix at Valencia they're hosting a glamorous event to celebrate. For your chance to attend this amazing event, just click here for more details!
The Dream Team - the McLaren duo may put on a matey matey front to the world. They should try out acting - they're extremely convincing! But after crashing his team-mate out of the race, Jenson Button divulged the farce behind the facade, "we don't spend any time together," said Button. "It is the easiest way really." Awkward.
Check out the video below for a prime example of the Dream Team in action...
Henri Lloyd - and finally, a quick mention for those lovely folk at Henri Lloyd, sponsors of Mercedes GP who are running a special Fathers Day promotion where you can get a free cap when you spend £50 on their smart merchandise. Check out the offer and their products below...
Comments and Discussion
Podium: Lewis `Polyglot' Hamilton records his `Cars 2' dialogues in
English, German, Spanish, and Russian! Plus in the Spanish version his
character gets to hang out with the character of his pal Alonso. Now
_that_ happens only in the movies ...
http://wtf1.co.uk/post/6551741134/wheres-narain-alonso-hamilton-petrov-and-vettel-in
What's demeaning about "Grid girls"? That's what they ARE!
"Respectable female holding board in front of racing car while dressed suggestively" isn't really a catchy job title.
I think she is also refering to "pit babes" or just the fact that women are generally there as eye candy. I.e. down here at the Aussie grand prix, there was no one round the paddock until the XXXX gold girls came out, then every man seemed to just pop out the wood work to have a bit of squiz.
LOL at the pit babes, my husband refers to them as the corridor of clunge or queue of quim and many other wonderful ways.
However, if there are girls out there good looking enough to get paid for holding a bit of card or clapping as people walk down a corridor then fair play to them. Shame I am not one of them!
I'm not surprised about jenson and lewis the more time you spend together the more chance there is they may dislike each other. When you're paying two drivers in the 20 million region a fractured relationship is the last thing you want. You might say it's not worth it.
Dave how would you feel if racing was only done by women all women teams and men only showed up in the form of gym buffed giggolos in skin tight lycra holding flags and waving their arses at the cameras? Tell me you wouldn't find that demeaning, if you don't then tell me again but this time with out lieing.
Except for the tiny fact that the girls wouldn't do it if they themselves found it demeaning. They're there because they want to be.
I wouldn't mind at all if it was the other way around, cos i'd BE one of the guys in skintight lycra wanting to be seen with the lovely racing drivers!
Think of the access that you'd get, and the perks.
"I wouldn't mind at all if it was the other way around, cos i'd BE one of the guys in skintight lycra"
I said tell me again with out lieing.
Wow, who knew that F1 fans could be so interested in gender politics? There are so many female F1 fans out there around the world (and I am just one of them!) - but in the sport itself women are relegated to WAGs and grid girls. Just saying.
Sounds like the forthcoming article on Women and F1 will be well-timed!
Got it in one Tess!