In F1 It's Known As David Coulthard Syndrome*
In an unprecedented move, McLaren are to appeal the result of the BBC SportsPersonality of the Year contest. In the poll held on Sunday evening, boxerJoe Calzaghe topped the poll. However McLaren believe Lewis Hamilton - who was narrowly beaten into second place in the telephone voting - should be the winner.
"In previous years the voting has always taken place for two weeks before, not just on the night. We question why it was changed this year," said McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh. "We don't want to make Lewis Sports Personality, we'd just like a clarification of the rules."
* always coming second.
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Spinal Tap Meets Renault
It's been revealed that as part of his deal to sign for Flavio Briatore, Fernando Alonso has demanded the equivalent of a rock star's rider for each GP he races in the future. A 'rider' is the list of requirements that rock stars and divas want supplied to their dressing room before they go on stage. Fernando's rider includes:
* Choice of five different freshly-blended smoothies
* The latest X-Box games, plus four controllers
* A moped with the flag of Asturias painted across it
* His own personal chef and physio
* For Renault personnel to address him as 'Your Grace' at all times
* And the use of Nelson Piquet Junior as a footstool
It's The Witch-Finder General
Max Mosley has reiterated yet again that the FIA are absolutely positively not involved in a witch hunt against McLaren.
"Of course we're not involved in a witch hunt," said the FIA president after inspecting the 2008 car for diabolical marks. "We've found our witch - now all we have to do is burn it at the stake. Dooooh..."
We Know We've Got Thingy Contracted
In the annual PF1 Amnesia Awards (given to teams who conveniently forget things they've said five minutes ago) the Williams team scooped the top prize for their defence of Nico Rosberg against McLaren. After claiming in November they had him contracted for 2008 with an option for 2009 last week they announced the German had just signed a new two-year contract which will see him racing at the team in...2008 and 2009.
He's Sticking To Cab Driving
Having spent the last five years of his career endlessly denying that he wasgoing to retire, Michael Schumacher now has to face being continually bombarded with the question: "When are you going to make your comeback?"So to end all possibility of his F1 career being resuscitated, Michael has decided to sign for ProDrive.
May The Force Be Without You
Ralf Schumacher has decided he doesn't want to drive in F1 in 2008 after finding out he was slowest of a group of Force India test drivers that included Christian Klien, Tonio Liuzzi, Giancarlo Fisichella and Richard Hammond.
However his agent is still hoping that with the consistent lack of speed Ralf's been demonstrating all year he could still get the second seat at Renault.
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