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  1. Wolfgang5150

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    #1 Wolfgang5150, Sep 23, 2008
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    I saw this on another forum, thought it was quite interesting, considering how the post-race transpired....
    Never saw this before.
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  2. 355

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    #2 355, Sep 23, 2008
    Lucca is putting the Italian hex on the Mac. :)
     
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    #3 Far Out, Sep 23, 2008
    The picture would be nice for putting stupid captions on it... like "I think, tire izza not yet al dente" or something like that.
     
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    #4 RP, Sep 23, 2008
    The top teams have an engineer walk the grid before every event to look at the competition's aero programs, suspension set ups, etc. Its the only time the cars are 100% exposed. If fact, I believe there is a rule now that the cars can no longer be covered on the paddock.
     
  5. Wolfgang5150

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    #5 Wolfgang5150, Sep 23, 2008
    Actually I thought it was interesting because that was when Schumi announced his retirement and Ferrari announced Kimi's contract after the race.....
     
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    #6 Modeler, Sep 23, 2008
    Not everyone missed the subtext of that picture, Kevin.
    Thanks for posting it.
     
  7. Wolfgang5150

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    #7 Wolfgang5150, Sep 23, 2008
    Modeler - exactly!
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    #8 tactical, Sep 23, 2008
    Please remind us of what happend in the Monza 2006 race please guys.
     
  9. Wolfgang5150

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    #9 Wolfgang5150, Sep 23, 2008
    Schumi won the race, and there was an incredibly akward scene in Parc Ferme when Luca was jumping around hugging Michael. Michael looked like he wanted nothing to do with the guy and blew him off and hugged Jean Todt etc. He then announced his retirement in the post race press conference, and Ferrari immediately announced Kimi's signing.
    The whole scenario is still debated today, as many believe that Luca D forced Michael out in a power play with Jean Todt, and brought Kimi in.
    The picture above is interesting because it shows that before the race, Luca is sort of nodding to Kimi (which a team principal almost never does), as if to say 'you're a Ferrari driver now'....
    Kevin
     
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    #10 tactical, Sep 23, 2008
    Thank you for the reminder, i know remember it well. Its your end bit about Luca that had me thinking "ah of course" your quite right:)
     
  11. Wolfgang5150

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    #11 Wolfgang5150, Sep 23, 2008
    I tried to find a video of the parc ferme scene but there were none on Youtube. It's worth watching though...
     
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    #12 R2112, Sep 23, 2008
    Is that Alec Baldwin in the white pants at the far right?? :D
     
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    #13 R2112, Sep 23, 2008
    Very interesting photo! I would like to see a photo of the next second after this one was taken. It looks like Luca is trying to get Kimi's attention to "signal" something to him...like a thumbs up or something like that.
     
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    #14 yzee, Sep 23, 2008
    Welcome to the Dark Side my son.
     

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