http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58365 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58362 He gave an "obscene gesture", probably "The Finger", towards some guy with a camera on live TV. He was fined 10k, and placed on probation. He apparently thought it was one of his friends but he was obviously wrong.
Hopefully he will do it again and they yank his license and we will never hear of the cry baby every again. JPM, the first generation FA of F1. "Its all Michael's fault..."
The fine should go to the TV director, for not having a delay on in-car cameras. If I was Juan or the team owner, I'd have those yanked out. Something similar happened a few years ago when a TV channel was streaming the live scanner feed of a driver. The crew chief got popped for a foul word, but nothing happened to the guys who were eavesdropping on the frequency.
It wasn't in the car, it was in or near the paddock. Juan was going somewhere and saw the TV guy and gave him the "obscene gesture".
BUNCH OF FREAKING PU**IES. OH NOZE, MOMMA, HE GIVED ME A MIDDLE FINGER, HE A BAD MAN AND MY POOR LITTLE SELF CANNOT HANDLE SUCH AN OFFENSIVE THING. TOO MANY PC PU**IES.
I guess some people will never forgive JPM for having the temerity to pass Schumacher on the track...
Looks like one of the Canadian McKenzie's from SCTV Fame. Late 70's/early 80's, Dave Thomas. Are you a hoser ?
how is jpm doing in nascar? i know he won a race but did that one count in standings? how does he do on ovals?
+2 This crap is getting ridiculous!!! Anyone offended by that better turn off their tv, and never leave their house.
The guy is an idiot. FA is also an idiot. Please get these idiots out of racing and give a chance to someone who appreciates it.
$10000. Fine, eh? Bumping and spinning his teamate to win his first race? It's all in the PR plan that keeps JPM's name in the news and feeds his publicity needs--team orders? $10000. is fairly cheap publicity in Nascar. We're talking about him, aren't we? Ciao...Pablo
How come nobody made a stink when Dale Jr swore at Talladega a few years ago. Sure he got penalized but not as bad as JPM. I think it's all because that for all their Nascar diversity programs they want it just to stay lily white males. JPM will get a chance but in the end for some reason it won't work out. Then, Nascar can say they gave him a chance but it did not work out. So, JPM I hope wherever you go next, it works out better for you.
Better yet - how come nobody bothered to read about what really happened ? There is a video crew hired by JPM or someone within his organization that is following him around and filming ONLY HIM, and JPM thought this was 'his' guy for a second, that's why he did what he did. Now, I suppose if for whatever reason MS did this, all would be OK, right ? JPM isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It's soo hard to believe there are adults posting on this thread.. the hatred for one or two people is really unbelievable. I have my favorites - just as you all do, but man-o-man, I don't kill people like some of you do..
The Dale Jr event was at the beginning of NASCAR's move to penalize. If you notice, penalties have gotten more severe since then irrespective of who the driver/team may be. This has nothing to do with Montoya, NASCAR wants Montoya to help them increase Latino viewership. I do not think it too difficult for anyone on live broadcast to keep it clean.
Has anyone ever watched an F1 driver "shoot the bird" on live TV? Or for that matter, have you ever seen an F1 driver use colorful metephors on live TV?
