Monday, January 24, 2005

Formula for Embarrassment

1. "Ralf 'can't park'"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1214028.html>
"Ralf Schumacher can't park a car properly and drives worse than a woman,
 according to his wife Cora"

2. "One rookie driver and bang goes a flawless £200,000 diamond"
   <http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=524300>
"A diamond worth £200,000 embedded in the nose of a Jaguar Formula One car
 was lost when its rookie driver crashed in yesterday's Monaco Grand Prix"

3. "Formula One star caught speeding"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/05/12/85770-ap.html>
"Juan Pablo Montoya was caught speeding on a French highway at 205
 kilometres an hour"

4. "Racing driver scoots into trouble"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200312/s1008483.htm>
"A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former Formula One racing
 driver Eddie Irvine after he was caught speeding on a scooter in London
 with no licence and no insurance"

5. "F1 star's 14-year-old sister caught joy-riding"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_797938.html>
"The 14-year-old sister of Formula One star Heinz-Harald Frentzen is in
 trouble after taking her mum's Mercedes for a spin around town"

6. "Rally drivers face ban for speeding"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_804586.html>
"The world's top rally drivers - including Richard Burns, Colin McCrae
 and Carlos Sainz - are facing being banned from driving on roads in
 the UK after being caught speeding"

(a John West post)