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Europe F1

Webber does it again!

Webber does it again!

As if his troubles in Valencia were not enough, Mark Webber was this morning involved in a spectacular 30mph shunt, when he ran into the back of a London bus in Westminster.

Webber was slipstreaming the No 47 to Marylebone… hoping to get past it before the next set of traffic lights when he misjudged the closing speed between his car and the double decker, ploughing into the back of it.

The bus driver, Steve Hull, 59, defended himself saying he had position and that Webber probably just missed his braking point.

Again.

Picture @RedBullSpy

European Grand Prix puts man to sleep

European Grand Prix puts man to sleep

A London man today awoke from a 19 year coma to find the European Grand Prix on the television. He watched for half an hour before begging to be put under again.

 

Slowhand meets Slowfoot

Slowhand meets Slowfoot

Eric Clapton was seen with Luca Badoer in the Ferrari garage before the race in Valencia so we thought we’d use this headline before ‘The Sun’ does.

 

Badoer makes history in Spain

Badoer makes history in Spain

Michael Schumacher thought he held all of the records at Ferrari but today Luca Badoer found one of his own, by becoming the only driver for the Scuderia in 59 years to qualify last for a Grand Prix. Ooops.

 

Buemi has a close shave

Buemi has a close shave

Valencia. While Romain Grosjean is about to debut the worst hairstyle in F1 since Minardi mop top, Fabrizio Barbazza, gave us the wild man look in 1993, spare a thought for Toro Rosso star Sebastien Buemi, who due to a… misunderstanding with his barber is now incapable of a hairdo of any sort.

Buemi visited a barbershop near the team factory in Faenza on Tuesday for a quick tidy up, but translation problems with the snipper resulted in a scalping that means that he’ll have to keep his noddle covered all weekend or face breaking out the factor 60.

Could be just the one weekend he does not want to get on the podium…

 

Badoer sets fastest time in Valencia Friday practice!

Badoer sets fastest time in Valencia Friday practice!

Sadly he was in the pitlane at the time and he did it four times - landing him with a £4,500 fine – coincidentally what Ferrari are paying him for the weekend. Easy come, easy go.

 

 

Renault remind mechanics – four wheels good, three wheels bad…

Renault remind mechanics – four wheels good, three wheels bad...

After their lucky escape over ‘Three-Wheelgate’, Renault bosses arrange special hire cars for their mechanics to focus their minds on exactly how many wheels to fit on a car before it leaves the pits…

 

 

Bet on Badoer!

Bet on Badoer!

He may not have started an F1 race since 1973 but punters may be well advised to have a bet on Luca Badoer winning the European Grand Prix as the odds on the tiny Italian test hack are currently a… tempting 25/1.

Odds this generous on a driver from the Scuderia to win a Grand Prix have not been seen since 1992, when Ivan Capelli stepped into the F92A, probably the worst Ferrari of all time, so a few quid on Luca in a much better motor might be a good idea.

Mind you, the bookies also have Rubens Barrichello on the same odds for a win which must cheer him up no end…

 

 

 

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