Eddie Irvine changes his tune and goes green

One man not at the British Grand Prix was Eddie Irvine, one time Ferrari driver and former Man Friday to Michael Schumacher, who is reportedly about to adopt a Robinson Crusoe lifestyle and live on a desert island in the… Bahamas.

The only difference between Irvine and Crusoe is that the Irishman owns his island, having shelled out £1 million for it and is the only known castaway with a private jet.

Irvine, who was once F1’s playboy in residence, is apparently inspired to adopt the simple life by his worry for the planet and ‘green issues’ when before, the only green issue he was worried about was how bloody slow his Jaguar was. He has sold his fleet of sportscars and is even considering getting rid of his yacht, one thing we would have thought handy if you live on an island.

In an article in The Belfast Telegraph, Eddie says; “I will make as small a footprint as possible (a bit late for that surely) and I won’t even have a generator on the island, I will be frugal and I won’t be eating much steak that’s for sure.”

Irvine goes on; “We are going to have to get clever and that is why Formula One is not my passion anymore because it ain’t clever”

Hmmm. Not quite what he said when he was announced as the host of the LG Grand Prix Show on Talksport radio a little while back when he said; “Although I’m no longer part of the paddock, I am still very passionate about Formula One.”

Confused? You should be…

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