Virgin and HRT revolt over new charges

According to a report in Italy’s Autosprint magazine, F1 teams are now going to be charged for certain pitwall services they have enjoyed for free in the past.

The GPS system that shows where any car is on the track at… any given time, will now have to be paid for as will the weather forecasts, currently provided by Meteo France.

However, some of the less well moneyed teams, notably HRT and Virgin Racing, are not keen on shelling out for these services, especially as when it comes to Meteo France forecasts, they are about as reliable as a chocolate fireguard.

While the top teams are expected to stick with the old system, HRT and Virgin are going back to basics and have, between them, bought a herd of cows to help with rain predictions.

A source close to the teams told us earlier today; “Everybody knows, that cows lay down when rain is on the way and we think that a herd of Friesians will not only be more accurate than Meteo France but they will be cheaper too.”

The plan is to use the cows during the European season while for the end of year flyaway races they will be left at home and replaced by an old man, who will suck his teeth before shrugging and saying that he doesn’t like the look of those skies.

With a big nod to Sniff Petrol

Tags: HRT, Virgin Racing

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