Posts Tagged ‘Vitantonio Liuzzi’

Force India to recruit somebody who knows about tyres?

Following the mistake at the German Grand Prix, which saw Force India fit the wrong tyres to Vitantonio Liuzzi’s and Adrian Sutil’s cars, the team were in trouble again on Friday when they bolted the wrong set on to Paul… di Resta’s VJM03.

Watching events in Hungary unfolding on the television at home in Dewsbury, tyre fitter, Wayne Bunion decided to contact Force India to offer his services for the remainder of the season.

Said Wayne this morning; “People think fitting tyres is easy and that putting the right ones on the right car should be common sense but let me tell you it is not” He went on, “I once put a set of 205/65 R15’s on a Mini Metro when they should have been 205/60 R15’s so I know only too well the pressure these guys feel in the pitlane”

Bunion has written to Force India and says he is ready to step in from Spa onwards if he can get the time off work.

Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Tags: Adrian Sutil, Force India, German Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix, Paul di Resta, Vitantonio Liuzzi, VJM03
Posted in 01 August – Hungary, Force India-2010 | Force India to recruit somebody who knows about tyres?

Lewis Hamilton – Diamond Geezer

Pounding around Monaco with a diamond encrusted steering wheel has obviously had an affect on Lewis Hamilton as he has turned up in Turkey sporting a large pair of diamond earrings.

It wasn’t that long ago that Force India’s Vitantonio Liuzzi… had to remove his eyebrow ring as it was deemed to be in contravention of rule 2.2.1 of the sporting regulations banning piercings and necklaces on safety grounds, plus they said it made him look like a twat.

However, there seem to be no such concern’s over Lewis turning into the motoring equivalent of Puff Daddy though the earrings are expected to be removed before qualifying as the weight of them is said to cost more than a tenth of a second a lap.

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Tags: Lewis Hamilton, Turkish Grand Prix, Vitantonio Liuzzi
Posted in 30 May – Turkey, McLaren-2010 | Lewis Hamilton – Diamond Geezer

Force India leave Lotus behind

Air Asia and Lotus boss, Tony Fernandes and his driver Heikki Kovalainen, were left stranded after todays FIA press conference when the heavens opened, bringing down yet another downpour of serious rain. Although in a rush to get back to… the team, they had not brought an umbrella and could not risk being photographed under one belonging to rival airline, Kingfisher, as kindly offered by Force India pedaller, Tonio Liuzzi.

Fernandes seems to have thought of everything in getting his team up and running but despite being a local boy and being aware it does tend to rain from time to time in these parts, umbrella’s weren’t on the shopping list.

Bet they are now…

Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Tags: Air Asia, Force India, Heikki Kovalainen, Kingfisher, Lotus, Tony Fernandes, Vitantonio Liuzzi
Posted in 04 April – Malaysia, Force India, Force India-2010, Lotus-2010 | Force India leave Lotus behind

Liuzzi chases down Brazilian bandit

When you travel to Brazil you should do so in the knowledge that it’s a fairly safe bet that you could be robbed, kidnapped or murdered. Sometimes all three. However you wouldn’t expect it to happen while you are in… the process of qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

While some F1 personnel were mugged on the way from the airport to the Interlagos circuit, Force India’s Tonio Liuzzi had to contend with a would-be-robber, just minutes after he had crashed out at turn one while attempting to qualify for Sunday’s race.

While the Italian was busy picking bits of carbon fibre from his beard, a track marshall decided to leg it with his steering wheel before being nabbed by a quick witted Liuzzi.

However, a sense of public duty does not come into it as Force India’s drivers are under strict instructions to look after the €30,000 piece of kit.

“The team has said to me, no matter what happens, never let the steering wheel leave your hands.”

Regular Highway Code stuff then.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Tags: Brazilian Grand Prix, Force India, Interlagos, Vitantonio Liuzzi
Posted in Brazil F1, Force India | Liuzzi chases down Brazilian bandit

Ferrari name 21 candidates for Monza

Despite enduring the season from hell and having the modern day equivalent of Taki Inoue in one of their cars, Ferrari have at least managed to retain a sense of humour. With every man and his dog after Luca Badoers… drive for the Monza race, Ferrari have published the list of drivers they have been linked with, although they eerily say they have not included “some suggestions from the afterworld”. Here we go…

A as in Fernando Alonso

B as in Jules Bianchi, Mirko Bortolotti and Sebastien Bourdais

C as in David Coulthard

D as in Anthony Davidson

F as in Giancarlo Fisichella and Luca Filippi

G as in Marc Gené

H as in Nico Hulkenberg

K as in Robert Kubica

L as in André Lotterer and Vitantonio Liuzzi

P as in Nelson Piquet (Jr.) and Giorgio Pantano

R as in Valentino Rossi and Davide Rigon

S as in Takuma Sato and Bruno Senna

T as in Jarno Trulli

V as in Jos Verstappen

So, no Michael Schumacher then?

Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Tags: Anthony Davidson, Bruno Senna, David Coulthard, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Giancarlo Fisichella, Giorgio Pantano, Jarno Trulli, Jos Verstappen, Luca Badoer, Marc Gene, Michael Schumacher, Monza, Nelson Piquet, Nico Hulkenberg, Robert Kubica, Sebastien Bourdais, Takuma Sato, Valentino Rossi, Vitantonio Liuzzi
Posted in Ferrari, Italy F1 | Ferrari name 21 candidates for Monza