RFLMAO On 5/9/05, Steve Onnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melbourne, Tuesday > > The Ferrari Formula 1 Team fired their entire pit crew yesterday. > > The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the > Australian Government's Youth Opportunity scheme and employ people from > Frankston. > > The decision to hire them was brought on by a recent documentary on how > unemployed youths from the Frankston area were able to remove a set of > wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's > existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of euros worth of > high-tech equipment. > > John Howard went on record as saying this was a bold move by the Ferrari > management, which demonstrated the international recognition of Australia's > employment practices under his Liberal government. > > As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari now have an advantage > over every team. > > However, Ferrari may have got more than they bargained for......at the > crew's first practice session, the Frankston pit crew successfully changed > the tyres in under 6 seconds, and then within 12 seconds they had > re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team for a slab > of VB, a kilogram of speed and some photos of Montoya's girlfriend in the > shower. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ >
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