A few weeks back I had a bit of a rant about the typo on soon to be shite Campos F1′s website. I prattled on about all the intimate details that need to be considered in order to triumph in the high-tech world of Formula 1. Boy was I wrong. It seems success is a far simpler task. Read on…
Step 1:
Have a major manufacturer withdraw it’s works support.
Step 2:
Have a Portsmouth FC-like uncertainty surrounding your future while throwing around words like “uncertainty”, “future” and “interested consortium” all bloody winter.
Step 3:
A miraculous buy-out occurs by former employees of the works team. General backslapping and spirited press statements ensue.
Step 4:
Unveil your sponsorless car sporting a liberal interpretation of the rules with two drivers looking apprehensive and slightly sheepish.
Step 5:
Absolutely confound everyone by setting very quick times in pre-season testing even though you arrived late in a caravan.
Step 6:
Win Championship.
Step 7:
Lose egotistical world champion driver who believes it was his sheer pace that brought home the title.
Step 8:
Get bought out by the world’s greatest car manufacturer or something.
Last week at Jerez, a sponsorless Sauber (BMW) driven by Kamui Kobayashi topped the timing charts consistently.
Phone your bookies.
Ta-da, there it is! The crowd goes absolutely ballistic.
Gavin Williams
Tags: 2010, bankrupt, bmw, consortium, ego, f1, honda, Kamui Kobayashi, kobayashi, portsmouth fc, sauber, sheepish., step-by-step, toyota, world champions. sponsorless
