Reminds me to reveal my New Year Resolutions...
F1 New Year Resolutions
Monday January 08 2007
The New Year is a time when people face up to problems and resolve to try something new.
PF1 has developed some New Year resolutions for the people in F1. They should try these.
Ron Dennis
Find out how to get to the podium at each grand prix. It's been so long since any McLaren personnel have been required on the podium to receive the winner's trophy that they'll need instructions on how to get there. Then again it might not be necessary in 2007.
Robert Kubica
Ask the engineers at BMW to design the 2007 model around him and not Nick Heidfed, that way ickle will have no way of reaching the pedals.
Kimi Raikkonen
Start learning how to love pasta and chianti and quit the rollmop herrings with a bottle of vodka chaser.
Felipe Massa
Slip Kimi Raikkonen's engineers a crate of vintage champagne (before) that all-important first race.
Christian Horner
Never ever promise to do anything involving nudity. Unless the bet is about David Coulthard winning the World Championship, because we believe that's a safe one.
Max Mosley
Also promise never ever to do anything involving nudity.
Bernie Ecclestone
Try an exciting new haircut. Only the Monza banking and the Silverstone grandstands are older than Bernie's haircut.
Nico Rosberg
Promise not to use your team-mate as a braking aid on the first lap.
Jenson Button
Go out, trim the beard. And never ever ever return with it. That's ever.
Lewis Hamilton
Don't answer any questions which include the phrase "...first black driver".
Rubens Barrichello
Start asking about DTM contracts in 2008 before Coulthard gets in first.
Charlie Whiting (FIA Race Starter)
Try doing it with your eyes open and see if it's any better.
Williams
Smile, it can't get any worse.
Fernando Alonso
Start taking choreography lessons - because the dance on top of the Renault we saw last season was way up there with David Brent's from 'The Office'. (Rhymes with Pit)
Ant Davidson
Don't get into a fist fight with anyone except Takuma Sato
Juan Montoya
If you're lucky you'll have 10 years at the top in NASCAR. If you're unlucky, you might have 20.
Jean Todt
Relax, you are STILL the most important person in Michael's life after his family, he STILL has the framed photo of you in his office, yes he WILL be on-line during grands prix, yes he WILL come and visit Maranello, and GO to the restaurant with you, and he
promises NOT to flirt with any other motor manufacturer, promise, cross his heart etc etc.
Hermann Tilke (FI's official circuit designer)
If you're designing a new circuit for India, let's have a 360 degrees loop like in Hot Wheels.
Flavio Briatore
Learn to speak English and be understood - maybe using Mark Blundell's Talk English Proper available from Amazon.com.
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LOL every time I read the Tilke section!
Now it's my turn to unveil my resolutions for the upcoming 300 days...
Some say there should be parameters for goals, so here they are:
1. Closer at least 7 parsecs to God
2. Closer at least 99 relationship-meters to my family
3. Closer at least 1 love-meters to my crushes
4. Earn at least $200 from any source other than parents
5. Gain at least 5 kilograms of my bodyweight
6. Make at most 1 enemy
7. Play at most 20 videogames (less entertaining and more brain-training only)
8. Read at least 17 books (fiction & non-fiction)
9. Write at least 1 complete-significant-reliable-story
10. Watch every single F1 races live (be one of witnesses of racing history, or should I say... legend)
11. Pass every single subject at university in one semester (fail to do so since the first time I study at University)
Easy boys, those may looked like jokes, but believe me, those are real!
I'll try my best to do every single one of it...
Will be added if necessary. But editing parameters is strictly forbidden!
