Monday, March 28, 2005

heh....received this via email

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
Macquarie Fields.

The decision to hire them was brought on by a recent documentary on how
unemployed youths from the Macquarie Fields 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 Macquarie Fields 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.

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