Is Jody Scheckter on drugs or just a media whore?
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I'm assuming that various media organisations couldn't get hold of anyone else at such short notice but listening to his comments about how F1 isn't as 'dramatic' or 'dangerous' as it used to be, he comes across as a complete buffoon. I seriously hope he was still pished from Friday night after making his comment on LBC Radio that ''F1 should make things more difficult for the drivers, the circuits are too safe, there are no risks anymore"
A few trees around the circuit perhaps? or dodgy Armco? Or maybe some inconveniently placed speed humps. That'll spice things up a bit, non?
Perhaps he has forgotten this snippet of his driving history.........
'Scheckter was behind Cevert when he crashed, and Scheckter stopped his McLaren, got out of his car and attempted to get Cevert out of his destroyed Tyrrell; but the 29-year-old Frenchman had been cut in half by the circuit's poorly installed Armco barriers and was already dead. This left an indelible mark on the South African, and it caused him to abandon his reckless ways, and he become more mature as a result of witnessing Cevert's destructive accident'
Stick to farming apples and Emus matey.
A few trees around the circuit perhaps? or dodgy Armco? Or maybe some inconveniently placed speed humps. That'll spice things up a bit, non?
Perhaps he has forgotten this snippet of his driving history.........
'Scheckter was behind Cevert when he crashed, and Scheckter stopped his McLaren, got out of his car and attempted to get Cevert out of his destroyed Tyrrell; but the 29-year-old Frenchman had been cut in half by the circuit's poorly installed Armco barriers and was already dead. This left an indelible mark on the South African, and it caused him to abandon his reckless ways, and he become more mature as a result of witnessing Cevert's destructive accident'
Stick to farming apples and Emus matey.
Jasandjules said:
If he has recently said such a thing, so close to F1 losing Bianchi, that is a poor choice of words indeed.
Yesterday morning, a telephone interview at about 7.30am whilst being interviewed about JBs death. Oh, i forgot, he also has his own theory about the crash....'Maybe Jules hit the wrong pedal, thats why he didn't slow down'
It could be said that making the sport dangerous was the classic view, certainly in the middle 60s and into the 70s. Stewart's campaign for what would now be seen as woefully inadequate safety provisions was attacked by the likes of Motor Sport, their implied suggestion being that the threat of death and serious injury was essential for the sport.
I could agree that painting a line in the road to demarcate between track and not track seems a bit naff but then there are a multitude of different pressures. We want speed, we want power, and with that comes danger if, all of a sudden, grip is reduced by artificial turf. We saw at Silverstone last year what could happen if a car suddenly moved across the circuit.
Cars moving across the circuit on their way out of the pits, which used to give rise to a lot of potential danger - and actual as HH Frentzen might well remember at Canada - is now largely eradicated by painting a white line on the circuit.
I could agree that painting a line in the road to demarcate between track and not track seems a bit naff but then there are a multitude of different pressures. We want speed, we want power, and with that comes danger if, all of a sudden, grip is reduced by artificial turf. We saw at Silverstone last year what could happen if a car suddenly moved across the circuit.
Cars moving across the circuit on their way out of the pits, which used to give rise to a lot of potential danger - and actual as HH Frentzen might well remember at Canada - is now largely eradicated by painting a white line on the circuit.
rallycross said:
I suspect he knows far more about the subject than the OP and as a former world champion he is entitled to say what ever he wants having raced through the more dangerous times of F1 and sportscars.
The old 'He knows more than yow' excuse. He's a buffoon. However, whilst also knowing more about safety and risk reduction, he appears to be one of the greatest contributers to those 'more dangerous times of F1 and sportscars'Emerson Fittipaldi, the reigning World Champion, who said after the crash about Scheckter: "This madman is a menace to himself and everybody else and does not belong in Formula 1."
In his next start, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Scheckter was involved in a big accident which took nearly a dozen cars out of the race. The Grand Prix Drivers Association demanded his immediate banishment, which was only put off when McLaren agreed to rest their driver for four races'
He's also a very shrewd business man and Being the straightforward sort of chap he is I can't see him putting up with lazy journalism seeking a sensationalist angle on this story - did you see Damon Hill last nite on Sky news being very patient with the sky news man who clearly hadn't a clue what he was talking about just looking for a sensational news bite ( he even referred to the drivers as "Riders" - real high quality stuff from Sky!
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Very shrewd. Chasing the £'s.
He doesn't have a clue who JB is. He said so in many interviews.
Oh yeah, a shrewd businessman.
In business terms 'Shrewd' is a synonym for 'dirty little f
kr'
I'm not for 1 second suggesting he broke any laws or rules of corporate governance. He is whiter than a SAFA white in that regard.
But he does have an unfortunate habit of being the Director of various companies overseas and on the UK that are very zealous in their tax planning-offshore profit declaration, Phoenix companies etc. Again, nothing suggested that is illegal. Totally above board and following the 'letter' of the law.
rallycross said:
He's also a very shrewd business man and Being the straightforward sort of chap he is I can't see him putting up with lazy journalism seeking a sensationalist angle on this story
Unless, of course, the lazy media outlet concerned offered to pay a cheeky Nandos at short notice....Very shrewd. Chasing the £'s.
He doesn't have a clue who JB is. He said so in many interviews.
Oh yeah, a shrewd businessman.
In business terms 'Shrewd' is a synonym for 'dirty little f
kr'I'm not for 1 second suggesting he broke any laws or rules of corporate governance. He is whiter than a SAFA white in that regard.
But he does have an unfortunate habit of being the Director of various companies overseas and on the UK that are very zealous in their tax planning-offshore profit declaration, Phoenix companies etc. Again, nothing suggested that is illegal. Totally above board and following the 'letter' of the law.
rallycross said:
Did he run over your dog ? or was it something worse?
Hypocrasy.However, i must admit, 3 legs wasn't that bright around fast moving cars (she is now).
I wont bore you with it but a few years ago, i was with my Australian ex when we happened to pop down to her Mum and Dads.
Jones, Bradman, Coetzee, Jarman and Benaux. Having Dinner at a mates house.
He was less than sportsman like, the comments said. Not a nice chap at all.
Besides, i know where 'The Woolmer incident' cricket ball is. Ive seen it.
I digress......
An unpleasant man.
TVR1 said:
rallycross said:
Did he run over your dog ? or was it something worse?
Hypocrasy.However, i must admit, 3 legs wasn't that bright around fast moving cars (she is now).
I wont bore you with it but a few years ago, i was with my Australian ex when we happened to pop down to her Mum and Dads.
Jones, Bradman, Coetzee, Jarman and Benaux. Having Dinner at a mates house.
He was less than sportsman like, the comments said. Not a nice chap at all.
Besides, i know where 'The Woolmer incident' cricket ball is. Ive seen it.
I digress......
An unpleasant man.
TVR1 said:
rallycross said:
Did he run over your dog ? or was it something worse?
Hypocrasy.However, i must admit, 3 legs wasn't that bright around fast moving cars (she is now).
I wont bore you with it but a few years ago, i was with my Australian ex when we happened to pop down to her Mum and Dads.
Jones, Bradman, Coetzee, Jarman and Benaux. Having Dinner at a mates house.
He was less than sportsman like, the comments said. Not a nice chap at all.
Besides, i know where 'The Woolmer incident' cricket ball is. Ive seen it.
I digress......
An unpleasant man.
TVR1 said:
F1 should make things more difficult for the drivers, the circuits are too safe, there are no risks anymore"
Strange thing to say if true, given he was saying more or less the complete opposite when urging his son to quit Indycar in the wake of Dan Wheldon's death.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/15335428
TVR1 said:
rallycross said:
Did he run over your dog ? or was it something worse?
Hypocrasy.However, i must admit, 3 legs wasn't that bright around fast moving cars (she is now).
I wont bore you with it but a few years ago, i was with my Australian ex when we happened to pop down to her Mum and Dads.
Jones, Bradman, Coetzee, Jarman and Benaux. Having Dinner at a mates house.
He was less than sportsman like, the comments said. Not a nice chap at all.
Besides, i know where 'The Woolmer incident' cricket ball is. Ive seen it.
I digress......
An unpleasant man.
And it's spelt 'hypocrisy', though I'm not sure you understand what that means either way.
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