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By Reginald Kincaid, England
Atlas F1 Correspondent


McLaren Increase the Size of Raikkonen's Racing Suit by 20%

At least 27% increased sponsorship space expected before Italian GP, says Ron Dennis

London, England. Ron Dennis, the CEO of the McLaren Formula One team, announced at a press conference earlier today that his engineers had made a major breakthrough in inflating Kimi Raikkonen's racing suit.

Raikkonen after the Malaysian GP, when the camera caught a rare glimpse of Kimi's head"Yes, Raikkonen's racing suit now requires more cloth than the racing suits of the rest of the grid put together," said Dennis, beaming with pride. "And we expect to overtake the Goodyear blimp later this year."

McLaren engineers used the spare time available while fire marshals were putting out fires in the MP4/18 to invent a new textile made of beryllium that can withstand inflated pressures of 300-Bar without bursting.

"All this wouldn't be possible without Kimi's help," Dennis said, "And as can be heard he is under tremendous air pressure during the press conferences. Most of his comments are not made by him but simply air escaping from the suit."

Before entering the post race press conference, McLaren mechanics connect massive air pumps to Raikkonen's suit and inflate it to maximum pressure, thereby increasing the size and value of all sponsorship logos.

"Fortunately Coulthard has not been able to finish on the podium at the same time as Raikkonen," Dennis added, "as there simply isn't enough room for both drivers in the press room."

 
 
The British Grand Prix Photo Review


Issues were raised over poor security at the Silverstone circuit, as Jacques Villeneve yet again managed to break into the Ferrari garage during the Grand Prix weekend.


After two days of fierce fighting, the Jaguar F1 team finally managed - with the support of a squadron of heavily armored Apache helicopters from the Royal Navy - to remove Antonio Pizzonia from his Jaguar.


Williams team members pose for a group picture before visiting McLaren headquarters to ask for a raise.

 


SIDEBAR



F. Briatore
Demands more tan



"Jackson 5"
Prepare to shakedown Ferrari chassis



Sir Terry Rowduck
"Silverstone an awful circuit? In the old days we raced during a German air raid and no one complained."



A. Newey
Still missing inside the MP4/18

 
 
 
Ferrari Throw Rubens Barrichello a Surprise Victory Party

"Big surprise, nobody there," says Silverstone winner

Rubens proudly displays his trophy to absent Ferrari employees
Rubens proudly displays his trophy to absent Ferrari employees

Silverstone, England. In celebration of his brilliant victory at Silverstone, the Ferrari team organized a surprise party for Rubens Barrichello in an abandoned warehouse.

The party was by invitation only but was later changed to "open for everyone" as Ferrari employees were unfortunately unable to come due to previous engagements.

"I'm very sorry Eddie, but I'm unable to attend," read a short letter from Ferrari's sporting director Jean Todt.

  Budweiser F1 Sponsorship Bearing (a) Fruit Already

"We are extremely pleased by the fan's reaction to our product," says Tony Ponturo of Anheuser-Busch


Budweiser is "fun, fun, fun!" according to Budweiser

Silverstone, England. In a statement sent to the media yesterday, Tony Ponturo, Vice President of Sponsorship at Anheuser-Busch, said that the company was extremely pleased by the reaction to their entry into Formula one.

"Formula One is all action but there is nothing in this world that cannot be improved by a splash of fun from the King of BeersTM," the statement read.


About the author:
Reginald Kincaid was born on 30th November 1912. Following graduation from the Royal Military College in Sandhurst he was commissioned in the Forth Hussars in February 1931. While stationed in Egypt with his brigade in 1934, he led the famous "Elgar" high speed camel expeditions that explored and documented the vast sand seas of Libya. In his own words he soon after became addicted to the "fine art of travelling fast" but exchanged camels for cars. Kincaid's exploits in European motor racing became legendary after being documented in his best selling biography "Racing with a stiff upper lip". Reginald Kincaid retired in 1991 and has been covering motor racing ever since. He now lives in Surrey, England, and tends to his hobby of beekeeping.


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Volume 9, Issue 31
July 30th 2003

Atlas F1 Exclusive

The Art of Selling: Sponsorship 101
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Season in the Sun
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Rear View Mirror
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2003 German GP Preview

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