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Originally Posted by ronald
just wondering if we have any followers of F1 on the forum and where do your loyalties lies - McLaren or Ferrari? (or just Jenson or Coulthard?)
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On balance it has to be McLaren if only for local loyalty. By strange coincidence I used to work in the next building to Ferrari in Shalford (Guildford), then I moved to work at Woking next door to McLaren and throughout Benetton were based in Godalming not far from my previous home. Recently I worked at the wind tunnel facility used by Benetton and several other F1 teams.
Throughout I've been a supporter of McLaren and got to meet both Prost and Senna, indeed I used to follow Prost in to work most mornings. It used to amuse me that my car was faster down Albert Drive than his Testarossa because of the speed humps which brought him to a standstill but they I couldn't even feel them in my Citroen. I got to meet the drivers when they had their seats fitted which was done in the back yard of the factory by sitting them on a plastic bag in a frame knocked up from kipper boxes and pouring urethane foam into the bag.
Down in the valley from my home is a friend Giovanni who is an ardent Ferrari fan as is my farming mentor Bertino. They've had four years laughing at my expense as I supported McLaren. At last, I have a chance to laugh back.