> **_Ferrari Pit Crew Sacked_**
>
> The Ferrari Formula 1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday.
> The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of
> the UK Government's Youth Opportunity Scheme and employ people from
> Glasgow .
>
> The decision to hire them followed a recent documentary on how
> unemployed youths from the Govan and Possilpark areas of Glasgow
> 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.
>
> Prime Minister Gordon Brown went on record as saying this was a bold
> move by the Ferrari management which demonstrated the international
> recognition of the UK under New Labour.
>
> As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari thought they had
> the advantage over every team.
>
> However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for. At the first
> practice session, the Govan & Possilpark pit crew successfully
> changed the tyres in less than 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they
> had re-sprayed, re-badged and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team
> for 8 bottles of Carlsberg Special, 50 ecstacy tablets and some
> photos of Lewis Hamilton's bird in the shower.
>