For sure, they used to call this way Arnoux in his last season, when
he was driving a Ligier (if I'm right). But I think it was used for
many pilots :-)
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: reminds me of something james hunt said once, during commentating on a
: gp. he called someone (who i guess was notorious for not letting
: people lap him) a 'mobile chicane'. anyone know who he was talking about?
: also, just to make things easier, may not have been james hunt who
: said it :-)
It's certainly been said many many times on UK commentary over the
past few years. Particularly of anyone driving a Minardi. Couldn't
help you with who first said it though.
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I think on http://members.home.net/f1gallery there is a funny sound clip
of Murray Walker going mad when Arnoux took Berger out of the lead at
Adelaide 1988 :-)
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On Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:22:19 -0400, "Christian Giroux"
>Christian Giroux.
> --
> All the best,
> Edwin Solheim *remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply*
> The Paddock - a legendary site....
> <http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock>
> > : And I always thought the "Mickey Mouse" chicane was a modern
invention,
> > : which reached its zenith with the infamous pile o'tires seen at
> Barcelona
> > : following Senna's death.
> > reminds me of something james hunt said once, during commentating on a
> > gp. he called someone (who i guess was notorious for not letting
> > people lap him) a 'mobile chicane'. anyone know who he was talking
> about?
> > also, just to make things easier, may not have been james hunt who
> > said it :-)
> > martin.
> > --
you would like to which unknown personality was talking about an unknown
driver at a race you don't know in a year you can't remember?
:)
Seriously, the saying has been around as long as I remember and has been
used to describe everyone from Gianni Lavaggi to Damon Hill.
M
Stefan
Martin Portman skrev:
Matt
> > John Watson about Pierre Luigi Martini (sp?) in the Minardi/Ford during
> 1994
> > Hungarian GP?
> > --
> > All the best,
> > Edwin Solheim *remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply*
> > The Paddock - a legendary site....
> > <http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock>
> > > : And I always thought the "Mickey Mouse" chicane was a modern
> invention,
> > > : which reached its zenith with the infamous pile o'tires seen at
> > Barcelona
> > > : following Senna's death.
> > > reminds me of something james hunt said once, during commentating on a
> > > gp. he called someone (who i guess was notorious for not letting
> > > people lap him) a 'mobile chicane'. anyone know who he was talking
> > about?
> > > also, just to make things easier, may not have been james hunt who
> > > said it :-)
> > > martin.
> > > --
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With Clive James doing the commentary it would have to be '82, '84 or
'86. I haven't watched any of those vids for a while but I'd guess it's
the 1982 one and he's referring to the Toleman.
"The Toleman - a mobile chicane with the power to weight ratio of the
Barbican arts centre"
"The Toleman - a car for David Coleman"
etc...
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> > No.....the saying has been around much longer than 5 years. I recall
> > hearing this term back in the 1980s, at least.
> Believe I heard it the first time on the (?) 83 F1 review video, with the
> Brilliant aussie Clive James commenting fom Imola.
> Matt
> > > John Watson about Pierre Luigi Martini (sp?) in the Minardi/Ford
during
> > 1994
> > > Hungarian GP?
> > > --
> > > All the best,
> > > Edwin Solheim *remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply*
> > > The Paddock - a legendary site....
> > > <http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock>
> > > > : And I always thought the "Mickey Mouse" chicane was a modern
> > invention,
> > > > : which reached its zenith with the infamous pile o'tires seen at
> > > Barcelona
> > > > : following Senna's death.
> > > > reminds me of something james hunt said once, during commentating on
a
> > > > gp. he called someone (who i guess was notorious for not letting
> > > > people lap him) a 'mobile chicane'. anyone know who he was talking
> > > about?
> > > > also, just to make things easier, may not have been james hunt who
> > > > said it :-)
> > > > martin.
> > > > --
> --
> ---------------------------------
> Matthew Birger Knutsen
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He also referred to De Cesaris as an "incurable featherhead". <g>
Aw, I miss his comments, F1 certainly was a bit less uptight in those days...
> > > No.....the saying has been around much longer than 5 years. I recall
> > > hearing this term back in the 1980s, at least.
> > Believe I heard it the first time on the (?) 83 F1 review video, with the
> > Brilliant aussie Clive James commenting fom Imola.
> > Matt
> > > > John Watson about Pierre Luigi Martini (sp?) in the Minardi/Ford
> during
> > > 1994
> > > > Hungarian GP?
> > > > --
> > > > All the best,
> > > > Edwin Solheim *remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply*
> > > > The Paddock - a legendary site....
> > > > <http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock>
> > > > > : And I always thought the "Mickey Mouse" chicane was a modern
> > > invention,
> > > > > : which reached its zenith with the infamous pile o'tires seen at
> > > > Barcelona
> > > > > : following Senna's death.
> > > > > reminds me of something james hunt said once, during commentating on
> a
> > > > > gp. he called someone (who i guess was notorious for not letting
> > > > > people lap him) a 'mobile chicane'. anyone know who he was talking
> > > > about?
> > > > > also, just to make things easier, may not have been james hunt who
> > > > > said it :-)
> > > > > martin.
> > > > > --
> > --
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> > Matthew Birger Knutsen
> > The Art of Legends;
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