Rumours are rife in the worlds of motor sport and athletics that newcomers to the Formula 1 World Championship, Virgin Racing, have pulled off an incredible scoop by signing Olympic sprint Gold Medallist, Usain Bolt, as their lead driver for 2010. The signing is potentially a tactical masterstroke given that the numerous rule changes planned for next year’s championship include the reintroduction of drivers sprinting to their cars at the start of each race.
The fitness levels of current F1 drivers will undoubtedly come under closer scrutiny than ever before and there are unconfirmed reports of rotund racer, Rubens Barrichello, considering his retirement from the sport. Track-side paramedics raised their concern over the condition of the popular Brazilian when he had to be given oxygen at a secret FIA practice event arranged to give teams an opportunity to practice the new starts in simulated race conditions. Official timings confirmed that Barrichello had been lapped twice by the rest of the field before he had even completed the pit-lane sprint to his car.
Bolt’s entry into F1 has also been welcomed by his former adversary and disgraced British sprinter Dwain Chambers who continues in his attempts to resurrect his career after well publicised failures in Rugby League and American Football. A little known screen test as a Bond villain also ended up on the cutting room floor. Chambers, who failed his only previous driving test for making an illegal manoeuvre, has been seen frantically visiting local driving schools.
The audacious signing of Bolt has amazed everyone involved in the sport other than, of course, former team owner come television pundit, ‘mystic’ Eddie Jordan, who in hindsight, ‘saw this move coming for quite some while’.
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