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Thread: Piquet purchases private plane
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8th February 2008, 08:14 #1
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Piquet purchases private plane
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...07091543.shtml
Junior has yet to drive a F1 race but he's already bought himself a plane. First I thought, wow, the guy's gonna do himself no good being larger than life. But then I decided that F1 has long been missing that kind of rock star splendid attitude. Like father, like son, the history repeats.Llibertat
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8th February 2008, 08:26 #2
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It could be a worthwhile purchase if it saves him from the horror of airport check-in queues; on the other hand we've seen how easy it is for a young driver to be distracted by the trinkets and baubles which come with money. Ah well, let him have some fun!
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8th February 2008, 09:15 #3
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Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz
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9th February 2008, 01:01 #4
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If you've got the coin to spend on your own jet...while the hell not..
I would..
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9th February 2008, 02:09 #5
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Originally Posted by AJPSandra O is YUMMY
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9th February 2008, 12:39 #6
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A bit strange for a rookie, but a common thing for the world of F1, a lot of drivers and team bosses have private jets.
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9th February 2008, 17:58 #7
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Originally Posted by Rudy TamaszThere are two rules for success
1. Never tell everything you know.
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9th February 2008, 22:37 #8
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No driver takes scheduled flights if they don't have thier own plane then the team will.
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11th February 2008, 08:21 #9
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Originally Posted by DonJippoLlibertat
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11th February 2008, 08:22 #10
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