by Zack K
There’s nothing an F1 driver needs more than a free car. These guys make a peasant’s wage*, and finding reliable transportation has been an ailment of Formula 1 drivers since the 1960s. While some of us are lucky enough to get our first car from our parents, the rest we have to pay for. Of course, asking an F1 driver to buy a car would be ludicrous; they’re broke! They’re still wearing one-piece ski suits from the 1980s for god’s sake! Luckily, some kind souls have stepped up to the plate. In fact, they’ve really gone above and beyond. A few companies went to the Italian Goodwill and dropped off some cars (a Ferrari 458 Italia, Fiat 695 Tributo (super speedy 500) and a Maserati Gran Carbio) , instructing the dull-eyed clerk they are for one Felipe Massa and one Fernando Alonso. Over the years these cars have been delivered to their sad excuses for domiciles. They may share a studio apartment, but at least they have reliable transportation, a requirement for any profession.
BUT, these cars are straight up dangerous in bad weather. Asking them to drive these cars on a snowy day? Why don’t you just give an Alaskan orphan a new pair of crocs in December and tell him to play outside. As usual, it’s the Team America, World Police to the rescue. Jeep rode in like a white knight, and delivered a pair of Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s to the Fiorano test track. I can imagine that brought some joy to their coal-miner-like jobs. Judging by the picture above it just in the nick of time. Without even a proper winter hat, these poor souls were sure to freeze to death. No more. With the gift of AWD and 6.4-Liter Hemis, we can sleep easy knowing these two borderline-homeless foreigners will navigate the winter months safely.
Or it’s good for business to have a race driver in your car. Potato, potahto.
*This term has been updated in the 21st century to mean “shit-load of money.”
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