When It's Not Good To "bling" Your Car
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MONACO -- Diamonds might be forever but not when embedded in the nose of a Formula One racing car, as the Jaguar team discovered.
The car company was left reflecting Monday on a costly Monaco Grand Prix after a £140,000 ($200,000) gem had gone missing when Austrian driver Christian Klien crashed his car nose first into the guardrail at the Loews hairpin.
The diamond had been positioned in the nose of the car following a sponsorship deal with diamond company Steinmetz.
A team statement said after Sunday's race, won by Italy's Jarno Trulli in a Renault: "Christian lost his steering and hit the barriers forcing him to retire.
"His car returned to the garage minus his flawless diamond -- it has yet to be found."
The car company was left reflecting Monday on a costly Monaco Grand Prix after a £140,000 ($200,000) gem had gone missing when Austrian driver Christian Klien crashed his car nose first into the guardrail at the Loews hairpin.
The diamond had been positioned in the nose of the car following a sponsorship deal with diamond company Steinmetz.
A team statement said after Sunday's race, won by Italy's Jarno Trulli in a Renault: "Christian lost his steering and hit the barriers forcing him to retire.
"His car returned to the garage minus his flawless diamond -- it has yet to be found."
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If I saw Montoya in my rear view mirror I would just turn into a wall and save him the trouble. When he come up behind you, you are in trouble, and its not a good trouble like getting passed. How many people has he spun out while attempting to pass them??
#9
Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='May 25 2004, 09:45 AM
If I saw Montoya in my rear view mirror I would just turn into a wall and save him the trouble. When he come up behind you, you are in trouble, and its not a good trouble like getting passed. How many people has he spun out while attempting to pass them??
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