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."

 

anyone care to see my new BLING-BLING Oil cap?

 

put diamonds in the oil, that way they cant go missing...oh wait...

 

Jaguar's F1 team just can't get right.... I love when the announcers start bustin on em for how bad they suck. Pit times, lap times, lost diamonds = suck.

 

yeah, when i was watching the race they showed the diamons at the beginning......and then once they crtashed i wondered what happened, but thats as much as thought as i gave it.

 

So whats the FIA say on schmuchmiester's brake practicing in the tunnel?

 

"race incident" - no penalties were given to either parties.





-Ted

 

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??

 

Too many to count...he should seriously hang up his helmet and do them all a favor...

 

not only does he drive the billion dollar car like it's a derby car, but he has a piece of **** attitude to boot.



I guess racing is really indiscriminate because that guy is a fucktard.