>Melbourne, Tuesday
>
>
>The Ferrari Formula 1 Team fired their entire pit crew yesterday. The
>announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the
>Australian Government's Youth Opportunity scheme and employ people from
>Frankston.
>
>The decision to hire them was brought on by a recent documentary on
how
>unemployed youths from the Frankston area were able to remove a set of
>wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas
>Ferrari's
existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of >euros worth
>of high-tech equipment.
>
>John Howard went on record as saying this was a bold move by the
Ferrari
>management, which demonstrated the international recognition of
>Australia's employment practices under his Liberal government. As most
>races are won >and lost in the pits, Ferrari now have an advantage
over
every team.
>
>However, Ferrari may have got more than they bargained for......At the
>crew's first practice session, the Frankston pit crew successfully
>changed the tyres in under 6 seconds, and then within 12 seconds they
>had
>re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team for a
>slab of VB, a kilogram of speed and some photos of Montoya's
>girlfriend
in the shower.


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