And gracefully shook his hand while thanking him for all his service to racing. All my current angst at F1 immediately evaporated, but it was cool.
That's it.
Not thread material, but still an awesome moment.
Holy cow, I just met Jean Todt
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Posted 14 April 2016 - 22:38
And gracefully shook his hand while thanking him for all his service to racing. All my current angst at F1 immediately evaporated, but it was cool.
That's it.
Not thread material, but still an awesome moment.
You looked in his eyes didn't you, you looked!
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Posted 14 April 2016 - 22:44
Cool.
Where? China, Paris, London?
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Posted 14 April 2016 - 22:45
So what you're saying is that you bottled it?And gracefully shook his hand while thanking him for all his service to racing. All my current angst at F1 immediately evaporated, but it was cool.
That's it.
Not thread material, but still an awesome moment.
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Posted 14 April 2016 - 22:52
I was lucky enough to meet JT, MS and Luca at the 430 Scuderia launch in 2007. MS gave a quick speech then somehow vanished into thin air when all the journalists moved toward the podium where he was standing.
Luca held court like King Arthur.
JT was standing off to the side by himself and wryly observing everything. This was at the height of Spygate and I think I mentioned something about it to him which resulted in a very unimpressed look and him walking away. A man of few words it seemed.
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Posted 14 April 2016 - 22:55
Should have told him that he's ruined motorsport in an impressive amount of time.
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Posted 14 April 2016 - 23:07
Should have said: I never thought I would miss Max .....
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 01:24
Did he tell you to drive safe?
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 02:22
It was here in NYC. Yeah, I looked in his eyes.
It was good practice for when I bump into Bernie. I'll know how to keep emotions in check and give hime some truths.
LOL
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 04:58
Can you confirm whether he is really a toad?
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 05:18
And gracefully shook his hand while thanking him for all his service to racing.
You did it wrong
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 05:19
It was here in NYC. Yeah, I looked in his eyes.
It was good practice for when I bump into Bernie. I'll know how to keep emotions in check and give hime some truths.
LOL
Hmmm...NYC eh?. Do you know what he's doing there?
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 05:23
Hmmm...NYC eh?. Do you know what he's doing there?
He is currently at the opening of UN road safety in NYC
https://twitter.com/...654728452026368
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 05:47
Should have said: I never thought I would miss Max .....
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 05:49
Should have said: I never thought I would miss Max .....
Does anyone?
Todt is much more professional and unbiased.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 06:11
OP:
You missed the golden chance to use the Thread Title of the year.
'Oh my God, I met Jean Todt.'
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 06:14
OP:
You missed the golden chance to use the Thread Title of the year.
'Oh my Godt, I met Jean Todt.'
Fixed.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 06:20
Nemo1965, on 15 Apr 2016 - 08:11, said:
OP:
You missed the golden chance to use the Thread Title of the year.
'Oh my Godt, I met Jean Todt.'
Fixed.
You know, I wanted to make that joke as well. Honestly. There was a Dutch writer who wrote: 'Dat is toch Godt geklaagt'. (So two spellng-errors on purpose!). But I did not think that the joke would work with non-Dutchies as well!
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 06:30
You should have done this:
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 06:51
A lot of 'L'esprit d'escalier' in this thread! 
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 06:58
That's nice. Todt is indeed one of the great names in motorsport history!
Yes, because physical violence is a great response to personal discontent about a sport.You should have done this:
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:02
That's nice. Todt is indeed one of the great names in motorsport history!
Yes, because physical violence is a great response to personal discontent about a sport.
Actually, I think he meant not the OP but I should have done this:
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:09
A lot of 'L'esprit d'escalier' in this thread!
Don't know what that is. Does it itch? Because if it itches, then yeah, I think I might have some of it.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:12
Should have done this: 
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:47
medt*Actually, I think he meant not the OP but I should have done this:
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:48
OP, do you mean you just met jean todt, and chatted to him man to man, or you were an audience member at some event where he spoke? The two are very very different.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:53
I held a toilet door open for Jenson Button once, he said "thanks".
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 07:56
I held a toilet door open for Jenson Button once, he said "thanks".
Ha! Same here, in the Austin paddock in 2012. LOL.
Edited by AustinF1, 15 April 2016 - 07:56.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 08:08
Lewis Hamilton shook my hand, then saw my Big Pun (a now deceased latino rapper) t-shirt, so shook it again in the way rappers do and say "that's a sick t-shirt, man"
It's probably the highlight of my life
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 08:16
Lewis Hamilton jumped over the pit wall and waved at me just before FP1 in Silverstone a couple of years back! 
On reflection, it could have been a general wave, as there were several hundred other people sitting around me at the time. 
Edited by Maustinsj, 15 April 2016 - 08:17.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 08:29
Todt has been a total disaster. I can't say anything positive about what he has done so far as FIA president.
Edited by cokata, 15 April 2016 - 08:30.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 08:39
Yes, because physical violence is a great response to personal discontent about a sport.
It worked for Max.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 10:46
Does anyone?
Todt is much more professional and unbiased.
And useless ...
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 10:49
Lewis Hamilton shook my hand, then saw my Big Pun (a now deceased latino rapper) t-shirt, so shook it again in the way rappers do and say "that's a sick t-shirt, man"
It's probably the highlight of my life
did you get the appropriate greeting then ....
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 10:54
That looks like the Queen of Zamunda (Eddie Murphy's Mum in Coming To America) in the red dress.
I bet her and King Jaffey Joffa could come up with a much better Qualifying format than Jean and Bernie. 
Edited by Sheldon835, 15 April 2016 - 11:02.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 12:50
You looked in his eyes didn't you, you looked!
And everything just melted.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 13:10
And everything just melted.
Like in Indiana Jones?
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 15:34
All these keyboard warriors claiming they would do this and say that.
Atrieu clearly has proper manners and knows how to behave in public.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 15:37
Todt should work for a road safety charity and leave F1 to someone else.
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 15:55
All these keyboard warriors claiming they would do this and say that.
Atrieu clearly has proper manners and knows how to behave in public.
'Baldrick, have you no idea what "irony" is?'
'Yes, it's like "goldy" and "bronzy" only it's made out of iron'
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Posted 15 April 2016 - 23:25
doesnt that image hint at what belies the UN.
UNICEF for road safety. really?
