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#1 JJP

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Posted 12 April 2000 - 00:08

Former F1 driver JJ Lehto was commentating the race for finnish channel MTV3. The other commentator asked JJ whether Mika looked relaxed (in a pre-race interview).

JJ replied "Well, I think you can call that relaxed if you're born with a broom stick up your arse like Mika has..." (My own and very free translation...)

It probably loses something in translation but I think it was pretty damn funny. :)

Btw. JJ seems to think that Schumy is the better of the two... I wonder if that has something to do with MS blowing him away in Benetton (94) or Mika being the golden boy of their manager Keke Rosberg? ;)

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#2 bigblue

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Posted 12 April 2000 - 00:16

Didn't lose anything in the translation. :o A touch of being green with envy? JJ is doing well in sportscars though. Just won the Charlotte ALMS race with Jorg Mueller.

#3 mono-posto

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Posted 12 April 2000 - 00:21

Why would JJ be envious?

You can actually PASS in the BMW V-12 prototype!! It must be alot more fun then F1 although the pay is not as good.;)

#4 JJP

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Posted 12 April 2000 - 00:27

Well could it be because Mika drives a Ferrari/Maclaren supercar/Any Mercedes he wants and JJ's company car is a BMW 500 touring (nice car but nothing special).

Or that Mika makes more money and fame in a year than JJ in his life or that Mika is double F1-champ or...

:) Take your pick :)