The Ferrari Formula 1 Team fired their entire pit crew yesterday. The
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> > announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the
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> > Scottish government's get back to work scheme and employ people from
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> > Glasgow.
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> > The decision to hire them was brought on by a recent documentary on
>how
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> > unemployed youths from the Glasgow area were able to remove a set of
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> > wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas
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> > Ferrari's existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of
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> > pounds worth of high tech equipment.
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> > It was thought to be an excellent move by the Ferrari management. As
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> > most races are won or lost in the pits Ferrari would have an advantage
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> > over every team.
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> > However........ Ferrari got more than they bargained for. At the crew's
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> > first practice session, not only were the Glasgow pit crew able to
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> > change the tyres in less than 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had
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> > re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team for 8
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> > bottles of Stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of Coulthard 's bird
>in
> > the shower