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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:25 pm
by Kapel
julian mayo wrote:given that Fiat is looking to TATA for financial aid, ferrari would be out after 2 races
Didnt know this
Imagine TATA replacing the Ferrari F1 cars with trucks and tractors in Red colour racing on the cricuit
A chance to win after cruching each n every F1 car
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:41 pm
by Julian Mayo
Kapel wrote:julian mayo wrote:given that Fiat is looking to TATA for financial aid, ferrari would be out after 2 races
Didnt know this
Imagine TATA replacing the Ferrari F1 cars with trucks and tractors in Red colour racing on the cricuit
A chance to win after cruching each n every F1 car
Tata already supplies software and some other bits n pieces to ferrari, now Fiat is having "financial discussions" with TATA
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:47 pm
by Kapel
Knew about TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES for software mangement,but bit & pieces
Financial help
but yes TATA is in a better financial position than FIAT
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:12 pm
by Julian Mayo
Kapel wrote:Knew about TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES for software mangement,but bit & pieces
Financial help
but yes TATA is in a better financial position than FIAT
Not bad, is it, when you remember that TATA started off as a small, family owned textiles company, and is still owned by the family!!
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:21 pm
by Kapel
I'm impressed Julian!!
A lot of research in TATA huh?
Yes its still with the family,run by a Man -Mr. Ratan Tata.Dunno know if the company in future would be run by the TATA family as theirs no legal heir .(
Ratan TATA is not married,rumoured to be Gay )
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:23 pm
by Julian Mayo
Kapel wrote:I'm impressed Julian!!
A lot of research in TATA huh?
Yes its still with the family,run by a Man -Mr. Ratan Tata.Dunno know if the company in future would be run by the TATA family as theirs no legal heir .(
Ratan TATA is not married,rumoured to be Gay )
Mate, no research! Ask KD, I know everything
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:25 pm
by lemon_martini2
I'd prefer them getting financial assistance from tATu....
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:36 pm
by Kapel
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:47 pm
by lemon_martini2
Scalextric doesn't count
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:54 pm
by Julian Mayo
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:33 pm
by grandprixdiary
Sorry - this ones an oldie 'news' story of mine, but with all this talk of Tata - I couldn't resist giving it another airing !
Northampton, Tuesday. Indian rookie Narain Karthikeyan's Jordan/Midland (delete as applicable) drive is apparently under threat after a misunderstanding over sponsorship. Part of Narain's sponsor portfolio includes Tata, the Indian automotive and metals conglomerate, but the teams Russian bosses thought he was bringing Tatu, the mock-lesbo-schoolgirl singing duo. Said a team spokesman 'Look, we plainly don't need the money sponsors bring, but the appeal of having the Tatu birds coming along to races was too good to miss, instead we now have a load of truck salesmen from Delhi - its just not on'
Rob
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 6:19 pm
by Julian Mayo
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 6:21 pm
by Julian Mayo
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 6:42 pm
by grandprixdiary
Now I'll tell you something even funnier. A few days after I put that story up I had several emails from distraught Indians who plainly thought it was a real story. This is the text of one from a guy in Chennai:
'This is outrageous news ! Narain needs to be in F1 for India and I cannot believe that a professional team like Jordan can make such a silly mistake. They should check these sorts of things most carefully !
Go Narain !'
That was one of just a few. Amazing.
Rob.
Mine has a big silver key that u put in the side and wind up 
Thank you, I needed that,Gawd I can't stop laughing