Bertrand Gachot

The second driver with legal troubles that I am profiling is Bertrand Gachot. Gachot, a Belgian driver with the Jordan F1 Team was arrested for spraying a London taxi cab driver with CS Gas, aka tear gas. Which apparently is a big No No in England. He served a two month prison term and upon his release the Jordan team had no interest in having him back. His arrest and prison term did however open the door for a young and unknown Michael Schumacher to take his seat and make his Formula One debut. Gachot was primarily a back marker for the rest of his F1 career, however Gauchot did have some success after F1 winning the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, for Mazda.

Monza!! Monza!! Monza!!

This weekend the F1 circus travels to the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit in Italy. After last weekend's memorable and controversial race at Spa, Mclaren hopes to rebound at the Home track of Ferrari. The lightning fast track has been the site of some legendary races, and this weekend should not disappoint. The Tifosi, the passionate Ferrari fans will be behind their drivers this weekend, as the championship comes down to is final races.

Here is a memorable moment from Monza. Listen to the tifosi after Mika Hakkinen crashes, no wonder why he cried.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXmmdLwvSkY