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The Ferrari Formula 1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday.
The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the
UK Government's Youth Opportunity Scheme and employ people from Liverpool.

The decision to hire them followed a recent documentary on how
unemployed youths from Liverpool were
able to remove a set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper
equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds
with millions of euros worth of high tech equipment.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown went on record as saying this was a bold
move by the Ferrari management which demonstrated the international
recognition of the UK under New Labour.

As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari thought they had
the advantage over every team.

However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for. At the first
practice session, the Scotswood and Benwell pit crew successfully changed
the tyres in less than 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had
re-sprayed, re-badged and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team for 8
bottles of Carlsberg Special, 50 ecstasy tablets and some photos of
Lewis Hamilton's girlfriend in the shower.