Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo showed up at the Circuit de Catalunya to see how his new F1 team principal Marco Mattiacci is getting on.
What did Montezemolo say to rally his troops? Submit your funniest suggestion for this week’s caption competition in the comments below.
As usual a selection of the best will appear in the next F1 Fanatic round-up.
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Image © Ferrari/Ercole Colombo
FlyingLobster27
17th May 2014, 12:10
“And then I said, ‘don’t worry Fernando, next year’s car will be competitive’!”
Hatham Al-Shabibi (@hatham-als)
18th May 2014, 13:36
LOL!
Osvaldas31 (@osvaldas31)
17th May 2014, 12:10
“So, who’s next?”
David Not Coulthard (@davidnotcoulthard)
17th May 2014, 13:09
Sorry, but I’m more of a Close to the Edge and Caress of Steel guy, Luca!
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
17th May 2014, 22:09
@davidnotcoulthard
By “Caress of Steel” you mean “2112”, right?
David Not Coulthard (@davidnotcoulthard)
18th May 2014, 11:55
@cjpdk
Believe me, I didn’t. I certainly didn’t.
Jon (@patomilan)
17th May 2014, 12:11
“Well, this is awkward…”
Osvaldas31 (@osvaldas31)
17th May 2014, 12:20
“Do I have to show my fist?”
Eric (@fletch)
17th May 2014, 12:20
Marco- “Stayin alive stayin aliv…..OH! Luca I didn’t see you there! I was just testing my headset….
Mitch (@mwyndo7)
17th May 2014, 12:21
“If only he knew what we were calling him on the radio!”
Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
17th May 2014, 12:22
MM: And then I got on the radio to Kimi and said “Fernando is faster than you…” I was unsure what his reaction was because he reacts to everything in the same way!
PMccarthy_is_a_legend (@pmccarthy_is_a_legend)
17th May 2014, 15:49
What? @craigo-o
Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
17th May 2014, 21:08
“…and then I said to Kimi, ‘we don’t have a number 2 driver at Ferrari'” :D
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
17th May 2014, 12:22
Why don’t we start team orders even earlier this year? We’re already so many points behind – Forza Fernando!
Frasier (@frasier)
17th May 2014, 12:29
Hey, you’re both right, he wants me to speak to someone called Newey
nidzovski (@nidzovski)
17th May 2014, 12:29
LDM: He he he, he doesn’t know what is going on?
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
17th May 2014, 12:30
Luca: “good luck, muhaha”
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
17th May 2014, 20:54
hehehe
Retired (@jeff1s)
17th May 2014, 12:35
“I’m a joke”
Mayank (@mjf1fan)
17th May 2014, 12:42
Luca: Does Fernando knows he is going to be lapped today by Mercedes?
Marco: No, he wont be. We are switching him on a faster strategy and let Kimi be lapped down.
Luca: Kimi will be furious!!
Marco : We can always give him icecreams to cool down :P
Mayank (@mjf1fan)
17th May 2014, 12:44
Luca: You are learning the tricks of trade too early.. :D
Rahman (@arahman93)
17th May 2014, 16:40
winner
Julien
17th May 2014, 12:42
“And so we all agree it would be a shame if anything unfortunate were to happen to your kids or wife … Now, lose the sad faces, smile for the cameras, and back to work !”
Mads (@mads)
17th May 2014, 12:57
hahaha perfect! :D
Trayambak Chakravarty (@major-dev)
18th May 2014, 5:48
Epic.
steve
17th May 2014, 12:59
Just saying it sounds funny, try it………. Cost Cap, Hahahahaha!!!!
David Not Coulthard (@davidnotcoulthard)
17th May 2014, 13:07
LdM: I’m finally quitting, guys!
Robbie (@robbie)
17th May 2014, 13:10
Luca and a co-conspirator are seen here initiating Marco Mattiacci with the old shaving-cream-in-the-headphones gag.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
17th May 2014, 13:22
Luca: “…and then I told the press, ‘we’ll be fighting for wins from the start next season!'”
Kimoni Nakamoto (@)
17th May 2014, 13:23
Guy on the right: “…but he knows nothing about F1 at all, who the hell is this guy?”
LdM: “don’t worry, he’s just here to be scapegoated for how badly I’ve messed 2014 up. I’m bringing Ross back next year.”
Bruno (@brunes)
17th May 2014, 13:24
Yeah, who needs Newey when you got history?
Chris (@tophercheese21)
17th May 2014, 14:29
Ha! Love it!
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
17th May 2014, 13:25
MM: We put a potty in Kimi’s Car, are we sure he know’s what he’s doing?
Jake (@jleigh)
17th May 2014, 13:30
“And then… He ‘resigned’!”
F12345
17th May 2014, 13:47
Luca – “this is my silent assassin”
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
17th May 2014, 13:49
Luca: “I am ‘watch’ing you”
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
17th May 2014, 14:10
Marco :”Everything is wrong here Luca, even the design of the headset. ”
Luca :”Ferrari has no problem, Oh wait !! Bernie definitely knows a good hairdresser.”
Chris (@tophercheese21)
17th May 2014, 14:26
Luca: “Don’t worry, we’ll get Fernando to finish his career at Ferrari, just as Senna was 100% absolutely going to do.”
Chris (@tophercheese21)
17th May 2014, 14:39
Ferrari PR Dept.: “Given the options of “Yes” and “No”, 83% of Ferrari staff have shown they dislike their new team Principle… Except for these two here.”
Jack (@jackisthestig)
17th May 2014, 14:43
“I told the drivers if they are lapped I get to uurhumm ‘spend the evening’ with their girlfriend… So, how do I look boys?”
OmarR-Pepper (@)
17th May 2014, 14:57
“Good you find my jokes funny, because Stefano didn’t”
asif (@football)
17th May 2014, 14:59
can i call Michael Schumacher lol ! which you both knows that i can’t !!
Todfod (@todfod)
17th May 2014, 15:02
Ldm – “Any chance we can catch up to Mercedes this year?”
Todfod (@todfod)
17th May 2014, 15:03
Another one.. not for competition sake.. just for fun
LDM – “What if I put a car salesman as Team principle next?”
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
17th May 2014, 15:39
This is actually quite funny imo
Robert
17th May 2014, 15:06
Luca, “”we’re going to be using a Wankel”, when I hear myself say it I suppose it does sound a little funny”
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
17th May 2014, 15:07
Don’t look like you’re afraid of me! Smile for the camera, smile!
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
17th May 2014, 15:09
“Marco, meet the man who’s replacing you. I’d like you to work with him so he can learn all about the role of team principal.”
tmax (@tmax)
17th May 2014, 15:42
This car is a joke !!!!
JeffreyJ
17th May 2014, 15:43
LDM: Is it true what he’s telling me Marco? Did Kimi really think he would get equal treatment?
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
17th May 2014, 15:44
Luca: Don’t look behind your back Marco…
JackySteeg (@jackysteeg)
17th May 2014, 15:45
“…and so I told Jean Todt that we’d be more than happy to take 2 million out our budget!”
maxthecat
17th May 2014, 16:15
“I made him an offer you couldn’t refuse”
mantresx (@mantresx)
17th May 2014, 16:22
Marco: Luca! I’ve found the way to make the car faster, we get a certain Adrian Newey, I’ll make him an offer he couldn’t refuse wink wink.
Luca: Haha that’s a good one… you’re kidding right?
Marco: Ahem, yeah sure.
The next day
Nick (@npf1)
17th May 2014, 16:22
A disoriented old fan makes Ferrari staff laugh.
John H (@john-h)
17th May 2014, 20:44
Hehe, still the daddy of all captions that Beckham one.
bull mello (@bullmello)
17th May 2014, 16:25
LdM: “A trained monkey could do better than you guys. Right? Ha ha ha!”
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
17th May 2014, 17:25
Luca: Marco, we couldn’t actually get him, so instead meet our new Adrian Newey look-a-like designer
DaveD (@daved)
17th May 2014, 17:26
LDM: I hire a sock puppet to “be in charge” and now I can run the team and still blame him if things go wrong!
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
17th May 2014, 17:27
Luca pulls out the old tickle tactic to renew Ferrari spirits
AndrewT (@andrewt)
17th May 2014, 17:27
“Sorry that you had to wipe “SD” off your earcup, but we didn’t have an “MM” sticker nearby…”
Matt Birkett (@matty1)
17th May 2014, 17:40
Luca Di Montezemelo: “Hey guys, do you want to hear a joke?”
Stefano Domenicali
Frasier (@frasier)
17th May 2014, 18:21
Marco tries to see the funny side after Luca and Antonella have hidden his sunglasses
D Winn (@d-winn)
17th May 2014, 18:38
Marco : “You are gonna love this guys, Wolff wants to know if we want to rent a third car”
RRRacer007 (@rrracer007)
17th May 2014, 18:44
MM: I’ve made my first big decision…
LD: Excellent! What is it?
MM: I’ve decided to change our coffee supplier!
LD: Oh…
Sami
17th May 2014, 18:49
“Well done! We beat Kimi!”
DaveD (@daved)
17th May 2014, 23:51
LOL! I vote for this one
Gill (@gill)
17th May 2014, 18:50
LDM: I am sorry but who is Marco amongts you both ?
Neil (@neilosjames)
17th May 2014, 18:55
“…and if you stay around long enough without winning, the ‘achievements’ heading on your Wikipedia article is replaced with one talking about how stylish you dress!”
Cough.
Shaun C
17th May 2014, 19:03
“Good to know you have size 9 feet, that reminds me I need to order some concrete.”
Alex McFarlane
17th May 2014, 19:37
Ferrari reaction to Mercedes megaphone solution to the noise ‘problem’ in F1
Tony (@tony)
17th May 2014, 19:43
LDM “No seriously, the wind tunnel will be working properly next week”
Andre Furtado
17th May 2014, 20:21
Maldonado said what?
John H (@john-h)
17th May 2014, 20:41
“Here’s Luca!”
schooner (@schooner)
17th May 2014, 20:42
“Aww, thanks guys. My very first set of earphones!”
Dom (@3dom)
17th May 2014, 20:42
The bigwigs at Ferrari found it hard to to hide their amusement when they heard the sound of the proposed “clarinet” exhaust
StephenH
17th May 2014, 23:18
FTW !!!
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
17th May 2014, 20:58
… And then, I made him pit first
ahw3ll (@ahw3ll)
17th May 2014, 21:02
di Montezemolo’s latest morale-boosting scheme – a high-pitched voice effect for all team radio transmissions – proved an instant hit within the Ferrari team.
Timothy Katz (@timothykatz)
17th May 2014, 21:06
“And you really think we will be as high as fifth by the end of the season?”
Wheel Nut (@wheel-nut)
17th May 2014, 21:07
The Ferrari team enjoy some downtime whilst their guests concentrate on the race
Malcolm (@oldboy)
17th May 2014, 21:21
Stefano wants to know if he can come back from the naughty step now
ElBasque (@elbasque)
17th May 2014, 21:54
Marco, meet your replacement – he’s on standby round the back.
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
17th May 2014, 22:11
Monty: “Don’t tell anyone, but I’m actually Özil. Set the fastest time and I’ll let you touch the FA Cup trophy.”
HK (@me4me)
17th May 2014, 22:12
Mattiacci: “When you offered me the job, i thought you were jocking. And now you’re asking me to turn this team around and win races? You’re a funny guy!!”
drmrs
17th May 2014, 23:05
When we win, then we will drink plenty of yellow beer. But, if we should lose, then you will be drinking plenty of yellow (you know what). drmrs 5/17/2014
StephenH
17th May 2014, 23:17
Mattiacci: “So, that’s a large sicilian, a 12″ margharita and a side order of garlic bread … oh, and a choc ice whislt you’re at it as well”.
Steve Dennison (@routrax)
17th May 2014, 23:18
Good news, the Mercedes engine fits the chassis.
Breno (@austus)
17th May 2014, 23:47
Mat, if you cant do it, this kid will be your replacement.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
18th May 2014, 0:53
“Good news, he almost completed a lap”
“Really? Really?”
Lucien_Todutz (@lucien_todutz)
18th May 2014, 1:07
Marco Mattiacci living the american dream, from used cars salesman to F1 team principal, just to find out that he made a pact with de Devil himself, Luca di Montezemolo!
McKenzie (@mckenzie)
18th May 2014, 8:22
And…hahaha…the best bit is…lol…the scrutineers will never find it!
joolsy (@joolsy)
18th May 2014, 8:48
LDM: No we are not joking there really is a scorpion in your headset.
Mathers (@mathers)
18th May 2014, 9:25
Man in background watches Formula One race…
jack
18th May 2014, 9:31
“and next year you two will be the DRIVERS”
jack
18th May 2014, 9:39
“see whats on my right hand? you wanna me to show it to the world”
Steven Smith (@ragwort)
18th May 2014, 12:47
“I know. I couldn’t believe it either. But I promise you. Fernando has just said to me that he’ll drive for nothing if I will give him a new contract”
Spencer
18th May 2014, 15:56
So you got the hang of fishing then because you will both be replacing Ross next year.
Ant Saunders
18th May 2014, 22:44
Wet willy!
Pink Peril (@pink-peril)
19th May 2014, 0:24
Last one to assume a defensive posture is a rotten egg!
SauberS1 (@saubers1)
19th May 2014, 0:26
He is the next sacrifice…
Hans Herrmann (@twentyseven)
19th May 2014, 8:11
Montezemolo practices trantiloquist show
Ginny
19th May 2014, 9:58
– what’s so funny?
– we were just wondering what Ron Dennis would make of your sloppy open shirt.
Ian
19th May 2014, 10:48
Luca: It helps if you switch the headphones on Marco!
Max Faulkner
19th May 2014, 14:11
“And then Fernando said to the press ‘I think we have a chance of being competitive this year'”
Thomas A (@gremlinwon)
19th May 2014, 16:24
My account isn’t working right now so i am a guest.
Caption: “Was that a fast Ferrari I saw? Oh no it was a Mercedes reflecting the red sign, Nevermind”.
Stephen (@stabel91)
19th May 2014, 18:12
LDM: They asked, “Are you trying to bring Ross back, we heard he made a visit to the factory”, and I said, “Nooo, he was just on holiday, I’ve already found the perfect man to run Ferrari, a car salesmen!”
acedown
19th May 2014, 20:04
marco- my headphones don’t work
luda- turn the volume knob in the other direction, rookie
apexor
2nd June 2014, 4:06
Luca to the engineer: Those sideburns are bigger than mine. Hopefuly there is some magic underneath those.