Could there be a future in Formula 1 for Boris Johnson? The British prime minister announced today he is stepping down two-and-a-half years since he was elected.
Johnson visited Red Bull’s F1 team for a publicity stunt during his successful campaign in December 2019 and tried his hand at changing wheels on one of their cars.
Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below.
A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the RaceFans Round-up.
Image: Boris Johnson via Twitter
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Proesterchen (@proesterchen)
7th July 2022, 12:55
The Red Bull spokesperson added they “will support Boris as he transitions from his role with us.”
baasbas
7th July 2022, 13:44
applause
LtdSlipDiff (@ltdslipdiff)
7th July 2022, 12:57
The stopwatch never lies…
Fab
7th July 2022, 12:57
So we know why Max had a problem 😁
Zap (@)
7th July 2022, 12:58
Later the wheels fell off as Boris didn’t understand the meaning of “lockdown”
jff
8th July 2022, 6:28
Spot on.
Julian Sark
7th July 2022, 12:58
“That’s a Ferrari, right? I’m a big fan! They don’t take cr*p from anyone, they always immediately threaten to leave the sport. They could save so much money and rule all racing if only they made their own Formula One. With Scotland, Nigeria and Usbekistan!”
Jhoris Bonson
7th July 2022, 12:58
‘Do a pitstop faster than the time it takes me to get involved in another scandal? Come on, even Red Bull can’t do that’
LtdSlipDiff (@ltdslipdiff)
7th July 2022, 13:00
Wow, what a spanner!
marcusbreese (@marcusbreese)
7th July 2022, 13:02
“It is the wheel of the people”
Julian Sark
7th July 2022, 13:06
(Dear mods: Of course that says “bollard”. What else could it POSSIBLY say? :p)
Sham (@sham)
7th July 2022, 13:34
Winnar
José Lopes da Silva
7th July 2022, 22:26
I vote for this one too
jff
8th July 2022, 6:31
Well done
Julian Sark
7th July 2022, 13:03
“Wow! Screwing on wheels with this wheel gun IS just as quick and easy as screwing a country!”
Craig
7th July 2022, 13:04
“Just keep smiling, he’ll leave eventually…. I hope”
LtdSlipDiff (@ltdslipdiff)
7th July 2022, 13:04
So… where’s the dipstick?
Fremescent
7th July 2022, 13:26
“He’s the one kneeling down”
Karl Johnson
7th July 2022, 13:10
Red Bull Racing introduces new massive tool to its pit crew.
Biskit Boy (@sean-p-newmanlive-co-uk)
7th July 2022, 13:11
“Don’t turn the nut, BE the nut”.
marcusbreese (@marcusbreese)
7th July 2022, 13:13
“Fifteen minutes later as the cars front left wheel came off while exiting the pits, the blonde mechanic denied having been anywhere near it, claimed he’d never even heard of these “wheels” and started talking about how well the vaccine roll out had gone”
jff
8th July 2022, 6:31
;)
marcusbreese (@marcusbreese)
7th July 2022, 13:14
Not a caption, but what a great picture to have in the reserves – I bet you’ve been excited for this day to come @keithcollantine
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
7th July 2022, 13:19
Looking for loopholes? It’s easier to ignore regulations all together, just avoid to be caught!
Dex
7th July 2022, 13:21
So what does he change faster, tires or his coat?
Todfod (@todfod)
7th July 2022, 13:22
Looks like Boris got a new job already
Robbie (@robbie)
7th July 2022, 13:26
The signs were there even back then…spin doctor!
Todfod (@todfod)
7th July 2022, 13:27
Just another one for fun –
Wait till Boris Johnson leaves the red bull garage… RBexit
Only Facts!
7th July 2022, 13:27
“I’ wonder if I could apply this concept of screwing things faster in my next term!”
Derek Edwards
7th July 2022, 13:32
The rest of the pit crew are right behind me, yes?
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
7th July 2022, 13:37
Boris just can’t understand why, no matter how much spin he puts on it, the wheels just keep falling off.
jff
8th July 2022, 6:33
Good one
Srdjan Mandic (@srga91)
7th July 2022, 13:40
Pit crew: Wow, Mr. Johnson! You are very good at screwing the nut!
Boris Johnson: Well, I’ve been practising the last couple of years by screwing the British public.
Short Circuit (@jjohn)
7th July 2022, 13:41
Just what I’ll need at number 10, a “bumper” bar!
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
7th July 2022, 13:41
So, any of you guys willing to take a cabinet position?
Lapov Onor
7th July 2022, 13:42
Suprised you let me touch this, everything else I touch fails, becomes pregnant or stops working the day after.
(so I guess this is how it all went wrong for Max…)
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
7th July 2022, 13:46
Whilst they all laughed at the new wheel guy’s risqué jokes, Christian immediately suspended Mr Johnson pending an investigation into the offensive content.
Sam
7th July 2022, 13:55
This will be a great upgrade to the Brexit bus.
Gilles Amon (@gillesamon)
7th July 2022, 14:16
„My spin doctors have to be faster than yours.“
Jere (@jerejj)
7th July 2022, 14:19
I was initially surprised as I recognized the image as something old-ish (& I got this right, given the 2019 December timing).
Understandably today, considering he’s just stepped down as PM, which I was unaware of until I got to the opening paragraph.
Philip (@philipgb)
7th July 2022, 14:28
Let’s give our power units the 350 Nm the nuts take every wheel
jff
8th July 2022, 6:36
Good word play, but not sure many will get this.
Martin
7th July 2022, 14:55
What could possibly go wrong?
Broke1984 (@broke1984)
7th July 2022, 14:55
Despite being 30 seconds off the pace Johnson insists he is the man for the job
K
7th July 2022, 14:56
Fastest pitstop? HOLD MY BEER!
MG1982 (@mg1982)
7th July 2022, 14:59
“I guess Perez is screwed up now, guys! Ahahahahahaaaaaa!”
TheDonz
7th July 2022, 15:03
Boris takes over red bull as his new job, however two races leather he is left alone to put on all 4 wheels after the rest of the pit crew quit due to his incompetence and his inability to recognise his own failings!
Kurt Laguna
7th July 2022, 15:20
Really.., you put this thing on your nuts!?
grat
7th July 2022, 15:22
“This thing spins faster than my cabinet!”
Kribana (@krichelle)
7th July 2022, 15:23
Whoah! He actually got in there with Red Bull?
Marvin The Martian (@marvinthemartian)
7th July 2022, 15:33
So how do I stop the wheels falling off my premiership, I’ve not got any nuts?
Sergey Martyn
7th July 2022, 15:41
More than 50 Red Bull crew members resigned fearing that their team will soon be renamed Greased Piglet.
davidhunter13 (@davidhunter13)
7th July 2022, 15:50
“It may or may not have been the longest wheel change ever recorded but we will have to wait for the findings of the enquiry for the facts. “
btcamp (@btcamp)
7th July 2022, 16:32
“As the recession looms, Red Bull kicks off it’s new outreach program to assist the recently unemployed”
James Brickles (@brickles)
7th July 2022, 17:25
Red Bull lose a potential race win thanks to an unusually Conservative strategy.
Daniel (@drj37)
7th July 2022, 17:52
Red Bull mechanics find insecure nut to blame for slow pit stop… and demise of UK economy.
Tom L. (@tom-l)
7th July 2022, 18:17
Boris was all smiles, but everyone else was left wondering why the nut still hadn’t been removed.
jff
8th July 2022, 6:39
Spot on.
James
7th July 2022, 18:22
Christian Horner asked his assistant to give him a BJ, and this is how she responded.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
7th July 2022, 18:50
Entire pit crew: “We resign!”
RandomMallard
7th July 2022, 18:55
Today I will be launching my new campaign slogan: “Pit Exit Done”
Debapriya Deb (@debapriya-deb)
7th July 2022, 20:19
That’s how a screw job is done to perfection. Whole Britain will vouch for my credentials as the most expert screwer of them all.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
7th July 2022, 20:42
Practicing for a ferrari job
Scalextric (@scalextric)
7th July 2022, 21:00
Was that the wheel gun or did I just rip these trousers?
José Lopes da Silva
7th July 2022, 22:23
Ferrari is about to hire Mr Johnson as Team Principal of Chief Strategist.
Nimba (@nimba)
8th July 2022, 0:39
That us what “screw you” means
Mioki (@okif1)
8th July 2022, 5:28
BJ: Finally I have a reason to leave the office forever!!!!
WesselV1
8th July 2022, 6:58
Facing the budget cap, Red Bull decided to respond to the advertisement of “free tools”.
Mark Fletcher
8th July 2022, 21:51
More photographic evidence has emerged of Boris Johnson screwing up something very expensive and smiling about it.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
9th July 2022, 2:39
(unashamedly – well, slightly ashamedly – inspired by other entries).
Boris was in amused amazement, as he said to the guys “I see your sign, ‘watch the biggest tool in the shop attach a wheel – today only’, but I just cannot understand why you don’t use these wheel guns every day”.