Sunday, March 13, 2005

why do i love F1? let me count the tshirts

there are many different reasons to love formula 1 racing. the cars that run faster than a US launched tomahawk cruise missile headed to baghdad. the brakes made of pure pencil lead that glow red when the drivers body slam them on corners. the phenomenal G force so strong the driver's helmet need to slashed to the driver's shoulders. and of cos the hot pit ladies in dresses tighter than the condition of my bank account.

i love F1 for all that. but the one thing I love most of all, are the swanky team tshirts. of cos, all tshirts being equal, some are more equal than others. so for today, heres my rundown of the best apparel to eye if youre headed to your atm.

1) BAR Honda
my vote for the best tshirt in all of F1 racing
blessed with 2 of the best young drivers in the circuit, jenson button and takuma sato, the BAR team capitalised on their youth and verve to create super cool top designs other teams dont dare to.
check check the button tshirts
and sato's ones

button up, Baby!



2) Renault
even tho they now have one of the best engines, that power does not translate into tshirt design. sticking with the hideous combination of green and yellow, check out what their designers came up with

ugh


and this ugh green one

now this is surprising, cos last year they came up with some pretty decent ones




3) BMW
their tagline is Sporty Elegance is the Name of the Game. riiiight. sporty elegance for middle aged uncles. its no surprise that the line has two colours, conservative blue and very conservative white.



they do have a tie up with Puma, and the line is so so much better. i love this sleeveless number




4) Mclaren
mclaren could have been so so cool. i mean, how wrong can you go with basic black? with mr ice cool montoya and mr ice cold kimi, they could have had really kick ass tshirts. but again, its design by committee over in the mercedes team. basic black with a cheapo logo on the side. safe, boring and no brainer. perfect to go with Gold FM on the stereo. jus like mercedes drivers the world over?






6) Ferrari
now why do racing fans hate ferrari so much? is it becos of the sheer arrogance of the ferrari team trying to bump off struggling no money teams like minardi off the circuit? or is it becos most of the real life ferrari drivers on singapore road are balding pot bellied middle aged uncles trying to look 35 years younger? perhaps it could be despite a seven figure operating budget, their t shirt still looks like it was designed by a secondary 2 student using microsoft powerpoint. in his free time.


ferrari makes tshirts that makes people go ...


looks like a red shirt with a corporate tie in the middle. from a distance, it might look like that you have a white penis hanging down your neck.

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