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 was brought on a recent documentary on how
unemployed youths from the Liverpool area 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, Tony Blair, 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 now have the advantage
over every team. However, Ferrari may have got more than they bargained for.

At the crews first practice session the Liverpool pit crew successfully
changed the tyres in under 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had
re-sprayed, re-badged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren team for 8
bottles of stella, a kilo of speed and some photos of Coulthard's bird in
the shower.