tifosi too! 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2006 I came across this story, as well as many others i guess!I find it hard to believe its true!If it is, besides it's rather offensive for some, i think its great that teams can forget about being politically correct and market-wise all the time!Of course RBR didn't risk much in that area and probably thats why they did in the first place!Anyway it's out of the ordinary for sure!! Red Bull F1 Team Attacks France Red Bull Racing has revved-up its annual attack on France and the French grand prix at Magny Cours. A year ago, the team - which is owned by the popular energy drink - got stuck into the circuit in countryside France by saying it was a 'great place if you like to look at cows'. In a follow-up, the PR department has now admitted that the release 'ruffled a few feathers' but did not shy away from intensifying the criticism ahead of this weekend's formula one race. Red Bull, owned by billionaire Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, is banned in France and some other countries after its stimulant ingredients and use were linked with deaths. Even Super Aguri's Franck Montagny did not escape the offensive, then, with Red Bull saying in its so-called 'apology' for last year's attack: ''We are SORRY for the fact you only have one F1 driver, that he's at the back of the grid and for the fact that your Renault world championship team is run by an Italian whom you find very irritating.'' The press release also poked fun at France's national emblem, cheese, rap music, Citroen 2CV cars, the abundance of French revolutions and striking workers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2006 GO RED BULL, tell those frenchies where to get off the smelly b#####ds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Red Bull banned. Wow. I think I'll sneak in a few cases if I ever go to France. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Yes RBR you spark that controversy, good on you! And they make some good points! Lets face it no-one likes the french anyway, they're arrogant and rude and are always rioting and murdering each other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ykickamoocow 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Lets face it no-one likes the french anyway, they're arrogant and rude and are always rioting and murdering each other Said the pot to the kettle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Said the pot to the kettle. RULE BRITANNIA! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Well our countries murder rate is steeadily increasing, obviously American culture is becoming too big an influence in the UK, a real shame! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 You have gotta love Red Bull The Full Press Release From Red Bull Racing It has come to our attention that last year's French Grand Prix Red Bull Preview ruffled a few feathers and so in a spirit of goodwill Red Bull would like to APOLOGISE and say SORRY for any distress it might have caused the good citizens of "L'Hexagone." And while we're at it we would also like to say SORRY for the fact that other countries have impressive national emblems like lions or eagles, but France is represented by a chicken with a comedy name "Cocorico." On the subject of comedy, we would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that we foreigners don't find La Comedie Francaise funny.* We would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that while you are so proud of your cheeses, England actually produces more fromages than you. We would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that other European nations constantly take their triumphant photos in your Arc de Triomphe. We would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that Anglo-Saxon popular music has entered your culture and given the world the chance to laugh at French Rap Music. We would like to APOLOGISE for allowing tiny Green Peace dinghies to get in the way of your warships and sinking in front of them. We are SORRY for the fact you only have one F1 driver, that he's at the back of the grid and for the fact that your Renault world championship team is run by an Italian whom you find very irritating - nearly as irritating as all his English engineers and mechanics. We APOLOGISE for the fact the European Union has decided that English beef can once again be sold in France. We APOLOGISE for the fact you had to give way to external pressure and ban the ridiculous Priorite a Droite rule that allowed your funny little 2CV cars to pull out of tiny side roads into the path of oncoming juggernauts. We APOLOGISE for the fact that petrol prices have now risen to such an extent in France that farmers are finding it difficult to buy enough fuel to set fire to lorries full of English lamb. We are HAPPY to be here as you celebrate "le quatorze juillet" although we are SORRY we don't understand why you are celebrating the fact that one group of French people beat the crap out of another group of French people. But please remind us, was the 14th July celebrating the revolution in 1789, 1830, 1848, 1871, 1936 or 1968? Goodness! Your list of revolutions is so long it reads like a train timetable....or at least it would if your train drivers, like your truck drivers and air traffic controllers weren't busy striking rather than working. We are SORRY this race is not taking place at Le Castellet. We are SORRY that you love foreigners so much that you try and stop them driving out of the country by ensuring your automated Petrol Stations are the only ones in Europe that won't accept foreign credit cards. And so we come to the World Cup. But even we cannot be that cruel and, in any case, what would there be for us to APOLOGISE about? * Yes, we do know the Comedie Francaise is not supposed to be funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 surely that cant be a real red bull statement, its funny but pretty offensive to french people!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eduan 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 You have gotta love Red Bull The Full Press Release From Red Bull Racing It has come to our attention that last year's French Grand Prix Red Bull Preview ruffled a few feathers and so in a spirit of goodwill Red Bull would like to APOLOGISE and say SORRY for any distress it might have caused the good citizens of "L'Hexagone." And while we're at it we would also like to say SORRY for the fact that other countries have impressive national emblems like lions or eagles, but France is represented by a chicken with a comedy name "Cocorico." On the subject of comedy, we would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that we foreigners don't find La Comedie Francaise funny.* We would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that while you are so proud of your cheeses, England actually produces more fromages than you. We would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that other European nations constantly take their triumphant photos in your Arc de Triomphe. We would like to APOLOGISE for the fact that Anglo-Saxon popular music has entered your culture and given the world the chance to laugh at French Rap Music. We would like to APOLOGISE for allowing tiny Green Peace dinghies to get in the way of your warships and sinking in front of them. We are SORRY for the fact you only have one F1 driver, that he's at the back of the grid and for the fact that your Renault world championship team is run by an Italian whom you find very irritating - nearly as irritating as all his English engineers and mechanics. We APOLOGISE for the fact the European Union has decided that English beef can once again be sold in France. We APOLOGISE for the fact you had to give way to external pressure and ban the ridiculous Priorite a Droite rule that allowed your funny little 2CV cars to pull out of tiny side roads into the path of oncoming juggernauts. We APOLOGISE for the fact that petrol prices have now risen to such an extent in France that farmers are finding it difficult to buy enough fuel to set fire to lorries full of English lamb. We are HAPPY to be here as you celebrate "le quatorze juillet" although we are SORRY we don't understand why you are celebrating the fact that one group of French people beat the crap out of another group of French people. But please remind us, was the 14th July celebrating the revolution in 1789, 1830, 1848, 1871, 1936 or 1968? Goodness! Your list of revolutions is so long it reads like a train timetable....or at least it would if your train drivers, like your truck drivers and air traffic controllers weren't busy striking rather than working. We are SORRY this race is not taking place at Le Castellet. We are SORRY that you love foreigners so much that you try and stop them driving out of the country by ensuring your automated Petrol Stations are the only ones in Europe that won't accept foreign credit cards. And so we come to the World Cup. But even we cannot be that cruel and, in any case, what would there be for us to APOLOGISE about? * Yes, we do know the Comedie Francaise is not supposed to be funny. Good one Wez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 surely that cant be a real red bull statement, its funny but pretty offensive to french people!!! Aparently its real... the article also said the following: "For the second year running, the Red Bull Racing team have made it clear they are no fans of the French Grand Prix, or France, or the French... Last year, instead of a conventional pre-race press release with drivers' quotes, the flamboyant team opted for an amusing tirade of insults on the Magny-Cours circuit. This year, however, Red Bull have gone one step further, replacing the amusing insults with very stinging remarks about the country, the circuit, and a whole lot more... Red Bull's energy drink happens to be officially banned in France since 2004 over health concerns." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 oh dear I wonder what renault will say about this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Player(1) 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Can't be real. A team able to organise two F1 teams, build and race F1 car's I refuse to believe can be that blatently stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Can't be real. A team able to organise two F1 teams, build and race F1 car's I refuse to believe can be that blatently stupid. Well since they dont sell a single can of Red Bull in France, And the rest of the world find these kind of statements hilerious... I think it could easily be true. Is true... The article I posted can be found on: http://www.redbullracing.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tifosi too! 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 surely that cant be a real red bull statement, its funny but pretty offensive to french people!!! It's presented as real in many sites!!Really strange though isn't it??Thanks for the full press release Wez! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 It's presented as real in many sites!!Really strange though isn't it??Thanks for the full press release Wez! No prob! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eduan 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Omly Red Bull that can say something stupid yet true like that!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 i've just been on their website and theres nothing about this at all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Player(1) 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 DC and the rest in for some extra thorough cavity searching when they arrive then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 i've just been on their website and theres nothing about this at all! Its the main article on there homepage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavallino 2 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 How lame and pathetic. Anything to sell a few more cans I guess.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tifosi too! 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Anyway i think RBR does bring some extra color in the F1 scene!They seem to be doing all sorts of crazy things (right or wrong) and they don't follow the manufacturers attitude!They seem to be determined to succeed in F1 as well so its work and play for them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 Anyway i think RBR does bring some extra color in the F1 scene!They seem to be doing all sorts of crazy things (right or wrong) and they don't follow the manufacturers attitude!They seem to be determined to succeed in F1 as well so its work and play for them! Exactly, Just the kind of company anyone would want to work for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 How lame and pathetic. Anything to sell a few more cans I guess.. It can't be sold in France. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Player(1) 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 It can't be sold in France. Yea but what they are doing is like a PR stunt to sell more in countrys like England and America that have strong anti-french feelings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites