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Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:04 am
by McSwede
...... In my hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport this morning.
Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:26 pm
by Alex_
McSwede wrote: Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:04 am
...... In my hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport this morning.
No selfie?
Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:18 pm
by IanF
His son went to my son’s school. The last day of summer term he showed up with a trailer full of his son’s racing karts and set up an impromptu race circuit on the school’s drive. A rather cool chap.

Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:44 pm
by McSwede
Alex_ wrote: Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:26 pm
McSwede wrote: Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:04 am
...... In my hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport this morning.
No selfie?
No. I'm not common!
He saw me and I saw him. He knew I recognised him and I knew he didn't have a scooby who I was. We shared a small and polite nod

A very British exchange.

Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:53 pm
by JLv3.0
My old man had an identical British exchange with Derek Bell in Heathrow once. I approve of the restraint.
Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:12 pm
by mr_jon
Presumably had nipped over to Viry-Châtillon?
Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:44 pm
by mik
JLv3.0 wrote: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:53 pm
My old man had an identical British exchange with Derek Bell in Heathrow once. I approve of the restraint.
Same with me & Mika Hakkinen in Heathrow T5.
I expect he wanted a selfie but i was in a rush.
Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:11 pm
by Mito Man
When the McLaren showroom in Knightsbridge first opened I went to have a look and took my dog for a walk. It was quite late at night and coming towards the end of the launch party as only a few guests were left in the showroom. I Saw Ron outside with presumably his girlfriend. She pet my BF and Ron just smiled and said Hi. As a spotty teenager who had just met the team principle of a still very successful team I couldn’t muster up anything apart from exchanging niceties.
Re: Adrian Newey spotted.....
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:10 pm
by NotoriousREV
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:11 pm
When the McLaren showroom in Knightsbridge first opened I went to have a look and took my dog for a walk. It was quite late at night and coming towards the end of the launch party as only a few guests were left in the showroom. I Saw Ron outside with presumably his girlfriend. She pet my BF and Ron just smiled and said Hi. As a spotty teenager who had just met the team principle of a still very successful team I couldn’t muster up anything apart from exchanging niceties.
And that’s why Lewis Hamilton got a drive and you didn’t.