At the end of the Monaco F1 race, they showed the drivers putting on
watches and the commentators said they were probably paid to wear
them. But they weren't worn during the race
At 11:53 AM 5/27/2007 -0500, Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
>Was just watching the Indy 500 driver intros. Michael Andretti, and others,
>wear a large chronograph watch. I've seen a number of other drivers in other
>forms of racing do the same.
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>I always take my watch off before going out for a session. My thinking is a
>don't want a large lump of metal strapped on my wrist. Sure, my fire suit is
>designed to keep heat and flame away from skin. But, should I find myself
>near a heat source during a racing incident, I don't want something that
>will retain heat next to me like that.
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>What do you think? Agree? Disagree?
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