You have to feel sorry for Sebastian Vettel. Yes, he earns a King’s Ransom every year and lives an almost invisible life outside the F1 paddock, but the one concession he has made towards brand-building is to stick up his index finger when he wins a Grand Prix, thus signifying (allegedly) that he is Number 1. Well, imagine my surprise while reading an article yesterday about a supposed attack on Geneva, by Islamic State (or whatever name they are being called this week), that the uplifted index digit is supposed to be some kind of Islamic State secret sign… Sebastian would be advised to lower his digit in future, or else someone from Trumpton will ban him from the United States, or drop a drone on his head.
* For the benefit of those who are comically-challenged, the above story is considered by non-sociopaths to be a joke and does not require anyone to write in making accusations that I am endangering Seb because someone with stars on his epaulettes or nylon ginger hair might bomb him as a result of receiving this information.
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Fantastic!
My God, based on this new information one must assume Michael Schumacher, also an avid finger raiser and a German must be responsible for 9/11!!!
The Schuminati?
Nah, one assumes his Ferrari contract prevented him from going anywhere near anything called 911!! 🙂
According to Bernie’s latest conspiracy theory, Ferrari are hellbent on destroying the Twin Turbos.
And so they should be…
hahaha
And so was John the Baptist!
Might I suggest that Seb’s finger waving is what, in some circles, people would call an “anchor” and that he probably does it at other times where he can’t be seen.
Thumbs up.
He He……
Having just read Mark Webbers excellent autobiography (Shame it finished just 1 chapter too early!!) wasn’t this something more to do with being able to drive/win whilst the finger had a plaster on it or something on it..?
The story was that the finger had to be reattached after a FR 3.5 accident. But Seb was doing it when he was in F4-equivalent. I don’t find it offensive, why others do must be a cultural thing.
Maaaah! You seem to failed the humour test
Does the secret IS sign mean STOP, wait a minute, have we got this all wrong?
Brilliant! I needed a laugh this morning, thanks Joe!
I see you’ve played your ‘Trump’ card with this absolute gem of a blog post! Brightens up a dull morning no end – thanks!
Well I’m glad that Jo has exposed the terrorism rife F1 paddock.
I’ve noted that Lotus, often pronounced Low-tis, sounds a bit like ISIS, and what’s more their cars are black and covered in writing like the ISIS flag which is actual legal evidence that they are War mad extremists.
What’s more I have evidence that ALL F1 DRIVERS ARE TERROISTS – why? They all wear the full face veil on track, often with a dark covering over their eyes, which is in itself proof that they should be banned from America.
It’s well known that the only people you can trust on this matter are billionaires with comb over hair. In Bernie we trust.
“Lotus” and “ISIS” do actually rhyme. Just ask any rapper, current or wannabe…..
A rapper could rhyme “onomatopoeia” and “cabbage”…
Good one, Joe 😀
It’s indubitably a Good Thing that neither of his daughters is called Isis.
It all depends on the direction that said digit is facing. Normally, in Trumpton, Chigley and elsewhere, to signify the number one, the said phalanx (digitus secundus manus) is raised with the palm facing left. Seb raises his with his palm facing towards his face. A small difference indeed but think what Winston Churchill would have been famous for if his two fingered salute had his palm facing himself rather than away.
It’s the finger stabbing politicians in the UK who are the biggest culprits
Oh, I don’t know I’ve seen some good pictutes of The Donald giving the secret IS sign…
Maybe he should change the finger he is raising 😉
It’s all clear to me now, the amount of time you spend with DJT. it’s long bothered me that I’ve never seen the two of them together but the initials were a bit of a giveaway. The only question is which one really has Delerium Tremens?
You have enhumoured my morning. I thank you.
“for those who are comically challenged”…. ” A guy walks into a dealership and says.. a wiper blade for a McLaren…….
🙂
AAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHA…….The disclaimer, the best part!!!!!!!
I heard it on good authority that Daesh called Bernie about holding an Islamic State GP. He told them he’d be delighted to get his hands on some of that oil money and have access to a previously untapped market. Unfortunately the talks collapsed when the IS leadership discovered that dealing with such a tyrant was a total nightmare.
Love it!
Too much of a tyrant even for the IS…
I thought this was Vettel secretly indicating that he was a member of the Illuminati.
No . . .
Please, no disclaimers pandering to the comically-challenged.
Spoils it for the rest of us – misguided replies are part of the fun.
I fear you are losing your touch.
That German kid’s finger is only mediocre. When elected president I will strongly finger the United States.
I can give you some ideas of where to stick that finger (if ever elected).
First we have to trap that thing on your head.
I am no expert, (having a pathological dislike of all field “games” from childhood) but I am pretty sure the raised finger is a cricket umpire’s sign that the batsman is “out” and to bugger off back to the pavilion for tea and sandwiches.
Incidentally the current and apparently correct, name for ISIS is “Daesh”
Thank you. Obviously Daesh don’t play cricket. If they did the world would probably be a better place. Look at India. It’s amazingly peaceful, entirely thanks to a a sport and, sorry Vijay, that ain’t motor racing!
As if it wasn’t bad enough shooting innocent people, how can the IS even dare to steal the winning gesture of F1’s most successful driver? Looks as if the IS are watching too much F1 recently. On second thought I suggest Bernie donating the IS fighters a free F1 coverage, so at least the rest of the world would be safe on sunday afternoons while IS is watching F1. You can really do something for safety Bernie, don’t hesitate.
Who is to say that they stole it. Maybe motor racing stole it…
Perhaps.
Joe,
The mere mention of the potential to ban Vettel from the US based on these vague connections will create a movement IRL to do just that. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t believe this, because just a year ago the thought of Trump as a legit politician was laughable.
And then someone said it could happen, and in the dark corners of the internet, Trump ’16 metastasized and came to life fully formed in the imaginations of millions of bored, under-educated Americans who (still) think it’s a reality show.
In other words, “It must be true, because I read it on the internet.’ has become more or less accurate. Be careful what you write.
If Trump gets elected, I will never want to visit the United States ever again. I would be appalled.
Just think how those of us who actually live here feel!!! Sorry world, it’s not my fault!
Dear Joe, all
There is an old psychiatry maxim that, if you are of average income or less, you are psychotic, and, if wealthy, eccentric. Based on this, I would have to say that Trumo is as eccentric as a cut snake.
The thought that this guy may, in the not too distant future, warrant a Secret Service detail which includes the guy carrying ‘the football’ scares me way more than IS and Putin put together.
Cheers and Fears
MarkR
My grate frend A discovered a few years ago that he is descended from a long line of Canadians and thus is entitled to citizenship north of the 49th parallel, He has assured me that he will be hightailing it for the border as fast as his clapped-out Plymouth minivan will carry him should the unthinkable happen.
This is their way of exacting revenge for the British auto industry foisting the Morris Oxford “ISIS” on to them masquerading as the “Premier Padmini” !
Nice you mentioned Premier Padmini, but fail to see its connection with Morris Oxford (I may be naive). Morris Oxford was sold as the Ambassador in India, while it was the Fiat 1100D that was sold as the Premier Padmini here. Enlighten me if I am ignorant!
Do like the clarification at the end. Is that for the hard of humouring? 😉
Brilliant!
I enjoyed the disclaimer as much as the post, glad you are still around keeping us entertained over the winter
They haven’t got me yet…
It’s going to be a long winter without your blog, Joe, I guess we all get withdrawal symptoms this time of year when you go on your (well-earned) holidays.
Not yet…
Seriously Joe, how could endanger Seb? Someone with stars on his epaulettes or nylon ginger hair might bomb him as a result of receiving this information!
Not if the friends of the finger get Ginger first…
so will Seb now have to rise a different finger once he wins ? a middle one for instance 🙂
Catwoman’s cat was called Isis. Guess now that name can’t be used as well…
Isis was an old Egyptian Goddess. They probably stole the name from there.
Yeah, but thanks to the IS, “Isis” has become taboo too…