Max Chilton is the latest driver to have his place on the 2014 grid confirmed as he continues for a second season with Marussia.
Chilton, who made history by being classified in all 19 races in his debut season, will drive Marussia’s first Ferrari-powered car this year. Here he is talking to Ferrari’s 1964 world champion John Surtees at last year’s Italian Grand Prix.
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ECWDanSelby (@ecwdanselby)
18th January 2014, 11:02
Surtees: “See that, Max!”
Max: “Wha… See what, John?”
Surtees: “That! See that? It’s called ‘talent’ – now go and get it!”
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
18th January 2014, 12:45
Hehe +1
Really loved this one!
pking008 (@pking008)
18th January 2014, 16:18
+2
Throttle (@throttle)
20th January 2014, 4:17
Hah! Great one, reminds me of Mel Brooks!
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
18th January 2014, 11:04
You’re in the wrong red car! Get over to the other one!
cmckinleyF1 (@cmckinleyf1)
18th January 2014, 11:06
JS “I was motorcycling world champion, F1 world champion, i won out on this legendary circuit and i even had my own team”
MC “Not bad but did you ever finish every race in a season?
Adrian Pearson
18th January 2014, 11:07
You need to be at THAT end of the grid!
Sam (@)
18th January 2014, 11:07
Surtees ‘Look at all those fast cars you’ll never drive…’
N0b0dy100
19th January 2014, 0:03
Great one!
Adrian Pearson
18th January 2014, 11:08
I remember this when it was all fields….
Fab F1 (@fabf1)
18th January 2014, 11:09
“Last year you finished all races at first from last”. We are expecting the same this time too. So no Turbo, no DRS, No ERS… Now get them buddy…
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
18th January 2014, 11:10
Surtees: “Now that’s how you win a Grand Prix…”
Master firelee (@master-firelee)
18th January 2014, 11:12
JS “This Max is a pit lane, and that Max is a circuit, it is usually customary to drive faster on the latter.”
David-A (@david-a)
18th January 2014, 11:12
JS: “If we raced to the end of the pitlane there, and I were on foot, I’d still win”
electrolite (@electrolite)
18th January 2014, 11:24
A legendary racing driver talks to a young fan.
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
18th January 2014, 15:50
A young racing driver talks to another elderly fan
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
18th January 2014, 19:32
“Is that the bar there? I can’t see without my glasses”
(apologies to the great John, and old people everywhere!)
just.daz (@nemo87)
18th January 2014, 11:28
MC: “Hi John, My name’s M..”
JS: “Get out.”
don
18th January 2014, 11:29
JS: I’m a little teapot short and stout, here’s my handle….
MC: -holds stomach to prevent lol at crazy old guy-
just.daz (@nemo87)
18th January 2014, 11:30
So it’s striaght down there and then left, thats where I’ll find the sunbeds?
Pink Peril (@pink-peril)
19th January 2014, 21:17
Hahaha, Max does look a little like he has been left in a Tandoori oven too long.
JS: While you were in doing your hair and using the teeth whitener, the other drivers were over there, lining up on the start of the grid for the race.
AndrewT (@andrewt)
18th January 2014, 11:34
Surtees: Oh, those red cars over there, I loved driving for Ferrari. Son, do you realize what does the support of Maranello mean for your team this year?
Chilton: 19 consecutive race weekends of pasta? Mmmm…
Julien (@jlracing)
18th January 2014, 11:36
JS: “Come on young boy, go quickly to the grid! The GP3 race will start in a few minutes!”
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
18th January 2014, 11:36
Look boy, over there! A penny! You’ll need it to keep your drive next season
Retired (@jeff1s)
18th January 2014, 11:36
“My car was faster than your,” Surtees
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
18th January 2014, 11:44
“John, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have never used hair gel. Certainly not in the quantities you describe. Now, there are certain people out there – certain very interested, very powerful people – who want to see that things stay that way. Now, I don’t want to name names and drag somebody’s reputation through the mud, but the last person who suggested I was wearing hair gel … well, lets just say that he won’t be running McLaren for much longer.”
Jason Norwood
18th January 2014, 11:46
JS: See that car over there Max…. Just went out for a drive and went so fast my face nearly fell off.
Cyberaxiom (@dave-m)
18th January 2014, 11:57
“Watch out, there’s an angry mob of unfunded drivers waving pitchforks headed this way”
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
18th January 2014, 12:07
The way you’re going, you’ll still be here finishing in Melbourne, they’ll already be there in Malaysia ready on the grid.
David not Coulthard (@)
18th January 2014, 12:09
So, Max, this is how one rides a motorcycle when taking the Parabolica.
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
18th January 2014, 12:10
Ask your dad whether he can buy you a new F1 law where you start way ahead over there.
Alec (@vonhoff)
18th January 2014, 12:11
Surtees – (points) “So its THAT bloody idiot over there who keeps on voting for you in DOTW polls Max!”
RBAlonso (@rbalonso)
18th January 2014, 12:11
“Try bikes, son”
HK (@me4me)
18th January 2014, 12:13
Chilton: “Wow, after all these years he still got plenty of fire in his belly. Wish I had a fraction of that..” [places hand on stomach]
Suvan Naidu (@serv)
18th January 2014, 12:13
I tried doing a bollywood dance just like this! But Vijay said he still wouldn’t consider giving you a drive.
Chris (@tophercheese21)
18th January 2014, 12:24
Surtees: “… and what exactly do you do with this ‘hair-gel’?”.
D (@f190)
18th January 2014, 12:34
So, you say the cash machine is just over there Max ?
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
18th January 2014, 12:34
Sorry Max, the GP2 paddock is over there!
David Bretz (@cynical)
18th January 2014, 12:52
Young man, would you mind getting me a cold drink from that fridge over there?
HK (@me4me)
18th January 2014, 12:56
a Redbull? ;)
Rigi (@rigi)
18th January 2014, 13:40
hahaha, best one so far
ken (@whatevz)
18th January 2014, 12:54
Surtees: Yo, those haters always gonna hate. Don’t you worry about them, they just jelly!
Chilton: Jelly short for jealous, right? I can’t keep up with your young people’s slang.
SuperSic58 (@supersic58)
18th January 2014, 12:55
JS: “And if you get your knee down into turns 1 and 2, you might just get an edge over Jules”
David Claxton
18th January 2014, 13:05
Look my boy, first of all you win on 2 wheels and then you go to four
Bwal87 (@bwal87)
18th January 2014, 13:10
John Surtees deep in conversation with the son of Aon’s former vice-chairman Grahame Chilton.
David Claxton
18th January 2014, 13:19
I’m nearly 80 you know. Yes, next month I think.
Mitch (@mwyndo7)
18th January 2014, 13:22
“Remember to turn the limiter OFF when you leave the pitlane!”
michaeldobson13 (@michaeldobson13)
18th January 2014, 13:26
JS: And here is a list of all your greatest achievements:
1. Finish every race in a season
2. Appear in a caption competition
3. Err…
Nikeros
18th January 2014, 13:26
There’s the door kid. F1 isn’t for you. Go get a job in a bank somewhere.
Atticus (@atticus-2)
18th January 2014, 13:32
John: You brake here – watch my right arm – and I braked there – watch my left arm – in the 1960s. Anything in your defence?
Jaanus (@)
18th January 2014, 13:45
MC: “Mr. Surtees, I am really strong, wanna feel my abs?”
JS: “What?! Get the fudge out!”
PhilEReid (@philereid)
18th January 2014, 13:45
Surtees: ‘Even my dance moves are better than your driving.’
scuderiaexxon
18th January 2014, 13:46
“So Max, your performance is represented by my right hand and Jules performance by my left, notice the difference?”
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
18th January 2014, 13:49
Surtees: hey Tom Daly, the diving board is over there.
Matt
18th January 2014, 14:18
Surtees: Stop going on about how many races you’ve finished in last place, no one cares appart from you! Now when you finish up there with the real drivers you might earn some respect, until then be quiet or I’ll get your daddy to cut your allowance!
RetardedF1sh (@retardedf1sh)
18th January 2014, 14:25
Surtees: See that
Chilton: My teammate?
Surtees: That’s talent
Chilton: I think his name is Jules
Surtees: Yes, but he’s got talent, you don’t, so get out of here
Todfod (@todfod)
18th January 2014, 14:29
Surtees – “…. and all the way at the back, there you were”
Roald (@roald)
18th January 2014, 14:59
“Son, keep driving as well as you did last year and I expect you to win just 1 championship less than I did!”
minnis (@minnis)
18th January 2014, 15:25
Quick Max! They’re not looking! Get a head-start!
BrawnGP (@brawngp)
18th January 2014, 18:19
+1
minnis (@minnis)
18th January 2014, 15:26
JS: “In the event of a crash, emergency exits are located here, here and here.
Fsoud (@udm7)
18th January 2014, 15:27
…And thats where the kids go.
Strontium (@strontium)
18th January 2014, 15:35
“That there is what happens when you go fast and crash. Now keep on going slowly.”
OmarR-Pepper (@)
18th January 2014, 15:38
boy, what’s your name again? CASH Chilton?
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
18th January 2014, 15:56
Max: “My name’s not T. Chilton – I think you must’ve confused me with Tom”
John: “Marussia obviously wrote your name down wrong, look it says Tax Chilton”
Max: “Are you trying to say my money comes from the government?”
GuitarGraham
18th January 2014, 15:56
When i was your age Max i used to start there, at the front of the grid
Todfod (@todfod)
18th January 2014, 23:08
+1
just.daz (@nemo87)
18th January 2014, 16:12
*whispers* – “Max.. don’t move until the music starts again”
Goriot
18th January 2014, 16:38
– “No, the track goes THIS way!”
– “Oh, you should have told me that last year!”
schooner (@schooner)
18th January 2014, 17:14
“Are you alright sir? …… Sir?”
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
18th January 2014, 18:52
:)
BrawnGP (@brawngp)
18th January 2014, 18:17
‘You see that finish line…? The idea is to reach that before the other drivers’
DWinn
18th January 2014, 18:23
Now go down to the shop a pick up that expensive seat you just bought !
scss (@scss)
18th January 2014, 18:36
…and with the new Ferrari engine, you’ll actually arrive down there at turn 1 before supper.
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
18th January 2014, 18:50
– Hurry Max! they’re already gone!
Todfod (@todfod)
18th January 2014, 23:09
+1
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
18th January 2014, 18:55
… Yes, I did it on two wheels too, like that!
Klaas (@klaas)
18th January 2014, 19:11
19…20…21 drivers with more talent than you Max
Gaz
18th January 2014, 19:13
It suddenly strikes Tom Chilton what age he’ll be before he wins a race in Formula 1.
electrolite (@electrolite)
18th January 2014, 19:31
‘Open up this pit.’
James Brickles (@brickles)
18th January 2014, 19:31
“That over there is Fernando, he’s faster than you”
Todfod (@todfod)
18th January 2014, 23:10
+1
Klaas (@klaas)
18th January 2014, 19:40
JS: So I should pay that guy over there for the test driver seat?
Derp
18th January 2014, 19:56
JS (as lightning shoots from his hands): “Feel the power of the dark side!”
Klaas (@klaas)
18th January 2014, 20:20
JS: Those Mexicans and Venezuelans are buying all the seats in F1
MC: Not while I’m still around
Klaas (@klaas)
18th January 2014, 20:33
Look Max, they have 20% off for a Caterham seat.
F1andy83
18th January 2014, 20:35
“That’s the man who touched me”
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
18th January 2014, 21:47
“This is the Ferrari garage. Your garage is over there…”
McF1 (@mccosmic)
18th January 2014, 22:08
Max is just thrilled that the aging potion he made from Surtees’ DNA has worked on Jules a treat.
Rocky (@rocky)
18th January 2014, 22:19
Straight that way then take a Left then a right then a left straight for a bit then a left …
N0b0dy100
19th January 2014, 0:06
Surtees – Look at all that talent on the other end of the grid.
Jim
19th January 2014, 0:23
Max, the racers’ washrooms are right below us here and the pay drivers’ washrooms are way over there.
Jim
19th January 2014, 0:27
I can’t quite understand it Max, pretty much every start, you’re still here when the rest of the field is way up there!
GeeMac (@geemac)
19th January 2014, 9:51
JS: “The thing out there is called a track, that’s where you have to do the talking, not in front of these new fangled camera thingeys.”
boz
19th January 2014, 11:40
Look Max…way back there, that’s where you’ll be starting every race from.
Noah (@lotus22)
19th January 2014, 13:56
heres JUles…and here’s you
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
19th January 2014, 17:32
JS: Hey, if your’e one man short I’m as ready as ever!
KwekuQ (@kwekuq)
19th January 2014, 18:36
Surtees: That my boy is a race track. You drive very fast on it. Not what you have been doing in the past year… Kids of today. Jeepaz!
SauberS1 (@saubers1)
19th January 2014, 23:14
As you can see, the track is there.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
20th January 2014, 17:14
JS: C’mon now, revv up and show them your’e Mad Max!
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
20th January 2014, 17:24
JS: Hell, I’ll drive in circles around a Marussia with my old Honda.
Daniel Brennan (@dannyisf1)
22nd January 2014, 10:41
JS: “This my boy is called the racing line. You actually have to stay on it to have a chance of getting round the track before we’re all at Interlagos 2014, never mind 2013…”
Apex or
25th January 2014, 5:25
JS: Max you can do better than Massa over at Ferrari when a seat becomes available.
Patrick (@paeschli)
27th January 2014, 13:46
And that Max is called the podium.
Arthur Baker
8th February 2014, 17:43
The guy that took my glasses went that way!!!!…. No wait i got them in my hand.
mikepaterson (@mikepaterson)
12th February 2014, 10:26
And the last time Renault brought out a turbo engine it was called the yellow teapot!