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  1. RedHorse
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    October 27th, 2004 07:15 AM #1
    Tuesday, 10 26, 2004

    ROME — Ferrari president Luca Montezemolo said Wednesday the Italian Formula One (F1) team would build a special model car for Pope John Paul II to mark his 26 years as pontiff.

    “We will make a Ferrari Formula One car especially for the pope,” Montezemolo told reporters on a visit to the Vatican.

    Ferrari later made it clear that the car would be a scaled down model of the F2004 and not a full size replica of their championship-winning Formula One car.

    But, Montezemolo drew the line at changing the colour of the car from its customary red to a different shade that the pontiff might prefer.

    “The Pope would not be best pleased to see a Ferrari that wasn't a Ferrari,” he remarked.

    Montezemolo recalled his previous meetings with the Pope before Ferrari were the dominant force in motor racing.

    “I had the honour of meeting His Holiness on two occasions, first of all when I was involved in organising the (football) World Cup in 1990 and then on the testing track at Fiorano where he had a ride in a Ferrari,” he said.

    “That was when Ferrari were not having great success and the least I can do to show my appreciation is construct a special Ferrari car for him.”

    Pope John Paul II will celebrate his 26th anniversary as head of the Catholic Church on Saturday. AFP
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    October 27th, 2004 07:38 AM #2
    naks naman si pope! meron ng ferrari... sino kaya magdrive? hehehe...
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    October 27th, 2004 09:41 AM #3
    An F1 replica for his Holiness? Potek?!

    Ano naman gagawin nya dun?
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    October 27th, 2004 09:58 AM #4
    baka naman tulugan niya iyan habang nakasakay

    Ferrari walang magawa...nag donate na lang sana ng pera sa mahihirap....
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    October 27th, 2004 10:01 AM #5
    Another incredible "asset" of the Vatican that they can't justify... shzz.
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    October 27th, 2004 10:42 AM #6
    PR lang yan ng Ferrari
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    October 27th, 2004 10:49 AM #7
    What? Asset? Like the billions of dollars worth of land and the gold-framed multi-million dollar artworks?... but seriously, it's not the Pope's fault if he receives the car... he can sell it for charity. :D

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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    October 27th, 2004 11:16 AM #8
    baka display lang yan sa museum...

    I think parang TY gift lang yan ng Ferrari to the Pope for supporting them during the rough times.

    mostly likely, a used F1 engine might be placed there. btw, aren't replicas being used for training and driving schools?
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    October 27th, 2004 11:33 AM #9
    Still, sa dami-dami na prominent figures, bakit Pope pa? Not like he can even step into that car... They can just thank the Vatican with money or charity, but a friggin F1 car? hehe, I don't see how that'll help.
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    October 27th, 2004 11:34 AM #10
    "Popemobile"...Donated by DaimlerChrysler

    ML 430


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    October 27th, 2004 11:42 AM #11
    ganda namang gift nyan
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    October 27th, 2004 11:57 AM #12
    Bibigayan kaya Phil. Gov't ng F1 car hehe... ano kaya gagawin nila dun?
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    October 27th, 2004 11:57 AM #13
    maybe ferrari is currying favor with a higher power to win more races...? :D
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    October 27th, 2004 12:11 PM #14
    Originally posted by M54 Powered
    maybe ferrari is currying favor with a higher power to win more races...? :D
    well... that maybe their secret! :D

    maybe that explains why mclaren is always having car problems.
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    October 27th, 2004 12:17 PM #15
    malamang nga they want to be included always in his prayers to stay on top...

    sayang lang hindi naman nya ma d-drive.
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    October 27th, 2004 12:51 PM #16
    Publicity stunt yan nang Ferrari... saka they'll need all the help they can get for next year when Mclaren reclaim the constructors crown...hehehe :-)
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    October 27th, 2004 12:57 PM #17
    McLaren... you think? Hmmm.... should we take bets on who's getting the crown next season?

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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    October 27th, 2004 12:58 PM #18
    F1 popemobile? baka nga di makasakay si pope dun eh. :D
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    April 2nd, 2005 01:26 AM #19
    Last car I've seen the Pope ridden was a Mercedes V-Class. He even rode shotgun, with his window partly open, and I doubt it if the van were bulletproof.

    As for Ferrari, I think the Pope must not pray for them to win races, but for the betterment of their morality, like the end to those Satanic team orders, plotting against the width of Michelin tyres two years ago so that they could make the faster Williams perform worse, instructing Rubens to 'set-up' Montoya in the USGP so that he'd lose his WDC chances, and so on.
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    April 2nd, 2005 02:48 AM #20
    Quote Originally Posted by squala
    As for Ferrari, I think the Pope must not pray for them to win races, but for the betterment of their morality, like the end to those Satanic team orders, plotting against the width of Michelin tyres two years ago so that they could make the faster Williams perform worse, instructing Rubens to 'set-up' Montoya in the USGP so that he'd lose his WDC chances, and so on.
    bwahaha...i thought this was really funny!
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