Bahrain Grand Prix - The calm before the storm
Posted on 11/03/2010The first press conference of the season got underway in Bahrain on Thursday and, despite the competition at the front being fierce, the drivers appeared to be exceptionally chummy. The four world champions – Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher - posed for a photo prior to the press grilling, with Alonso standing on tip toes to equal the height of Schumacher and Button. It was all smiles and laughter between the foursome, leading press conference MC Bob Constandurous to quip: “I hope you are all still this friendly at the end of the season!”
During the questioning, Button and Hamilton were chatting and giggling like schoolboys in the back row. When asked if this showed their new friendship, Button joked that they had been told to act like this by McLaren PR man Steve Cooper. Hamilton said they were just practicing for new careers in acting.
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