Auto Racing Daily : The F In Formula One

Sigmund Freud would be the first to endorse the idea, especially considering that a Formula One driver would be the living, breathing example of his Eros and Thanatos theory where he believes that humans are driven by two conflicting central desires: the life drive (Eros) (incorporating the sex drive) and the death drive (Thanatos) which compels humans to engage in risky and destructive behaviors that could lead to their own death. Women and danger – nothing new there. Didn’t take a modern day genius to figure that out, surely.

And there is no team on today’s grid that takes this more seriously than the Red Bull team. Known for their young, vibrant image, the team actually goes as far as flying in their own women for each race. There is even a competition held throughout the year where models are chosen to represent the team at various races. Once selected, all they are required to do is look good or at least look good at it. That’s it. Just be beautiful. All expenses are picked up and they can party as hard as they like. And despite the protests from some small circles that call it either exploitation or a waste of money, the women draw in more media attention than any wind tunnel or tire test has ever done.

Fernando Alonso may be a 2 time World Champion, with a strong chance of sealing his third by the time this article sees print, but given a choice, most photographers would swoon over his lovely fiancée, Raquel del Rosario Macías, a Spanish pop star that can melt a set of Bridgestones just by looking at it with her deep brown eyes.

Veteran F1 driver, David Coulthard, has brought the paddock to its’ knees at times with some of the women he has dated in his 14 seasons at the pinnacle of motor racing, before becoming engaged to Karen Minier, a Belgian Formula One correspondent for French TV channel TF1. The British Playboy hotel owner has been associated with a string of women, including supermodel Heidi Klum, (who later had a child to Renault team boss, Flavio Briatore) Lady Victoria Hervey, and models Andrea Murray and Ruth Taylor. He has also been engaged to models Heidi Wichlinski and Simone Abdelnour.

Fellow Brit, and former playboy, Jenson Button was even warned to wean himself off the forbidden fruit if he was to have any success in the sport. Too much of a good thing, so to speak. The young British superstar was catapulted to fame when he was picked up by a top team on his debut year. He had enormous talent but was accused of under-performing after soaking up the lifestyle too much and losing sight of the bouncing ball. There’s even the rumor of him sampling the local nightlife here in Manila during his visit in 2003 and taking home 3 ladies back to his hotel room.

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