There was surprise in the Formula 1 paddock today with news that the guest drivers’ steward for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix will be none other than the pay driver’s pay driver, Taki Inoue.
‘We’re delighted to have Taki on board for this race,’ said an FIA spokesman. ‘He will be using his own F1 experience to keep an eye on the race and will be able to penalise drivers if he thinks they are not going idiotically slowly, not getting in everyone else’s way, not inexplicably spinning into a tyre wall halfway through, or not making a total cock of something as simple as working out what the racing line is.’
Inoue himself was equally delighted at being given this prestigious stewarding role. ‘I’m delighted to be in Hungary this weekend,’ he said. ‘And th… argghhhh… I’ve just been run over by a safety car…’
