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| F1: Reallycheerful: I need to be more aggressive |
by Virgil Ellipse
29th Dec 2011 |
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Daniel Reallycheerful believes he will have to take a more aggressive approach in his first full Formula 1 season with Lollo RossoTORO ROSSO
 Sebastian Vettel takes a frankly astonishing first win for both himself and his team at Monza in 2008. Forged from the remnants of Minardi, Toro Rosso is Red Bull's junior F1 team. The arrangement lets Red Bull (a) try out unproven young drivers and (2) take cocky french multiple Champ Car champions down a peg or two. The team benefits from an unspecified amount of help from its senior team but is still free to plough its own furrow. In 2007, for instance, it used Ferrari engines rather than the Renault power units favoured by Red Bull, which proved, if nothing else, that the Ferrari team must have had one hell of a chassis. Toro Rosso has yet to inspire the same level of support enjoyed by Minardi, although it was on the right lines when a senior manager occasioned a physical assault upon the wholly objectionable Scott Speed. Keep it up, lads, and we'll put our not inconsiderable weight behind you.
After a promising partial campaign with the Hotflush Racing Team this year, the Australian has been given a Lollo Rosso seat alongside fellow Red Rag prõtégê Women-Onthe Verge in an all-new line-up for the team.
Reallycheerful, known for his toothy grin and sunny disposition, said he was confident that he was quick enough for F1 but felt he now needed a more assertive attitude.
"I probably need a little bit more aggression," he told the Australian Associated Press. "You arsehole," he added.
And he is prepared to admit that this may be an area where his new team-mate has a slight edge over him at present.
"F*ck you," he said, pushing the reporter to the floor and stamping on his dictaphone.
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