Eddie FAQ
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1) So is he any good?
What do you mean is he any good? He’s the best driver in Formula One. No one can touch him. What? Biased, me? Ok, I’ll try to be balanced. He is a good driver, but inconsistent. On his good days he is quick as anybody else out there, the trouble is that the F300 is hard for him to qualify well. He’s probably the best starter in Formula One; I rate him among the top 5 drivers at the moment.
2) What is all this fuss about what flag is on the podium?
Well, Northern Ireland has had a bit of a civil war for the last 30 odd years. Just under half the population wants to be part of Ireland (Nationalists), the other half want to remain part of the United Kingdom (Unionists). Each side follows their own flag, Irish Tricolour for Nationalists, Union Jack for Unionists. Eddie is Protestant, so in theory he is an Unionist. But he isn’t, he’s neutral, as is most of the people here. Now, he should because of his birthplace have a Union Jack flying, but because he has an Irish racing license the FIA decreed he should have a Tricolour flying. Which caused no end of trouble for his parents back home. Eddie himself wanted a neutral flag but in the end it was decided that the Union Jack and the Tricolour would be shown on alternate visits to the podium. Obviously the above is a simplistic explanation of the situation here, but if I went into details I would need another 10mb of disk space at least.
3) Is it true that he had a punch up with Senna?
Yes and no. On his first F1 race Eddie was lapped by Senna when Eddie was fighting for a position with Damon Hill. Senna slowed when he got to Hill so Eddie overtook Senna, about which Senna wasn’t happy about to say the least. After the race, egged on by Gerhard Berger and after having a few rare drinks of Schnapps, Aryton went down to the Jordan pit to remonstrate with Eddie. They had an argument and Eddie refused to see Aryton’s point of view, and as he was leaving Aryton threw a punch at Eddie, which apparently didn’t connect but Eddie fell off the table he was sitting on. They had started to make up just before Senna’s tragic death.
4) Is he as good looking in real life?
I tend to get asked this a lot, and being a guy obviously I don’t have an opinion. But on the three times I have met him he was surrounded by girls so I guess the answer is yes.
5) I’m a bit kinky and I would love to buy a pair of Eddie’s sweaty race underpants.
Err. I don't know about
that, but he does dispose of old clothes of his at his
friend’s Formula One shop in Belfast. Signed caps are about
95 pounds going up to 5000 pounds for his actual race helmet he
wore at Monaco. If you like his sister Sonia they have sold some
of her old Ferrari outfits in the past. The address is F1
Pitstop, Unit 1 Lagan House, 81 Victoria Street, Belfast. Phone
+441232319630
6) Is there a fan club?
Yes, have a look at my Formula One links page. It does seem quite expensive, but you get a polo shirt and a very good quality metal key ring, plus signed photographs. Oh, and a chance to meet Eddie at a get together sometime.
7) Is Eddie single?
He's a complete tart. Hope that answers your question :)
8) What type of sunglasses does he wear. You know, the ones he never takes off?
Thanks to some excellent detective work by Neil Bryce I can confirm that they are Oakley's. Have a look at http://www.oakley.com/athletes/autorace/index.html for details.
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