Air conditioning and leather seats to be standard from the Imola GP
London, England. The motorsport arm of the Jaguar corporation announced at a press conference today that instead of trying to compete with "performance crazy" Formula One teams Ferrari and McLaren, Jaguar would instead focus on comfort and style from the San Marino Grand Prix and onwards.
Jaguar Racing's director John Hogan told reporters that the target market for Formula One cars had simply been too small. "According to our research the target market for a 200 million dollar 880 horsepower full blown Formula One racer is restricted to two elderly gentlemen in Tokyo," he said.
"This new car will treat our drivers to a ride that's comfortable, quiet and smooth, even when the road conditions aren't," said massively embarrassed designer John Stuart. "Plus it's got an impressive collection of standard features. All in all, our forthcoming Formula One racer is one of those rare things in life that can actually lift your spirits just by thinking about it. So just imagine what happens when you drive it."
"It looks good, although a bit unexpected," said visibly shocked team driver Mark Webber. "At least we shouldn't have any reliability problems when we are lapped."