Journo McKenzie to honour `naked` bet at Brit GP?
British motorsport correspondent Bob McꦅKenzie will do the honourable thing and make good on a rash bet he made last season, hopefully boosting the coffers of the McLaren team's chosen charity into the b𒐪argain.
Following McLaren's poor start to the 2004 campaign, when the Woking team trailed privateer Sauber in the rankings, McKenzie was rash enough to write off the squad's chances of winning a race 🤪for the remainder of the season - and said he would run naked around Silverstone if it did break its duck...
British motorsport correspondent Bob McKenzie will do꧙ the honourable thing and make good on a rash bet he made last season, hopefully boosting the coffers of the McLaren team's chosen charity into the bargain.
Following McLaren's poor start to the 2004 campaign, when the Woking team trailed privateer Sauber in the rankings, McKenzie was rash enough to write off the squad's chances of winning a race for the remainder of the season - and said he wouꦕld run naked around Silverstone if it did break its duck...
Un🔯fortunately for the hapless journo, the introduction of a 'B' specification chassis transformed McLa⭕ren's performance, and Kimi Raikkonen duly won the Belgian Grand Prix in late August.
Team boss Ron Dennis promptly reminded McKenzie of his unwi⭕se wager and, true to his word, the journo will be doing more than eating humble pie at Silverstone this🃏 Thursday...
"McLaren on♑ly won once last year - but once was enough," he said sheepishly, "A bet is a bet so, on Thursday, as the build-up to this year's British race gets underway, yours truly will fulfil thಌe pledge by taking to the circuit [in his birthday suit]."
To add extra meꦏani💜ng to his streak, McKenzie has promised to raise money for the baby charity Tommy's, which is supported by Dennis.
"I will put up ?1 for every minute on the track ༒or a minimumᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ ?100, just to add financial pain to my physical agonies," he said.
], can not o♏nly cast their vote, but also get a chance to win a VIP trip for two to the team's renowned technology centre in Woki🔴ng.