15/03/2012
NEWS STORY
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Though the season kick-off is just hours away, commercial responsibilities mean that drivers are kept very, very busy... with not an F1 car in sight.
Every year, you can rely on the teams and their sponsors to come up with ever sillier ways of keeping the public and the money men happy, and for those hard-pressed boys who will be risking their lives this weekend it's a case of like it or lump it, and don't forget to smile.
If nothing else, this year's varied photo-ops provide plenty of ideas for what some drivers might do when it's time to hang up the old helmet, and for some drivers that might be sooner than they think.
While Kamui and Sergio might well find future gainful employment in a petting zoo, Kimi Raikkonen clearly enjoys the company of children.
Fernando and Felipe could run a cafe, Michael and Nico could get work with a mail order catalogue, Sebastian could take up cricket and Paul and Nico could audition for Baywatch.
Check out our Melbourne Thursday gallery, here.