Of Army Knives and Formula 1 Drivers…
Well Lewis Hamilton didn’t win the 2007 championship, but he has something to celebrate as he announced that he would be moving to Switzerland to escape the excessive public and media attention he has had in Britain over the last year. Hamilton is in fact the fourth Formula 1 Driver to move there in recent times, following in footsteps of seven time world champion Michael Schumacher, two time world champion Fernando Alonso and 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen. This follows David Coulthhard who owns a home there, as well as Sir Jackie Stewart, the scottish driver who claimed the world championship in 1969, 1971 and again in 1973, who moved there almost four decades ago.
So what attracts the F1 drivers to the Swiss Confederation? Is is the lure of the fresh air in the Alps, the taste of the cheese or maybe the fact that motor sport is not regarded as a form of trade and as such professional drivers are listed as unemployed and their taxes lowered?
I think it’s the cheese…
