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Irvine takes delight in F1 driver-spat

Williams driver Ralf Schumacher

Eddie Irvine takes delight in the team-feud of BMW-Williams' F1 drivers. The former Ferrari and Jaguar star predicted there would be trouble this season between Ralf Schumacher and his feisty Colombian team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya.

Schumacher threatened to 'have Montoya off' if he plays hard-ball this season. 'It isn't ideal for Williams,' the Ulsterman told his column in The Sun. 'But I applaud him - there are too many politically correct drivers around.'

Irvine wonders why 28-year-old Ralf got so riled-up in a media conference. 'Maybe it's because Frank is breaking his balls,' said the 38-year-old.

Williams is scheduled to meet with Schu Jnr one more time in the heat of Bahrain to see whether the German has accepted a lower-salaried contract-offer for '05. Irvine, however, predicts that Ralf might end up with no-team to turn to.

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