Caterham F1 Gone?
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sad times.Some Gump said:
REALIST123 said:
Sad times indeed. Laying people off isn't going to help much with competitiveness is it?
What if the alternative is simply going bust and having no team at all?A car on the track is by definition more competitive than a car sat under a sheet in a factory.
Less people generally means less competitive. Less competitive means less cash. Less cash means less people. And continue until finished.
Sad news. I had high hopes for them when they arrived on the scene.
The Hypno-Toad said:
Test driver Rossi quit/pushed today. From both his role with the F1 team and the GP2 squad.
I know Alex - spoke with him at Silverstone and he had no idea what was going or where he would be next week. I'd been told he had paid a lot of money to have his test and GP2 role but perhaps a second payment was due and wasn't available. FYi GP2 teams have to field 2 cars at a GP2 otherwise the team is fined 60,000 euros for each missing car, so Berthon will be in that vacant GP2 seat now. That's why you see drivers having one off drives and the best way to get a cheap GP2 drive!
Edit - Dillman is Rossi's replacement
Edited by woof on Wednesday 16th July 14:54
Eric Mc said:
Just because a company has been sold does not mean that the buyers are prepared to spend the type of money the previous owners did.
While I appreciate that for most businesses, I can't see the point in F1, especially when buying the lowest performing team. Surely more money has to go into the team, not less. Or is Kolles hiring his prefered staff?
Actually in the Racecar Engineering article before last there's a really good article about how spending money is often a 'safety blanket' for engineers who want to make the car go faster. Buying the latest equipment, the latest material or upgrading is much easier and feels good rather than trying to highlight weaknesses in the car or regulations and work with them for little expenditure.
In any case the recent expenditure at Caterham is precisely what has led to its current troubles so it's definitely not accurate to say that expenditure == performance.
Marussia seem to be doing a very good job at being efficient with their money and if you read tech articles about them they're quite focussed on being economical.
In any case the recent expenditure at Caterham is precisely what has led to its current troubles so it's definitely not accurate to say that expenditure == performance.
Marussia seem to be doing a very good job at being efficient with their money and if you read tech articles about them they're quite focussed on being economical.
zac510 said:
Actually in the Racecar Engineering article before last there's a really good article about how spending money is often a 'safety blanket' for engineers who want to make the car go faster. Buying the latest equipment, the latest material or upgrading is much easier and feels good rather than trying to highlight weaknesses in the car or regulations and work with them for little expenditure.
In any case the recent expenditure at Caterham is precisely what has led to its current troubles so it's definitely not accurate to say that expenditure == performance.
Marussia seem to be doing a very good job at being efficient with their money and if you read tech articles about them they're quite focussed on being economical.
Thanks I had assumed Caterham and Marussia operated on similar budgets. I can imagine the belief/ temptation that you could buy yourself performance with the latest kit. But how does that translate to letting large numbers of staff go? Would Caterham likely be overstaffed? Anyone know comparative workforce numbers to Marussia?In any case the recent expenditure at Caterham is precisely what has led to its current troubles so it's definitely not accurate to say that expenditure == performance.
Marussia seem to be doing a very good job at being efficient with their money and if you read tech articles about them they're quite focussed on being economical.
Edited by Mr_Yogi on Wednesday 16th July 16:49
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/28327774
"The Caterham Formula 1 team have laid off more than 40 staff as their new owners seek to reduce costs. Among the departures are deputy technical director Jody Eggington and head of track operations Gerry Hughes."
"The Caterham Formula 1 team have laid off more than 40 staff as their new owners seek to reduce costs. Among the departures are deputy technical director Jody Eggington and head of track operations Gerry Hughes."
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