FIA decides on Friday on who'll be the 12th F1 team for 2008
Discussion
Early money in the last 2 weeks has been on Prodrive but rumours suggest that the McLaren B team headed up by Jean Alesi and sponsored by the Direxiv Japanese sports goods manufacturer might have nosed ahead.
Still it's all just speculation, the winner will be the one who gives the FIA the biggest and most expensive present.
Still it's all just speculation, the winner will be the one who gives the FIA the biggest and most expensive present.
FourWheelDrift said:The most likely form of that gift will be slavish subordination to the FIA in perpetuity.
Still it's all just speculation, the winner will be the one who gives the FIA the biggest and most expensive present.
That's why a nod to anything like a McLaren "B" team seems a long shot, irrespective of the qualifications of such a team.
kevin ritson said:
Why more than 12 teams is so dreadful, goodness knows. A pre-qualifying session on Saturday mornings would give the spectators something else to watch.
I don't know much about the economics of motor racing, but I can't imagine it would be viable for a team to invest the sort of money required to compete in F1 but not be guaranteed the ability to go racing.
SamHH said:
Why more than 12 teams is so dreadful, goodness knows. A pre-qualifying session on Saturday mornings would give the spectators something else to watch.
I don't know much about the economics of motor racing, but I can't imagine it would be viable for a team to invest the sort of money required to compete in F1 but not be guaranteed the ability to go racing.
I dunno, Super Aguri and Midland seem to think so
SamHH said:
Why more than 12 teams is so dreadful, goodness knows. A pre-qualifying session on Saturday mornings would give the spectators something else to watch.
I don't know much about the economics of motor racing, but I can't imagine it would be viable for a team to invest the sort of money required to compete in F1 but not be guaranteed the ability to go racing.
Strange, they used to, not that long ago. It was part of the game and they accepted it. It also increased competition further down the grid.
Does anyone really thing the Super Aguri cars are getting ANY development this year?
racefan_uk said:
I don't know much about the economics of motor racing, but I can't imagine it would be viable for a team to invest the sort of money required to compete in F1 but not be guaranteed the ability to go racing.
Strange, they used to, not that long ago. It was part of the game and they accepted it. It also increased competition further down the grid.
Does anyone really thing the Super Aguri cars are getting ANY development this year?
Like I said, I don't know much about the economics of motor sport: I could be wrong. I just find it unlikely that a team would be able to spend many millions of pounds (including the £25m FIA bond) on setting up, yet know that it could be going home on a Friday evening after failing to pre-qualify.
BTW, Super Aguri have already been developing their car and are planning to introduce a new chassis some time this year. See:
www.formula1.com/insight/technical_analysis/race/2006/751/250.html
www.formula1.com/insight/technical_analysis/race/2006/753/261.html
>> Edited by SamHH on Wednesday 26th April 11:27
SamHH said:It's part of Max's plan to bring more independents into the sport.
(including the £25m FIA bond)
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks.
Let's see...a group of global, multi-billion-dollar carmakers, or a group of independents who must participate continually in motorsport in order to survive: I wonder which group is easier for the regulator to bully and keep under its control?
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