The tone of that says sarcasm but I'm really not sure :/Yes, we need more cost cutting measures. Mo more winter testing. Only 4 engines per season and 3 more races. Also, no more in season development.
The tone of that says sarcasm but I'm really not sure :/Yes, we need more cost cutting measures. Mo more winter testing. Only 4 engines per season and 3 more races. Also, no more in season development.
Jesus christ. Shouldn't that indicate that the FIA should step in and do something? I'm not sure what the funding/salary rules are, but that so many teams are genuinely struggling... something needs to be done.
Hopefully either Toyota or Honda or both comes back..... Toyota definitely has the $$$ to return, not sure about Honda.... They just need to develop a competitive car with all that money....
Edit: Alonso at the closing ceremony New York Stock Exchange.
"In fairness it works for Fernando because, lest we forget, when Fernando was with us it was not doing those things that meant that Fernando left us."
http://totalf1.com/full_story/view/436350/Whitmarsh_Not_criticising_Ferrari_but/
Ohohooo...
Jesus christ. Shouldn't that indicate that the FIA should step in and do something? I'm not sure what the funding/salary rules are, but that so many teams are genuinely struggling... something needs to be done.
Hopefully either Toyota or Honda or both comes back..... Toyota definitely has the $$$ to return, not sure about Honda.... They just need to develop a competitive car with all that money....
The tone of that says sarcasm but I'm really not sure :/
I think Honda and Toyta are both done with F1 at least for another decade or two. Honda and Toyta had insane budgets and I think Honda had biggest budget during it's last two seasons. Yet they did nothing, well except managed to piss off their Japanese sponsors. Even as engine suppliers they have some bad experience.
BTW did Toyta and Honda have their HQs in Europe or in Japan?
Yeah, cost cutting was the first thing that sprung to mind, I honestly hadn't considered anything else at all. Maybe have the FIA grant the teams more money overall, along with performance bonuses that they get now. Or reduce said performance bonuses but give all teams more money overall so the lesser teams can get more of a leg up (and not have to worry about pay drivers).Serious measures:
1. 75% of TV revenue goes to the teams
2. Allow customer cars
3. Allow F1 to be more accessible to the public (make races available online..etc) to increase interest in the sport. Just imagine if any interested person heard about the sport and want to watch a race. There's no legal or easy way to do that
I don't believe that pure cost cutting measures will work, they will only disadvantage the lower teams further as bigger teams will always find ways to go around those measures
Jesus christ. Shouldn't that indicate that the FIA should step in and do something? I'm not sure what the funding/salary rules are, but that so many teams are genuinely struggling... something needs to be done.
Just scratch the three to five least performing teams and divide the money that is freed up like that better. Marussia, Caterham, HRT aren't that important to the future of F1.
Yeah, cost cutting was the first thing that sprung to mind, I honestly hadn't considered anything else at all. Maybe have the FIA grant the teams more money overall, along with performance bonuses that they get now. Or reduce said performance bonuses but give all teams more money overall so the lesser teams can get more of a leg up (and not have to worry about pay drivers).
Seriously, two or three pay drivers are inevitable, but it looks like there'll be more than ever before for 2013. There's no way that can be a good thing, because a pay driver won't be a pay driver forever.
I think that will be fairer a bit. Imagine if a team puts one of their cars once in 10th place, and both of their cars fail to finish any other race during the whole season. That team will be ranked higher than Marussia, Caterham and HRT.
If that team only finished one race, Marussia, Caterham and HRT would likely finish ahead of them if you're giving every team points for finishing a race.
You can't increase points distribution like that without inherently devaluing points in the process.
EDIT: Ah, I might have misunderstood what you were trying to say there. Possibly that NOW, if a team just finishes in the points once, that they're out of reach of the bottom three?
Either way, points redistribution at this stage isn't really going to help that much for the reason I gave above. What they really need to do to ensure the sport stays healthy is ensure that its easier for teams with lower budgets to compete and earn their results themselves.
Renault will switch Red Bull on to its newest specification of alternator for the championship decider in Brazil following Mark Webber's failure in the United States Grand Prix.
Webber suffered Red Bull's third alternator failure in a race this year at Austin, dropping him out of third position. That problem prompted concerns from the team about that area of the car, which has left engine partner Renault in no doubt that Red Bull must switch to the newer spec for this weekend's Interlagos showdown.
Renault's head of trackside operations Remi Taffin said about the plans for Brazil: "It is very simple. We go for the new spec. It has passed all the tests."
Bye bye championship for Vettel.. I think it'll blow in quali
I think Honda had biggest budget during it's last two seasons.
Bahahaha. This made me laugh.ahahahahaha
Alonso WDC 2012 confirmed
How is it confirmed exactly?ahahahahaha
Alonso WDC 2012 confirmed
Q: What keeps you awake at night?
Kimi Raikkonen: Nothing keeps me awake. I have the ability to sleep well, wherever I am.
Q: If you could banish one thing from your life - for the rest of your life - what would that be?
KR: There is nothing to be banished.
Q: Whats been your most valuable life lesson?
KR: Never give up.
Q: What do you admire?
KR: Those boys from 1960s and early 70s in F1. Drivers made from steel in cars made of wood.
.... more in the link
The thing I don't get about the alternator issue is that after Vettel's second DNF, didn't they switch back to the 2011 alternator (which had never given them any problems)? And if that's the case, doesn't this latest failure imply that there's something else that's unique to the 2012 car that's causing these issues?
Looks like HRT are done for. Reports coming out of Spain saying the HQ has been closed up and all staff laid off.
Can't say I'll miss them.
The Force India F1 team has been given a boost ahead of the 2013 season with the approval of a $80 million investment program, according to the team.
Force India boss Vijay Mallya said the squad's board met in India after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and approved the program, which will mean Force India will invest heavily in new technology to boost the design team for the coming seasons. The team looks set to finish the 2012 season in seventh position in the constructors' championship, having scored 99 points ahead of the final race in Brazil.
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Looks like HRT are done for. Reports coming out of Spain saying the HQ has been closed up and all staff laid off.
Can't say I'll miss them.
That sucks, I was hoping some one would buy them over and make them a half decent team
Some rumblings from Finnish media that Lotus cannot pay salaries until they get FIA money for this year...
Looks like HRT are done for. Reports coming out of Spain saying the HQ has been closed up and all staff laid off.
Can't say I'll miss them.
Some rumblings from Finnish media that Lotus cannot pay salaries until they get FIA money for this year...
Shit, oh shit, oh shit...
So, Sao Paulo's contract with the F1 ends in 2014, and beeing an old track, Interlagos doesn't offer much space and confort for the teams. So, Bernie went to Santa Catarina (a southern state) to take a look on the project of a new track by Herman Tilke, on a huge theme park called Beto Carrero World.
Here's the monster:
There's a project for a new paddock in Interlagos, on the back straight. C'mon Sao Paulo, make it happen! =c
Shit, oh shit, oh shit...
So, Sao Paulo's contract with the F1 ends in 2014, and beeing an old track, Interlagos doesn't offer much space and confort for the teams. So, Bernie went to Santa Catarina (a southern state) to take a look on the project of a new track by Herman Tilke, on a huge theme park called Beto Carrero World.
Here's the monster:
There's a project for a new paddock in Interlagos, on the back straight. C'mon Sao Paulo, make it happen! =c
They're all different yet still look the same. Could be good though, certainly doesn't lack configuration options for other races. Also, dat outside u turn!Yup, looks like a Tilke track
I think Honda and Toyta are both done with F1 at least for another decade or two. Honda and Toyta had insane budgets and I think Honda had biggest budget during it's last two seasons. Yet they did nothing, well except managed to piss off their Japanese sponsors. Even as engine suppliers they have some bad experience.
BTW did Toyta and Honda have their HQs in Europe or in Japan?
How is it confirmed exactly?
Isn't it a good thing for Red Bull?
Didnt RBR already clinch the constructors title this past Sunday? How come I'm not seeing any articles or photos of them partying and destroying hotel rooms in Texas?
Forecast seems to be changing a bit. Still showing rain on Sunday but is now just cloudy on Saturday rather than hardcore thunderstorms.
Looks like HRT are done for. Reports coming out of Spain saying the HQ has been closed up and all staff laid off.
Can't say I'll miss them.
Really shame considering how great work they have done this year with their car. Grosjean is going to cost them a lot of money... with more constant second driver they could be in second place in constructors.
If that's really the case then I can't imagine that Grosjean has a chance of staying next year. Poor guy.
Hahaha @ Hulkenburg! Watch FI challenge for 3rd/4th place in 2013/14. The results will probably affect their mid-season performance more. Actually, who knows, it could be right away if it allows the team to buy new equipment, staff, more iterations etc.