F1 2007

[Paolo-LoveGT40 Modelworks]

LOL...I think at the meeting wanni-david...ihihihi....and see a green gt40 with a BIG professional ice cream machine fixed on roof going to UK..ihihihi

 

[DaveL485]

You mean like A1GP?

In a word, yes. Like I said it's more about the car than the driver now.


I Think Bernie should make the decision to bring back Turbocharging epper:
It may not even the field but it'd be a HELL of a lot more interesting and bring back semi-auto gearshift too.

 

[David Morton]

Just get rid of the great big ball of sticking plasters that the f1 regs has now become, and let the sport back into F1. It's become anything but sport in recent years and is currently who can throw the most money around.

 

[Pat Buckley]

Agreed.

It seems the more restrictive the rules the more the costs go up.

They should have a claiming rule in F1. LOL.

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

I agree with all of you, A1GP is more driver than car, as is Champ car and to a lesser degree Indy. These days I would rather watch a competitive Formula Ford race than F1.
You are right about the reg's David, each team must employ at least 10 or 20 people just trying to find a way round them.

 

[flatchat(Chris)]

Oh! and er, "Happy Birthday" Dave:chug:

 

[David Morton]

Thanks Chris -
It's a Barolo day.................

 

[Lynn Larsen]

Pete and Dave,

It doesn't matter how many people you have watching regs when they are changed and only a select few are told. I am sure you all have heard, finally, of the latest change to qualifying (no longer having to have laps within 110% of fastest lap) that apparently half the field didn't know about at the last race.

Ryan Briscoe (has raced just about everything with 4 wheels) was interviewed on Windtunnel last night and said that the politics/money aspects of F1 were just too much for him and that he is sooooooo happy to be racing ALMS now (among others.) He also put a plug in for V8 Supercars saying that the Aussie drivers were the "funnest" group to race with

Now that Saint Bernie has dumped (or caused the loss of) several more races including Indy, I've sworn off of F1.

Regards,
Lynn

 

[David Morton]

Written by McLaren Racing Monday, 16 July 2007 Woking, United Kingdom, 16th July 2007: McLaren is concerned that erroneous speculation has arisen from inaccurate and misleading reference to the contents of confidential legal papers filed at court in response to Ferrari's UK action to recover its intellectual property. This is unfortunate and is prejudicial to a fair interpretation of these matters.

McLaren can confirm from its own investigation that no Ferrari materials or data are or have ever been in the possession of any McLaren employee other than the individual sued by Ferrari. The fact that he held at his home unsolicited materials from Ferrari was not known to any other member of the team prior to the 3rd July 2007.

Furthermore, McLaren has categorically established that no Ferrari information has at any stage been used to develop its car.

McLaren looks forward to having the opportunity to present the complete and accurate picture of events in the appropriate forum, that is before the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on 26th July 2007.

 

[Lynn Larsen]

Happy Birthday David epper:

 

[DaveL485]

Just get rid of the great big ball of sticking plasters that the f1 regs has now become, and let the sport back into F1. It's become anything but sport in recent years and is currently who can throw the most money around.

Agreed.

While we're at it BRING BACK GROUP B,R5Turbo, SWB Quattro, 6R4 etc. Oh man, thats driving.

 

[DaveL485]

Written by McLaren Racing Monday, 16 July 2007 Woking, United Kingdom, 16th July 2007: McLaren is concerned that erroneous speculation has arisen from inaccurate and misleading reference to the contents of confidential legal papers filed at court in response to Ferrari's UK action to recover its intellectual property. This is unfortunate and is prejudicial to a fair interpretation of these matters.

McLaren can confirm from its own investigation that no Ferrari materials or data are or have ever been in the possession of any McLaren employee other than the individual sued by Ferrari. The fact that he held at his home unsolicited materials from Ferrari was not known to any other member of the team prior to the 3rd July 2007.

Furthermore, McLaren has categorically established that no Ferrari information has at any stage been used to develop its car.

McLaren looks forward to having the opportunity to present the complete and accurate picture of events in the appropriate forum, that is before the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on 26th July 2007.

But do we believe them?



I could translate that entire statement as 'You cant prove anything, so shove off' LOL

 

[David Morton]

Thank you Lyn.

 

[David Morton]

Tuesday, 17 July 2007 Geoffrey Willis has joined Red Bull Technology and will take on the role of Technical Director, reporting to Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Newey. The new appointment is effective from 23 July 2007.

Forty-seven year old Willis has worked alongside Newey in the past when both men were at Williams and the two men share an interest in yacht design. The Southampton born, Cambridge University graduate worked for the British America's Cup team in 1987, where he developed hull and keel designs using computational fluid dynamics. His first Formula One role came with the Leyton House team from where he joined Newey at Williams, eventually becoming Chief Aerodynamicist. He moved to BAR in 2002 as Technical Director and left the Honda team in 2006, since when he has been tending his garden.

Mark Smith who has been Technical Director since January 2006, has been offered another senior position within the company.

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

The Spyker team is expected to announce shortly that it is going to be running Germany's Markus Winkelhock at the German Grand Prix. The team may then switch to run Narain Karthikeyan for the rest of the year. The question is really not to do with which is the best available driver but rather who can bring the most money.
Financing the team is proving to be something of a problem because of the complex nature of the funding of the parent company Spyker Cars NV.
This is currently undergoing a major financial restructuring with the most recent development, a month ago, being a deal for an additional $20m in loans: $14m from Abu Dhabi's Mubabdala holding company and an additional $6m from Strongwind, a company that is owned by the Mol Family. These loans have been secured with the shares of Spyker Racing Holding, the parent company of the racing team.
Despite this Spyker Cars shares have fallen almost 60% in value in the last 12 months and there are fears that there could be trouble in September when the company is due to make a $15m payment, as part of the deal to buy the F1 team from Midland last year. A further payment of $23m is due in September 2008.
The good news for the team is that the B-version of the F8VII car will be seen for the first time in Turkey in August and the team hopes that this will enable it to catch up with the rest of the F1 pack and perhaps, even, to be able to score some points before the end of the year.

 

[roaldin]

Interesting article - pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news .



Tim.

 

[ChrisL]

What a load of cobblers. Everyone can plainly see that the 2007 cars use English lettering whereas Italian lettering was used on the Ferrari. The air flows over the two cars with totally different accents.

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

The Honda Racing F1 Team can confirm that Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will remain as team-mates for a third consecutive year when they race together for Honda in 2008.

2008 will be Jenson's sixth year as a Honda driver, having joined the team in 2003. Rubens, who came to the team in 2006, will be entering his third season.

Jenson Button: "Although we are still very firmly focused on the current season, I am excited about the opportunity that we have for 2008."

Rubens Barrichello: "I am delighted to confirm that I am staying with Honda for 2008. When I came here in 2006, it was always my intention to develop a long-term relationship and help build a strong team together."

I felt sure Jenson would move on, maybe no one else wanted him.

 

[Keith]

Don't think he's got much of a choice - he still owes Sir Frank a few mil give or take 5 (or 10) ....

 

[DaveL485]

I felt sure Jenson would move on, maybe no one else wanted him.

He's waiting for Coulthard to retire so he can nab his place as the 'Nearly man' epper: