2011 Random F1 Discussion

RtN · PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:34 pm

I don't see why not.

Oh, btw, happy 24th birthday to our world champion Sebastien Vettel.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:45 pm

Might not be the whole team, because Kolles owns a lot.

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:48 pm

Didn't Kolles step down?

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:49 pm

Not yet. But lots of news at the same time, so it looks like major changes at the team. Could get interesting. I think its because Carabante is in trouble financially and the Spanish banks oversaw the sale.

Scirocco · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:40 am

Kolles linked to Williams next year apparently.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:32 am

Virgin and McLaren enter partnership
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92832

I remember writing about that a month or so ago, confirmed now.

Fish88 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:33 am

Does this mean they will end their partnership with Force India?

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:40 pm

Alonso doesn't regret turning down Red Bull

Quote:

Fernando Alonso insists he does not regret turning down an offer a few seasons ago to move to Red Bull.

The Spaniard moved from Renault to Ferrari last season and battled for the title, but Red Bull won the championship and is now dominating in 2011 with clearly the best car.

Asked if he regrets snubbing Red Bull, 29-year-old Alonso - who has signed a long-term deal with Ferrari - said: "No, no.

"Perhaps I'd have three or four world championships, but I wouldn't be as happy as I am now nor would I be driving a Ferrari," he told formulasantander.com.

"I think that it is more important for a racing driver to drive for Ferrari than it is to have a world championship," he added.

Alonso also clarified that, whilst it is perceived that he clashed personally with Lewis Hamilton in 2007, he would be happy to once again share a team with the Briton.

"I have no problem with Hamilton and neither did we have one at McLaren. I have the absolute respect for him. As long as it wasn't at McLaren, sharing a team with Hamilton would be good," he said.

Alonso also said he would work alongside Sebastian Vettel.

"I don't have problems in sharing a team with anybody," he insisted. "I have been lucky to be with great drivers, although when they share with me it seems that they have lost speed and have become bad drivers."

caio89 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:54 pm

phil1993 wrote:

"I don't have problems in sharing a team with anybody," he insisted. "I have been lucky to be with great drivers, although when they share with me it seems that they have lost speed and have become bad drivers."

Massa won't like to hear that. :lol:

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:01 pm

Not the Japanese bank, but still

Quote:

HRT said today: “The Spanish investment group will lead the development of Hispania Racing in the upcoming years, maintaining the current team and directors, which is one of the main assets of the company, and will try to develop and search for opportunities to optimize and improve the performance of the team in the upcoming seasons, alongside progressively making the team more Spanish and definitively settling the team in Spain.

“The Thesan Capital team, who consider the acquisition of Hispania Racing as an opportunity to enter a sector with great prospects of growing, will work with the aim of strengthening the strategic management of the group.”

And Abu Dhabi delay changes until 2012
http://www.f1zone.net/site/abu-dhabi-de ... 2012/7485/

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:33 pm

Williams-Renault is coming back next year. Good news.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:34 pm

Fish88 wrote:

Does this mean they will end their partnership with Force India?

That is unlikely. Virgin will be using certain facilities and expertise from McLaren but will continue to use Cosworth and Wirth Research (which they now own).

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:35 pm

phil1993 wrote:

Williams-Renault is coming back next year. Good news.

That'll be good to see.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:36 pm

Yes yes and oh yes!

amq55 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:36 pm

Proper fan.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:40 pm

Here's the story on Williams-Renault

[spoiler]Williams has announced that it will use Renault engines from the 2012 season, in a renewal of the partnership that dominated Formula 1 for much of the 1990s.

The initial deal is for 2012 and 2013, with an option to continue when the new rules are introduced in 2014.

Renault previously supplied Williams with factory engines from 1989 to 1997 in a collaboration that delivered four drivers' and five constructors' titles. The team is currently using Cosworth engines.

Team principal Frank Williams said he was extremely happy to reunite with Renault given their past successes together - but that both parties were now looking to an equally strong future.

"We are delighted and excited by our new partnership with Renault," he said. "This reunites the F1 team with a leading car manufacturer and complements our new relationship with Jaguar.

"At the same time, we are grateful to Cosworth: they have been a fair and reliable partner both on and off the track for the past two years and we look forward to working with them across our business in the future.

"Our previous relationship with Renault was one of the most successful in Williams' history but we will not allow ourselves to dwell too much on the past. We must look to the future and continue to re-build our on-track reputation, which I am hopeful that today's announcement will help us to do."

AUTOSPORT revealed earlier this year that Renault was keen to expand the number of teams it supplies engines too. Currently the Genii-owned Renault team, champion squad Red Bull Racing and Team Lotus run Renault V8s.

Renault Sport F1 president Bernard Rey said: "Renault remains in Formula 1 to achieve success in a cost efficient way and the partnership with Williams has great potential to add to the results we have notched up over recent years with our other partner teams.

"Williams has recently taken several important steps, both commercially and technically, to update its operations and we feel that this partnership is another important step in its rigorous plan. It reiterates how determined the team is to achieve results, which matches perfectly with our own objectives."

Rey added that supplying multiple teams was extremely important to Renault.

"From 2012 onwards the fact that we will have four partners puts us ahead of other engine manufacturers in terms of market share, but off track it will also enable us to further use Formula 1 as a marketing platform for our parent company, Renault, to try to bring a bit of this association to our fans and our customers worldwide," he said.

"Of course there's also a great pride in reviving the Williams-Renault name. Together, we produced racing cars that are recognised for their technical innovation and it is still Renault's most successful period in F1 to date. It's a hugely exciting opportunity for both Renault and Williams."[/spoiler]

micha · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:58 pm

So only Virgin and HRT are running the Cosworth engine.

I can see Virgin getting Mercedes engines and HRT getting Ferrari within the next few months.

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:15 pm

Except that neither of those teams wants to expand to 3 customers.

Nice to see Williams continuing to head in the right direction.

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:19 pm

That Chandhok video is awesome. He's just a complete motorsport geek and has time for the fans there as well. Top guy.

alex1369 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:20 pm

"Alonso also clarified that, whilst it is perceived that he clashed personally with Lewis Hamilton in 2007, he would be happy to once again share a team with the Briton."

I would love to see that again because they would push RBR to the limit

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