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Climate change makes fossil fools of F1

...But there's time to turn the corner - with some great ideas!

 

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Climate change makes fossil fools of F1

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TBH formula one is becoming an expensive joke. Race results are decided in the court room and when people do overtake they get penalised.

It's about time they got rid of the stupid egos, stupid rules and got down to some proper racing. It quite simply does not make a good spectator sport anymore.
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STATEMENT FROM BMW TO FORMULA ONE EXIT OF HONDA
05/12/2008

Dr. Klaus Draeger, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development:
"It is with regret that we learnt of Honda’s decision. It has no bearing on BMW’s involvement in Formula One.

Our F1 involvement is an integral part of the company strategy. There is no better platform than Formula One for demonstrating our brand values. BMW, moreover, makes targeted use of the Formula One project as a technology accelerator for series production.

With the BMW Sauber F1 Team, we have from the start focused on high efficiency and have achieved our successes with a compact and powerful team. The cost-benefit ratio is commensurately positive. The measures now proposed by FOTA for significant cost cuts starting as early as season 2009 are a further important contribution."
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Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

button says wins are possible in 2009 - yeh, roight,

 

I'd like to see him and Honda do well, and I believe they may pull it off next year.........



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Honda are expected to make a formal announcement on their future in Formula One tomorrow amid reports they are set to leave the sport.

The team’s senior staff are reported to have been informed at a meeting today Honda in Japan are no longer willing to bankroll the outfit.

It is suggested the team will be put up for sale, and if no buyer is found by the end of the month the manufacturer will withdraw from F1.

Any such move would send shockwaves through the sport and cast question marks over the future of other manufacturers in the current financial climate.

FIA president Max Mosley warned earlier this year the sport was unsustainable at the moment because of the high costs needed to compete.

It would also mean the grid being reduced to only 18 cars and would leave drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello without seats.


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Since the Honda F1 'earth car' was introduced, their performance has went spiraling..must be run on bio fuels or something

Ross Brawn will have no problem in supporting another F1 Team. Barrachello's excellent career is all but over and JB has been put on the media pedastool of 'Great British Drivers' since day one of his F1 career.

Shame for the sport if this comes..I'm pretty sure this wont be the only F1Team.
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TBH I’ve never liked Button.  To my mind he’s never talked any sense, his dad even less, and his choice of teams while obviously he’s a world champion elect driver has smacked of money, not having to make much of an effort, first.

 

It will be interesting to see which other teams clamour for his signature.  While admittedly my expertise, apart from a wee flurry in the Aurora F1 in the early 80s, has been limited to a keen spectator I’d take Rubens Barrichello if I was a team manager/owner.
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Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

button says wins are possible in 2009 - yeh, roight,

 

I'd like to see him and Honda do well, and I believe they may pull it off next year.........



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Honda to quit F1 - reports

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Honda are expected to make a formal announcement on their future in Formula One tomorrow amid reports they are set to leave the sport.

The team’s senior staff are reported to have been informed at a meeting today Honda in Japan are no longer willing to bankroll the outfit.

It is suggested the team will be put up for sale, and if no buyer is found by the end of the month the manufacturer will withdraw from F1.

Any such move would send shockwaves through the sport and cast question marks over the future of other manufacturers in the current financial climate.

FIA president Max Mosley warned earlier this year the sport was unsustainable at the moment because of the high costs needed to compete.

It would also mean the grid being reduced to only 18 cars and would leave drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello without seats.

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Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

I'd like to see him and Honda do well, and I believe they may pull it off next year.........

Maybe Button is taking over Coulthards quote? "This is my year"

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The way i see it, F1 cars aren'tmeant to be pretty, they are function more than form. If they deliver wins, I'm not sure the drivers give two hoots what they look like!

Hamiltons car is stunning though, I saw it at Mercedes Benz world last week and compared to Mika's winning car (also there) it look totally different. It's amazing how quickly they change.

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Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

button says wins are possible in 2009 - yeh, roight,

 

I'd like to see him and Honda do well, and I believe they may pull it off next year.........


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^^^^ I'm reserving judgement until I see the finished article.

But, its not looking to good so far.



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are the new F1 cars ugly? Poll
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BE in billion pound divorce... chortle-chortle
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Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

Mad Max wants to bang on about costs but they are still producing two compounds of tyre?????? Why not one tyre of one compound for all the team at all the circuits?
like Goodyear used to do in "The-Good-Old-Days"  
Abso-f%&king-lutely.

And no fuel-stops (That'll save money, less equipment, crew...)

 
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Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

Mad Max wants to bang on about costs but they are still producing two compounds of tyre?????? Why not one tyre of one compound for all the team at all the circuits?

like Goodyear used to do in "The-Good-Old-Days"

Abso-f%&king-lutely.

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