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Dawn Hare on F1 - A
corporate political way
forward (Frank Beeton)
So we have currently only Renault who do
not have a F1 works team, and next year
Honda.
There has always been engines and other
parts (even cars) designed/made by F1
teams and sold to other lower teams, but
and it’s a big BUT, the top teams always
seem to find a neutral supplier to team up
with, as McLaren have done with Honda.
Since Honda have said they will only supply
McLaren with engines, next year Renault
could be in a position to sell more to the
top end teams (if they don’t favour Red
Bull) and subject to contracts already in
place of course...or a new engine supplier.
Graham Arthur on F1 - A
corporate political way
forward
sure that team was going to be competitive
in terms of vehicle design and drivers.
Unfortunately all the top teams are already
spoken for in the article and mid-ranking
teams would need significant investment
and several seasons to start moving up the
ladder.
Interesting article with a forecast for the
teams and power units of the future. Not
sure if BMW would be in a rush to re-enter
F1. They make superb engines for their
road cars but only managed to join the midVW would have exactly the same issues but
ranking teams when they were last in F1.
haven’t any F1 experience to fall back on.
I think they would need to find the right
Both brands would need very deep pockets
team to partner with and be absolutely
to provide the funding.
Chris Randall on FCA rethinks Alfa Romeo
Still tricky times ahead I fear. And given that the whole group made fewer cars last year
than Nissan’s Sunderland plant alone, boosting numbers won’t be easy. Still, most of us
have our fingers crossed.
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july 2014
I have a feeling Honda will want to show
they have a good engine before any
further sales to F1 teams. Also if engine
manufacturers can prove some good
development works within F1 to take to the
production line, then this should encourage
other engine suppliers, don’t you think? (but
it make take time)
Good article!
Iain Peter W. Robertson on
FCA rethinks Alfa Romeo
I kind of agree but I still feel that
resurrecting the brand to its former glory,
which the 156 model did quite fruitfully
somewhat over a decade ago, would only
be worthwhile, if the worst elements of
Alfa-ness were eradicated.
What would be the point of a tearful
return, if it is tinged with regret for yet
another breakdown, or handling foibles
that become intolerable. Truth is, we
have far too much “living in the past”
with BMW, VW, Nissan, Chrysler and Fiat
doing their bits in recent years. As a child
of the “Dan Dare” era, I am still awaiting
my hover car...