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2011 Formula 1 Thread

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Would they be allowed to change their name without the approval of the other teams?

And what of any monies and such they earned last season? One of the reasons we had BMW Sauber Ferrari as a team name last year was because if Sauber had dropped the BMW part, they'd have lost all the monies and such they'd secured while still the BMW factory team.
 
CWallace said:
Would they be allowed to change their name without the approval of the other teams?

And what of any monies and such they earned last season? One of the reasons we had BMW Sauber Ferrari as a team name last year was because if Sauber had dropped the BMW part, they'd have lost all the monies and such they'd secured while still the BMW factory team.
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If the courts say they can't use the Lotus name then I expect F1 will have to allow a name change.
 
Lord Blackadder said:
At least there won't be two Lotus teams anymore...
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But there's not now, that's the thing. Group Lotus have been entirely disingenuous in the whole matter. Though given their levels of debt and their future roadmap, there might not be two Lotus' at all in the not too distant future.
 
iGav said:
But there's not now, that's the thing. Group Lotus have been entirely disingenuous in the whole matter. Though given their levels of debt and their future roadmap, there might not be two Lotus' at all in the not too distant future.
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There is much talk of a scenario like this:

Fernandes has bought Caterham
Fernandes pushes the Caterham brand in Asia as a cheap sports car for the masses
Fernandes gets Caterham racing going in Asia, like it is here as agreat entry-level racing
In the mean time Group Lotus goes bust in 3-5 years and Fernandes swoops in and buy them and gains the engineering capabilities for
Caterham to introduce a £20-£30k fun but low powered sports car (like the Elise was when it was introduced) and completes the new Lotus models so now has a complete range from the affordable to the truly aspirational

Personally I hope it pans out something like this. I don't like the current Group Lotus roadmap much and would really like to see a new, low-ish cost lightweight sportscar.
 
CWallace said:
Would they be allowed to change their name without the approval of the other teams?

And what of any monies and such they earned last season? One of the reasons we had BMW Sauber Ferrari as a team name last year was because if Sauber had dropped the BMW part, they'd have lost all the monies and such they'd secured while still the BMW factory team.
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From what I understand they'll still be Team Lotus should they win the court case.
 
Big changes coming to Williams F1 management in 2012. Technical Director Sam Michaels and their chief aerodynamicist Jon Tomlinson both handed in their resignations and Patrick Head is retiring. Chairman Adam Parr attempted to resign, but the team convinced him to stay. They also hired former McLaren Chief Engineer Mike Coughlan, whose two year ban for being in possession of Ferrari technical data will be up.
 
CWallace said:
Big changes coming to Williams F1 management in 2012. Technical Director Sam Michaels and their chief aerodynamicist Jon Tomlinson both handed in their resignations and Patrick Head is retiring. Chairman Adam Parr attempted to resign, but the team convinced him to stay. They also hired former McLaren Chief Engineer Mike Coughlan, whose two year ban for being in possession of Ferrari technical data will be up.
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Yes indeed, there are in fact, big changes all around this year.

So far the racings been better, and even some of the "news" I find disappointing is still better than the stagnant state of things awhile back.

Much of what fascinates me are the technical developments that are an ongoing part of the sport.

I'm just a hard core F1 fan, that has years invested following the sport :)
 
from now on it sure is vettels championship to lose, if RB can win this easily after a complete car rebuildbetween friday/saturday ...

reliability seems to be strong across all teams this year:
 
Don't panic said:
one of the most fun to watch races in a long time.
the new rules, although very gadgety, seem to work in improving overtaking.
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I completely agree. I hear so many people complaining that it's making the racing "fake" but I think otherwise. The DRS/KERS just provide assistance to drivers to pass at one point on the track, but we've seen that it isn't always a free pass. Sometimes drivers don't make it, and the driver under attack can almost always defend the corner even if they do. Besides, even when a pass is made using DRS, the passing driver has to pull out a 1s lead over the next lap to avoid losing the place he just made.
 
As both an ex-racer and now hard core enthusiast, rules have always been a sore spot for all of us. Times change and things change, it's just how it is.

I found this weekends race very entertaining to watch and I'm enjoying the new rules with all the technical changes that have been implemented.

It's the technical side of F1 that kept my interest when for the last several years the races themselves were like a parade. Follow the leader :(

This weekends Passing Fest :) was a real treat and one that set the tone for more excitement than we've seen in a long time.
 
With all the passes, I thought I was watching the GP2 race for a moment...

...but I quickly realized there were not enough crashes. :p
 
Force India driver Adrian Sutil is in a spot of bother, he's set to face a criminal complaint for physical and grievous bodily harm from Eric Lux, the CEO of Renault F1 team owners Genii Capital.

He's rumoured to have attacked him with a broken Champagne glass at a party celebrating close friend Lewis Hamilton's victory at the Chinese GP. Or as Sutil describes it...

Adrian Sutil said:
"During a private event, there was a very unfortunate action by me in which I hurt another person completely unintentionally,"
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http://www.totalf1.com/full_story/view/376883/Sutil_faces_court_over_attack_on_Eric_Lux/
 
meanwhile the exhaust gas/diffusor/engine mapping discussion continues:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9489310.stm

one sure has to questions the initial FIA motivation behind the 'ban' considering that some teams in the backfield would be profit most from a midseason rule chance
especially since in the last few years loopholes were mostly closed at the end of the season (f-duct, Brawn GP diffusor)
 
takao said:
one sure has to questions the initial FIA motivation behind the 'ban' considering that some teams in the backfield would be profit most from a midseason rule chance
especially since in the last few years loopholes were mostly closed at the end of the season (f-duct, Brawn GP diffusor)
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I could not agree more. The backmarkers need all the help they can get and they deserve it, if for nothing more than having the guts to play with the big boys.
 
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