F1 off-season news

[suchap69]

heard and read from the radio and papers

BAR will squeeze info on ferrari from Ruben for next season, wonder how much will it help BAR?

Adrian Newey switch to Red Bull Racing - can McLaren still maintain their performance?

and any body have USD10M to sponsor Karthikeyan?

any other news?

 

[Sato]

Yeah...

Jacques villeneuve position of securing a seat is still not confirm woo....


Where will petronas go ???

 

[BlackSamurai]

Adrian Newey switching is the hottest news for me, he is a great engineer that design so many winning car for Willianms, McLaren in the past.

 

[si|verfish]

Shit...sounds like bad news for McLaren fans. Newey is great. His work on the MP4-20 being the latest example. A large chink in the armour.

 

[BlackSamurai]

McLaren shall have 1 more year in their pocket, coz Newey shall have completed 2006 car for McLaren before he left.

 

[si|verfish]

Development of an F1 car is constant throughout the season. Sure, he would have left McLaren with his latest work for 2006 but McLaren will be without his guidance and know how as the season progresses. Unless they get someone with similar experience in.

 

[RPM_freak]

Iam sure McLaren wont want to shoot them self in the foot by not finding a good enough replacement .. I means last season was considered one of their best seasons in terms of performace of the car ...

Jensen Button made some sexist coments on females wanting to be in a F1 racing team .. he said they would find it unconfortable in such a tight space with their boobs and all .. and added every 1 weeks in a month they would be in a foul mood .. lols ... jansen sure has a way with babes ..

 

[BlackSamurai]

hope that redbull have enough budget for Newey to release "Spec-B" car at the second half season.

 

[Slipknot Fanatic]

Renault will be testing a 'restricted' V10 engine because their new V8 engine is not due to debut until next January.

Toyota confirms they will use Bridgestone tyres for 2006. Reasons for the switch is because of their strong ties in motorsports such as GT Racing in Japan and in IRL in the U.S.

Jenson is an example of a male chauvinist pig.

 

[BlackSamurai]

I believe Toyota's (and serveral F1 team) tyre choice switching have to do with FIA 2008 planning for single tyre supplier rule, which is more likely to be Bridgestone. Team will definately wanted to adopt to Bridgestone tyre as earlier as possible.

 

[suchap69]

fisichella got ticket for speeding, 140kmh on 40kmh area, with my kid got sick excuse, and they took his licence also

but the best part was rene arnoux, speeding 290kmh on 90kmh zone, that's absolutely worth it

 

[BlackSamurai]

nope, he did 148kph in a 60kph zone.

source: http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=103627

F1 driver need to pay thousand dollar of fine for speeding in pitlane. That kind of chicken feed ticket will not an issue for Fisi, but he got his driving license suspended. :D

 

[I_am_The_Stig]

do they have Race of Champion this year? who'll represent F1?

 

[Slipknot Fanatic]

Michelin to withdraw end of 2006

The FIA's decision to have a single tyre supplier for 2008 is likely to happen a year earlier because of Michelin's withdrawal from Formula 1.

 

[suchap69]

The FIA's decision to have a single tyre supplier for 2008 is likely to happen a year earlier because of Michelin's withdrawal from Formula 1.

wah...

all will be slow runner la, but no excuse not to race anymore

heard narain karthikeyan was given a trial the other day, don't know with which team

 

[BlackSamurai]

ALONSO JOINs McLaren !!!!

Alonso joins McLaren
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=105744


"The McLaren team has signed 2005 World Champion Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard will join McLaren in 2007 when Vodafone becomes the team's title sponsor. "I'm very excited about 2007," said Alonso.

McLaren's team principal and chairman, Ron Dennis, commented on signing the youngest Formula One World Champion ever: "Its great that our strong belief in the strength and competitiveness of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes package has been further endorsed by the World Champion. We always make it clear that we want to be the best and the only way of achieving this objective is by attracting the best people, the best drivers and the best sponsors. To be able to announce Vodafone as only McLaren's third title partner in more than 30 years and Fernando's employment within only a few days is fantastic news for the team, our Partners, Formula One and the fans."

McLaren did not comment on driver speculations for 2007. "We are in discussions with our current drivers' Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya regarding the 2007 season," continues Ron Dennis. "Both Juan Pablo and Kimi are extremely talented, professional and competitive Formula One drivers and they have and will continue to concentrate on our joint challenge for the Championships."

Fernando Alonso commented about signing at McLaren: "To become part of a team with such a desire to succeed and passion for performance is a dream come true for any Formula One driver. "I'm very excited about 2007 and the fantastic opportunity to drive for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. It will be a new beginning for me and a tremendous challenge and from what I have heard about this exciting new partnership there is something to look forward to. Obviously I will be sad to leave Renault but sometimes possibilities come along which are just too good to miss. I'm pleased that we are able to make this announcement already now as it will allow my current team and I to focus 100 per cent on defending the World Championships next year."

 

[BlackSamurai]

Renault boss and Montoya will not be happy with that news.

 

[RPM_freak]

i hope Kimi goes to Renault. Iam saying this cause if kimi and alanso are both in the same team, there will be too much of a dominance by a team and F1 will in turn become to boring. Besides only 1 driver can be the World Champion, and iam sure alanso`s contract would require some serious $$$ and having kimi onboard at the same time .. thats gonna be mighty expensive.

nather the less .. renault will surely find a suitable replacement .. Alex Yoong .. lols .. :turtle:

 

[si|verfish]

They are really trying to recreate Senna vs Prost, aren't they?

I can't imagine Raikkonen being comfortable with this piece of news. Does this point at Kimi going to Ferrari like was speculated earlier?

Oh bugger...this just screws everything. I was supposed to dislike Alonso and like Raikkonen and hate Ferrari and Renault...but now, everything has gone topsy turvy...oh my head!

 

[zephyr3d]

either one of them will leave mclaren... JPM or Kimi.... if kimi partner alonso, then it would really be one big dominance....

i would love to see kimi go ferrari... but i would be darn torn between supporting my favourite driver kimi, and my favourite team mclaren... gggrrrrrr.........

aiyah.. dunno la.. i just really like the idea of alonso coming to mclaren, although he had won the championship.