Formula 1 2014 Thread

Yeah, I don't think that will happen either @Razzyh. As far as Alonso goes I reckon you need to follow the money - when you know where that is, that is where you'll find Alonso I suspect.

ETA - by where's the money, I mean money to invest in a championship winning car and team, not just how much Alonso will be paid (on re-reading I realised what I wrote came across badly!). I reckon it's a championship he wants now before he quits, and you couldn't pay him enough money in the world to drive for a team he didn't think would make it.

 

I think what alonso earns in a year (or wants to earn) is roughly a small teams entire budget.

 

British-Indians Baljinder Sohi and Sonny Kaushal, who made their fortune in the steel industry, say they "have put in a serious offer" to save Marussia from administration

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F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says teams have signed contracts agreeing to help competitors which get into financial trouble by supplying a car to them.

 

now reported only 17 cars for quali on sat - vettel requires new engine so will have to start from pit lane and therefore no point doing quali according to this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/gossip/

 

That's been on the cards for some time, Christian Horner mentioned it about 6 weeks ago & said they would pick which race to do this from so as to maximise the chances of Vettel coming back through the field into a decent points paying position.

 

also heard today ferrari is about to become controller of it's own brand again after fiat have decided to sell part of it's ownership back to the ferrari family? just caught it on the radio so don't have any detail

 

http://www.pitpass.com/52807/Ferrari-to-split-from-Fiat-Chrysler-Automobiles

 

@rickyrooo1 I think you'll find that the share offering will be over subscribed, these Ferrari owners will all want a piece of the action & the chance to say that they are one of the companies owners
I'd do the same

 

i'm sure you're right, what time is the race for you this weekend? it's 8pm uk time on sunday which is the latest we get.

 

0700 Monday morning, I'm hoping that our clients won't want an early start after 2 big days over the weekend, they aren't actually booked in but might extend for another day. I doubt if I'll see any of the practice sessions but will be up to see Quali on Sunday morning at 0500 before I go to work.

 

Just in time for the eponymous F14T to be mothballed

 

Interesting from Alonso today "My own future is very low priority at the moment in my opinion."

 

Alonso wants to get into Mercedes - but there is no room for him there with both Hammi and Rosie booked to end of 2015 at least - unless Bernie brings in 3 car teams.

 

And thats exactly the problem with the proposed 3 car system. The likes of Mercedes, RB, Ferrari and McLaren would cherry pick the best drivers leaving the other teams to run the journeymen and rookies, we would effectively end up with a 2 league system just like there are only ever about 4 clubs with a chance of winning the premier league. The financial gap would just get bigger and bigger.

If a rule was introduced that limited the 3rd seat to young drivers who only have a limited amount of experience (say under 25 years old and no more than 30 GP's at the start of the season) this would help to create a talent pipeline and encourage teams to develop their young driver programs.

 

missed fp1 have fp2 on now, i don't usually pay too much attention to it on the friday

 

modern curcuit only 2 or 3 years old, it's not a bad race, can't be any worse than the last one...........