F1 formula one chat/stuff

[Rambo]

But your right, if you seen my last 360 spin at oulton last week just glad i didn`t touch the grass. I do have some vid but it`s not come out well

Not touching the grass but I bet, sure as hell, you were touching cloth

[GeoffSmith]

Lotus team up with Aerolab, a joint venture with Dallara whose Customer Liaison manager owns an Elan!

[theelanman]

The new Lotus F1 team has confirmed that it has gone into partnership with Italian firm Aerolab. The deal will see Aerolab and parent-company Fondtech help the Cologne, Germany based design team in the design and development of its 2010 F1 car.

argh......Italians and Germans.......what ever you do ...dont mention the war....I did....twice....but I think I got away with it.....

on a serious note tho......Im a bit sad to not see them over here in the UK and more so not testing at hethel again...although that would have meant resurfacing the 'track'.......
still Im sure there is some space down near silverstone now that a couple of teams have packed up n gone......

[theelanman]

Mercedes takes control of Brawn GP

Monday, 16 November 2009 11:42

Mercedes-Benz has bought a controlling stake in the world-championship winning Brawn GP team, with the outfit to run as a full ‘Silver Arrows’ works squad from next season.

The German car giant, which supplied engines to the Brackley-based squad in 2009, confirmed the long-expected move on Monday morning – announcing parent company Daimler, and Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments, had bought 75.1% of the team in a deal which will see it rebranded as Mercedes GP.

Daimler will be the team’s largest shareholder with 45.1% and Aabar – the biggest single stakeholder in Daimler – at 30% with the remaining equity to remain with Brawn GP’s current shareholders who include team boss Ross Brawn and CEO Nick Fry.

Mercedes also confirmed that it has agreed to continue to supply engines to long-time F1 partner McLaren until 2015, with the possibility that the relationship could extend beyond that period.

The German firm’s parent company will however cease to be a shareholder of the Woking-based outfit by 2011, with the McLaren Group to complete a phased purchase of Daimler’s 40% shareholding in the team.

McLaren will continue to be known as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, while its distinctive silver-with-red livery will remain unchanged.

Although the completion of Mercedes’s Brawn deal means team principal Brawn’s name will disappear from the squad's official title after just one glorious season, Mercedes cars president Dr Dieter Zetsche said in a conference call that the Englishman had committed to stay at the team in his current role.

Zetsche said the Brawn tie-up was the best fit for Mercedes's F1 involvement in the reduced era of costs going forward, with the carmaker excited by the prospect of competing with its own team for the first time since 1955.

“Mercedes-Benz is the most valued and best-known premium automotive brand in the world," he said.

"This brand looks for competition of the utmost quality in all relevant fields in order to continually improve its performance in the face of such new challenges.

“Due to the new Formula 1 environment, we will face the competition in future on the most important motor sports stage with our own Silver Arrow works team.

“Our new Silver Arrow Formula 1 team is a great sporting and technical challenge and we will tackle this with sporting spirit and full of enthusiasm.”

No drivers have yet been confirmed for the newly-rebranded squad, but German driver Nico Rosberg is almost certain to be one of them with the young star having already had his departure from Williams confirmed.

World champion Jenson Button had yet to agree a new deal with the team before the Mercedes takeover was announced, with the Briton and the outfit having yet to agree on financial terms.

Increasing speculation in recent days has suggested he could defect to McLaren, having toured the team's Technology Centre last week.

[Sy V]

17 year deal for Silverstone - there's a relief!

F1

[theelanman]

until bernies bank is into its last multimillions.....then the price will go up and we start all over again......
wonder if some of the arabian money men have said anything.....now that theyre on the calendar and have alot of $$$$$$$....
its just that last time bernie signed with silverstone it only ever went for a couple of years before it all started again.......

now max is goign isnt it time bernie follwed.....quickly........

[Monty]

17 year deal for Silverstone - there's a relief!

F1

Excelent

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=21161

[Monty]

One of the lads of Piston Heads put together a vid

F1 Overtake Masters 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3c_a9qR65k

[CJ101KT]

Very happy with the driver line up for 2010! Come on Lotus F1

[lotos]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYZDsc6XWo

US F1

[theelanman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYZDsc6XWo

US F1

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!




only joking.......but I still want lotus to win.......

[nitroman]

Michael Schumacher will make F1 comeback with Mercedes

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091223/F1/912239998

[Monty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYZDsc6XWo

US F1

Thats a great vid

[lotos]

An M100 owner from Colorado is on the engineering team for US F1

[blacknight]

SPAD_AlonsoJumper.jpg

Found this and could not resist! If this has been posted before...Sorry!

Cheers

Iain

[theelanman]

SPAD_AlonsoJumper.jpg

Found this and could not resist! If this has been posted before...Sorry!

Cheers

Iain

brilliant......

[Specky]

Just a couple of sites to keep you upto speed in the world of Lotus F1.

http://www.facebook.com/lotusf1racing

http://www.lotusf1racing.my/latest-news.html

TTFN

[daveA]

Hi

Its Alive First time in 27 years ...... Cosworth and Lotus together again......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 502812.stm

now very much looking forward to the launch

daveA

[CJ101KT]

Been keeping a look out on the web all week but kinda feel bad spoiling their big launch ... but if only i was invited
I think the car will look good in green and yellow ... different from the rest of the pack and sure to gain many followers from the UK and Malay alike. I used to scream at the tv just following Ferrari ... this year I really can't wait!!!

[tigerdog]

You beat me to it! I was just going to post a link to this photo. At least they chose the appropriate colors - the best one for an Elan, too!