http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...ralian-gp-tyre-selections-under-new-2016-rule Teams have to submit their choices before Christmas for March race, as supersoft tyre selected alongside soft and medium for Melbourne
I would put money on the fact that Ferrari have had lots of expensive lawyers look at their contract and they believe they can walk away without penalty. I guess legally they see Bernie being given permission to do anything he sees fit is a breach of Ferrari's vito contract. While I don't really think Ferrari will leave, Bernie wants his power back. There are going to be some very heated negotiations between the 2.
Excellent news. Let's hope they take their veto with them too. F1 can then get back to being a racing focused series, rather than just the commercial arm of Ferrari. RBR can go with them too for the same reason and Mercedes if they don't like it Need to make space for the real racing teams to return, make the money structure more even and let's get some proper competition back.
The detail on BBC sport highlights it's not really their intent. This quote is the crux of the problem "Marchionne said: "Red Bull is an incomplete team. Because if you have an excellent chassis, but you lack the engine, then you are not complete." Competitive engines have to be available, F1 has only twice been an engine Formula, last time the DFV and the unreliability of turbo's kept some competition and interest - we really need another Cosworth. I don't like equalisation formulae, but the FIA proposal was a way to deliver this. Automotive engineering today is about Automation, in car entertainment and Hybrid efficiency, if F1 wants to be relevant we either need to get rid of the drivers, or go to standard chassis/aero and make everyone focus on PT development. Neither is the chassis constructor F1 we have grown up with, however. Adapt or die, currently F1 is doing more dying than adapting.
F1 cars have been held back by regulations for years. Loosen up the regs a bit, throw some cash at the teams and see what they can create. At least we might have a bit of diversity and cars that are better suited to certain tracks/conditions than others. As for the engine suppliers, set a cap of what they can sell units for but allow them to develop the motor and test them as much as they see fit. Who cares how much those guys want to sink in to an engine?
Aston Martin may back out of FI deal http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...-plans-to-re-enter-f1-with-force-india-tie-up
Depending on how the deal would have worked, anything that takes money from midfield teams is a shame.
...I'm actually relieved. The deal would have made the team another b team to Mercedes. Ferrari are taking about bringing back alfa romeo which would serve the same cause. We need another big entity in the sport. VW or a private business. Maybe Renault or red bull could do something
Aston Martin have backed out. AND Wolff has said that Wehrlein is less likely to be in a Manor next season. I just had an amazing thought (outside the box), that he could mean he will be driving elsewhere? Mercedes anyone?
Mercedes aren't going to change their lineup, although they've said that they won't open contract negotiations with Rosberg til the summer.
Only thing I have read is Alonso saying 'we can find 2 seconds'. In my opinion 2 seconds is no where near enough. If Merc and Ferrari find 0.5sec then McHonda need more like 3seconds. I really hope McHonda do find decent power increases and actually have the power to at least battle for places in the mid field but hopefully fight for a podium or 2.
I'd read nothing into what any team/driver says or does until the 1st race of the season It's all bullshit until the red lights go out!
I'm just thinking back to Ferrari- they surprised a good many people by rectifying the underlying engine issue that they had and grabbed themselves 3 wins and a stack of podiums. If you remember, Alonso was passed by a Caterham in Abu Dhabi 2014. Next time we saw Ferrari they were so much stronger it was like night and day. It is possible therefore, that McLaren can fight for podiums in 2016, if they address the key issues? Or is that just too ambitious and are there more problems than meet the eye?
