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Williams confirms Renault engine deal for 2012

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by WestCoastBoogaloo, Jul 4, 2011.

  1. WestCoastBoogaloo

    WestCoastBoogaloo Well-Known Member

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    Looks like the old team is back together. This is a good move for Williams, shows they are moving back in the right direction.

    Not great for Cosworth, at this rate they'll only be supplying HRT (or whatever they'll end up being called).
     
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  2. genjigonzales

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    Umm... I also mentioned this in the same thread I linked to earlier on the Virgin/McLaren story.

    I hate to be a nag but not606 means never having to read the same story in multiple threads.
     
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  3. WestCoastBoogaloo

    WestCoastBoogaloo Well-Known Member

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    Haha, balls. I read that not two hours ago as well. Sorry, got caught up in the excitement!

    Oh mighty Mods,
    Giveth us on this day our daily merge,
    For thou hast giveth unto us a saviour from bbc606
    Where betwixt the fires of unholiness,
    Some of us might occasionally duplicate threads

    Amen!
     
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  4. genjigonzales

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    Interesting though that you also considered the impact on Cosworth. When I posted it it appeared that they really would be supplying just the Hispania team in 2012. Now it looks as though they'll also be supplying Virgin, initially at least. Come 2014, PURE will allegedly also be a player so we may have five engine suppliers: Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Cosworth, PURE and McLaren.

    On the Renault/Williams link-up, that means four teams for 2012: Red Bull, Renault, Williams and Team Lotus. Does that require a regulation change or is four teams okay? Or is it three customer teams maximum, which means Renault need to continue to compete as Renault, not change to Lotus?
     
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    In defence there can be an awful lot to read through and digest, allowing duplicates to be posted unintentionally.
     
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  6. genjigonzales

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    No. There is no excuse. All members should be intimately familiar with all the threads that have ever been posted.

    Yes I know you're right and especially newer members can't trawl through pages and pages on the off-chance that something was already mentioned three weeks earlier. It was intensely irritating to see dozens of threads about the same thing on 606, though, so I do try to post any news on relevant existing threads, and point out that relevant existing threads exist when they do (especially when they're mine!).
     
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  7. Sportydan

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    This should hopefully be a step forward for Williams and get them back as a top 5 team, i think everyone has a love for Williams as a team that were so successful, but have now had a long term dip in form.
     
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  8. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    yay! good news. Im starting to like williams again now. This time as the underdog! And now they are linked up with my main Fav team Renault so this is good news for me
     
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  9. Kyle?

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  10. Kyle?

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    could you merge my thread that i've just done with this please. I didn't notice this until after i'd posted my thread.
     
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    yeah, i've just requested that this gets merged with the other one. My apologies, i didn't notice it.
     
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  14. WestCoastBoogaloo

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    You must've turned all green, veiny and Hulk like by now Genj!
     
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  15. BrightLampShade

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    right I think I've covered all the merging now..... probably not though.
     
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  16. genjigonzales

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    Not though:

     
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    In my defence some of the other threads were technically about other things and would confuse the matter even more <laugh>
     
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    <doh>
     
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