Official 2010 Formula One Discussion F1
#122
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I'm working and it is to much of a pain to switch back and forth.
He is an article i found a bit old, sorry.
http://translate.google.com/translat...D1&sl=it&tl=en
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Jose Maria Lopez is the first driver for USF1. Lopez got enough money from a private sponsor as well as the Argentine govt. to secure the spot. What is interesting here is Nick Heidfield, a much more experienced driver, did not secure a seat but will test drive for Mercedes. Reason, U ask? He had no sponsors that were willing to fork over the bucks. Bottom line: For the new teams of F 1 in '10', $$$ each driver can provide appears to be more important than experience.
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Jose Maria Lopez is the first driver for USF1. Lopez got enough money from a private sponsor as well as the Argentine govt. to secure the spot. What is interesting here is Nick Heidfield, a much more experienced driver, did not secure a seat but will test drive for Mercedes. Reason, U ask? He had no sponsors that were willing to fork over the bucks. Bottom line: For the new teams of F 1 in '10', $$$ each driver can provide appears to be more important than experience.
Later, Ken
Later, Ken
#131
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This whole USF1 team is disappointing. I know that it to be expected that they will underperform but it would be nice to at least have a good team from the US for once.
Has anybody heard anything about this supossed Russian group that wants to buy up Toyota? Word is that the Russian group has a bank load of cash and is looking to start testing a car....even without a spot on the grid. When asked about testing without a spot on the grid, they are saying that they want to bea ready to go when USF1 falls out. I'm hearing all this second hand from a former Ferrari F1 Engineer.
This whole USF1 team is disappointing. I know that it to be expected that they will underperform but it would be nice to at least have a good team from the US for once.
Has anybody heard anything about this supossed Russian group that wants to buy up Toyota? Word is that the Russian group has a bank load of cash and is looking to start testing a car....even without a spot on the grid. When asked about testing without a spot on the grid, they are saying that they want to bea ready to go when USF1 falls out. I'm hearing all this second hand from a former Ferrari F1 Engineer.
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Yes, one of the current teams would have to drop out for another new team to enter. I would guess it would be Campos rather than USF1 since they are worst off financially speaking. Petrov is a Russian driver that has $mills sponsorship behind him; I do not know how good a driver he is though.
Later, Ken
Later, Ken