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Ah, so it's all starting to make sense now: Red Bull will hire Eddie Jordan as a "management consultant" (borrowing from the Ron Dennis playbook) and stick him in the old wind tunnel to talk a load of hot air.
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Dont forget the rubber nose and the flexi floor too. The way things went for VAG today Red Bull might end up buying the remains of VAG at a discount.
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I'm just surprised the Giant took itself down, oh auto industry you really know how to create drama.
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Red Bull knows Ecclestone will make Ferrari accept them.
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For once I disagree with this, there is no way Ferrari gives a team like them their engine.
And for the conspiracy theorists...
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/horner-audi-is-interested-but-no-decision-yet/
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Singapore rear structure and floor update
Old / New
Part of the Full car body upgrade the new nose and front wing section of the Sauber. Supposedly a lot of time spent in the CFD went to this build.
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Red Bull will quite F1 if (insert today's excuse here). Personally I didn't mind them as winners... but I hate them as losers.
In other news; further to earlier mentions in this thread VW have now set aside around 7 billion Euro in anticipation of the losses from- and recall of at least 11 million vehicles. CEO Winterkorn has resigned. There's no word so far about what this might mean for an F1 project but my instinct is that it could be very bad news.
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What does it cost to buy and develop a successful F1 team over 6/7 years? 2 billion dollars? Peanuts to VW over that period, it might help improve their image as well. I doubt those at the top of VW will see things that way though.
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A company that's just lost 60 billion in value and who has just set aside 6 billion for "preliminary" losses. You may be right, but this is without doubt their worst ever financial hit.
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Bernie opens up about the Lotus-Renault deal:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/...us-renault-deal-needs-to-be-sealed-by-monday/
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/...us-renault-deal-needs-to-be-sealed-by-monday/
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Sky reporting on changes to tyre regulations next year: there will be five compounds in 2016, designated 'A' through to 'E'. One compound will be compulsory for each race, with teams free to choose their second compound.
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Renault to step in and save Lotus from administration.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121002
Guess the deal is done and yet to be announced as of now.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121002
Guess the deal is done and yet to be announced as of now.
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It's a shame given that I only ever believed a story true and final once on Autosport.
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Mercedes is close to finalizing a deal with Manor for engine supplying next season, and aren't imposing a driver upon the team as part of the deal.
http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/09/26/manor-deal-close-as-mercedes-waits-for-lotus/
http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/09/26/manor-deal-close-as-mercedes-waits-for-lotus/
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I only believe what is confirmed based on the popular region F1 news papers and sites based on how well they usually are at predicting or confirming. But overall I said racecar engineering is probably the most trusted by me, and then F1fanatic when it comes to F1 news and technology.
Merc usually don't do that as seen with Force India and even Williams and Lotus. Ferrari are the only group I think that are so arrogant about deals that you must take on one of their drivers as a test or full time.
I'm guessing this is not only to replace the mid to lower pack buffer Lotus were, but also to hopefully take away from Haas.
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With Manor getting a Merc' engine...there's a slim chance for Ferrari power in the Red Bull (that is if Ferrari were stupid enough to hand over their engine to the team whose an engine away from dominance again so there's a 0.001% chance that happens).
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Yeah, that there is. And not just for RBR but STR, the problem is the parity that Red Bull want as if they're still with Renault or just feel the spirit of competition should be upheld. So, two con men enter a bar and try to persuade the other to do a deal with them, what do you get? RBR and Ferrari
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Well, that just took a turn for the awkward - Niki Lauda has gone on the record saying that Mercedes discussed supplying Red Bull, but Dietrich Mateschitz never got back to them:
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...d-bull-never-came-back-to-confirm-engine-deal
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...d-bull-never-came-back-to-confirm-engine-deal
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Paul Hembrey explained further on the Suzuka grid - it won't be completely free choice; rather, there will be five compounds, and Pirelli will nominate three for each race (mostly to stop teams from making inappropriate choices, like the new "super-super softs" at Suzuka). One of these will be the prime tyre that everyone must use, while the other two will be options - actual options. It sounds like the teams will be free to use all three during practice before nominating their preferred option ahead of qualifying. There's no word on whether teams could nominate different options for individual drivers if the drivers have different preferences.
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I think that's the intention. I doubt that it will have a massive impact, but it might open up some wiggle room when the pit window begins.
Now they just need to amend the "start on the tyres you qualified with" rule - it should be "start on the compound you qualified with, but you must use the tyres you qualified on in the race".
Now they just need to amend the "start on the tyres you qualified with" rule - it should be "start on the compound you qualified with, but you must use the tyres you qualified on in the race".
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Yes, with the teams allowed to cover the sidewalls on the grid and radio comms for genuine emergencies and box instructions only.
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And snipers positioned around the circuit to shoot out the tyres of anyone who abuses the track limits.
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Renault (finally) confirm their intentions to buy Lotus:
http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121053/renault-signs-lotus-letter-of-intent
http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121053/renault-signs-lotus-letter-of-intent
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Didn't they have until later today anyways, as part of Bernie's ultimatum?
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