Drivers for 2006

[Mr. Boy]

The name BMW Sauber F1 has been registered for the new ‘BMW’ team.

Nothing against the Sauber name, but Peter Sauber's no longer involved in F1. So why did they use his name?

 

[Lee]

Nothing against the Sauber name, but Peter Sauber's no longer involved in F1. So why did they use his name?

Well the core workforce are originally from Sauber so BMW just went along with it.

 

[Sjenk]

And I personally like 'BMW Sauber F1' more than just 'BMW F1'

 

[Blake]

Also Peter Sauber is still involved in the team. He is in an advisorary position.

 

[Dougboy]

its amazing how much respect BMW has for sauber for putting his name in the team which he no longer owns.

Why not a Squadra toro rosso minardi F1 team. Even though redbull is completely taking over

 

[qwazy|06]

why not a "squadra toro rosso minardi f1 team" name?

hmm... i wonder.

 

[m7ammed]

Nothing against the Sauber name, but Peter Sauber's no longer involved in F1. So why did they use his name?

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=34539
^^^ read this and you will know why, I think in 2007 it will be BMW F1 team or something:tup:

 

[kensei]

"BMW Sauber F1" will not last past 06. By 07 the team will be BMW and the car will be developed by BMW...so expect "BMW F1" in 07 and beyond. It is a nice homeage hoever to one of the most under-rated teams ever to be in F1.

Think of it like Jordon/Midland in 05.

 

[Blake]

Squadra Toro Rosso has already been renamed. It will now be known as Scuderia Toro Rosso.

 

[Lee]

Squadra Torro Rosso has already been renamed. It will now be known as Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Now they sound like Ferrari...

 

[kensei]

Squadra Torro Rosso has already been renamed. It will now be known as Scuderia Toro Rosso.

It doesn't matter what they call it. Everyone still calls it "Minardi"...

 

[qwazy|06]

i like the sound of "toro rosso" better than "minardi".

 

[Blake]

I think it would be better to call it Red Bull Minardi … but the chances of that were slim before they named it… and re-named it.

 

[kensei]

How do you say "moving chicane" in Italian?

I bet it sounds sexy and better than Minardi OR Toro Rosso Scuderia.

 

[Sjenk]

According to babelfish it's 'chicane commovente' but Babelfish has been wrong many times before... Well, it's a first try

 

[Lee]

Jacques Villeneuve’s chances of remaining at Sauber BMW appear to have been strengthened after Renault boss Flavio Briatore claimed Heikki Kovalainen will remain under his wing in 2006.

There has been speculation that Briatore, who manages Kovalainen, would ‘loan’ the GP2 star to BMW for a year to groom him for a Renault race seat the following year.

But Briatore has flatly refuted that suggestion and insisted that Kovalainen will be a Renault test driver next year.

“It’s simply not true that he will race for Sauber [BMW] in 2006,” Briatore told Italian magazine Autosprint.

“Kovalainen will be our test driver and will do the same development programme followed by Fernando Alonso.”

Villeneuve’s position is still in doubt as BMW has steadfastly declined to confirm that it will honour his existing contract with Sauber.

But Kovalainen was the favourite to take the Canadian’s place and BMW may have decided that it would cost too much money to pay Villeneuve off.

Hmmmmm could JV really be at BMW next year?

 

[Blake]

Yes.

 

[qwazy|06]

how well did the arrows cars run their final year?

 

[Blake]

Not good. But it’s probably the best thing Aguri can do with the time-frame.

 

[Mt. Lynx]

But FIA has to do something about the restrictions on the V10 engines though. Or simply enforce the V8 rule entirely.

By the way, Kovalainen is confirmed for a Renault testseat.

 

[Blake]

Yeah. With the proposed V10 restrictions they’ll be more powerful than V8s. Which is a shame, because it could force the formula into a rev-restricted category.

 

[qwazy|06]

doornbos to test @ red bull with possible race seat at stake.

what's that say about the other seats available and who's there to take them?

 

[Lee]

doornbos to test @ red bull with possible race seat at stake.

Two words: No way.

Liuzzi and Speed I think are as sure of the race seats as Blair was about the "Weapons Of Mass Destruction"...

 

[Blake]

They already have 5 drivers confirmed, unless they do lots of seat swapping Doornbos won’t be racing.

 

[pgr2status:beat]

kovalainin is with renault for '07 so i guess fisi going to another team, i hope its ferarri hes perfct for them

 

[Blake]

kovalainin is with renault for '07 so i guess fisi going to another team, i hope its ferarri hes perfct for them

Kovalainen might not be with Renault in ’07. Renault said he’d be racing in 2007, with Renault or another team.

It probably will be with Renault, but he might be too much of a risk to take on for a race seat at that time.

And how is he perfect for Ferrari?

 

[Omnis]

Because he's italian? Oh, please.

 

[Lee]

Fisi perfect for Ferrari, no way.

He's in his 30's. Won two races, both under strange circumstances (Brazil 03 about 6 cars finished and Australia this year, Renault was supreme and the grid was messed up thanks to the rain.)

If anything he is perfect for maybe a test drive at Ferrari... maybe even toilet cleaner.

I would think Raikkonen or Alonso would be "perfect" for Ferrari.