Possible new team in 2015

Possible new team in 2015

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bishbash

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2,447 posts

212 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111826

Looks like the FIA are opening up a spot for a new team in 2015, I wonder who?

RobGT81

5,229 posts

201 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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I can't see why any of the P1 teams would move to F1. I doubt its a big factory team if FIA are having to advertise for teams.

bishbash

Original Poster:

2,447 posts

212 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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I wonder if it's Honda, they are building an engine anyway... There's also a well known (to them) team principal available.

benters

1,459 posts

149 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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bishbash said:
I wonder if it's Honda, they are building an engine anyway... There's also a well known (to them) team principal available.
I can see this making sense.

350Matt

3,821 posts

294 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Good luck with this I'd say

the last time it was opened up the new teams signed up on the understanding it was going to be a cost controlled formula and they would be allowed testing to get them up to speed

then once they were on the hook this never happened

Bill Carr

2,234 posts

249 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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I predict a bid from a consortium consisting of Alex Wurz, Jacques Villeneuve, Craig Pollock, The Kuwaiti Royal family and Mossad. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher have been signed to drive cars designed by John Barnard and powered by Daihatsu-Supertec-Mechachrome-Hart. Flavio Briatore is in discussions to act as team principal.

Maybe.

thatdude

2,660 posts

142 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Bill Carr said:
I predict a bid from a consortium consisting of Alex Wurz, Jacques Villeneuve, Craig Pollock, The Kuwaiti Royal family and Mossad. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher have been signed to drive cars designed by John Barnard and powered by Daihatsu-Supertec-Mechachrome-Hart. Flavio Briatore is in discussions to act as team principal.

Maybe.
I'm already a die-hard, loyal fan!

BlackpoolRock

1,183 posts

167 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Bill Carr said:
I predict a bid from a consortium consisting of Alex Wurz, Jacques Villeneuve, Craig Pollock, The Kuwaiti Royal family and Mossad. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher have been signed to drive cars designed by John Barnard and powered by Daihatsu-Supertec-Mechachrome-Hart. Flavio Briatore is in discussions to act as team principal.

Maybe.
I'll buy a cap supporting that team laugh

GadgeS3C

4,520 posts

179 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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BlackpoolRock said:
Bill Carr said:
I predict a bid from a consortium consisting of Alex Wurz, Jacques Villeneuve, Craig Pollock, The Kuwaiti Royal family and Mossad. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher have been signed to drive cars designed by John Barnard and powered by Daihatsu-Supertec-Mechachrome-Hart. Flavio Briatore is in discussions to act as team principal.

Maybe.
I'll buy a cap supporting that team laugh
I'm only in if Max has a role.

Geoff Alot

11 posts

140 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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This will be quite exciting with a new team in the F1 series 2015. The FIA has decided to open a new selection process to identify a candidate team to participate at a competitive level in the Formula One World Championship from the start 2015 or the 2016 season up to 2020.

carinaman

23,171 posts

187 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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GadgeS3C said:
BlackpoolRock said:
Bill Carr said:
I predict a bid from a consortium consisting of Alex Wurz, Jacques Villeneuve, Craig Pollock, The Kuwaiti Royal family and Mossad. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher have been signed to drive cars designed by John Barnard and powered by Daihatsu-Supertec-Mechachrome-Hart. Flavio Briatore is in discussions to act as team principal.

Maybe.
I'll buy a cap supporting that team laugh
I'm only in if Max has a role.
Role or roll?

joewilliams

2,004 posts

216 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Once again, it's a year after the regs change so said team will spend years playing catch up.

If you had lots of money and wanted in to f1, surely you'd just buy Force India / Torro Rosso / Lotus?

Chrisgr31

14,040 posts

270 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Bill Carr said:
I predict a bid from a consortium consisting of Alex Wurz, Jacques Villeneuve, Craig Pollock, The Kuwaiti Royal family and Mossad. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher have been signed to drive cars designed by John Barnard and powered by Daihatsu-Supertec-Mechachrome-Hart. Flavio Briatore is in discussions to act as team principal.

Maybe.
All funded by Quantum who won't have signed their deal with Lotus by then.

Spiritual_Beggar

4,833 posts

209 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Well, they're going to need a few more teams to enter to make up for the inevitable team loses due to financial reasons.

I think there is a real problem in F1 at the moment. The money spread is far from even, and if teams like Lotus are struggling, then I can't see many of the others below them lasting much longer.

Until F1 sorts out the way the money is spread around, I think we'll see a few more teams pulling out in the not too distant future.


carinaman

23,171 posts

187 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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If F1 does die on it's posterior then surely the biggest loss will be them not attending and participating at the FoS? frown

belleair302

6,972 posts

222 months

Thursday 12th December 2013
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Lots of talk in the US about Andretti looking at F1 and one or two GP2 teams have looked at F1 costs closely. It would however be easier to buy Maurussia or Lotus or Force India that set up a new team. But if Prodrive or Toyota have spare facilities then who knows. HRT still have kit knocking around too so look out.