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Ferrari Quit F1 ?
UncleFista - 12/5/09 at 03:14 PM

Maybe ?


balidey - 12/5/09 at 03:18 PM

Ferrari were quoted as saying...


quote:

I 'will' get my way, or elth I'll thcream and thcream until I make myself sick



richardlee237 - 12/5/09 at 03:34 PM

It's just like the good old days with Enzo at the helm


MautoK - 12/5/09 at 03:36 PM

That was my first thought too, something about toys and prams!


eddie99 - 12/5/09 at 03:44 PM

"And Ferrari, in a statement, insist their announcement is not simply posturing: "The same rules for all teams, stability of regulations, the continuity of... endeavours to methodically and progressively reduce costs, and governance of Formula 1 are priorities for the future"

How can ferrari say that after what happened last year with Hamilton and mclaren???


Paul (Notts) - 12/5/09 at 04:50 PM

Toyota have already said they will pull out if it goes ahead. Ferrari and a few others may also follow.

Paul


Peteff - 12/5/09 at 05:55 PM

How can anybody be expected to build, develop and run cars with only £40,000,000 to play with. They'll be held together with gaffer tape and buying bits from Halfords.


zoom - 12/5/09 at 06:04 PM

I thought kimi had already!!


britishtrident - 12/5/09 at 06:06 PM

All part of the power struggle against Mosley & co, It not that long ago Mosley was the one saying F1 couldn't exist without Ferrari.

Luca is a 100% right on this one we have been through the nonsense of different rules for different teams in the over lap between the Formula Cosworth and Turbo eras of F1.

Mosley has manipualated F1 this season, much as I admire how well Brawn are doing the diffusser design was stretching the rule book too far. Add that to that hounding Ron Denis out of F1 and anyone can see that Mosley wants to turn F1 into his own personal dictatorship. Up to very recently I actually believed he was going to retire this year now a I realise he is going to cling on and make any team boss who dosen't toe the line suffer.


britishtrident - 12/5/09 at 06:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by eddie99
"And Ferrari, in a statement, insist their announcement is not simply posturing: "The same rules for all teams, stability of regulations, the continuity of... endeavours to methodically and progressively reduce costs, and governance of Formula 1 are priorities for the future"

How can ferrari say that after what happened last year with Hamilton and mclaren???


Once Todt left Ferrari things changed within the team --- the problem was Todt. Although they benefited from it I think Ferrari were as taken aback by the Spa chicane incident as McLaren.

Currently a climate of fear exists in F1, fear of unjustified scantions from the FIA was what caused Hamilton to force Trulli to pass him in Australia --- thought for today if anybody other than Mosley was in charge of FIA Hamilton would have won in Oz.

[Edited on 12/5/09 by britishtrident]


aerosam - 12/5/09 at 06:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
How can anybody be expected to build, develop and run cars with only £40,000,000 to play with. They'll be held together with gaffer tape and buying bits from Halfords.


Imagine if we were all capped at the magical, mythical figure of 250 quid?


balidey - 12/5/09 at 07:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by aerosam
Imagine if we were all capped at the magical, mythical figure of 250 quid?


But thats YEARLY budget, so some of you would still have a few grand to spend on the cars


RK - 13/5/09 at 01:40 AM

Di Montezemolo has warned it would create a two-tier championship that could be "fundamentally unfair and perhaps even biased"

completely different than this one then.


dogwood - 14/5/09 at 08:27 AM

Ferrari to leave F1..

Well dont let the door hit your ass on the way out.....Bye.


tendoshingan - 14/5/09 at 09:24 AM

whaaa, whaaa, whaaa, I want it all my way!!!!

God Bernie should just tell them to get stuffed, where would Ferrari be without F1, that's the point not the other way around.


iank - 20/5/09 at 12:37 PM

Ferrari's bluff has been called.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8058903.stm


James - 20/5/09 at 12:59 PM

Gives me an idea:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=113764


procomp - 20/5/09 at 01:20 PM

Hi

What i do not understand though is how they expect say Ferrari and Mclaren to develop engines chassis ect within that budget and race that product. when those further down the grid simply just buy that development from them at a greatly reduced price as such. Is there a separate budget for such things such as developments that other teams will buy or is it all rolled into the £40,000,000 regardless.

Cheers Matt


iank - 20/5/09 at 03:25 PM

Bernie and Spanky have said they expect all the teams to be on the same, presumably £40M, rules.