i've heard the prodrive are now thinking of entering too,
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12433_5259076,00.html
Interesting
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an engine not subject to a rev limit.
those are very persuasive reasons to stay within the budget.
Banning refuelling and tyre warmers? The cars will need very big fuel tanks!
I went to a talk last night by Gary Savage (Technical Director of Brawn GP) who was back home in Barrow. He mentioned 13 teams instead of 10 next year
although he didn;t hint at who.
OT it was a fascinating insight into what goes into building one of those machines and upgrading it through a season. What they had to do just to fit
the Mercedes instead of Honda engine into the chassis in the time they had alone was amazing.
Rich
One more team coming into the fray will be US GP, an all american team that will likely feature Scott Speed and Danica Rice in the drivers seats.
Prodrive have been looking for something to get their teeth into since Subaru chucked in the towel on WRC, and given their success with Aston at Le
Mans (same guy owns AM and Prodrive), they might be another bunch of newbies to watch
I can only dream that the third new entry will be the re-emergence of Lotus, Jim Clarke colours and all 
[Edited on 30/4/09 by StevieB]
Lola is the other, isn't it?
I really dont like the fact that it is optional and the ban on refueling. Other than that it looks pretty good 
I've always thought refuelling detracted from the sport. Without it, you'll have drivers having to cope with a car with major dynamic changes over the course of the race, and the position on track will be their position in the race with none of the "X is ahead of Y, but only 10 seconds and hasn't stopped so Y is really ahead by 15 seconds" nonsence.
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Originally posted by scudderfish
I've always thought refuelling detracted from the sport. Without it, you'll have drivers having to cope with a car with major dynamic changes over the course of the race, and the position on track will be their position in the race with none of the "X is ahead of Y, but only 10 seconds and hasn't stopped so Y is really ahead by 15 seconds" nonsence.
.... not to mention the increasd fire risk of carrying fuel for the whole race.
It's not that long ago that they raced with enough fuel to last the race... ok damn it, it's 16 years ago! 
However, they weren't all bursting into flames so the increase in potential fire hazard isn't a valid argument against it. In fact the act
of refuelling has caused more hazards in recent years.
I accept for Nikki Lauda and Gerhard Berger (and probably a few others) the memories might be slighty different but these days the fuel tanks are
designed to withstand huge impacts without incident.
I for one welcome it and the tyre warmer ban too. About time we saw what these youngster drivers can really do without the aid of a car that drives
itself... almost
Put 'em in a '90s car with no driver aids whatsoever and see how many blisters they get from using a gearstick!
[Edited on 1/5/2009 by andyd]
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Originally posted by andyd
Put 'em in a '90s car with no driver aids whatsoever and see how many blisters they get from using a gearstick!