Renault to join F1 quit threat

Wed 13 May, 08:14 AM

Renault could be the next car manufacturer to threaten to quit Formula One at the end of 2009.

Ferrari, F1's oldest and most famous name, sent the specialist and mainstream media into a spin on Tuesday by announcing that the FIA's budget cap plans for 2010 will lead to its withdrawal from the sport.

Toyota and Red Bull have made similar threats, while Mario Theissen said last week that the new regime would likely lead to the BMW board reassessing its commitment to F1.

Le Figaro is a leading French morning daily, and it claims: "According to our information, Renault will announce the same decision (as Ferrari's) on Wednesday."

Niko i ne kaze da je FIA Ferrariju krive za lose rezultate.....radi se o tome kao sto kaze Flavio Briatore takmicenje po novim pravilima bi bilo isto kao da se ulicu sa exkluzivnim buticima i radnjama smeste kinezi i prodaju za male pare svoja sranja...

i kao sto je najavljeno:

Renault also reconsidering 2010 entry




Ferrari thank fans for support

"Our cars will race in other competitions"

Da li će opstati F1

Novim promenama u pravilniku za 2010 su se zaoštrili odnosi izmeću FIA i timova. Radi se o ograničenjaima u budžetu koje Max Mosley želi da uvede.

Opširnije...

Ma naći će se već neki kompromis...Kao i uvek... 

Trokraka zvezda na Brawn GP bolidima



Na poslednjoj trci za VN Španije se desilo nešto nesvakidašnje, a to je da su bolidi Brawna GP pretekli McLaren za čitav krug, a posebno iz razloga što britanske bolide pokreću Mercedesovi motori, koji bi trebalo da su identični. Zaključak je jednostavan, a on je da Brawn GP raspolaže sa mnogo boljim bolidom.

Naravno, Mercedes je reagovao, jer sa jedne strane ima lošu reklamu sa McLarenom, a s druge strane nema potvrdu uspeha sa Brawnom GP, jer na tim bolidima nema oznaka Mercedesa, što je recidiv ugovora kojeg je nemački proizvođač potpisao sa bivšom Hondom, koji nije uključivao bilo kakve oznake na BGP 001.

Sada će se to promeniti, a Mercedes je spreman da to dodatno plati. Norbert Haug je izjavio da pojavljivanje Mercedesovog logoa na Brawn GP bolidima neće uticati na odnose sa McLarenom, mada je to partnerstvo ugroženo.

Izvor: VreleGume

Hamilton optužuje



Razmaženi svetski šampion je „pukao“, pa je osuo „drvlje i kamenje“ po inženjerima i mehaničarima McLarena, i to na BBC-u. Setimo se samo Fernanda Alonsa iz vremena kada je bio sa Hamiltonom u timu, i to kao dvostruki šampion. Čoveku sigurno nije bilo lako.

Lewis Hamilton je optuživao tim da mu nije omogućio konkurentan automobil, naglasivši da mu to ne nudi nikakvu nadu u eventualnoj odbrani titule.

Izvor: VreleGume

Kao da Mercedesov agregat igra neku značajnu ulogu za ovakav uspeh Brawn GP-a... 

E Hondo,Hondo... 

Nravno da igra, i to ključnu ulogu, bez njega BGP ne bi prešo ni jedan krug

Mercedes osvaja titulu ove godine

No agreement between teams and FIA 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75324

Stalemate between FIA and FOTA
Ferrari file injunction with French courts

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090515183912.shtml

Take it or leave it - says FOTA

"A Team principal who wish remain anonymous told Turun Sanomat about the situation prior to Friday's meeting.

- This (FOTA) proposal is a take it or leave it. We do not negotiate on any aspect of it. Budget cap does not fit the regulations we have drafted. In any case, we will not accept external auditors to access our accounts. It is best to forger about also of the two different rules because they are designed only to favour the teams who are on the side of FIA. After that no FOTA team would have a possibility to win a race – not to mention to win the World championship.

Only one of the current teams - Williams - have confirmed to sign for the season 2010. Partly the decision of Williams is effected by the close cooperation with FIA as Williams will manufacture the cars to the new F2 series. In this respect, the other teams understand Sir Frank's situation.

Additionally to Williams only USF1 is expected to sign with FIA for the season 2010. It is expected that such teams as Prodrive, Lola, iSport and Epsilon Euskadi plans will ultimately lead nowhere. None of these have the financial resources to cope with the F1-level challenges, in a series in which the nine existing teams will not participate and bring publicity to the series."

Turun Sanomat Link
Ne znam koliko je tacna informacija ali do sada je Turun Sanomat imao odlicne "inside" informacije.

Znaci Ferrari je sa onim "specijalnim" ugovorom dobio i pravo veta. Glupi Max, daje im pravo veta a ne razmislja o tome da bi Ferrari jednog dana mogao da ga upotrebi protiv njegovih odluka. I sada Mozli cvili zbog tog veta. Glupi seronja!