F1 Discussoin thread

oh wow...
im starting to realli dislike F1. the new rules are choking out the technological advancement. the new V8s are all going ot be the same, so why dont they just have one engine manufacturer?

can someone point me to some good racing please?

http://www.planet-f1.com/news/story_20950.shtml

confirmed - heidfeld to BMW for 06

damn u beat me to it lolz...

fook.. what does this mean for Buttongate II... oh no!
looking more n more likely he'll go to williams (or sit out a season or two)...

lets hope Honda pulls some more cash from their back pocket .... im sure Williams could do with the extra cash.. considering HP left em...

This is why Australian Motorsport has such a hard time getting places, this wanker Ron Walker is in charge.
He is trying to take on Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum, a multi-billionaire who could buy Australia.

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Ron Walker, who is a close associate of Bernie Ecclestone, is claiming that A1 GP cannot use the term "Grand Prix" in Australia. Walker is not known for his pursuit of lost causes and it will be interesting to see whether or not the comments made by Walker will actually result in a legal action against A1 Grand Prix. Walker may have authorised such actions but that does not mean that his lawyers or the judges will agree with the argument that "A1 Grand Prix" infringes on the intellectual property rights of the Australian Grand Prix.

It is worth noting that Formula One has yet to secure any major trademarks on Formula One beyond the rather complicated "FIA Formula One World Championship". An attempt in 2000 to get a trademark for Formula One was rejected out of hand by the World Intellectual Property Organisation and the Formula One group has not been back since. This has not stopped the organisation trying to convince others to give up using "Formula One" and "F1". It is worth noting that if one tries to access FormulaOne.com one ends up with a windscreen-tinting company.

The term "Grand Prix" is even more complicated than F1 because the latter at least dates only from 1950 when the FIA started the World Championship. The term Grand Prix pre-dates the first automobile by 50 years and one would be hard-pressed to argue that Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's steam vehicle was a device for racing. The first recognised use of Grand Prix was in 1721 when the French Academie des Sciences inaugurated a system of academic "big prizes" for researchers. This played an important role in the development of mathematics and other scientific disciplines.

The lawyers will even have trouble arguing that Grand Prix should be related to motor racing as the first application of the expression in sport was in 1805 when there was a horse race in Paris called the Grand Prix de Paris. The term Grand Prix was used regularly in horse racing from the middle of the nineteenth century, notably at Pau and in Paris where there has been a Grand Prix since 1863.

The first use of the phrase "Grand Prix" in relation to automobiles was not until 1901 when the town of Pau borrowed the title of its horse race for a series of motoring challenges.

It was then adopted by the Automobile Club de France in 1906 for the first Grand Prix race at Le Mans

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Any of you guys know about them replacing Suzuka next year with Mount Fuji?
I read it in a F1 mag.

Oh and for you Sato fans, as this is his last year (we all hope) another Japanese driver will be driving in F1 this year.
Sakon Yamamoto will be driving the 3rd Jordan/Toyota at the Japanese Grand Prix.

they reviewed the track on a recent BMI....
its designed by Hermann Tllke... the same dude who designed Sepang..Bahrain...Istanbul...n Shanghai..
they've kept a few of the old characteristics ... 300R.. 100R... n the long as straight.. n its quite a technical track...

i think they're keeping Suzuka for next year.. n changing to Fuji in 07

n it wont be the same without sato lolz ><

I hear Imola is going to be dropped, no crowds, plus the body there hasn't delievered its "promises" of upgrades on the track.

Abit O/T
Also, if the V8's are going to go back to the creek, they want a $14 million dollar upgrade, looks like they are going to Townsville for a street course, the local government there is pushing it and pumping a lot of money.

AVESCO is wanting to do the Homebush street circuit (same one Le Mans wanted to do) but the wank greenies stopped it for a stupid frog. Hope the V8's get approved.

17 days to go
http://www.bonneville400.com/flash/default.aspxGo BAR-Honda.

i like suzuka, hope they do keep it

man i hope they sort their shyt out...
fkn Max Mosley ><" n Bernie that greedy focker

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Preparations of a new series moving forward
Five manufacturers enter a binding agreement
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Five manufacturers could still break-away
A meeting between five major car manufacturers (BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Renault, Toyota) and seven teams (BAR, McLaren, Minardi, Renault, Sauber, Toyota, Williams) who currently participate in Formula One took place close to Munich on Wednesday.

The five manufacturers and their teams entered into a binding agreement to race together only in a series which satisfies the fundamental principles of a clear and equitable World Championship.

All teams not party to this agreement are encouraged to participate in a constructive process to form the premier motor sport series.

Whilst the group remains open and willing to discuss with the current commercial rights holder and the FIA on the future of Grand Prix motor racing beyond 2007, the current uncertainty leaves them with no option other than to progress preparatory work for the New Series.

Although the team principals and manufacturers agreed that some progress was made in the recent meetings, they considered it was not sufficient to delay the preparations for the New Series.

As a result, International Sports & Entertainment AG (iSe), the company that was appointed October 2004 as an operating partner for the alliance of teams and manufacturers, will advance strategic and commercial negotiations with key parties.

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I read Toyota and Williams to sign with Bernie very soon last night on Eurosportnews.com should be interesting.

They won't sort it out, because Max and Bernie are wankers!

where the hell gay ferrari is?