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Yup.I see the donkeys have managed to cunningly avoid the chance of scoring any points.
Off to the sanctuary.
Already met new Team Boss.
Yup.I see the donkeys have managed to cunningly avoid the chance of scoring any points.
Couldn't possibly entertain doing something like that...cough!
Merry Christmas everyone and a Very Happy New Year
Errr . . . I think we close the thread now . . . Merry Christmas everyone!!
Sadly no more F1 but they are starting a whole new raft of motorsport coverage. Like you I'll be shopping around for F1 streaming options (see further up this page).That was it for free view in Germany, I expect that F1 will sink in to obscurity here.
Published by: AUTOCAR magazine, Issue Dated 24 FEBRUARY 2021 (page 61).As Honda will/must have, already paid for all the significant initial development costs, why can Ilmor not now continue to itself "simply" upgrade and build the existing design of engine, and supply RB, for the remaining season before new regulations (different type of motive power units) are introduced ?!
Sounds ominous, that implies there's not much left in the "pack" per se and Red Bull are going to spend to squeeze more out. What about other engines from other suppliers, I take it Merc, Renault, Ferrari are not playingRed Bull has bought Honda’s F1 power unit project ahead of the Japanese firm quitting the sport at the end of this season.
Again from: AUTOCAR magazine, Issue Dated 24 FEBRUARY 2021 (page 61).Sounds ominous, that implies there's not much left in the (power) "pack" per se and Red Bull are going to spend to squeeze more out. What about other engines from other suppliers, I take it Merc, Renault, Ferrari are not playing
I'm sorry if this sounds a bit stupid, since I'm not that close a watcher, but it seems to me that if between now and '25 there's a freeze on and Red bull have now to fund their own engines and their competitors are stet as it were, surely that makes them weaker financially?Again from: AUTOCAR magazine, Issue Dated 24 FEBRUARY 2021 (page 61).
. . . . by maintaining the already matured race-winning power-train itself, Red Bull has kept its destiny in its own hands and avoids the team becoming just another customer for Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG or Renault - none of whom really wanted to power one of the strongest racing teams on the grid, anyway.
It's no surprise either that Red Bull was behind the recent decision of the F1 Commission to freeze engine development between 2022 and 2024, ahead of the introduction of an all-new F1 power-train in 2025 . . . it’s the sensible solution that give the likes of Red Bull a competitive chance.
Ron Dennis’ view was that a team would never win unless it was the works team. After a decade of being Mercedes partner and de facto works team, Merc entered themselves and he knew he was getting second best. Or, at best, given parity between the OEM and its customer teams, an engine that was designed to fit the OEM’s car design philosophy.I'm sorry if this sounds a bit stupid, since I'm not that close a watcher, but it seems to me that if between now and '25 there's a freeze on and Red bull have now to fund their own engines and their competitors are stet as it were, surely that makes them weaker financially?
My Bold why wouldn't that have made sense? I mean surely that the whole point of the engine franchises where specific performance limits are concerned.
When asked Toto Wolff answered with a very emphatic 'NO'Sounds ominous, that implies there's not much left in the "pack" per se and Red Bull are going to spend to squeeze more out. What about other engines from other suppliers, I take it Merc, Renault, Ferrari are not playing
Suppose it comes down to confidence in the support of, reliability, and parts availability, from the other manufacturers/competitors that would be/are, supplying you ?!I'm sorry if this sounds a bit stupid, since I'm not that close a watcher, but it seems to me that if between now and '25 there's a freeze on and Red bull have now to fund their own engines and their competitors are stet as it were, surely that makes them weaker financially?
My Bold why wouldn't that have made sense? I mean surely that the whole point of the engine franchises where specific performance limits are concerned.