And, most famously, Shadow/Arrows - an occasion on which something was done. I know that that was a rather different affair, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by sonic_roadhog
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And, most famously, Shadow/Arrows - an occasion on which something was done. I know that that was a rather different affair, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by sonic_roadhog
Yeah, didn't mention it because it was different. No one gave permission for the design to be swiped.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Sonic :)
But the designers thought they didn't need permission to swipe it, because it was their design.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonic_roadhog
I can't help thinking its a bit of a silly argument - the principle of customer cars has already been agreed for 2008, prize money aside, what difference is there in a year?
It is unlikely that any other team (other than Prodrive) will run customer cars in '08, so Williams & Spyker will still be stuffed.
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Originally Posted by grassrootsracer
The way I see it, arbitration would be the best way to procede. Then we can get a firm ruling one way or the other.
;) And the FIA following their normal operating procedure will...Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
"arbitrate this" until 2008...
when the problem solves itself.
:s mokin:
From what I understand by reading FIA rulings in the past, there doesn't have to be that much different on one chassis to make it "unique" in the FIA's eyes.
Then again, I don't have a problem with customer cars as long as they aren't re-branded as something they aren't. In the 1970's, there were teams running customer cars all the time (I specifically recall Mark Donahue driving Penske McLarens) The grids were fuller and the racing was better. The question that comes up is that if a "customer" car wins or scores points, who gets the credit for the constructor's points? I think that the FIA should limit constructor's points to those scored by the team's two factory cars. Customer cars could earn driver's points, but not constructor points.
I think Super Aguri can use the RA106 chassis 'cuase they "say" it was made by Honda Japan, when the Honda F1 2006's chassis was made in Europe... It's ****ing crazy, but true, so I believe RBR would say they make their cars in England, when STR make theirs in Faenza...
The names of the two companies are nearly the same, but they may be registered as different companies.Quote:
Originally Posted by eloyf1