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veeten
22nd April 2009, 23:26
not taking any chances on wether Renault decides to return, Horner is talking with Haug.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74701

Jake Stephens
23rd April 2009, 01:06
Ya just talking.. Nothing decided yet.

Ari
23rd April 2009, 01:50
Topic is misleading......... edit.

V12
23rd April 2009, 02:12
Assuming this does happen, and assuming Mercedes are committed to Force India for 2010, where does this leave Brawn? Renault? And BMW aren't supplying a second engine...

CNR
23rd April 2009, 10:04
McLaren sponsors may quit and force team to pull out of Formula One
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/mclaren/5202612/McLaren-sponsors-may-quit-and-force-team-to-pull-out-of-Formula-One.html

The Daily Telegraph has learnt that agents acting on behalf of key sponsors have approached the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Management company to impress upon them the gravity of the situation if McLaren are suspended by the FIA's world council at a hearing in Paris next Wednesday

it may be
redbull
Brawn
Force India

and not
mcLaren

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5227007,00.html

I am evil Homer
23rd April 2009, 10:26
What they gonna do? Sell the team they part own...don't be silly FI will be the first to not get an engine as it offers them next to no exposure anyway.

leopard
23rd April 2009, 10:27
I think what Horner said in the article that left me bewildered until today is correct "As Ross Brawn has proved, you can change engines at the last minute - they're such simplistic blocks these days,"

So they are in no rush for partnership extension with Renault and which engine they will use in place of Renault. They may simply adopt the way how was Brawn GP prepared to make the team with the same level of competitiveness as Brawn...

V12
23rd April 2009, 12:07
Well F1 engines are certainly a lot more similar than they used to be. They all have the same number of cylinders, same vee-angle now, and similar dimensions. From what I gather, although I'm no expert on the subject, most of the changes tend to be forced by differing cooling requirements and what-have-you. I would say swapping engines is not straightforward, but it's more straightforward than it used to be. For better or for worse (and I'd say it's worse simply because I miss the days when you had varying engnie configurations all competing in the same race)