I think that comes post season or January the following year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiero 5.7
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I think that comes post season or January the following year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiero 5.7
Nothing surprising about this. Williams stated their intention so submit their 2010 entry some time go. They said something along the lines F1 being the only thing they do so they had little choice but to enter.
The real test will be the manufacturers. If McLaren or BMW submit their entry then FOTA might be in trouble.
You seem to think this means they've split from FOTA. Who stayed and who left was always going to be up to the indavidual teams rather than an all in or all out ideal.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
My question is, have they signed up to the budget cap?
FOTA has no power at all if the teams don't make collective decisions. By entering the 2010 championship Williams effectively accepts the current power structure of F1, where FIA can change regulations whenever they wish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleeper
Given how they finished their collaboration I doubt BMW will ever give a penny about Williams, they know them way to well to get involved once more.Quote:
Originally Posted by maximilian
I agree with you. It seems that the FIA will retain its control over F1 because the teams, just when they seem to be united, they are not.Quote:
Originally Posted by maximilian
Williams is a big name in F1, and I don´t want to see them dissapearing, though we all know how this goes... Anyway, I still hope the FIA and the FOTA will reach some kind of agreement, no matter what happens with Toyota and Renault (the latter were threatening to leave F1 since... 2005?). Maybe they´ll forget about the two tier system and they set a higher cap in order to retain the other big teams, but the problem will not be solved since the power structure is as rotten as some of my friends´ mind :P, and the teams will always have something to complain about.
Anyway, given Williams´ situation right now, it seems to me that this is their only option. Maybe if Ferrari were strapped on cash they would think in a different way.
Yeah, I agree... I didn't think they would, either, although greed and/or necessity often make for strange bedfellows in F1 :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ioan
It's impossible for ferrari to be in the same situation because:Quote:
Originally Posted by K-Pu
1. The name and the prestige is sufficient to attract valuable sponsors
2. They've never been and never will be so poorly competitive like Williams have been in the last 4 years.
A sign that regardless, IMHO, Toyota is gone and so are their engines. For Wiliams, $40M isn't nearly the budget cut that the manufacturers face. Why would they hold out to be honest?
Nah, remember how Wiliams were always blaming the poor performances on the BMW engine (while the engine was best or 2nd at least all the time)?Quote:
Originally Posted by maximilian
BMW will not supply them with engines as all they will get is bad publicity from within Williams.