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Is this a fairly recent rule change then?
Stewart->Jaguar->Red Bull
Tyrrell->BAR->Honda
Minardi->Toro Rosso
Jordan->Midland->Spyker->Force India
and indeed Sauber->BMW
all seemed to pass off without any fuss, only Brawn and now this BMW Sauber bollocks (that was a horrible name anyway, it should have been either just BMW or Sauber-BMW)
And according to them , they are a week ahead of schedule too which is fantastic to hear.Quote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
i think it will be to keep the bmw money
36 points could beworth 9,000,000 to 36,000,000 to the team
Q:would the other 2 teams that stoped sauber from becoming the 14th team give there approval to sauber ?Quote:
In order for the name change to go ahead, the Brackley-based outfit needed unanimous approval from the rest of the teams
Actually its about time the all teams agreeing rule be changed. This is a point that Briatore had been pushing for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
It is not right that when one team objects, something should be stopped.
There are 13 teams, so a simple majority should suffice.
A name change should be governed by the FIA and if a team presents its case it should go ahead - not the teams.
As far as I can remember, in all of those situations, except for maybe Stewart to Jag, and Tyrell to BAR (that happened before I became interested enough), there have been a few months when it has been known that the team would change its name the next time the right kind of meeting happened. They always passed without controversy, and I expect the Sauber case to be no different, unless some new team wants to test its influence....Quote:
Originally Posted by V12
Names, donīt care about it.
Is it fast? I like.
Looking forward to the first testings.
Toro Rosso confirm they're launching their car on 1st February at Valencia. Interestingly, it'll be ready before the Red Bull parent team.
So to summarise:
28th Jan - Ferrari
29th Jan - McLaren
1st Test, Valencia:
31st Jan - Renault, Sauber
1st Feb - Mercedes, Williams, Toro Rosso
2nd Test, Jerez:
10th Feb - Force India, Red Bull, Virgin
12th Feb - Lotus (attending 3rd test)
TBA
USF1, Campos
So, Sauber are unsurprisingly first of the newcomers, as they aren't all that new! Virgin seem most advanced, with the other three not joining testing until the 3rd test at Catalunya.. provided they make it that far.
Seems strange that Torro rosso would be launching before Red Bull, aren't they just going to be using a red bull clone again this season? Or are they being forced to design their own car this year?
If they are using a cloned red bull then it seems bizarre that they are going to get their hands on it before RBR...
They have to design their own chassis this year, but no doubt they'll get some technical help from the main teamQuote:
Originally Posted by RJL25
Tomorrow - Ferrari :D
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