Spyker for Sale?

Oh dear :uhoh: First Jordan, then Midland, now this :dozey:

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Originally Posted by Placid

I like to see a US company or team to buy Spyker and have US drivers.

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I think the Stock Market says otherwise .

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Originally Posted by fan-veteran

The more sensible variant i think, is to have a 3-cars top-teams, a total of 5, 6 or 7 (18, 21 cars total) and a low-class teams with 2 cars - a total of 2 or 3, or even 1.

Tell me, who cares which place the Torro-Rosso or Spyker or Super Aguri will occupy at the chequered flag? when it is known that they hardly can take even 1 point, or anyhow - they will always be at the rear. It's better to have a very competitive grid of at least 10 cars (3 or 4 teams), and the weaklings to participate just for exotics. :)

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For your information, Super Aguri has taken 4 points already, while the well funded Team Honda has only taken 1.

It is also interesting to see the likes of ant taking on drivers from Williams and Renault on the track.

Better go back to class after you do your homework. :p :

I would love to see a control chassis/aero package. Let the teams build their own engine suspension etc and get rid of the drivers aids. Then, we would have a WDC that would be more fair, and teams like this would have a fighting chance.

Oh dear indeed. That structure is never going to achieve anything if they change the ownership so often. :(

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

This all boils down to the lack of TV money for the bottom teams. These guys are just as necessary for F1 as the top teams - somebody has to come last to prevent the big manufacturers like Honda from coming last and then pulling out of F1.

All the teams perform on the tracks in F1, and they should be paid accordingly. In fact, the bottom three teams need financial help to keep going to make the bottom half of the grid competitive. I see no reason why teams, apart from the winner of the WCC should not be paid equitably. We all want to see Spyker, Torro Rosso, and Super Aguri improve to the extent where, occasionally, they can beat the manufacturers - that's what will keep F1 more interesting.

But they need finance to do that. To expect them to pay up big time so they can take part in Bernie's circus is grossly unfair.

There!! I've had my rant!! Now I'm going to have my Lavazza Espresso.

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Couldn't agree more.

...[wanders off to coffee machine]......

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

I think the Stock Market says otherwise .

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Just put them up for sale on ebay....highest bidder gets them...(hope bernie does not see this, the next thing you know he will be selling slots for team on ebay along with dates and races for promoters to bid on....)

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Originally Posted by Placid

I like to see a US company or team to buy Spyker and have US drivers.

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;) Why would anyone be interested in putting a team together here in the United States when...

We don't even have a race to attend...

:dozey: Bernie's written off the U S Market...

unless the Big Teams ie. Mercedes, BMW,Toyota and Honda along with Red Bull,

force Formula 1 to return.

I believe this Spyker sale is actually something they're doing to streamline operations at the company by separating the car and the F1 divisions. Like the 'sale' of BAR to Honda I think there's only ever going to be one person who Spyker will want to sell to, and thats going to be someone who already has a major stake in the company.

Spyker might be in financial trouble but I don't think they're ridding themselves of the team just yet.

I hope another team from a lower category buys it and not a manufacturer already involved. we really don't need more B teams, enough with Super Duper, Toro Rosso and Prodrive