Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Stating it is very easy. However I do not see why this should be true.
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Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Stating it is very easy. However I do not see why this should be true.
Because they will not have a competitive car, and if Super Aguri and Torro Rosso pull out, I cannot see a Force India car being on the same page as the other teams at all. There would be a gap of between 7 and 10 seconds per lap by then, maybe even more.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
ioan, I'm not just stating this; I've been developing this argument about the necessity of customer cars for all three bottom teams for quite a few posts in several threads.
Minardi was never 7 -10 seconds down in terms of pace, and that during many many seasons. In fact they managed to be within the 107% rule.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
And Force India are within 2-3 seconds of the leaders pace at the moment, what makes you think that they would suddenly be lapping the field 10 seconds per lap slower???
They had little money for quite a few seasons now and they never dropped the ball!
That might be the case, but it is based on what exactly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Force India have financial backing and the team always built their own chassis. Why would they need to buy outdated chassis if theirs are good enough to qualify in Q2?
We need to segregate the championship - as it was in the turbo v normally aspirated days. One WDC & WCC for manufacturers, and one for the customer teams. If it swells the grid, then so be it - bring but pre qually too.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
you really think they would be only 2 to 3 seconds off the pace of Ferrari next year?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Why not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
I tend to agree with Ioan on this one! Force India apears to be able to stand on it's own two feet. Financially they have the resources to keep them in engines. And a commitment to be their own costructor. They deserve the benefit of the doubt. Their in this deep. It's sink or swim. I think they will swim!
Force India seems to have a talented and enthusiastic team with now more finances than in previous seasons. VJM01 is the first car (and even that is an evolution, not a radical design) with some Gascoyne influence and they have quite obviously made a step forward by interrupting some other teams/drivers occasionally (STR, Barrichello, Piquet, Nakajima in recent races). Gascoyne mentioned before the season that 2009 is their priority. With all those rule shake-ups maybe they can surprise. Instead of writing them off, I'm not ruling out FI might be a possible threat to the midfield next year.
Well, how good are they [Force India] going to be at producing an effective and reliable KERS unit. Are Ferrari going to be happy letting them use theirs?Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
That piece of Junk is not that junk anymore, this year it is running midfield, not only thanks to SA and STR but its lap times are seriously quick and they are mixing it with the likes of Renault.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
I applaud Force India for their huge improvements this year, considering that they were dead last last year.
Remember, this team was winning races and was in the hunt for championship in less than a decade ago. Things can turn around again. This is no SA, this team had racing history whatever it's calles.