Stefan GP, to take part in the 2010 ?

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Originally Posted by 52Paddy

Does he mean Dallara? Why would Campos owe Ferrari money? Or is he saying Texeira owes Ferrari money for use of their engines in A1 GP? :confused:

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it would be a1gp the cars where based on the Ferrari 2004 championship car

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Will Campos or USF1 be on the grid in Barain?

I would like to see how the car Stefan GP tokk over from Toyota handles.

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I am biased - so lets have Stefan and USF1 team up with those Toyotas - Bruno Senna and Nick Heidfeld presiding.

Good?

I thinks it's a bit weak that they have to cross there fingers in the hope some other team drops off. If they can race let em race,

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Originally Posted by turismo6

I thinks it's a bit weak that they have to cross there fingers in the hope some other team drops off. If they can race let em race,

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It's certainly a weird situation. We could end up in a situation where very fast Stefan GP cars are sitting on the sidelines at the first race while Campos and USF1 are trying to complete a lap without breaking down and being 10 seconds off the pace. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

well that is what you get when you have a spot on the grid and don't turn up

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Prodrive entered F1 at a time when customer cars were going to be allowed. They were geared up to run McLarens and the deal had been done for that to happen. The goalposts then moved and Prodrive were not in a position at that time to build and design their own car.

In some ways it's similar to the position the four new teams we see this year find themselves in. They decided to go ahead on the basis of the "F1 on a budget" proposals which subsequently changed, making it a rather more expensive proposition than they had previously imagined. 1Malaysia F1 and Virgin seem to have coped ok, but USF1 and Campos do appear to be struggling.

I just read at http://www.ts.fi/f1/uutiset/108569.html (sorry, it's finnish) that Stefan GP has bought rights for cars built by Dallara and thus Campos won't be able to get the ones they have ordered (Stefan would still be using "Toyotas"). It also says that Villeneuve and perhaps Nakajima would be the drivers and that Bernie is on their side because he doesn't believe a completely new team could be as competitive as Stefan with Toyotas.

Has anyone else confirmed this?

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Originally Posted by Nikey

I just read at http://www.ts.fi/f1/uutiset/108569.html (sorry, it's finnish) that Stefan GP has bought rights for cars built by Dallara and thus Campos won't be able to get the ones they have ordered (Stefan would still be using "Toyotas"). It also says that Villeneuve and perhaps Nakajima would be the drivers and that Bernie is on their side because he doesn't believe a completely new team could be as competitive as Stefan with Toyotas.

Has anyone else confirmed this?

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Thats a very clever way of getting on to the grid :D

I would rather see Campos AND Stefan GP, but Stefan would probably put up the best performace of the 2.

I also agree with other comments - let them all in whilst maybe bringing back the 107% rule, or a limit to the number of cars that can start the race.

This is getting farcical now. I mean, second-hand Toyotas and no race entry is one thing, but Villeneuve?! :p

Stefans only hope is that the Toyotas he's bought have the stuck-throttle problem!

I'm starting to love this Stefan GP team, they play dirty. Will we see Flav at the helm soon?

Well as a cheat he'd fit right in.