The Ferrari thread !

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

Everybody seems to want to dodge my question about the money thing. What do you think, would Ferrari be slower or quicker now if they'd hold on to Räikkönen for one more year and invested more money in car development instead of changing drivers?

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I don't think -/+ 10-15M or whatever $ as such changes a great deal for a team like Ferrari in the grand scheme of things in car development. It's still possibly less than a tenth of their whole annual budget. But for a smaller team, yes.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

Everybody seems to want to dodge my question about the money thing. What do you think, would Ferrari be slower or quicker now if they'd hold on to Räikkönen for one more year and invested more money in car development instead of changing drivers?

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No. As others have said, I don't think this money would have made much of a difference. I think it's proven that the budget of a team is not directly related to its performance. Just take a look at Toyota.

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Originally Posted by eu

No. As others have said, I don't think this money would have made much of a difference. I think it's proven that the budget of a team is not directly related to its performance. Just take a look at Toyota.

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What about Honda/Brawn last year? Wasn't that the most expensive F1 car of all time and it certainly showed on the race track.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

What about Honda/Brawn last year? Wasn't that the most expensive F1 car of all time and it certainly showed on the race track.

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So I´ve heard but there were other circumstances like the new regulation. They were there because other teams thought the new rules were adopted to reduce downforce but Brawn and his buddies left enough room to make the rule change almost useless. Before that Honda, like Toyota, spent quite a lot of money and they were nowhere.

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Originally Posted by eu

So I´ve heard but there were other circumstances like the new regulation. They were there because other teams thought the new rules were adopted to reduce downforce but Brawn and his buddies left enough room to make the rule change almost useless. Before that Honda, like Toyota, spent quite a lot of money and they were nowhere.

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eu don’t waste your time!
This guy is anti-everything except Kimi, and /or Scandinavian

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

What about Honda/Brawn last year? Wasn't that the most expensive F1 car of all time and it certainly showed on the race track.

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2 words to explain last years result...ROSS BRAWN

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

2 words to explain last years result...ROSS BRAWN

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How about this year? Aren't your 2 words still there?

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Originally Posted by eu

How about this year? Aren't your 2 words still there?

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True. But they didn't have the same amount of resources (and money) to develop this year's car which kind of supports "my" theory...

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Originally Posted by eu

How about this year? Aren't your 2 words still there?

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Adrian Newey?

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Adrian Newey?

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What about him?