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Originally posted by InterMilan31 FORZA FERRARI BITCHES

PS Alonso, back-to-back champ...

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Originally posted by paranoik0 The new Williams is brilliant in terms of looks best livery out there.

absolutely!
Stunning looking car thisyear. I'm really quite excited again this year, hopefully Willimas will have a better year then last. Looking forward to young Nico too, but yeah, the car

I think the increased manufacturer takeover of F1 is good for the sport, I was acutally expecting BMW to buy out Williams, but I'm glad they decided to buy Sauber. Honda buying BAR too. I really think the more manufacturer influence will make the sport stronger and more secure/stable.

As for Super Aguri, find a picutre of the 2002 Arrows car as thats the chassis they will be useing for the first half of the year, in case you didn't know (which I doubt)

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Originally posted by DarkFall01 Alonso's contract with Renault ends after this season. He has already agreed to join McLaren. The thing is...who's leaving McLaren?

that explains it, still seems stupid to me to sign a contract with a team a year in advance, look what happened with Button...

and if as i said before if they have any brains at McL, they keep Raikkonen

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Originally posted by Eddie N MIAMI thats the man right there

yeah, that's the man who's going to make up space for Alonso to come in 2007

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter I think the increased manufacturer takeover of F1 is good for the sport, I was acutally expecting BMW to buy out Williams, but I'm glad they decided to buy Sauber. Honda buying BAR too. I really think the more manufacturer influence will make the sport stronger and more secure/stable.

Personally, I think it's shit, I don't think manufacturers tend to remain for a long time, which means less stability. Just look at all this talk of Renault leaving the sport, if it gets confirmed, they just leave right after they start winning. Which makes sense since if they are beaten now by other teams (especially other manufacturers) it'll be seen by the public as a defeat and that'll probably harm car sales. Similarly, if Toyota don't start to perform any time soon there'll be some major questions on whether it's a good investment to inject so much money into F1!

Old-fashioned privateer teams like Williams, and those now defunct ones (Jordan, Minardi, Sauber, Tyrrell, etc) didn't have to worry about any of that. They were in the sport for racing only and given a bad run of results they would just try harder to improve in the future, not consider abandoning unless for financial trouble. Unfortunately the era of these teams seems to be over.

This season's WRC is a good example of how manufacturers don't provide stability, suddenly there's only 2 official teams left!

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Why would Alonso join Mcalren...seems kinda dumb..Renault is really well suited for him.

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Originally posted by Trance Addix Why would Alonso join Mcalren...seems kinda dumb..Renault is really well suited for him.

A popular theory says Renault is about to leave F1.. McLaren seems more of a good longtime bet.

What is really surprising is the timing of the announce. Saying you're joining your biggest rivals one year before, especially behind your personal manager's back who is the team director?! Madness. It certainly creates an unconfortable environment for both Renault and McLaren (especially the drivers since one of them is leaving). And if McLaren doesn't recover from the lack of speed they've been showing on testing, it could end up being a catastrophical move. Although of course, if this year turns out that bad they can just give up and start working for next year's car.

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Originally posted by K.I.K.E. PS Alonso, back-to-back champ...

haha in your dreams for both

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Originally posted by paranoik0 Personally, I think it's shit, I don't think manufacturers tend to remain for a long time, which means less stability. Just look at all this talk of Renault leaving the sport, if it gets confirmed, they just leave right after they start winning. Which makes sense since if they are beaten now by other teams (especially other manufacturers) it'll be seen by the public as a defeat and that'll probably harm car sales. Similarly, if Toyota don't start to perform any time soon there'll be some major questions on whether it's a good investment to inject so much money into F1! Old-fashioned privateer teams like Williams, and those now defunct ones (Jordan, Minardi, Sauber, Tyrrell, etc) didn't have to worry about any of that. They were in the sport for racing only and given a bad run of results they would just try harder to improve in the future, not consider abandoning unless for financial trouble. Unfortunately the era of these teams seems to be over. This season's WRC is a good example of how manufacturers don't provide stability, suddenly there's only 2 official teams left!

If I were to sum up Formula 1 into two word: Highschool Drama

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Originally posted by paranoik0 Old-fashioned privateer teams like Williams, and those now defunct ones (Jordan, Minardi, Sauber, Tyrrell, etc) didn't have to worry about any of that. They were in the sport for racing only and given a bad run of results they would just try harder to improve in the future, not consider abandoning unless for financial trouble. Unfortunately the era of these teams seems to be over.

True about the likelihood for teams to pull out however that happens a lot with privateer teams too. Look at the teams you mentioned, of 4 only 1 exists now! Manufacturers have more money and resources than privateer teams. The chances of privateers becoming defunct are huge compared to that of a manufacturer. But it is true the manufacturers may be more results and profit driven than a privateer team and hence may pull out of their own accord, but I'd be more worried about having 20 privateer teams strruggling to survive in a high cost sport than 20 manufacturers.
On a racing level, more money also increases the likelihood of a competitive car, which in turn leads to more even fields, better racing etc.....

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renault ftw. but man.... all these new teams wtf. lol i missed 1 season and all this changes i need to stop missing fucking seasons in sports

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

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Originally posted by nchs09 renault ftw. but man.... all these new teams wtf. lol i missed 1 season and all this changes i need to stop missing fucking seasons in sports

as long as you see the first race this year including preshow you will be set