Forum F1 fantasy league off season chat 2014-5

[Analoguesat]

A good recovery drive from Nico but shame we didnt actually see much of it.

Dull race overall though - softer tyres needed next year.

 

[Topper]

Note to Santa dispatched.......

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20141010-the-300000-slot-car-track

what a cheek when clicking that link, they would not be in existence but for us funding the setup costs..BBC pricks

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[sonnetpete]

Ah sorry, it's the only way I can get onto the BBC site from here (via .com not .co.uk) unless I fiddle about with VPN stuff. Should be on the UK page I'd think...

 

[Analoguesat]

Looks like Caterham are finished - the administrators are running the F1 team, they are locked out of their factory and they have been given dispensation to miss the next 2 races. It'll need a major miracle for them to appear at Abu Dhabi for the season ender.

 

[Lazarus]

Three Car Teams getting ever closer, methinks.

 

[Analoguesat]

Now reported that Marussia are to miss the next 2 races as well!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29770496

 

[Lazarus]

I refer the Hon. Gent to Post #85.

The death knell for ten or more 2 Car teams has been sounded.

 

[Analoguesat]

Austen will be the smallest field since Monaco 2005...

 

[sonnetpete]

Another team bites the dust??

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-29784602

 

[Analoguesat]

Yup - we wont see them again in their current form.

And I cant seer Lotus lasting much longer they way they are going.

3 cars per team next season then.......

 

[Lazarus]

Not forgetting Sauber too, Ross.

In some quarters they are saying only five Teams can survive.

 

[Analoguesat]

God a 5 team league would be boring as hell even with 3 cars!.

There are 2 teams due to start in 2016 - one a Carl Hass bascked one.

The only way to cut costs is to allow customer chassis to be used & even allow 1 car teams like we had donkeys years ago.

 

[Lazarus]

The whole thing is a mess, that's for sure.

 

[Clown man]

Formula One died or me.... with the loss of the screaming and unbelievably loud V10 and V8's.........sad but true.......
I for one...will not spend any money going to any Foumula GP again with these sad engines......(Silverstone....Hochemheim ....Nurburgring , Monza ....Imola...Zeltweg ...France)..all done in the past.. :-) :-)...........

Le mans and 1 or 2 DTM races.... again for me next year.!......at more than half the price of a stupid F1 Bernie price GP.. !!!!....

 

[sonnetpete]

Looks like Marussia has finally gone under....

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/29954250

 

[Lazarus]

Yep.

Not unexpected!

 

[sonnetpete]

It makes me wonder how much they were relying on the sponsorship Jules Bianchi was bringing in...though I do agree that the smaller teams could be better served by a more equitable cut of the money Bernie chooses to dole out.

 

[Topper]

Everyone is talking about this £100 million contingency fund but it is too little too late for Marussia

 

[Analoguesat]

With Marussia now out of business & closed as of midday, some elements may live on as Manor F1 next season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29954250

 

[Lazarus]

Equally interesting is the crowd-funding idea being put forward by Caterham.