The Official 2008 F1 Series Thread

[Jon325i]

Wow, what a shame. It makes you wonder how teams like Williams and RBR/STR can stay afloat. I mean, I figure BMW, McMerc, SF, and Toyota will likely be able to resist the ailing economy, but those teams that I first mentioned are probably biting their fingernails at the moment.

If no one steps up and buys this team and Honda folds up their F1 racing tent for good, my bet is Toyota will be the next to follow. Very shortly after the end of the 2008 season there was a news story about Toyota wanting to make a big committment to running at LeMans again in the prototype class by 2011. If Honda is gone from F1, so is Toyota's main rival....and it would probably just be more fodder for them to leave as well and go focus on other motorsport pursuits.

Jon

[TDE30]

Wow, what a shame. It makes you wonder how teams like Williams and RBR/STR can stay afloat. I mean, I figure BMW, McMerc, SF, and Toyota will likely be able to resist the ailing economy, but those teams that I first mentioned are probably biting their fingernails at the moment.

[CincinnatiKid]

Wow....this news blind-sided me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7766092.stm

Jon

Yea that worries me, if Honda, one of the most profitable car companies, is withdrawing from F1, how soon are the others going to pull out of F1?

[Jon325i]

Wow....this news blind-sided me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7766092.stm

Jon

[Massive Lee]

At this rate, the majority of the venues for F1 2009 will be in oil-rich areas.

Decades ago, while some countries where starting motorsport in general, and F1 in particular, other Eastern countries were still animal-powered and where racing donkeys. These days, look who is getting F1? China, Turkey, Bahrein... And we are now slowly becoming their third world.

[devonjordan]

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...575167,00.html

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At this rate, the majority of the venues for F1 2009 will be in oil-rich areas.

That really sucks

[Hick]

hope you all enjoyed the last REAL season of F1. :(

Two other stories i ahve not felt like posting.

Webber hit by car while riding a bicycle. Broken leg.

18 y.o. Italian F3 driver given test day with ferrari. sets lap record for an f2008 at Fiorano on a damp morning. sure to be signed by ferrari.

[TDE30]

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_4575167,00.html

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At this rate, the majority of the venues for F1 2009 will be in oil-rich areas.

[tg318is]

+1 i hope next year there are at least 3 or 4 teams fighting for the constructors title

[Jparkr]

The sooner they get there new cars on track will put them at that much more of an advantage over other teams, who have not begun fully testing their new chassis.
Im very excited to see what BMW can do next season.

[TDE30]

none of the cars there ^ but the BMW and Williams (rear wing) are the 2009 cars. the front wing isn't wide enough and the back wing isn't tall enough. maybe just testing KERS? that would explain the high voltage stickers..

I think they're just testing very subtle design changes and, obviously, trying to implement KERS on their 2008 platform cars. To be honest, I'm surprised that BMW and Williams unveiled their cars so early.

[tg318is]

none of the cars there ^ but the BMW and Williams (rear wing) are the 2009 cars. the front wing isn't wide enough and the back wing isn't tall enough. maybe just testing KERS? that would explain the high voltage stickers..

[z31maniac]

^The Renault pictured there isn't using the 2009 Aero regs.

You can see they just lowered the angle of attack and wing dimensions on the 2008 stuff to simulate the 2009 levels of downforce.

[TDE30]

Barcelona Testing Day 2:











Smoodiver, I have to agree, with the exception of the R29 which looks pretty decent.

[Ray Smoodiver]

Jesus thems some ugly Formula 1 cars.

I award null points