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Expect same Marlboro Red shade as this at the order of Philip Morris. Btw, more than a subliminal for Marlboro mission winnow reminds more of the Nissan logo... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That Nissan was a beautiful car. I never gathered Mission Winnow was a Marlboro thing. I thought it was a silly Ferrari slogan...
Ferrari CEO announces bigger F1 budget for 2019 Ferrari will boost its 2019 budget in a bid to finally beat Mercedes to a world championship this decade. The fabled Italian team challenged hard in 2018, but team and driver mistakes ultimately meant Mercedes won its fifth consecutive drivers' and constructors' titles. During the course of 2018, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne died, and CEO Louis Camilleri took over. Camilleri said this week: "In 2018 we achieved our best result since we last won the championship, and for 2019 the goal is to win. "I repeat that in 2019 our goal is the world championship title, so there will be an increase in investment to reach that goal," he added. Italian media estimates put Ferrari's 2018 budget at about EUR 430 million, some EUR 20m shy of Mercedes. https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-news/ferrari-ceo-announces-bigger-f1-budget-for-2019/
I don’t think money was ever the issue, it was mistakes by personnel at various levels allied with FIA interference, and that permeated through to the ‘team leader’ who was overwhelmed with the pressure trying to bridge the gap. To guarantee the win, they need better organisation and management, and a team of strategists that are up to the job. The rest takes care of itself
Thanks a million for this tip. Spoke with a couple of folks in person at COTA yesterday. I was told the section between turn 9 & 10 had a bad depression and spreading crack. Some speculation lots of heavy rains and some heavy equipment on track caused/aggravated the damage. Obviously lots of time to get it right for F1 this fall. Much less time for IndyCar and MotoGP (IndyCar Testing on Feb 12th). Again thanks for the tip. I had the pleasure of showing the pics to some staff yesterday while stating "I asked you about this and said I would reschedule if the full track was not available." Pic of the Full-Circuit Denial Cones of Agony Image Unavailable, Please Login
I agree. Race-weekend strategy and execution errors were the main difference last year. Even with expensive new floors and such that didn't pan out, the car was fast enough over the season. Perhaps the increased spending is a hedge against the possible future spending cap (despite the seemingly ineffectual cap language). Invest now in expenses that are on the short term horizon: New simulator(s) BMF Wind Tunnel Redder than Red uniforms Expanded Trophy Cases Champagne Spray Test Room
Please add driver coaching for Vettel and a touch of patience training and tactical training as well. Im glad they are to spend more. If Vettel does not change its for nothing. The team was not the larger issue. The driver was.
Hasta lavista???? https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/21400 The future of the Mexican Grand Prix looks to be at risk after a Mexico City government official confirmed the events financial support would be stopped after the upcoming 2019 event. The race returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2015 following a 22-year absence at a newly upgraded Hermanos Rodríguez Circuit in Mexico City and has received government support in order to pay its hosting fee. Speaking to El Financiero, Claudia Sheinbaum, Head of Government for Mexico City, explained that the funding, estimated at 400 million Pesos (£16m, $21m) annually, would be diverted to the Mayan Train project, which aims to link major cities in the southeast of the country. "For 2020, the federal government has no longer committed this resource [to the race] because it is earmarking most of the funds to the completion of the Mayan tourist train or the Mayan train." Sheinbaum confirmed the 2019 event, due to take place in late October, will be unaffected: "F1 in 2019 is going to take place because since last year the past administrations committed this amount." The promoter of the event declined to comment on the news when contacted by Motorsport Week. The funding switch is likely a result of Mexico's recent change of administration, with the previous ruling party suffering a heavy defeat during last year's general elections. The National Regeneration Movement headed by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is now in power and a key election promise of Mr. López Obrador is to cut waste and corruption from government spending. The Mexican Grand Prix is one of five events, along with Spain, Britain, Germany and Italy, on the 2019 calendar that does not have a 2020 deal.
Yep, beautiful and innovative, but a bit nuts all the same. It was raced too soon, and never stood a chance.
Can't understand the drastic difference between Mexico and the USA. All the corruption has kept that country in the dark ages!
The main difference is poverty and weak government. Gangs thrive, and Mexico seems pretty incapable of making a big enough difference in taking them down. The US, for whatever faults it may have, does have effective government and law enforcement and the military are well funded and very well trained. It means that the law rules the country on the whole, while in Mexico, criminals can hide almost in plain sight and many of the people are poor enough to do whatever is going to make a living
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141310/launch-date-for-first-hondapowered-red-bull-set Red Bull's first Honda-powered Formula 1 car will be revealed next week. The team has announced its 2019 challenger will break cover on Wednesday next week, February 13. No details have been confirmed beyond Red Bull stating it would be "revealing our 2019 challenger". Last year Red Bull's new car hit the track for the first time before pre-season testing, with the team using one of its two permitted promotional events to shake the car down at Silverstone. It released images of the new car on the same day before rolling it out in its official colours a week later at Barcelona for testing.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141317/hartley-lands-2019-ferrari-f1-role Ex-Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley has landed a Ferrari simulator role for 2019. Hartley was axed by Red Bull after just one full season in F1, a move he recently claimed was the result of a plan that began during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend early in the season. The Le Mans 24 Hours winner and World Endurance champion had not communicated any 2019 plans previously but has now been confirmed as part of Ferrari's development team. Ferrari needed to replace two key simulator drivers from 2018, after Antonio Giovinazzi and Daniil Kvyat landed full-time race seats at Sauber and Toro Rosso respectively. Hartley will be part of a four-driver simulator line-up at Ferrari, three of whom will be new to the programme.
[Autobild] Hartley and Wehrlein are simulator drivers at Ferrari. Considering how important simulator work is and how Ferrari always took a step forward from Friday to Saturday, it‘s great news for them to have 4 simulator drivers now. Also Hartley worked with Honda/RB and Wehrlein knows the Mercedes simulator work. Wehrlein about joining Ferrari as a sim driver : "It makes me extremely proud and it is an honor for me to work for Ferrari. I've been in Maranello and I've felt an atmosphere there that I've never experienced before. Ferrari is just something very special." Wehrlein about his job as a simulator driver at Ferrari: "I will do everything to help Sebastian Vettel and the entire Ferrari team to win the championship. They deserve it more than anything." Mattia Binotto about simulator drivers: "They are extremely important and can be more or less compared to the testing days, which are extremely limited today." Ferrari said that the main simulator work will be done by Pascal Wehrlein (at least when there are no overlaps with Formula E) *****sidenote on "project 670" color According to some sources close to Ferrari, the colour of the 2019 car hasn't been decided yet. The temporary colour is opaque red/orange. Binotto doesn't like that and prefers the dark red version. His team will decide between these two colours.
Alfa Romeo to reveal innovative 2019 F1 car - report 2019-02-04 14:07 Sauber - now called Alfa Romeo - could have a surprise in store with the design of its 2019 car. That is the claim of Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport. The authoritative sports newspaper claims the new Alfa will have a radical shape as it has been designed with "as little caution as possible". New Staff It is claimed team boss Frederic Vasseur has also recruited staff heavily over the winter period, thanks in part to the collaboration with Ferrari and the signing of Kimi Raikkonen. The 2019 Sauber has been designed by former Ferrari designer Simone Resta, and will reportedly feature "interesting innovations" not seen on any other F1 car so far. La Gazzetta dello Sport also said Finn Raikkonen was seen at Sauber's Hinwil factory several times in January.
London Evening Standard reveals that F1 race organisers are set to sign one of the biggest insurance contracts in sporting history with £1.6 BILLION of coverage. The Promoters Association plans to switch from individual contracts to a joint one to cut costs. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Damn, I could’ve enjoyed spending my commission on that policy had I known, Vegas strippers are living hand to mouth and I want to make a difference...... charity begins in my trousers!
Horner: Expecting '19 changes to improve racing naive and expensive - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141338/horner-2019-changes-naive-and-expensive Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks Formula 1 owner Liberty Media would accept that rushing through aerodynamic rule changes for 2019 was a "mistake" if they do not improve overtaking. F1 teams have spent the winter working to a raft of regulation changes that have been introduced for 2019 to try to boost overtaking. As well as front and rear wings being made wider and simpler, new restrictions to the bargeboard areas and brake ducts have been implemented. Speaking at a media event on Tuesday at Red Bull's London offices ahead of the 2019 season, Horner was sceptical about the rules making racing any better. Asked by Autosport how different racing will be as a result of the changes, Horner said: "I don't think it will change at all. "From what we see, the characteristics of the car are slightly different in different areas of the track, but in terms of following each other closely, I don't think it is going to make any difference whatsoever. "What I think will happen in the early part of the year is that some people will have got it right, and some people won't. "Then, the development and evolution you have will probably be on quite a steep graph over the first three or four months of the year." The 2019 changes changes were pushed through in response to a lack of overtaking at last year's Australian Grand Prix, despite scepticism from some teams about the need for such a dramatic overhaul.
Horner's take on a number of items for the new season - https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47135129 My fave comment from the BBC comments on this article is below. Im going to laugh when they- Red Bull - ruin T-Rosso season for tests and still take engine penalties lol 3. Posted by Greg Kingston on 6 minutes ago Standard stuff from Horner, critical of everyone other than his own car and drivers. Mercedes didn’t exactly crumble last season when confronted with a faster Ferrari, did they Christian?
