Katsuya Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Yay! ...Sauber are looking awful, but yay! (Admittedly, Sauber always manage to pull a good car out of nowhere at some point) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted September 29, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Max Verstappen will have his first official Formula 1 race weekend outing at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Toro Rosso confirming he will drive in first free practice. The Dutchman, who will race for the Italian outfit in 2015, has been waiting to find out if the FIA would grant him a superlicence so could begin his preparations. That approval has now been given, meaning Verstappen will run in FP1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted September 29, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Caterham believes a new front wing that it will bring to the Japanese Grand Prix should lift it clear of main Formula 1 rival Marussia. The Leafield-based team is hoping to raise itself off the bottom of the constructors' championship in a bid to secure lucrative commercial rights income. It delivered the first part of an update package in Belgium in August, and team principal Manfredi Ravetto claims that new parts should keep Caterham pushing forwards from this weekend. "We are planning to run a new front wing in Suzuka and this should allow us to catch, and to properly catch up, on the main mid-grid pack. We don't see Marussia as a direct competitor any more. We expect to catch up on Sauber and Lotus." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Delirious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry_4000 Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Caterham believes a new front wing that it will bring to the Japanese Grand Prix should lift it clear of main Formula 1 rival Marussia. The Leafield-based team is hoping to raise itself off the bottom of the constructors' championship in a bid to secure lucrative commercial rights income. It delivered the first part of an update package in Belgium in August, and team principal Manfredi Ravetto claims that new parts should keep Caterham pushing forwards from this weekend. "We are planning to run a new front wing in Suzuka and this should allow us to catch, and to properly catch up, on the main mid-grid pack. We don't see Marussia as a direct competitor any more. We expect to catch up on Sauber and Lotus." What have they been smoking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Clearly they've been huffing the fumes from burning their old wings. The only way they're getting 3 points is if 12 other cars crash at the first turn and Kamui/Eriksson take the 10th and 9th spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 1, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 The Honda engine! Elsewhere, Kamui Kobayashi will keep his Caterham race seat for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, while Roberto Merhi gets another outing in Friday practice. And, Simona de Silvestro's Formula 1 career hangs in the balance after negotiations to resolve a contractual dispute between her management and the Sauber team broke down, AUTOSPORT can reveal. The dispute means de Silvestro will no longer drive for the Hinwil team with which she was hoping to graduate to F1 in 2015, though AUTOSPORT understands she will retain her status as an affiliated driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 2, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 This is what we call burying heads in sand... The Caterham Formula 1 team says its Leafield factory continues to function as normal despite speculation that goods were seized by authorities on Wednesday. Caterham is facing an uncertain future since the team was sold to a group of investors advised by Colin Kolles in July. Speculation was rife on Wednesday that bailiffs had seized goods from the team and that all its staff had been asked to leave the factory. High Court enforcement officers The Sheriff's Office published a list of goods it claimed belong to Caterham, including parts to be used in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix and a 2013 test car. Caterham labelled the rumours as "unfounded and unsubstantiated" and claimed its preparations for the Suzuka race were going ahead as planned. "There have been unfounded and unsubstantiated rumours concerning actions against 1MRT, the entrant and owner of CaterhamF1," said Caterham in a statement. "An action was threatened yesterday against a supplier company to 1MRT. This company is not owned by 1MRT and it has no influence over the entry of CaterhamF1 or the entrant. "Also contrary to uncontrolled rumours, all operations are currently in place at Leafield and the race team is doing its preparation in Japan." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Simona di Silvestro won't have a Sauber drive next year because her financial backing has gone, it seems. And Alonso has given the strongest hint he's on his way out of Ferrari after he said there's no guarantee he'll wait until his contract ends before leaving the team. You'd have to guess that means he's on the way to McLaren and, given that it's Suzuka this weekend, you have to think that Honda will want to announce the deal in the next few days for full effect. Eddie Jordan's also suggested that it's possible that both Alonso and Vettel might be at McLaren next year, which would be *crazy*...though if Vettel goes to McLaren, then maybe Alonso would be tempted by the other Red Bull seat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'd love to see Vettel at McLaren. Would also love to see McLaren competitive again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 4, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Sebastian Vettel will leave Red Bull at the end of this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Kvyat is to take his place.. can only assume Vergne stays at STR then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 4, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Kvyat to replace Vettel. The question now is whether Seb is going to be Honda's golden boy in a McLaren or whether he is replacing Alonso at Ferrari. But yeah, the market is well and truly open now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 4, 2014 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Ferrari it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUKIE Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 God damn it. I'm a Ferrari boy. NOT ANY MORE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Just tuned in right before qualifying started. I didn't expect that news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 ...huh. That was sudden, even with what I was saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Vergne won't stay at STR unfortunately, they had pretty much said they'd given up on him before all this went down so I expect they'll go to Carlos Sainz Jr or another 17 year old from their young driver scheme. It's a shame that Button looks like he'll be out of a drive, he deserved to leave under his own terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summers Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hopefully Alonso can go a team capable of challenging for the title. He's been dragging around an inferior car for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 LOL What the hell was that intro about on the Beeb? Answers, Lineker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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