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Feb201018

Rob

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Still no word from Campos Meta or US F1, will Stefan GP get to step up?

Silence is all that remains in the garages that should be occupied by Campos Meta and US F1 at Jerez this week, with both teams still as yet to release their cars. It seems that we’ll have to wait until the first GP to see the cars – if we ever get to that is.
Stefan GP has bought the Toyota chassis and secured contracts with Toyota for servicing and consulting and will release their car later this month even if it seems, they won’t get a place on the grid. Without the limited testing rules that wouldn’t apply to them as they aren’t racing they would run a young driver programme to develop the car. However it seems that Bernie wants them on the grid and it’s likely to be at the expense of either Campos Meta or US F1 – I can’t see the FIA just letting Stefan GP [...]

Feb201007

Rob

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What’s happening at Campos Meta, will they reach Bahrain?

Since the announcement that 4 new teams would be entering F1 there has been rumours circulating around all the new teams but none more so than Campos Meta. They have shown the least to the world and even Bernie has been voicing the rumours.
Over the last few weeks it’s become clear that Adrian Campos hasn’t got the financial support to go racing for a year without new Investment in the team, he says that he doesn’t want to sell a stake but that he wants investment… Now as someone who works for a VC backed company I’m not sure how he’s going to get investment without selling part of the team, that’s how it works isn’t it?
Anyway Adrian Campos has said that he will have the required funding in place on Monday and that the team will line up on the grid in Bahrain – even if that is without [...]

Feb201006

Rob

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2010 To ban refueling – no more splash and dash

The 2010 regulations have changed so that refueling during the race is banned. This means that the teams don’t have to deal with the dodgy fuel rigs and that the pit lane will be a safer place. Does it improve the racing though?
I’m on the same side as Martin Brundle and Bernie Eccelstone here, I think this rule is bad for the sport. The tactics that came out of refueling made some grand prix and didn’t ruin the others. It made more overtaking opportunities where light cars caught heavier ones and cars that were out of place had to overtake.
I guess that there will still be pit stops for tyres and that the teams will have to stop to change them but it’s not the same, all pit stops will now be the same length – no more short fills for position. It seems that putting the fuel in or [...]

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