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what did Horner say yesterday? That it is on Bernie and his companies to give more money to the teams in need from profits they take from F1. Now we have Red Bull agreeing with Mclaren, Ferrari that this is not a teams problem rather a problem for the Commercial rights holder. Get rid of the middle ...

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watch today see how many Ferrari flags are out here. I was at the practice and Qualifying and without a doubt there are 10 times more fans of Ferrari than next biggest fan base I have seen here, RED BULL with MB. How many countries put a Williams world around their circuit? Ferrari is F1...closest t...

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Look the reality is that there is more money flowing into F1 than ever before. TV revenue is in Billions Worldwide Merchandise is in the hundreds of millions Track fees are in the hundreds of millions. This does not even take into consideration the revenue the teams gain from their own sources by sp...

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when Ferrari was winning all the GP's with MS all of F1 tried to change rules and they did change. One team never stood in the way although they could have especially when they had their own track to test on, all the money to spend and this team didn't stop these rules from going into effect especia...

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I am still trying to understand why FA chose to do things the way he did. Sure Ferrari didn't provide him with a great car to fight for the WC that much we all can agree. Why did FA make his position known to Ferrari unless he had a place to go? I am of the opinion that he most likely had a deal in ...

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https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/521285401085218816 28.4 a) Unless he drives for more than one team (see 28.4(d) below), each driver may use no more than five power units during a Championship season. c) Should a driver use more than five of any one of the elements a grid place penalty will be i...

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MLB Major League Baseball has a budget cap. If teams exceed the cap they pay a tax. This tax goes back to the teams that stay within the budget. So it is very easy to come up with a cap number. MLB teams own TV stations that the games are broadcasted on, some people said this would be easy to hide r...

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Many people have stopped watching....Real smart response...

I think if they make a cap large enough it can work and then if you want to exceed the cap you pay a tax. So people who don't support the cap can exceed it and pay for that luxury.

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I am putting my Ferrari support aside for the sake of discussion. This whole budget issues and engine freeze no real testing I am getting sick of F1. Gear boxes lasting 5-10 GP's, 8 engines per year. The one thing that has no limit on is developing the car with Aero modifications. Why is it OK to ke...

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The reality is time is the big equalizer. Vettal still in his 20's is being blown away by a younger driver. Alonso in his 30s a great driver however I am not ready to say he is the best on the grid. The only place he can go to is Mclaren. MB is not giving up on Hamilton and Hamilton is not going to ...

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Amuses me hate towards Ferrari on this forum, but i can't see single thread about situation at Mclaren. Legend team which underperforms even more in recent years then Ferrari. excellent observation, I have been trying to point out that Luca has been more successful than RD in similar roles. Haters ...

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lets not forget Luca was with Ferrari as TP for many many years has seen many wins and WC more than most teams have in their history. He has presided over Ferrari over the biggest expansion years in its history and has contributed billions in profits to Fiat. Luca has helped keep the Ferrari brand ...

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lets not forget Luca was with Ferrari as TP for many many years has seen many wins and WC more than most teams have in their history. He has presided over Ferrari over the biggest expansion years in its history and has contributed billions in profits to Fiat. Luca has helped keep the Ferrari brand ...

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lets not forget Luca was with Ferrari as TP for many many years has seen many wins and WC more than most teams have in their history. He has presided over Ferrari over the biggest expansion years in its history and has contributed billions in profits to Fiat. Luca has helped keep the Ferrari brand t...

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Prema... He says that first at person being not satisfied is me.... that is not the same as him saying he is not satisfied with himself. Then he says he is putting himself on the line (which by a report I read elsewhere today may be true, as the powers that be in Fiat, may be giving him a short str...

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This is a tough business and sometimes the top need to fall in order to rebuild. I liked Stefano and thought he was a great manager. The guy is 100% Ferrari from his first job so I am sure they will keep him in the family. You screw up you get fired, he took the risks and paid the price. Time to mov...

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it will get sorted out by money and the courts I am sure. Mclaren appear to have a contract however if the employee wants to go someplace else I am sure RB will make some compensation and things go away

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I don't think teams hinder other teams, there is too much at risk including safety of everyone. I would find it very disturbing if this ever came out that it has happened.

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Yes that is what happened, Mclaren stole IP and cheated based upon the rules. As Chairman of Mclaren he must accept responsibility for the companies actions. Those are the facts. Mclaren cheated, RD was Chariman of the board, RD stepped down as Chairman of race team after it all blew up. thats the d...

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Ron was the Chairman, its his company (not totally however the directors of companies are responsible for illegal behavior) The team was found guilty IE. the board the individual who actually did the crime and the chairman. You must accept responsibility for your companies actions and the people who...

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Funny he talks about accepting regulations and adhering to rules….this is the same guy who cheated and stole IP from another team, got kicked out of F1 for a few years and his team was fined the largest fine ever by F1. so this is the guy who is talking about adhering to regulations? Hmmmmm

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1. Kimmi
2. Alonso
3.Rosberg

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they cheated its really that simple . Proof rather than supposition on how they cheated is still absent from your posts after several posts of towing that line. Exactly. The trouble is that however much you try to explain, some people just don't get it. They have been disqualified for cheating that...

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they cheated its really that simple . Proof rather than supposition on how they cheated is still absent from your posts after several posts of towing that line. Exactly. The trouble is that however much you try to explain, some people just don't get it. They have been disqualified for cheating that...

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The problem they have is the fuel sensor, and the fact that they didnt use an FIA approved one . Red Bull had the FIA-homologated sensor fitted to their car, as per the Technical Regulations: 5.2.5 Cars must be fitted with homologated sensors which provide all necessary signals to the FIA data logg...

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here is a guy that always used pay drivers for the most part, sold the contract to MS and cried F1 was too expensive. Then goes and sells his team for Millions upon Millions. They all complain about the costs of F1 but no one complains when they sell the company for and team for HUGE profits…Hypocri...

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One thing is clear... Red Bull was repeatedly warned during the race, and they basically told the stewards to F***off. Red Bull and many of our fellow forumites here can argue that they were not exceeding the 100, but I fail to understand why some seem to think that it is OK that Red Bull should be...

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Look at this question from another site asking Lowdon the Racing DR of Marussia on how thinks about the file flow issue with Red Bull HERE IS THE QUESTION TO MARUSSIA: Red Bull are obviously pushing ahead with their appeal and there's been some talk that this kind of technical issue with the new reg...

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So the maximum rate is 100kg/h right? From what has been said is the FIA knew during the race this was broken and RedBull were warned to turn it down which they didnt do. I dont understand why this leniency was given in the first place? If they broke it then and there, why give them a chance to mak...

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One of the problems post-Todt/Brawn/Schumi was an increased effort to 'italianise' the team. Now, surely there are many competent and brilliant italian engineers, designers, managers etc but if in some cases you are preferring a brilliant italian engineer to an even more brilliant foreign one, the ...

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I like Ricardo I think he is quick and a good racer no question. The problem for me is RB and their feeling like they can do anything and explain it away. RB got caught cheating. THEY CHEATED thats what happens when you break the rules. It is called cheating and they get the penalty. They can appeal...

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It is a real shame to have Ricardo dq'd. As for the metering device, it has been said there is a problem with the device that other teams are also experiencing One question comes to mind. What if a team gets a device that reads lower than the actual flow is and therefore are allowed to add more fue...

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Ferrari not flexing its muscles (and let's be honest, Ferrari is the team with power in F1) is down to Stefano. Do you think Ross Brawn wouldn't have put hell of a fight to ban EBD in 2011? Or he would have stood for the mediocrity in 2011, 2012 and 2013 without heads rolling around him? good point...

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Autosport article….the reality is every other team followed the FIA instructions knowing there may be issues but they made certain not to exceed limits that means they could have used less fuel flow just to comply with rules except of course RB…They cheated and got caught. Red Bull's F1 rivals share...

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Not sure its all Stefano. I think its much more, I think Ferrari have been too easy on how F1 mandates testing and electronics. I just think we should have better results over the last three years.

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I don't think its totally Stefano. I like the guy he is pure Ferarri. I think the problem is with the complacency inside Ferrari. Look at what RD did, he didn't like What was happening at Mclaren he said my rate card is my rate card I am not discounting, he said I stand for things and I am going to ...

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Just out of curiosity, how would RB have reacted if they did follow FIA's instruction and as a result lost pace because of some shoddy sensors and poor FIA control of the issue? Lets say Riccardo just lost the battle to KM by 1/100 a second (unlikely i know but work with me) and then later it turne...

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Just out of curiosity, how would RB have reacted if they did follow FIA's instruction and as a result lost pace because of some shoddy sensors and poor FIA control of the issue? Lets say Riccardo just lost the battle to KM by 1/100 a second (unlikely i know but work with me) and then later it turne...

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ETM3, You make some very interesting points. Whether the FIA regulation is good or not, the fact seems to be that Red Bull has deliberately broken the regulation. I don't for a moment believe that "Maybe RBR did this so they can ensure the sensor issue is brought into the limelight and addressed, i...

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Just out of curiosity, how would RB have reacted if they did follow FIA's instruction and as a result lost pace because of some shoddy sensors and poor FIA control of the issue? Lets say Riccardo just lost the battle to KM by 1/100 a second (unlikely i know but work with me) and then later it turne...

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