links for 2008-05-17
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The dangers of stray animals on the track
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“If the roles were reversed and Nakajima, with six Grand Prix starts to his name, had hit Fisichella, who starts his 200th at Monaco, I think people would be calling for Nakajima to get a race ban.”
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“Formula One teams interested in luring Robert Kubica away from BMW Sauber will almost certainly have to wait until 2010, autosport.com understands, with the Pole set to be locked in for at least another year at his current outfit.”
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“The demise of the Super Aguri team in Formula One had more to do with a poor business model than a warning sign that independent teams can no longer survive in the sport.”
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More news from inside the FIA
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Ace photograph by the excellent F1 photographer Darren Heath
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Mika Häkkinen: “I’m surprised some drivers, like DC, can hang on for so long in formula one. On the other hand, I understand why, because if I never would have won the championship I probably would still be (in F1).”
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“Formula One is aiming to establish a 110 million Euro budget cap by the 2011 season, this week’s Autosport magazine reveals.”
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“Istanbul circuit authorities defended their safety measures on Wednesday after a stray dog was run over on the track during a Turkish Grand Prix support race at the weekend. However, they could not guarantee that the problem would not happen again.”
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The latest in the Max Mosley saga… *sigh*
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So many questions. This is an extremely strange situation, and surely the fact that the FIA has got itself into this situation is reason enough for Max Mosley to resign.
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“Mosley is hinting, for the first time, that the revelations about his private life may be somehow related to the commercial negotiations that have been taking place in recent months and may have been used to try to get rid of him.”
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“In the races, however, Nick makes us happy with his spectacular overtaking manoeuvres,” Theissen insisted.
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“The news that Lewis Hamilton is courting a £10m sponsorship deal with Reebok is interesting not because of the amount of money involved, but because of what it says about his relationship with McLaren.”
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“A solution to the controversy about Formula One’s safety car rules using the standard ECU is being looked at by the FIA.” This is the obvious route if you ask me
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What if the manufacturers decide to up sticks?
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“Francois Dumontier, executive vice-president of the Montreal promoter, is quoted as saying by the Canadian news agency CP that, if the same accident occurs in June this year, “the car will slide on that wall instead of hitting” it.”
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