2012 Formula One Discussion

[phil1993]

Something from the Red Bulletin
http://www.f1zone.net/news/red-bulletin ... ica/16601/

[F1Fan88]

According to Motorsport-total Tony Fernandes is stepping down as team principle of Caterham.

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news ... 10608.html

Maybe we will see some progress finally.

[phil1993]

It was always Fernandes's intention to step down after a few years. So I wonder who they found...

[tderias]

Looks like Esteban Gutierrez will be racing for Sauber next season:
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/82 ... for-Sauber

[KevC]

It was always Fernandes's intention to step down after a few years. So I wonder who they found...

http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2012/cyr ... -principal

[phil1993]

Senna S ruined

[donald29]

Yeah real shame.

[Vorull]

Why? Why?
I bet the next circuit will just be a big parking lot with cones to mark the track...

[François]

Can't blame them, though. Two fatal accidents at this track in 2011...

[phil1993]

Can't blame them, though. Two fatal accidents at this track in 2011...

Yes but both of those were at the final corner - which they are modifying as well - and in stock car championships. Hardly a safe form of racing.

[donald29]

The start / finish straight is moving soon as well isn't it as they're rebuilding the pits, so the Senna S will be the last corners not the first. That will seem strange!

[MavF1]

Renault suspects supplier to blame for quali debacle
http://www.f1zone.net/news/renault-susp ... cle/16614/

I have to say, if something goes wrong at Red Bull they're really quick at pointing their finger at their partners. In 2010 they were constantly moaning about Renault when they didn't have enough straightline speed (mainly because of Newey's "downforce is king" approach) and how they wanted Mercedes engines, but couldn't get them because of the bad, bad competition. When they won the championship, Renault were the best engine supplier they could have wished for, of course.
Then came Marko's remarks about dumping Magneti Marelli after Monza before it was Renault again last Saturday. I just find it a bit shabby. That's not to say that in each of aforementioned cases the supplier wasn't partly or fully to blame for what happened, I just find it a bit irritating how Red Bull treats their team partners when something goes wrong.

[phil1993]

The start / finish straight is moving soon as well isn't it as they're rebuilding the pits, so the Senna S will be the last corners not the first. That will seem strange!

Like at Silverstone. That seemed so weird at first; now it seems normal.

[tderias]

Well the partners need Red Bull more than Red Bull need the partners, so if there's any disagreement between them, there's a long queue of partners waiting to join the leading team in the sport.

[phil1993]

It was Renault's fault though, but I agree. Red Bull chose to take Renault and they gain advantages in that the engine is very good with traction at slow speed corners.