Maybe a new engine supplier would go in? I wonder if VAG still has room to play post-Dieselgate.
They did sell Bugatti to Rimac so maybe there's play money there?
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Maybe a new engine supplier would go in? I wonder if VAG still has room to play post-Dieselgate.
They did sell Bugatti to Rimac so maybe there's play money there?
Hondas reasons for pulling out sounds a little bit like BS.
The top tier engine builders are definitely not just abandoning the ICE - but I do see ICE becoming a more 'niche' thing in that some might farm out their ICE engines to a contractor and the number of engine OEMs will drop.
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Honda said the move was a result of the transformation of the car industry away from internal combustion engines.They are pursuing "carbon neutrality by 2050" through "future power-unit and energy technologies, including fuel-cell vehicle and battery technologies".
I'm thinking about buying tix to the Turkish GP. Where would Beyond sit (without breaking the bank)?
https://tickets.formula1.com/en/f1-53328-turkey
I'm thinking Silver 8 or Gold 4 which both look over Turn 8. I can't seem to find any info on where the screens are though... from past F1 races I've always appreciated having a screen visible in order to better follow the action.
This is a spicy rumor. Not sure how much weight to put behind it though.
https://twitter.com/MissedApexF1/sta...06160792440832
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Missed Apex understands that Horner and Marko are in Austria to meet with Mateschitz. the aim of the meeting is to get a sign off on the finance to buy the Honda engine IP
Talk of it being badged as Mugen who are already based in Milton Keynes
That actually sounds somewhat reasonable, if they have the cash.
I think I heard they are keeping the same power unit design till 2026, hard to say if it’s better than the Renault though.
Mercedes power red bull...... interesting.
Honda had mentioned part of the rational for leaving was to free up cash but also engineering resources.
The value of the team moving forward is not the drawings and facility in my mind but the engineering might so not sure it makes sense to purchase the engine from Honda unless maybe Andy Cowell is looking...
If I was Marko/Horner my move would be to outwardly commit to leaving unless supplied by Mercedes knowing that Renault has to supply them if they wanted.
Get your VPN clients ready.....
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...sxum7D7mW.html
May be Youtube can stream better than F1TV.
Tattoo time.
Thank god for the retirements and the cold weather, otherwise that would have been a snooze of a race. I wonder what Ricciardo is going to pick...honey badger in lederhosen?
That was a pretty exciting race. Lots of unreliability for some reason and very impressive work by Hulk. Perhaps it can help him secure a seat for 2021. Albons retirement was pretty suspect so perhaps there will be a seat at both RB and AT.