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  1. 09-17-2004, 05:34 PM #1
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    Exclamation Ford/Jaguar Pull out of F1

    Seems that the sport is too expensive to be running at the back of the pack...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/3665810.stm
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  2. 09-17-2004, 06:11 PM #2
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    Wow! I haven't been watching that close, but I didn't see it coming...... I thought they'd be in it for a while. Or at least Toyota would pull out before them. The wierd part is that the article hinted abut Ford's WRC team having some uncertainty as well.....

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    ford listed its WRC team as being on the block to divert funds to their F1 adventures. This is the opposite of what was expected to happen which means that the future of ford wrc is totally up in the air.
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    Ford/Red Bull car in the near future i bet
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    i cant believe that..... i know that the ford cosworth motors arent the fastest ones on the grid but junior teams like minardi and jordan have no motors and cant really afford the ferrari spec engines and gearboxes like sauber.. personally i think its a shame....
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    It's a sad day...
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    Ford sucks!!!! go Ferrari!!!! and Bmw Williams!!!!
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    Go Ferrari and BMW just doesn't work in once sentence... or post. Or lifetime, for that matter.

    Ford already fired part of the WRC team, including one driver.

    EDIT BTW, good news! Ferrari, BMW, McLaren, and Toyota might create their own racing series... but it will probably be the end of F1 thanks to Bernie, who only lets teams keep about 40 percent of their profits!
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    Dont forget that up until this year, Ford was the most winning engine in the history of F1. Dont diss Ford, they’ll be back.
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    i just find it amazing that with all of their resources they couldn't come up with a competitive package. buit then again if it isn't driving in circles ford really doesn't care


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    Originally posted by hyperwhite
    i just find it amazing that with all of their resources they couldn't come up with a competitive package. buit then again if it isn't driving in circles ford really doesn't care
    Thats the problem. It's not a question of whether Ford can build a winning car, it's question of whether they care enough about F1 anymore.
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    Ford is smart , BMW and Ferrari have been beatin them way to much , they couldnt be making that much money on F1... but then again , i dont think they could win much with WRC


    Maybe they should be putting money back into Ford so peoples cars dont blow up .
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    Originally posted by JAYMEZ_STi
    Ford is smart , BMW and Ferrari have been beatin them way to much , they couldnt be making that much money on F1... but then again , i dont think they could win much with WRC


    Maybe they should be putting money back into Ford so peoples cars dont blow up .
    What they need to do start selling the cars they race. Whats the point of winning WRC with a Focus RS that you can't even buy in North America?

    Also Ferrari sells hyper sports cars so their results in F1 translate into sales. Who the hell is going to buy a Ford Tempo based on Fords results in F1? Start building some cars people actually want to drive outside of trucks and SUVs.
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    Jaguar is losing $100M/month. Just close a plant and about to lay off 2000 staff. Doesn't sound like someone who can afford an F1 program.
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    anyone hear about Brafasco possibly buying the jaguar team? a canadian F1 team would kickass!


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    Originally posted by BigMass



    Who the hell is going to buy a Ford Tempo based on Fords results in F1? Start building some cars people actually want to drive outside of trucks and SUVs.
    Who the hell is going to buy a Civic or Echo based on Honda/Toyota's results in F1 ??

    BTW Ford stopped selling Tempo's in 1994 ......


    NASCRAP doesn't make much sense though....
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    the racing is about exposure, not about selling individual cars
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    Ford was recently seen testing their new car.

    So yeah.
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    and when tobacco sponsorship is cut it will suck

    Williams will be ok, since a large sponsor it a stop-smoking assitant
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