Dirtymopossie08
Joined: 3-4-2007
Posts: 11
( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
3/16/2007 3:39 PM

 

 Which new manufacturers would you all like to see in F1. Lets say in the next couple of years along with current number teams. These are some of my picks that I would love to see.

  1. Lamborghini

  2. Aston Martin

  3. Chevrolet

  4. Dodge

  5. Citrone

  6. Ford

  7. Subaru

  8. Mitsubishi

  9. Suzuki

10. Audi

 

 

jdbrew
Joined: 9-3-2006
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Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
3/19/2007 9:20 PM
I completely agree. Formula 1 would be better if the back of the grid wasn't so horrible, using year-old equipment from teams like Ferrari.
ronwilker
Joined: 3-5-2007
Posts: 10
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
3/22/2007 5:43 PM
it would be awesome to have competent team in f1 besides the top 5.  the rest of the teams are a joke.  it's nice but not nice...little boys trying to keep up with the big boys.  spyker, toro rosso...come on...do they really have a chance??

independent teams in concept is cool but on the track, they just get in the way.  but it's better watching 22 cars instead of 10, that's for sure!!
VTCrawlerTJ
Joined: 7-21-2006
Posts: 344
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
3/29/2007 5:58 PM
Dirtymopossie08:

 

 Which new manufacturers would you all like to see in F1. Lets say in the next couple of years along with current number teams. These are some of my picks that I would love to see.

  1. Lamborghini

  2. Aston Martin

  3. Chevrolet

  4. Dodge

  5. Citrone

  6. Ford

  7. Subaru

  8. Mitsubishi

  9. Suzuki

10. Audi

 

 



I agree some new constructors would be awesome.  However, the American companies would A. have no money for F1 and B. no desire to compete since very few Americans watch F1.  Also, I may be wrong but I believe that Audi/VW owns Lambo now, just as Aston Martin is owned by Ford.
ronwilker
Joined: 3-5-2007
Posts: 10
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
4/3/2007 12:36 PM
i've heard roger penske's name associated with an f1 team for many years.  i'm 100% positive that he and bernie have spoken.  but since marlboro is already spoken for in f1, i don't know who would foot roger's f1 bill.  i bet if marlboro was available in f1, he would already have a team in f1.  his marlboro indy team and his marlboro f1 team.

all roger needs is a title sponsor...i think's he's really, really interested...

that would be really cool to cheer for an american team...
arch101
Joined: 7-21-2006
Posts: 95
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
4/17/2007 7:52 PM
I think Dave Richard's McLaren 'B' team will be Aston Martin.  As for Penske, I think the closest he got to coming back to F1 was in the early '90s, when he was winning everything in the era when CART was still a major series.  I just don't see him putting the commitment into it now. Heck, with Marlboro gone I think we'll see him dump the IRL team in another year or two (there's simply no value any longer in open wheel in America) when Porsche goes LMP 1.  LeMans might be his next target.
jeff24
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Posts: 314
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
4/26/2007 6:02 PM
The head of Chevrolet racing  (all racing, NASCAR,NHRA,,ect) was on Windtunnel a month ago and was asked about F1.  Even though they are the biggest or 2nd biggest seller of cars in China, and also a big seller in other Asian markets (didn't say anything about Europe), he didn't see the cost/benefit now.  Cripes, ya can sponsor a lot of racing for what it costs to start an F1 team. 
Krayzie_Bone
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Posts: 144
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
4/28/2007 4:14 PM
Id love to see Dodge. Ford would be interesting also.
Lazarus
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Posts: 648
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
4/28/2007 10:43 PM
Dirtymopossie08:

  1. Lamborghini

  2. Aston Martin

  3. Chevrolet

  4. Dodge

  5. Citrone

  6. Ford

  7. Subaru

  8. Mitsubishi

  9. Suzuki

10. Audi

Dodge is owned by Daimler-Chrysler, which already has representation from Mercedes-Benz.

Aston Martin is currently owned by Ford, so you won't see one go in if the other doesn't. Something tells me Ford would want to have its name in before the Aston Martin brand, which it is trying to sell right now.

Subaru is an affiliate of Toyota, which is already represented in F1. And Suzuki is affilated with GM, so it won't be in if Chevy is in.

The only manufacturers from that list I could see entering F1 at some point in the future (although definitely not right now) are Chevrolet, Ford, and Audi. Chevy and Ford are suffering financially (although GM did turn a profit last quarter), but they have the motorsports resources in place to make a move to F1 if they wanted. (And Ford has had success in F1 in the past) Audi is pretty strong financially being a part of the Volkswagen Group, so it could get in if it wanted.

I would love to see an American manufacturer compete in F1, but for the time being, we're just not going to see it.

Lazarus
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Posts: 648
Re: ( Wish List ) New Manufacturers In F1
4/28/2007 10:50 PM

jeff24:
The head of Chevrolet racing  (all racing, NASCAR,NHRA,,ect) was on Windtunnel a month ago and was asked about F1.  Even though they are the biggest or 2nd biggest seller of cars in China, and also a big seller in other Asian markets (didn't say anything about Europe), he didn't see the cost/benefit now.  Cripes, ya can sponsor a lot of racing for what it costs to start an F1 team. 

The thing is, there's not really a need to "start" anything from scratch. The way that Chevy would have to get in would be to purchase a stake in one of the current independent/customer teams. This way, it would already have a base of infrastructure, manpower, etc. with which to work. From there, it would be a matter of pumping several hundred-million dollars into the team to further develop engines, aerodynamics, etc.. Chevy would probably have to pick off some quality engineers from some of the top teams, but money talks to a certain extent in F1. Ideally, they would enter by purchasing a stake in one of the stronger customer teams, like Williams or Red Bull, one of which has been a champion in the past, the other which has shown signs of strength before. Of course, with the anti-American sentiment in F1, this would be hard, they would probably have to settle for a lower-end customer team that is desperate for more resources.

If Chevy was serious, they could make an impact in F1: they have some of the best people in all of motorsports in every series of racing in which they involve themselves. But right now, they're just not serious enough to do it.