What manufacturer(s) would you want to join F1?

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RACECAR
No. I didn't see the 2006 season so that was not even a good question to ask me:grumpy: So they got one win, which is a great achievement. However, where are they now?
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Nono, that's not an excuse to ignore such an 'important' win... Which would still be important if Hamilton hadn't come to F1. :P

In any case... They haven't been anywhere important since Honda left McLaren. What were you expecting?
 
darkfinal
Nono, that's not an excuse to ignore such an 'important' win... Which would still be important if Hamilton hadn't come to F1. :P
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An excuse? nono, thats BS. I have no excuses, I've haven't followed F1 so don't throw that at me. And what does Hamilton have to do with this? I could care less about him at this point in time.

darkfinal
In any case... They haven't been anywhere important since Honda left McLaren. What were you expecting?
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Nothing really, just curious as to what keeps them in that series if they aren't going anywhere.
 
Lexus :lol:

I second the Mazda nomination though. Toyota pretty much failed, but Mazda are quite innovative (RX- series, MX-5, 787B etc) - it would be interesting to see how they'd go. Hell, add Mitsubishi to the list as well :p

Has anyone said Fiat? After all, they own Ferrari, so they already have access to front-running equipment ;)
 
RACECAR
An excuse? nono, thats BS. I have no excuses, I've haven't followed F1 so don't throw that at me. And what does Hamilton have to do with this? I could care less about him at this point in time.
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Take everything I say with a pinch of salt, will ya. ;)
 
darkfinal
Take everything I say with a pinch of salt, will ya. ;)
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I was under the impression you were another fanboy giving me problems. Sorry about that.
 
Sharky.
Lexus :lol:

I second the Mazda nomination though. Toyota pretty much failed, but Mazda are quite innovative (RX- series, MX-5, 787B etc) - it would be interesting to see how they'd go. Hell, add Mitsubishi to the list as well :p

Has anyone said Fiat? After all, they own Ferrari, so they already have access to front-running equipment ;)
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Yes, indeed, Mazda are quite innovative, although that doesn't always translate into success.

But I don't think Mitsubishi has the power and clout to be in Formula One.
 
Haha Sharky, that was funny. Innovation in F1? :lol:


I don't think F1 still allows the kind of innovation everyone assumes Mazda likes to produce. Unless changing the curvature of a carbon-fiber wing by five millimeters counts as innovation. Which is, hopefully, what I'll get to do one day :p
 
Subaru!

Actually, it's more the racing scheme and gilded racing wheels I would like to see on an F1 car. It would be one of the better paint combinations out there.
 
Sharky.
Yeah, until the FIA allows wankel engines... 8-chamber rotary, anyone? :dopey:
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Considering they even restrict the stroke and bore, and the angle between the cylinder-banks, I doubt there's a loophole to say, "Oh wait, it's got 8 combustion-cambers, so it counts as an 8-cyl" :p
 
Nissan would be a great candidate.

Rich motorsport career IMO, the more I think of it the more likely it seems.
 
Here's something that I just thought of that I think no one has brought up in this thread yeat as to a US manufacturer entering F1...

How about Panoz? I think those car designs they had in use for Ye Olde ChampCar Series have a future in open-wheeled racing. Maybe a variant of the current design for F1 Racing would be possible? And what motor should they use? Maybe one of their own design as well or possibly one from Audi or Porsche?

Just a thought. ;)
 
CAMikaze
Here's something that I just thought of that I think no one has brought up in this thread yeat as to a US manufacturer entering F1...

How about Panoz?
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Good one CAM.
I shoud've thought of that one, but you gave me an idea. How about Pagani.
Not as much credability as Panoz, but I would definetely expect alot from them.
 
Metar
Considering they even restrict the stroke and bore, and the angle between the cylinder-banks, I doubt there's a loophole to say, "Oh wait, it's got 8 combustion-cambers, so it counts as an 8-cyl" :p
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If I became president of the FIA, you know what the first thing I'd do would be :p

Well, the second thing, as getting rid of Bernie would be the first ;)
 
Ford: I'd want to see the drivers panic every time a right turn comes up.
Lamborghini: well, Ferrari's in, why not Lambo?
Porsche: Racing stars. why not?
Koenigsegg: I love 'Eggs. They would be cool in F1.
 
Audi for sure. They have dominated every other form of motorsport (excluding INDY). I would love to see them as a constructors in F1. :)
 
Stig22121
Ford: I'd want to see the drivers panic every time a right turn comes up.
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Via Jaguar, tried it, sucked, pulled out. And why exactly would a driver panic? It's still an F1 car. :rolleyes:

Stig22121
Lamborghini: well, Ferrari's in, why not Lambo?
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Ferruccio Lamborghini was strongly opposed to participation in motorsport. Plus, why would they invest in F1 when they can try sportscar racing?

Stig22121
Porsche: Racing stars. why not?
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Because they get far better returns for their investments by dominating GT racing and LMP2 at the ALMS.

Stig22121
Koenigsegg: I love 'Eggs. They would be cool in F1.
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Yeah, you can like the roadcars as much as you want, but they'll look just the same as every other F1 car. Plus, why would a company that struggles to stay alive buy an F1 team? *coughSpykercough*
 
Metar
Because they get far better returns for their investments by dominating GT racing and LMP2 at the ALMS.
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And they have all those Porsche Cups and the Porsche Supercup support races for F1
 
Metar
Via Jaguar, tried it, sucked, pulled out.
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Via Stewart F1. Why not let Jackie back in?

Oh, forgot about that. A Panoz would be cool; they'd have to have those NASCAR-derived V8s, though, so probably not. Wouldn't that beat the shrill whine of a current V10?
 
superberkut
Oh, forgot about that. A Panoz would be cool; they'd have to have those NASCAR-derived V8s, though, so probably not.
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They don't necessarily need a NASCAR derived V8 just because a Roush-prepared Ford V8 Powered their LMPs and powers their current Esperantes. Thier DP01 Champ Car design would be a good base for designing a F1 car with tweaks needed in some areas.
 
superberkut
Via Stewart F1. Why not let Jackie back in?

Oh, forgot about that. A Panoz would be cool; they'd have to have those NASCAR-derived V8s, though, so probably not. Wouldn't that beat the shrill whine of a current V10?
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A current V8, that is? And a NASCAR engine is, like, three times that size. :lol:

And Jaguar was a Ford-project as well...

RACECAR
They don't necessarily need a NASCAR derived V8 just because a Roush-prepared Ford V8 Powered their LMPs and powers their current Esperantes. Thier DP01 Champ Car design would be a good base for designing a F1 car with tweaks needed in some areas.
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A good base that needs major tweaking... In just about every area there is to tweak. Assuming you haul a customer-engine from an existing team, you'd still need:

A) A whole new suspension with geometries and adjustments to fit the behavior of the Bridgestones.
B) Redesign the whole exterior to fit regulations, never mind produce enough downforce to be competitive.
C) New chassis inside to fit an F1-spec safety-cage and properly handle the stresses of an F1 car - which undoubtedly exist on no other machine short of an airplane.
 
RACECAR
They don't necessarily need a NASCAR derived V8 just because a Roush-prepared Ford V8 Powered their LMPs and powers their current Esperantes. Thier DP01 Champ Car design would be a good base for designing a F1 car with tweaks needed in some areas.
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Just an idle fantasy of mine. I wasn't serious; of course it would not be needed.

Metar
A current V8, that is? And a NASCAR engine is, like, three times that size. :lol:

And Jaguar was a Ford-project as well...
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Yes; Jaguar's F1 project came from Stewart F1 when the outfit was transformed. Sir Jackie destroyed his team, but to be on the receiving end of what has come to be known as one of the greatest deals of the century.
 
Ferruccio Lamborghini was strongly opposed to participation in motorsport. Plus, why would they invest in F1 when they can try sportscar racing?
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Lamborghini have already done F1, and they sucked at it. They supplied teams like Ligier, Larrousse, Lotus and even had their own F1 team (sort of) which was, as all teams like them are known, an F1 Reject, a team which scores no points during its existance in F1 and/or fails to even qualify/pre-qualify.
 
Think it was the V-12 that did it... a terribly-developed engine that never could handle the rigours of F1.

Nobody currently would like a rivalry with a company they own at all...
 

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