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Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:08 pm
by blueline
fjord384 wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:53 pm
I actually would like Haas to sell to Andretti. This way, Andretti can start investing more into the team to be actually competitive.
That's especially true if the current F1 teams are successful in blocking Andretti's bid for his new team entry into F1.
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:55 am
by Stormy_Monday
F1 and teams would still find a way of keeping the Americans out.
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:36 am
by 996C438
Komatsu knows the team he's been there since the beginning . If he is a good engineer and if he had input into the 2024 chassis he has a chance at success . Success this year could be move up one spot , score points and maybe a podium . So the bar isn't that high .
If this year's car is a dog he can say it was designed and built under Gunthers watch . If it's a dog and the team upgrades their way to better performance it's a win for Komatsu . I think the real pressure on him will be 2025 . In my opinion where Gunther shined was with the sponsors . His natural personality is enjoyable at least to many . And he had connections in the paddock . He will show up somewhere I am sure .
I really hope Andretti/GM are granted a spot on the grid . I have no grand illusions that they will be successful out of the gate . They have had painful years in Indycar. But I think they would be much better at promoting that they are an American team than Haas has . Time will tell .
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:59 am
by blueline
996C438 wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:36 am
Komatsu knows the team he's been there since the beginning . If he is a good engineer and if he had input into the 2024 chassis he has a chance at success . Success this year could be move up one spot , score points and maybe a podium . So the bar isn't that high .
If this year's car is a dog he can say it was designed and built under Gunthers watch . If it's a dog and the team upgrades their way to better performance it's a win for Komatsu . I think the real pressure on him will be 2025 . In my opinion where Gunther shined was with the sponsors . His natural personality is enjoyable at least to many . And he had connections in the paddock . He will show up somewhere I am sure .
I really hope Andretti/GM are granted a spot on the grid . I have no grand illusions that they will be successful out of the gate . They have had painful years in Indycar. But I think they would be much better at promoting that they are an American team than Haas has . Time will tell .
Expectations will low for 2024, no doubt. The bar is definitely at the absolute bottom considering that Haas/Steiner/et al do not have one single podium finish in eight (8) full years of F1 racing.
Also telling is this:
Hulkenberg is winless in 203 career starts, while Magnussen is winless in 163 F1 races...and are near the top of the all-time F1 record for most race starts without a victory.
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:25 pm
by WillyDaP
Not sure Andretti buying out Haas , for instance , would make waves, as it is just trading one US Team for another. With all the races now being in the US, I have to believe the powers that be realize another US Team has a big possibility of raising even more interest and revenues.
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:47 pm
by blueline
WillyDaP wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:25 pm
Not sure Andretti buying out Haas , for instance , would make waves, as it is just trading one US Team for another. With all the races now being in the US, I have to believe the powers that be realize another US Team has a big possibility of raising even more interest and revenues.
Yes - the ideal scenario is to add Andretti to current list of teams. There is a ton of buzz in the U.S. for F1 - the popularity has exploded the past few years. Maybe it wanes a bit here and there as trends sometimes do, but interest in F1 is definitely here to stay as a big-time (hugely big-time) race series. Another American team is called for no matter what resistance existing teams put up. Does it happen?
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:17 am
by 996C438
Gene Haas has been adamant he is not interested in selling the team . So if that is true Andretti will have to be " allowed " to join the grid .
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:41 am
by 996C438
Here's a crazy topic to discuss . Let's say Andretti gets a spot on the grid . Do they approach Gunther Steiner to be team principle ? He knows how to start a team from scratch . He has F1 connections . He is VERY popular with the fans . Sponsors would be hopping on the team bus .
Or does Andretti go after someone like Sznafauer ? If Andretti get a team they will probably use Alpine/Renault engines . Szanfauer knows that engine and I am sure has connections there from being team principle . Can you tell I am bored and need racing season to start
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:52 am
by blueline
996C438 wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:41 am
Here's a crazy topic to discuss . Let's say Andretti gets a spot on the grid . Do they approach Gunther Steiner to be team principle ? He knows how to start a team from scratch . He has F1 connections . He is VERY popular with the fans . Sponsors would be hopping on the team bus .
Or does Andretti go after someone like Sznafauer ? If Andretti get a team they will probably use Alpine/Renault engines . Szanfauer knows that engine and I am sure has connections there from being team principle . Can you tell I am bored and need racing season to start
Lol to the last sentence of your post.
I have vastly insufficient knowledge to make any kind of guess, so I'll just answer your questions with an across the board 'yes', a safe and meaningless non-answer that sounds good to me!
Re: Formula 1 Racing News
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:59 pm
by blueline
From Autoweek:
"AlphaTauri F1 Team Gets a New Sponsor, New Name — And It's a Big-Money Mouthful"
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That's the team's name!
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... d568259d8a
