posted Feb 11, 2008

AU malya wouldn't give a hoot about nationalism as he clearly showed a one finger to Narian. Its all about his image, reputation and success. In a decade Force India would be a force in F1 as this guy always starves for success in his chosen field and always wanted to be a front runner. There is no business where he was unsuccessful.

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posted Feb 11, 2008

Well, there is the irony that Narain actually drives for an Indian team ie 'Team India' in A1GP. http://www.a1teamindia.in/

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posted Feb 11, 2008

rajumaverick
I wouldn't be so sure, just having ambition and money doesn't necessarily work in F1, just ask Toyota

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posted Feb 11, 2008

Damawa is correct in that there is inconsistency. The current situation is unfair. I don't understand how the FIA and the teams (who have signed up to the Concorde agreement that is apparently to blame) got themselves into this mess.

Isn't the A1 Team India team owned or run by the Indian Spice Group who have been identified as potential new owners of Super Aguri? Presumably that would guarantee NC back into F1.

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posted Feb 11, 2008

Well I guess that's where the theory came from CB but it would have been more convincing if NK wasn't sponsored by Tata and I can't see them insisting on NK being part of any future sponsorship deal with Mallaya (given the talk of that possiblity precedes many of Mallaya's statements re; NK) with Chandhok likely to fill any percieved need for an Indian driver (apart from him deserving the seat in his own right, though it doesn't harm his case that one of Chandhok's sponsors is part of Mallaya's empire)

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posted Feb 12, 2008

Norfolkbaggie right everything needs abit of luck and seems like this guy has that plenty ..

I said that only seeing this guy from the last 20 years or so....

look into any of the businesses he entered into..and you can see his results ..If I can bet anyone then it would be this guy...

In 3 t o5 years..he will make Force-India a force to reckon in F1.

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posted Feb 13, 2008

Back to the article. There seems no valid reason why a team should not use cars made by someone else, OK I know it's the FIA that wants it that way but it means less well off teams that can't afford to design and build their own cars can't compete. F1 will become even more of a rich teams' club if the FIA has its way.

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posted Feb 15, 2008

The Teams who oppose the "buy and run" philosophy make the point that they spend hundreds of millions of dollars to design, manufacture, improve and race their own cars.
So what's the point of that if someone can come in and buy the best car "off the shelf" for a fraction of the cost and beat them on track? Eventually you will end up with one or two manufacturers and everyone racing with the same one or two car designs.
That's not F1 and so although I think the grid is far too small, and I would love to see Pro-drive in F1, I think that this particular principle of the Concorde agreement should be upheld.
I think the budget cap is the way forward, combined with a loosening of some of the design restrictions, but good luck to those who have to design, implement and Police the scheme.
It has to be better than some of the, in my opinion, half arsed other cost saving ideas that Max Moseley has put forward in the last couple of seasons.

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posted Feb 19, 2008

How is trouble brewing for STR??? They have a secure finacial backing!!! SA need the money not STR!!!!!!!!

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posted Feb 26, 2008

The UB source comment that the lesser the competition the better.Really,well its about time those who make this stupid kind of remark thought about the race goers a bit more.I bet even with less cars the cost of going wouldn,t drop,in fact almost certainly would get more expensive instead.It wasn't so many years ago there was pre race qualifying now we're moving to smaller and smaller grids.This doesn't really say much about the future of F1.The fewer the cars and boy its going to be one long boring procession.A look at the totally great racing seen these days in one of the world's most competitive race series,here I'm talking of the A1 GRAND PRIX series,which goes from strength to strength is full grids,equal cars and tyres,and almost always full grids and very very competitive races.Maybe this is the true grand prix racing of the future,at least I hope so,because after many years of following F1 the recent few years have been the least exiting and competitive I have ever seen.Lets encourage more teams in like Prodrive and fill the grids.

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