Comments on: USF1: Windsor ‘disappointed’ with Sauber/Qadbak disparity http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/11/11/usf1-windsor-disappointed-with-sauberqadbak-disparity/ Formula 1 Blog Journal of F1 Opinion Formula1blog.com is an online Journal of F1 opinion. The Aristarchus of F1. Auditors of F1 opinion. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:34:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: PeterRiva http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/11/11/usf1-windsor-disappointed-with-sauberqadbak-disparity/comment-page-1/#comment-63414 PeterRiva Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:41 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=9657#comment-63414 Windsor's whining reminds me of the man who's caught with a whore and says "but she sold me her wares, it's not fair!" Seems he was hungry enough to get into F1 that he even allowed himself to get into Max's prepared bed complete with all the constraints (get it?) that Cosworth brought to bear (could not resist a subtle S & M dig here, sorry). Windsor’s whining reminds me of the man who’s caught with a whore and says “but she sold me her wares, it’s not fair!” Seems he was hungry enough to get into F1 that he even allowed himself to get into Max’s prepared bed complete with all the constraints (get it?) that Cosworth brought to bear (could not resist a subtle S & M dig here, sorry).

]]> By: ubergreg http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/11/11/usf1-windsor-disappointed-with-sauberqadbak-disparity/comment-page-1/#comment-63323 ubergreg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:38:03 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=9657#comment-63323 Limiting the supplier of arguably the finest engines to three customers whilst allowing a newbie as many as five would seem ridiculous. It just looks like part of the same Mosely plan to drive down cost (through lack of powertrain competition) to allow smaller players to enter the grid just as the big boys are leaving. I think Mercedes' involvement in F1 is as vulnerable as any other volume manufacturer, and are not immune to the pressures faced by the others. If that's the case, then it makes sense for FIA/FOM to limit the involvement of the manufacturers, who could pull out at any time. If USF1 (GPExyz) uses a Merc powertrain, and Merc decides to quit the sport after 2010, it would be disastrous for such a small, young team. As an aside, does anyone else find it more than interesting that MacLaren's new road toy uses a bespoke, new flat-plane crank V-8 (à la F1) developed in-house by same said company, and not a Mercedes lump? I suspect Merc's position, like the other big companies, is tenuous at best. Mad Max would have had to take a longer-term view of the situation and make this choice to bring in a supplier whose only raison d'être is to make engines, thereby ensuring a measure of continuity for this new crop of small teams. Limiting the supplier of arguably the finest engines to three customers whilst allowing a newbie as many as five would seem ridiculous. It just looks like part of the same Mosely plan to drive down cost (through lack of powertrain competition) to allow smaller players to enter the grid just as the big boys are leaving.

I think Mercedes’ involvement in F1 is as vulnerable as any other volume manufacturer, and are not immune to the pressures faced by the others. If that’s the case, then it makes sense for FIA/FOM to limit the involvement of the manufacturers, who could pull out at any time. If USF1 (GPExyz) uses a Merc powertrain, and Merc decides to quit the sport after 2010, it would be disastrous for such a small, young team.

As an aside, does anyone else find it more than interesting that MacLaren’s new road toy uses a bespoke, new flat-plane crank V-8 (à la F1) developed in-house by same said company, and not a Mercedes lump?

I suspect Merc’s position, like the other big companies, is tenuous at best. Mad Max would have had to take a longer-term view of the situation and make this choice to bring in a supplier whose only raison d’être is to make engines, thereby ensuring a measure of continuity for this new crop of small teams.

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