Lotus, Virgin & Hispania to use Xtrac’s “batch-produced” gearbox

Xtrac, the transmission technology specialist and long-established supplier of gearbox components to almost every Formula 1 team on the grid, is supplying the Hispania Racing F1 Team and Lotus F1 Racing with a newly designed gearbox, designated as project 1044, developed for the 2010 season.
Including the aluminium casing, it’s Xtrac’s first total transmission system [...]

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Op-Ed: Was Max Right? Todt thinks so

Ultimately that’s the question. Was former FIA president Max Mosley right? Were his warnings of an untenable F1 due to outrageous costs the downfall of Honda, BMW, Toyota and Bridgestone? Could he have been sending the right message to the wrong crowd?
Ferrari’s response to the Toyota decision has left me somewhat gape-mouthed [...]

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Theissen: Politely slamming 2009 regulations

Dr. Mario Theissen, BMW boss, has politely commented on the 2009 regulations. The intent, as FIA President Max Mosley put it, was to increase passing and improve the show. It was also the intent to cut costs this year as well. In both categories the regulations have failed but cost cutting gets [...]

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Williams: Legal ‘cost-cut’ document and FOTA reinstatement

Williams F1 CEO Adam Parr is looking for a quick, legal document to be produced that explains in detail the cost-cutting measures that FOTA and the FIA have agreed to according to the Telegraph. It is understandable from Adam’s position as they broke ranks with FOTA due to “legal obligations” that prevented them from [...]

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Doing Less with More~ M. Hallam

Spend more, achieve less: That’s the wholly unpleasant option currently on offer for Formula One teams that do not want to stick to the proposed, voluntary budget cap of roughly USD 60 million.

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