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F1 News & Discussions => General F1 Discussion => Topic started by: Calman on February 02, 2019, 09:09:41 PM

Title: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: Calman on February 02, 2019, 09:09:41 PM

Goodbye "Sauber" ....

Looks like another team will be wearing a new badge this season. 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47089294

Best Regards,
Cal :)

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: John S on February 02, 2019, 09:24:04 PM

And enjoying a bigger budget, rumour says FIAT will fund it with 100m in sponsorship this year instead of 50m last.  :swoon:
I guess after BMW gave up Peter used to dream of funding like that.  ;)

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: Calman on February 02, 2019, 09:42:28 PM

Indeed John,

I read (not long after) that the expected budget should become approximately double ... so on the back of their progress in 2018, let's hope they can work towards a mid field level of competitiveness.

Best Regards,
Cal :)

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: John S on February 02, 2019, 10:25:26 PM

Mid field Calman???  ::)  Kimi wont be looking for that.  ;)

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: Calman on February 02, 2019, 10:49:34 PM

Quote from: John S on February 02, 2019, 10:25:26 PM

Mid field Calman???  ::)  Kimi wont be looking for that.  ;)

If Kimi can win a race in an Alfa ... and leave Lewis & Seb scratching their heads, I would be VERY happy (if not only to hear another MWAH on the podium).

Best Regards,
Cal :)

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: Irisado on February 03, 2019, 11:09:36 PM

Raikkonen won't win a race in a B spec Ferrari, sorry Alfa Romeo, because Ferrari won't allow that to happen.  More to the point, the car won't be fast enough to give him a chance, so barring a freak weather result, such as Italy 2008, you're not going to see a Ferrari customer car win a Grand Prix.

This is the latest nail in the coffin for Formula 1 being a competitive sport between different teams.  The grid is effectively now comprised of four Mercedes (Mercedes and Racing Point/Force India), four Red Bulls (Red Bull and Toro Rosso), and six Ferraris (Ferrari, Haas, and Alfa Romeo).  In my opinion, this is both depressing and unacceptable.  If Formula 1 is supposed to be about competition between 10-13 different teams, which is what I thought it was meant to be, it is failing abysmally.

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: Monty on February 04, 2019, 09:34:50 AM

Alfa will be Ferrari with a different name; Torro Rosso will be Red Bull Racing by a different name and one of them will become Honda Racing at some time in the future; so what will Mercedes do to have a second team? Call Williams 'Smart' racing  :DD

Title: Re: Alfa Romeo Racing ...
Post by: guest3164 on February 04, 2019, 02:12:17 PM

On the basis of 2018, that's an insult to Smart cars!