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F1 Teams / Re: Liberty Media CEO Maffei blocking Andretti F1
« Last post by Jericoke on Today at 07:09:33 PM »
Eccelstone may have been a regressive a-hole, but he recognized opportunities to grow the sport when they came along, AND was willing to change course when he made mistakes!

He'd never let spite get in the way of a buck.
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F1 Teams / Re: Liberty Media CEO Maffei blocking Andretti F1
« Last post by lkjohnson1950 on Today at 05:58:11 PM »
Perhaps Mr Maffei will get a subpeona from Congress and decide to change his mind. Few people enjoy the popularity of Mario across the US.
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F1 Teams / Liberty Media CEO Maffei blocking Andretti F1
« Last post by cosworth151 on Today at 05:22:43 PM »
Mario Andretti says Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei informed him that he will “do everything in my power” to ensure Andretti is never granted a Formula 1 entry. This took place at the Miami weekend.

“I was asked to go there,” said Mario to NBC News. “And just as I was trying to explain that to [Formula 1 CEO] Stefano [Domenicali], Greg Maffei, Mr. Maffei, broke in the conversation and he said: 'Mario, I want to tell you that I will do everything in my power to see that Michael never enters Formula 1.

“I could not believe that. That one really floored me. We’re talking about business. I didn’t know it was something so personal. That was really, oh, my goodness. I could not believe it. It was just like a bullet through my heart.”

Maffei is denying it. Yeah, right. It's really time to get Liberty out of F1.

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a60882643/mario-andretti-cadillac-f1-entry-will-never-be-granted/
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Miami F1 GP boss hits back at fake news about sky high food prices
« Last post by Alianora La Canta on May 19, 2024, 10:07:02 PM »
25% markup over the same sort of meal is reasonable.

The trouble is that tuna rolls at a Michelin-star restaurant in London are $18-$23 a portion, depending on which one you choose. Bear in mind that Michelin-star restaurants can charge a premium that Miami can't, because they're selling better-quality food and (usually) deliberately don't have quite enough seating to fill demand on a regular evening, let alone peak.

If one decides the Michelin-star restaurant isn't in a position to charge anything over the odds, and even if one assumes the Miami food was Michelin-star quality (obviously it wouldn't be able to acquire one ahead of the event and I don't think they carry quite as much weight in North America as Europe in any case), Miami would be right at the top end of that. However, the availability thing most Michelin-star restaurants have means this is unlikely to be the case. Both manufacture a captive audience in different ways.
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F1 Teams / Re: Andretti Global Open F1 Shop at Silverstone
« Last post by Alianora La Canta on May 19, 2024, 09:53:17 PM »
Quote from: Jericoke on April 11, 2024, 08:50:15 PM
I love the strategy:  embarrass F1 into making them accept Andretti

Next step should be running tests at F1 tracks with their car to show they're competitive.

Of course, things get complicated, since they've been accepted by FIA, are there rules they need to follow even though they're not part of Formula One?

If Andretti is not entering in 2025 or 2026, no regulation can be applied to them. This is because an entry cannot be deferred more than once, and Andretti's had 2025 as the initial possible year. One reason Liberty's claim was ridiculous is because the Year 1 expected/Year 2 deferred is the standard way for FIA acceptances to be processed. Liberty basically told the FIA it wasn't allowed to let any new team into F1 on the last year of a regulation ruleset, which exceeds its range of competence.
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F1 Teams / Re: Williams F1 cars still have too much belly fat, adding 4 & 1/2 tenths a lap.
« Last post by Alianora La Canta on May 19, 2024, 09:50:31 PM »
Halo may be lighter next year as well, because there are people bidding to supply F1 with a lighter version. Every gram helps.
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F1 Teams / Re: Williams F1 cars still have too much belly fat, adding 4 & 1/2 tenths a lap.
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 17, 2024, 05:40:00 PM »
I think the biggest cause of today's F1 "lorries" (with a nod to Ettore Bugatti  ;)  ) is the hybrid system followed closely by fuel enough for the entire race.
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General Automotive / Re: Ferrari patents revolutionary inline 6 pot upside-down Hydrogen engine
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 17, 2024, 05:29:17 PM »
Inverted engines are not a new idea. Many popular aircraft engines of the 1930's and 40's were inverted. Many WWII German warplanes were powered by Mercedes Benz 600 series and Junkers Jumo inverted vee engines. DeHavilland built an inverted inline Gypsy engine that powered many of their famous Moth biplanes. Here in the States, Fairchild's Ranger Engine Div. built inverted engines ranging from an inline 4 to a V-12.

Below is a pix of an MB 601 mounted in a Messerschmidt ME-109 fighter.
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F1 Teams / Re: Williams F1 cars still have too much belly fat, adding 4 & 1/2 tenths a lap.
« Last post by Jericoke on May 17, 2024, 02:53:39 PM »
I find it interesting that the rules are setup in such a way that it's a challenge to achieve the minimum weight.

In the past cars carried ballast to meet weight requirements, so it's interesting that every part of the car now is crucial, and getting the weight down means making a sacrifice somewhere else... or finding a brilliant solution.

(And I do appreciate that a lot of the 'excess' weight and size of a modern F1 car is dedicated to safety features)
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F1 Teams / Williams F1 cars still have too much belly fat, adding 4 & 1/2 tenths a lap.
« Last post by John S on May 17, 2024, 10:27:54 AM »
Vowles says they trimmed 14kg - yes 14kg coming into this season
..............and they're still overweight.  :o  :swoon:

Wonder how many other bottom feeding teams are also overweight?   :DntKnw:

https://racingnews365.com/williams-to-correct-five-year-suffering-over-next-six-grands-prix
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