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I'm loosing interest! by cosworth151
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Newey puts finger on F1 future tech recruitment problem by John S
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The first Formula One car from Colin Chapman the 1957-58 Lotus-Climax Type 12 chassis '353' is set for Auction in Monaco this May.

Guide price a modest €290,000 – 390,000 Euros. - does that seem cheap, or is it just me? 

https://f1i.com/news/502942-first-ever-lotus-f1-car-set-for-auction-in-monaco.html

I have just read the article below and it see the F1 engines in 2026 are to be electrical generators and will have virtually nothing to compare to road cars which has always been the argument for going down this road.
Maybe one of you knows more about the 2026 regulations but if what I have read in 2026 I maybe watching something else!

https://www.planetf1.com/news/adrian-newey-on-2026-f1-engine-regulations-strange-formula

Since it's been so long since F1 was at Shanghai track - so long in fact that Kimi was still driving in F1.  Let Kimi remind us how it should be driven.

Sorry, youll have to click thru to YouTube to watch it - URRRGH FOM - £&CK!

Charles has launched his own Ice Cream line, LEC. 

There's a freezer company in Britain with the name LEC, think they even had an F1 team for David Purley in the 70s - well a single seater team anyway - wonder if they'll be consulting Lawyers? 

https://f1i.com/images/505100-speedy-scoops-leclercs-icy-new-venture-hits-the-frozen-aisle.html

Adrian has identified a previously unspoken consequence of the cost cap in F1.
Basically with the cost cap stuck or even falling how are teams going to be able to retain highly qualified engineers, let alone recruit the next generation for what is supposed to be the pinnacle of motorsport?

This raises a critical question for F1 can the cost cap be maintained while fostering an environment that attracts and retains top engineering talent?

How long before standards fall from what most recognise has been the second most innovative & progressive engineering hotbed to actual war?

Below are the main paras about what Newey thinks will likely cause declining standards due to cost cap.

Is the answer a shift to a two part cost cap, one part resources & materials, with manpower/staffing as a second and more flexible allocation - in terms of inflation & market conditions?

Newey on cost cap

"I think the hidden danger of the cost cap, which none of us probably really thought about when it first came in, is that Formula 1 used to be the best paid engineering discipline in the world," Newey exclusively told RacingNews365.

"Therefore, we would be able to hire and attract from universities, the brightest young graduates, and now with the cost cap, with the amount of inflation and the cost cap not rising with inflation, that is no longer the case.

"At the same time, it is a double-edged sword as we also have start-up tech companies offering very high salaries and so now when we go to the universities, trying to attract graduates, we're no longer the best.

"Equally with our existing staff, we are losing people to tech companies and that is a real problem because it makes it difficult for us, as an industry, and not just our team, to attract the best engineers in the world.

"We are then trying to attract them on the basis of passion rather than purely because of the best salaries."

For now, no major changes are in the immediate pipeline to the structure of the cost cap, although the teams and the FIA do remain in contact and in discussions.

Above paras courtesy Jake Nichol & Aaron Deckers, Racingnews365.com, 13th April 24.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/video-thrashing-james-hunts-f1-car-round-monaco/

Now that's one more piece of the driver market sorted, since Fernando is staying for new era cars one more team off the list for Sainz - or is it? 

Anyone think Papa Stroll might replace his own son with another Spaniard? 

https://f1i.com/news/505070-alonso-extends-aston-martin-contract-until-2026.html

Looks like the Andrettis aren't taking no for an answer.

Andretti Global has opened its F1 facility at Silverstone. It will work with the principal Andretti site in Indianapolis and the team's Formula E facility in Banbury.

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a60455576/andretti-global-opens-f1-facility-silverstone/

	I'm loosing interest! [General F1 Discussion]	cosworth151 Today at 03:27:02 PM
	Cheque books ready: 1st Lotus F1 car coming to auction [F1 History]	John S Today at 11:41:20 AM
	Kimi reminds us just what China GP Shanghai F1 circuit has in store [General F1 Discussion]	lkjohnson1950 April 15, 2024, 04:53:33 AM
	There's a new iceman in F1 in Ferrari red overalls [F1 Drivers]	cosworth151 April 14, 2024, 04:03:58 PM
	Newey puts finger on F1 future tech recruitment problem [General F1 Discussion]	John S April 14, 2024, 11:17:25 AM
	Ted Toleman founder of F1 team has died at the age of 86. [General F1 Discussion]	Andy B April 13, 2024, 10:03:01 PM
	James Hunt's Hesketh at Monaco in historic race [F1 History]	lkjohnson1950 April 13, 2024, 07:21:01 PM
	Alonso stays at Aston Martin & signs until 26 for F1 team. [General F1 Discussion]	Dare April 12, 2024, 08:12:03 PM

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