F1 - Marussia in administration.

[CaNsA]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/27/marussia-administration-formula-one-us-grand-prix-caterham

[kerr]

Will be more to follow if the bring in 3 cars to a team
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[arry]

[weasley]

Thing is, Bernie is contractually obliged to put at least 20 cars on the grid. With two teams missing that's 18 cars. The only quick fix is three car teams. But then the big teams will dominate the grid and the midfielders (Force India, Lotus, Sauber etc) will become the new back markers struggling for funding because of poor results.
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[MC]

I don't see the problem with customer cars (like the Toro-rosso Vettel won in). Means smaller teams can be more competitive, score more points, rather than struggling to stay afloat.

Don't really like the 3 car idea, means you could have an entire podium taken by a single manufacturer (which would be mainly Mercedes this year).
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[bEN_]

The first qualifying session is going to be hilarious


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[Polarbear]

I'd like to tie that wank stain between two cars and wave GO!
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[MC]

To be fair to the 'new' teams, they did enter the sport with promises of cost-cutting which hasn't really happened. Do think they've been a bit of a joke though, USF1 not even making it to the grid, Maurssia not having a big enough fuel tank, and the whole LOTUS... LOTUS?, no not that LOTUS thing.
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[Rogerborg]

Needs more rasslin' style pre-race stare downs and "I will eat your family" scuffles.

No, really. Bunch of bloody robots these days, hard to care who wins.
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[iooi]

[map]

F! is just a cash cow. I believe once upon a time it was supposed to be the ultimate expression of the sport. Wish we could get back to the days when engines were made by the likes of Coventry-Climax

If you don't know what I mean have a look at the movie Grand-Prix with James Garner. If you ever get to see close up one of the old cars you'll wonder how they survived.
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[bEN_]

At least there's the yank team coming in, Honda are making a return, rumours of Audi joining, so it's not all bad.

The owner of caterham seemed to set up his F1 team just because he could, he never seemed to care just threw some spare cash at it, then bailed and left them in the shit.

I wonder if Bernie will give Marussia an advance on their championship prize money, assuming Sauber don't have a few really good races.

Remember how small the grids were in Motogp at one point?
if they can sort of resurrect themselves, F1 can
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[Rogerborg]

[orac]

I reckon it would be one flash from Schumacher
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[angryjonny]

[bEN_]

i like seb, he's quite down to earth and a funny guy, doesn't try to be something he's not like gangsta boy lewis

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