- 12 Oct 09, 22:05#162289
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
From F1 Live:
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted the possibility that some of F1's new teams - Campos, Lotus, Manor and USF1 - might not actually make it to the Bahrain grid next March.
The influx of entrants is due not only to cost cuts, but because the traditional US $48m bond payable by new teams has been dropped. However, it is strongly rumoured that one or more of the new teams will not make their debuts as scheduled, chiefly because the budget limit regulations under which they decided to enter were subsequently scrapped.
It has also been suggested that some of the new teams are now sitting tight so that their places might be bought by more serious entrants. This would be one possible explanation for Campos' opposition to allowing a 14th confirmed entry for the BMW Sauber team for 2010.
"I think at the beginning all of them were serious projects," F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Auto Motor und Sport.
The Briton confirmed that the reason for the $48m bond, abandoned to entice new teams onto the grid, was to ensure that teams did not enter F1 simply to profit from later selling their official entry.
"I hope we will not be punished because of our generosity," he added.
Meanwhile, Ecclestone disputes claims that the outcome of the 2009 world championship proves that his 'medals' scoring system proposal was a bad idea.
Based on his number of race wins, Jenson Button would have claimed the championship in Singapore.
Instead, the Brawn driver has a comfortable points lead, but is struggling to put a lid on his 2009 campaign with a recent string of modest performances. "You know that I do not like the current points system,” Ecclestone said.
Told that Button would already be the champion if his medals system was in place, he answered: "With my system, he would not have won all those races at the start.
"Brawn benefited from their superiority in the first half of the season," he explained. "But if you had to win races to become world champion, the other teams might have woken up earlier. With my way or the current system, Button is world champion. But with my way, the guy in second place would never say he is going to stay there because the difference is only two points."
The current points system will remain in place next year.
E.A. © CAPSIS International
Source: GMM
The stuff about the teams is useful, but the latter part of the article is just laughable. He would say a black sheep was white.
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted the possibility that some of F1's new teams - Campos, Lotus, Manor and USF1 - might not actually make it to the Bahrain grid next March.
The influx of entrants is due not only to cost cuts, but because the traditional US $48m bond payable by new teams has been dropped. However, it is strongly rumoured that one or more of the new teams will not make their debuts as scheduled, chiefly because the budget limit regulations under which they decided to enter were subsequently scrapped.
It has also been suggested that some of the new teams are now sitting tight so that their places might be bought by more serious entrants. This would be one possible explanation for Campos' opposition to allowing a 14th confirmed entry for the BMW Sauber team for 2010.
"I think at the beginning all of them were serious projects," F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Auto Motor und Sport.
The Briton confirmed that the reason for the $48m bond, abandoned to entice new teams onto the grid, was to ensure that teams did not enter F1 simply to profit from later selling their official entry.
"I hope we will not be punished because of our generosity," he added.
Meanwhile, Ecclestone disputes claims that the outcome of the 2009 world championship proves that his 'medals' scoring system proposal was a bad idea.
Based on his number of race wins, Jenson Button would have claimed the championship in Singapore.
Instead, the Brawn driver has a comfortable points lead, but is struggling to put a lid on his 2009 campaign with a recent string of modest performances. "You know that I do not like the current points system,” Ecclestone said.
Told that Button would already be the champion if his medals system was in place, he answered: "With my system, he would not have won all those races at the start.
"Brawn benefited from their superiority in the first half of the season," he explained. "But if you had to win races to become world champion, the other teams might have woken up earlier. With my way or the current system, Button is world champion. But with my way, the guy in second place would never say he is going to stay there because the difference is only two points."
The current points system will remain in place next year.
E.A. © CAPSIS International
Source: GMM
The stuff about the teams is useful, but the latter part of the article is just laughable. He would say a black sheep was white.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
- By darwin dali