- 05 May 08, 09:32#42394
"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker
Manufacturers come and go, maybe in a few years time we might see Toyota walk away, or suddenly shock horror BMW pull out. Ford will return one day with Cosworth. There were lots of privateer entries trying to get the last available grid slot this year such as the return of Jordan and also Jean Alesi's proposed entry.
With budget caps coming into place and the new aero-regulations meaning cars could be cheaper to make - leaving more room open for flashes of genious to build the best car, not "how many winglets shall we put on?" - this will be of benefit to the teams with not a great deal in terms of resources, but those with the resources such as BMW and Williams - who have already got their supercomputers and 1 of their wind tunnels working on next year's car - could well come out the best.
With budget caps coming into place and the new aero-regulations meaning cars could be cheaper to make - leaving more room open for flashes of genious to build the best car, not "how many winglets shall we put on?" - this will be of benefit to the teams with not a great deal in terms of resources, but those with the resources such as BMW and Williams - who have already got their supercomputers and 1 of their wind tunnels working on next year's car - could well come out the best.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker