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[bud]

from old updates maybe

What do you mean?

[ivey]

from old updates maybe

What do you mean?

They had the same wing before but didn't bring it up until SPA - may have been a wing for a track with high downforce needed. I don't know if that makes sense though

[f1usa]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

[Tony_sa]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

it starts...

[Gaz]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

i doubt that.

[bud]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

Not really surprising, Mobil is a Mercedes sponsor joining McLaren when Mercedes did.

it starts...

what starts?

[scotty]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

i doubt that.

It's still just a rumor i think, but it all ties together very nicely - McLaren have been rumored to be linking up with Petronas, who have ties with BMW, which in turn leads back to the rumor of McLaren being interested in the BMW engine division...

[bud]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

i doubt that.

It's still just a rumor i think, but it all ties together very nicely - McLaren have been rumored to be linking up with Petronas, who have ties with BMW, which in turn leads back to the rumor of McLaren being interested in the BMW engine division...

[Gaz]

F1-Live.com reporting Mobil 1 to transfer sponsorship from McLaren to Brawn/Mercedes for 2010.

i doubt that.

It's still just a rumor i think, but it all ties together very nicely - McLaren have been rumored to be linking up with Petronas, who have ties with BMW, which in turn leads back to the rumor of McLaren being interested in the BMW engine division...

Thats not to bad then if the BMW engines can be made better

[f1usa]

Who will be Brawn's title sponsor, Mercedes or Mobil 1. If departure of Mobil 1 is true that could be reason why McLaren haven't signed Kimi.

[bud]

Who will be Brawn's title sponsor, Mercedes or Mobil 1. If departure of Mobil 1 is true that could be reason why McLaren haven't signed Kimi.

Mercedes arent a sponsor if they own the team. Secondly Mobil is already being used by Brawn as they are Mercedes choice of lubricants and petrol, In McLarens stand point they are a supplier and not just a mere sponsor so the money they pay for their logo on the car is not that great considering they give a product for free.

[Rivelution]

Well lets look at it. Ferrari stopped developing this years car in Hungary

Belgium

Our direct competitors are still improving their car, while we have been using the same car since the race in Hungary at the end of July."

thats some funny PR right there, they brought a new rear wing to Spa, Even on F1.com's technical updates.

You sure?

edit: ahh yes you are right. I wonder why he would say that? Hmm, must have had a drink before!

[EwanM]

Mercy

[scotty]

Brawn: Team can be even stronger

By Jonathan Noble and Jamie O'Leary Monday, November 9th 2009, 13:31 GMT

Ross Brawn believes that his team can be even stronger next season, thanks to beginning work on its definitive 2010 car far earlier than a year ago.

Brawn's first Formula 1 car, the BGP 001, was originally designed around a Honda powerplant, and adapted for a Mercedes engine only weeks before the start of the season.

Despite this, the team still took the constructors' world title in its maiden season with Jenson Button winning six grands prix on his way to the drivers' crown.

Brawn believes that heading into a second season with Mercedes - this time with a rear end designed around the German manufacturer's engine – will help strengthen the team's bid to retain its titles.

"The main thing for us is that it’s the second year of working with Mercedes," said Brawn.

"It should be a much better installation because we've had an opportunity to begin early and have the sort of exhaust system that we need, design the gearbox properly for the engine, design the chassis properly for the engine, put the right coolers on... all of those things.

"Obviously we've had a good run into installing this engine in the car, so things like the cooling system and the airbox have been developed a bit more thoroughly in the new car.

"Fuel consumption's going to be critical, so efficiency in those areas and also in keeping the startline weight to a minimum is going to be critical."

Brawn said that the Brackley-based team's determination to retain its front-running status next year was the primary cause of it losing ground to chief rival Red Bull during the second half of the 2009 season.

"We have been trying to balance what we do this year with next year," he added. "With the aerodynamicists going through their programme regularly, we decided at mid-season only to take a week to work on this year's programme, while keeping the rest of the windtunnel time focused on next year.

"If I’m honest, we didn’t throw enough at it, but on balance we got away with it.

"But we needed to get on with next year’s car. Next year we've got no refuelling, a different chassis shape, different tyres and there's a lot of work. And because we don't want to be a one-season wonder, we've had to make sure we can balance this year's and next year’s cars."

If this is true....

[Jensonb]

Gods I hope we remain frontrunners. We've had more than our fair share of tootling around at the back and languishing in the midfield.

I have a lot of faith in Ross. If anyone can keep this team at the front, it's The Boss.