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[EwanM]

Williams were born to run though. They only exist to race.

[Jabberwocky]

what about the Williams Clio?

[Gaz]

Williams were born to run though. They only exist to race.

Yeh i agree with that but Mclaren's roadcar program gives them some backing, so they can continue to race.

The Williams Clio as was a Renault really lol

was still cool i wanted one when i was younger.

[EwanM]

In 1992, Renault launched the Clio Williams with a limited run of 500, for racing homologation purposes. The car was named after the then Renault-powered Formula One team WilliamsF1, though Williams had nothing to do with the design or engineering of this Clio.

Wikipedia says so. I'll trust them just this once.

[Jabberwocky]

I prefered the Jordan Civic, but then again I have got a thing for Jap cars.

I do not think that F1 is a good deal for Merc because if they win the championship it is McLaren that won it. where as if Ferrari wins it is a Ferrari win. I think that was another nail in the Honda F1 coffin

[EwanM]

Mercedes reaffirm commitment to F1

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 13:45 GMT


Mercedes-Benz insist that there is no doubt about their total commitment to Formula One, after rubbishing reports that the company recently just scraped through on a vote to stay in the sport.

Stories emerging out of Germany over the weekend, which originated in the magazine Focus, suggested that the board of Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler had recently only agreed to stay in F1 after a 3-2 vote in favour.

It comes amid financial concerns for all car manufacturers because of the worldwide economic downturn.

But a spokesman for Daimler has said that the stories are incorrect, and in fact no vote took place regarding the company's future plans in F1.

"There was no voting by the Daimler board of management concerning Formula One," the spokesman told autosport.com. "Apart from this, it is correct to say that we continue our commitment."

Mercedes-Benz have just enjoyed a return to world title glory with Lewis Hamilton, and have their sights set this year on winning their first constructions' championship since 1998.



http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/73111

Well that ends this thread.

[McLaren Fan]

Looks like it.

[Gaz]

lol what a load of s*** nice one merc

[bud]

seemed a tad odd to begin with as compared to other car makes the Mercedes budget taking out the 40% ownership of McLaren is the cheapest on the grid. due to them not owning McLaren in full.

[EwanM]

seemed a tad odd to begin with as compared to other car makes the Mercedes budget taking out the 40% ownership of McLaren is the cheapest on the grid. due to them not owning McLaren in full.

Very true. Mercedes aren't stretched financially compared to the other teams.