The Official F1 Thread

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by eLmo
ok mr 'um louts'
i shall come bearing more F1 information another day..
right now i should go and read some uni shit :mad1:
nite

nitey... i should go study too

[RUB!X]

wow, the f1 fans are on fire!!! gw ppl ... m.sheuy to minardi, or give every1 a ferrari imo ...
the new changes will make racing in f1 cheaper for teams which is good, but why the fn hell does the EU want to ban ciggarette companies from advertising on cars, i mean mild seven (renault), marlboro (ferrari), lucky strike (bar) the list goes on .... ruin the sport and i'll be extremely pissed off ... teams are threatening to quit ...

[Cape]

Even if Schumacher was in a minardi, he would probably still win. Jean Todt wanted Kimi to go to ferrari in 2002, however, kimi didn't want to be the number 2 man.

I remember reading once, that ferrari did not spend as much money as other teams, like williams and toyota. I will post the details up in another thread.

Lately, the f1 mags are saying that ms have been falling down since the US grand prix in 2000. which is so true. The only reason why kimi kept up with schumacher, is cause montoya kept knocking him off the road & the points structure is so unfair.

Ralf is worth $14 million, he is just in a crap car at the moment. You can't blame him if montoya keeps knocking him off the road.

[eLmo]

Originally posted by Cape
The only reason why kimi kept up with schumacher, is cause montoya kept knocking him off the road & the points structure is so unfair.

:mad1: .. are you denying the fact that kimi is a good driver?.. & placing all of his success on the "bad points structure"?

Originally posted by Cape
Ralf is worth $14 million, he is just in a crap car at the moment. You can't blame him if montoya keeps knocking him off the road.

..yes the car is somewhat crap- though it would help if he could drive a little better
Go montoya

[eLmo]

Originally posted by RUB!X
but why the fn hell does the EU want to ban ciggarette companies from advertising on cars, i mean mild seven (renault), marlboro (ferrari), lucky strike (bar) the list goes on .... ruin the sport and i'll be extremely pissed off ... teams are threatening to quit ...

...I don't agree with this banning of cig companies advertising either.. otherwise where will the money come from?..

[Cape]

Wind tunnel:
Ferrari - 15.55 m
Williams - 13.56 m
MC - 13.28 m
Toyota - 11.94 m
Sauber - 11.71m
BAR - 10.40m
Renault - 8.24m
Jag - 5.65m
Jordan - 4.63m
Minardi - 3.39m

Research and development:
MC - 43.55m
Toyota - 22.14m
Ferrari - 22.60m
Williams - 20.90m
Renault - 17.40m
BAR - 16.99m
Sauber - 15.03m
Jordan - 12.97m
Jag - 10.80m
Minardi - 206,000

Car manufacturing:
Ferrari - 3.60m
MC - 2.70m
Toyota - 2.40m
Williams - 2.10m
BAR - 1.70m
Renault - 1.62m
Sauber - 1.50m
Jag - 1.25m
Jordan - 1.25m
Minardi - 750,000

Engine:
Toyota - 175m
BAR - 165m
Ferrari - 150m
Williams - 145m
MC- 140m
Renault - 110m
Jag - 60m
Sauber - 27m
Jordan - 15m
Minardi - 10m

Travel and accommodation:
Ferrari - 18.54m
MC - 13.39m
Toyota - 12.36m
Williams - 9.58m
BAR - 8.13m
Renault - 7.72m
Sauber - 7m
Jag - 5.45m
Jordan - 4.63m
Minardi - 2.36m

Testing:
Williams - 74.16m
Ferrari - 68.87m
Toyota - 66.6m
MC - 59.88m
BAR - 36m
Renault - 35.5m
Sauber - 25m
Jordan - 5.1m
Jag - 4.88m
Minardi - 3.8m

Races:
Ferrari - 32.77m
Toyota - 25.87m
Williams - 23.92m
MC - 22.06m
Renault - 21.85m
Sauber - 20.93m
BAR - 20.24m
JAG - 17m
Jordan - 14.55m
Minardi - 9,77m

Team salaries:
Ferrari - 46.4m
MC - 40.18m
Williams - 39.60m
Toyota - 39.30m
Renault - 38m
BAR - 37m
Sauber - 36m
Jag - 29.20m
Jordan - 18.80m
Minardi - 15.3m

Driver salaries:
Ferrari - 50m
Williams - 17.66
MC - 15m
Reanult - 8m
BAR - 7m
Toyota - 6.50m
Sauber - 6m
Jag - 4m
Jordan - 1.3m
Minardi - 600,000

Corporate entertaining / catering:
Williams - 12.56m
Ferrari - 9.9m
MC - 9.16m
BAR - 7.41m
Renault - 6.90m
Toyota - 6.40m
Sauber - 4.4m
Jag - 3.7m
Jordan - 1.69m
Minardi - 400,000

Total as of 2003:
Ferrari - 418.23m
Toyota - 368.51m
Mc - 359.22m
Williams - 359.04m
BAR - 309.87m
Renault - 255.23m
Sauber - 154.57
Jag - 141.93m
Jordan - 79.92m
Minardi - 46.58m

[eLmo]

Originally posted by eLmo
lmao... where are you getting this $50 idea from??

actually toyota spent more on their engine than bar did ($175m)

out of pure boredom: grand total spending;

ferrari $418.23 m
toyota $368.51m
mc $359.23m
bmw $359.04m
bar $308.87m
....
and then right down to minardi $46.58m lols

see i too was bored last night

[...]

Driver salaries:
Ferrari - 50m

Minardi - 600,000

Corporate entertaining / catering:
Williams - 12.56m

Minardi - 400,000



GO MINARDI!!!

[Orange Juice]

id wouldnt mind driving for minardi for 600k...all you gotta do is come last and drive in loops :P

[Cape]

I think to drive at minardi, u gotta have sponorship to bring in the money.

I know thats what happens at jaguar, eg: klien got his drive cause he was sponsored by red bull or something.

[eLmo]

Originally posted by Orange Juice
id wouldnt mind driving for minardi for 600k...all you gotta do is come last and drive in loops :P

lol... you'd do anything for over $50

it would be nice if they could do a little bit better.

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by eLmo
lol... you'd do anything for over $50

it would be nice if they could do a little bit better.

50 dolla is alot!
minadi will always suck unless they pay me to drive for them!

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by Cape
I think to drive at minardi, u gotta have sponorship to bring in the money.

I know thats what happens at jaguar, eg: klien got his drive cause he was sponsored by red bull or something.

thats fine by me... im sponsored by ferrari.. i know its a bit of a clash but i mean... i doubt minadi would care...

[eLmo]

lmao... someones living in lala land
when you do end up driving for minardi don't forget to give us all a pit pass

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by eLmo
lmao... someones living in lala land
when you do end up driving for minardi don't forget to give us all a pit pass

oh yeh sure...ill send em over next week... minadi havnt sent me the passes yet... im still waiting for my VIP card...so hopefully i get it soon or i wont be driving in the next race...

elmo you always distract me from studyiing@! :P

[eLmo]

lol .... sorry... i'll 'shhh' from now on

well just let me know when you get your VIP pass

go and study!

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by eLmo
lol .... sorry... i'll 'shhh' from now on

well just let me know when you get your VIP pass

go and study!

your too inviting for me just to study... i mean your a chick...and you like f1...
need i say more?
*patiently waits for everyone else to realise elmo is NOT A guy*

[eLmo]

Originally posted by Orange Juice
your too inviting for me just to study... i mean your a chick...and you like f1...
need i say more?
*patiently waits for everyone else to realise elmo is NOT A guy*

lmfao ty...
hmmm i'm quite sure that most ppl know i'm female
btw i think cape is also a girl < she's knows alot about f1 - even though she seems to have it in for kimi :mad1:
but still... i am not the only chick..

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by eLmo
lmfao ty...
hmmm i'm quite sure that most ppl know i'm female
btw i think cape is also a girl < she's knows alot about f1 - even though she seems to have it in for kimi :mad1:
but still... i am not the only chick..

omg really? cape is a chick... and also likes f1...whats this world coming to?(in a goodway)

[eLmo]

yes i am quite sure...

Originally posted by Cape
V8 supercars and f1!!! OMG THEY ARE THE BEST!!! I wanna be an f1 driver, except they reckon that chicks can't drive :mad1:

btw have you ever noticed that there is a large amount of sluty activity at the track? .. lol .. ie those chicks in little skirts etc walking all over the place..

[Orange Juice]

Originally posted by eLmo
yes i am quite sure...



btw have you ever noticed that there is a large amount of sluty activity at the track? .. lol .. ie those chicks in little skirts etc walking all over the place..

nothing wrong with a few ladiz with short skirts? i mean usually the track temperature is quite hot...

[eLmo]

..bahh .. how did i know you'd reply like that lol .. i'm sure the male population quite enjoys it ... enjoy away then..

i'm going to sleep- i thought you were meant to be"studying" ... nite
no more distractions now

[RUB!X]

Originally posted by Cape
I think to drive at minardi, u gotta have sponorship to bring in the money.

thread on fire!!!
true ... yah u know the hungarian government paid a shitload of money to get baumgartner into that minardi, its these little things that keep minardi alive ...

[RUB!X]

Originally posted by Orange Juice
nothing wrong with a few ladiz with short skirts? i mean usually the track temperature is quite hot...

lols

[Cape]

I don't think that u can be actaully sponsored by ferrari, u would be better off to try their parent companies, fiat and maserati.

Yeah, i am a chick as well, and i do have it in for kimi, only cause he bet michael.

Yeah, there is a large amount of sluty activitiy on the track. Why can't we focus more on the drivers??? They are better looking!!!

Thats why when i go to the race track to watch the v8s, i tend to spend most of my time in the paddock instead of in the grandstands.