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Post by chrisb on Apr 4, 2020 8:50:19 GMT
that is excellent, the Hulk is a miss and would grace any commentators box
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Post by chrisb on Apr 12, 2020 8:41:56 GMT
do we know what the stars are doing? I have read a lovely story of Charles helping the Italian Red Cross out, not sure what he is doing but if he is driving the ambulance I guess they will definitely get there very quickly
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Post by mikael on Apr 17, 2020 18:25:46 GMT
Not much of interest on the various F1 sites at present, of course; but I was intrigued by a photo (at grandprix.com) of Sainz's McLaren, showing that they have a university as sponsor. Looking at the "floor board", in front of the right rear wheel, it says "KAUST", which means "King Abdullah University of Science and Technology". (KAUST's symbol is there too, so it's not a mistake). Of course it's a university that runs on Saudi Arabian oil (money) - nonetheless, it's a university.
This must be a "world's first" - a university supporting an F1 team. Or have any of you seen something equivalent in earlier years?
It's interesting also that McLaren apparently has no title sponsor in these years, but rather a whole battery of supporting companies that presumably pay a smaller amount than a title sponsor - a bit, maybe, like by Ferrari in the "old days".
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Post by René on Apr 17, 2020 19:17:18 GMT
Well spotted and interesting indeed, Mikael. There's a lot of Bahrein/Saudi money behind McLaren these days. Obviously no need for a real title sponsor. As for the university, not sure about Formula 1 but I immediately thought of the 1980 Ferrari 512 BB Le Mans (as I have a slot car of this model) with European University Antwerp sponsorship.   The Ferrari F1 team in the 1970s had no real title sponsor but there was big money behind it from FIAT and state oil company Enichem (Agip). |
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Post by charleselan on Apr 18, 2020 19:17:45 GMT
I remember that University sponsored 512BB, it looked really good as did many other versions of that car. Not the quickest thing around but they were quite sturdy and reliable, also sounded good with that big 12 cylinder engine. I seem to recall that Pink Floyd's manager ran one, Steve O'Rourke I think his name was. It is a difficult one that you have posed there Mikael, and i cannot find any easily found reference to a University sponsoring an F1 team before the McLaren one you have posted. However i came across this interesting little piece which might be of interest:- petrolicious.com/articles/why-doesnt-every-college-have-a-vintage-race-teamInterestingly they are racing a classic Riley 1.5 saloon which in its day was a very decent car. My father had one in the early 1970's (not newly bought) finished in two tone cream and light green. It was well appointed with walnut dash and real leather seats and a pretty good gearbox for a British Leyland Group vehicle or BMC as it was known when the car was originally released.  |
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Post by Carl on Apr 18, 2020 22:29:16 GMT
... a classic Riley 1.5 saloon which in its day was a very decent car. My father had one in the early 1970's (not newly bought) finished in two tone cream and light green. It was well appointed with walnut dash and real leather seats and a pretty good gearbox for a British Leyland Group vehicle or BMC as it was known when the car was originally released. John Charles, When domestic cars were so massive in the 1950s and 1960s, a handful of Americans thought European cars were clearly more rational. I loved riding in my cousin's TR3-A, my neighbor's Karmann Ghia, and later my own Sprite. The Riley 1.5 is one I would have admired for its good looks and reasonable scale, but to my knowledge was never imported.
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Post by chrisb on Apr 19, 2020 7:20:33 GMT
the Riley was a nice car - with a good turn of speed, I wonder what they are worth now? and my sister had a left-hand Kharmen, which in her hands was terrifying,
The University question is a good one, there has always been strong connections, wind tunnels, research and I seem to vaguely remember London Uni building a race car, which they raced, but memory is really distant on that one and I can't remember the category, I also seem to recollect the Uni of Texas being involved in sponsoring a NASCAR at one stage, but I could be wrong-
I do think there is growing momentum for 'closed' races, although at some circuits I am not sure we would notice the difference,
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Post by robmarsh on Apr 19, 2020 8:33:04 GMT
Now would be a good time to run the championship in the Arab Emirates so that they could have their next 20 years of races all in one year and then we would never have to go there again.
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Post by René on Apr 19, 2020 10:53:31 GMT
Now would be a good time to run the championship in the Arab Emirates so that they could have their next 20 years of races all in one year and then we would never have to go there again. Haha, now there's an idea! Brilliant Rob!  |
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Post by chrisb on Apr 20, 2020 5:50:29 GMT
great idea Rob,
I understand there was a virtual race last night and Charles won, well Rene and Ferrari fans, you've won!
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Post by robmarsh on Apr 20, 2020 9:20:19 GMT
Yep I watched the last half a lap. Really these virtual races leave me stone cold.
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Post by René on Apr 20, 2020 13:08:40 GMT
Yep I watched the last half a lap. Really these virtual races leave me stone cold. They are only fun for the ones playing. |
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Post by charleselan on Apr 20, 2020 20:09:17 GMT
Isn't that what Ecclestone ultimately wished to see, races all seen on TV with no spectators sullying up the venue.
Great idea having all those races held in the desert locations on mass, then never to be seen or heard of again.
Oil prices currently falling through the floor, so its not all bad news.
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Post by chrisb on Apr 20, 2020 20:52:07 GMT
Rob, Rene,, I have never played any online games, it just doesn't interest me and I watched 5 seconds of the E Nascar series and it was dreadful, one thing for sure it will never replace the real thing
BCE and MM cared so little for spectators - we were just so unimportant and it was all about TV,
I did go through the list of team principals and list the ones I would have worked for:
Ove Anderson
Colin-
Dan
the Haas's
Patrick Head
Honda
Gerard Larrouse
Bruce
Minardi
Mo Nunn
Tim Parnell
Roger Penske
David Richards
JYS and Paul
Ken
Frank
Rob Walker
they are probably a few I have missed but these are generally the ones, however, the list who I wouldn't have worked for is quite extensive
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Post by charleselan on Apr 27, 2020 17:01:31 GMT
Rob, Rene,, I have never played any online games, it just doesn't interest me and I watched 5 seconds of the E Nascar series and it was dreadful, one thing for sure it will never replace the real thing BCE and MM cared so little for spectators - we were just so unimportant and it was all about TV, I did go through the list of team principals and list the ones I would have worked for: Ove Anderson Colin- Dan the Haas's Patrick Head Honda Gerard Larrouse Bruce Minardi Mo Nunn Tim Parnell Roger Penske David Richards JYS and Paul Ken Frank Rob Walker they are probably a few I have missed but these are generally the ones, however, the list who I wouldn't have worked for is quite extensive Hey Chris I think we would have to take a serious look at that list of yours there. As much as I hero worshiped Chapman I could never ever have worked for a guy like him, an employees nightmare. Ken Tyrrell; Dan; Rob Walker; Ove; Mo Nunn; Minardi; Bruce; Gerard Larrousse most definitely. Also very surprisingly Jean Todt who was apparently wonderful to work for in his Peugeot Rally days, a very supportive manager by all accounts. |
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