astracrazy wrote:another example of the FIA saving money and going green, what £100,000+? Makes me laugh, they don't just have one either. App they have quiet a few of them
That is true, there is 5 of them in constant rotation, Same with the medical cars.
Theres 2 at any GP, 2 traveling to the next GP and one in service as the one that was used as the primary at the previous GP gets striped down and re-built if need be. The medical cars are run differently however. There are 3 at any GP and another 3 traveling to the next GP and another 2 in service/storage. The medical cars require very little service time as they are roughly 85% the same as the road car version, just a little added horsepower and better suspension and brakes on those cars.
Its not the FIA that foots the bill for this, its Mercedes. They use this as a marketing and advertising item, and is an aggreement with the FIA that is to run till 2016 at current, i think. When the current aggreement was signed in 2008, both the FIA and Mercedes aggreed the saftey and medical cars will change every 2 years. The FIA do not foot any cost. Also the old saftey and medical cars will filter down to other series, the old cars will now go arround with the World Series By Renault now i think.
