Alfa Romeo returns to F1 in 2018

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Mclaren don't do their own engines they could have been the junior team of merc but they prefered to be backmarkers.

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adrianjordan wrote:
30 Nov 2017, 03:17
marmer wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 18:27
remember a few years ago when the idea of big teams having 2nd teams... didn't everyone hate the idea. now we are here and it seems a good idea.

the grid is basically a big and small team grid these days.

Mercedes palms off drivers to customer teams and takes the best back when a seat is free. while offering discounted engines basically keeping customer teams stuck in a loop of agreeing with them to save millions
Ferrari now have alfa which is basically a 2nd team just without being called Ferrari B
red bull have had Toro Rosso for years and are even going as far as to use them as a test for honda for the season after next as a stop gap for 2021 and the new engine regs
just leaves Renault out really perhaps one day haas, williams or force india will switch engines and fall the way of Sauber
Mclaren need a Jr team too. Maybe they'll end up pairing with Haas or renewing their previous involvement with Force India...
Williams is their junior team.
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Next up: Marchionne buys a stake in Haas F1 and sticks the Chrysler logo on the cars ;-)

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adrianjordan wrote:
marmer wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 18:27
remember a few years ago when the idea of big teams having 2nd teams... didn't everyone hate the idea. now we are here and it seems a good idea.

the grid is basically a big and small team grid these days.

Mercedes palms off drivers to customer teams and takes the best back when a seat is free. while offering discounted engines basically keeping customer teams stuck in a loop of agreeing with them to save millions
Ferrari now have alfa which is basically a 2nd team just without being called Ferrari B
red bull have had Toro Rosso for years and are even going as far as to use them as a test for honda for the season after next as a stop gap for 2021 and the new engine regs
just leaves Renault out really perhaps one day haas, williams or force india will switch engines and fall the way of Sauber
Mclaren need a Jr team too. Maybe they'll end up pairing with Haas or renewing their previous involvement with Force India...
They nearly had sauber until they tore up the honda engine deal. If this had happened in suspect McLaren might have stayed with honda.
This would have mean Haas could have stayed a Ferrari b team

The Haas approach and internal pride has supprized me and perhaps Ferrari
Yes they came in an where basically a Ferrari customer in almost everything but since that time they have almost distanced themselves from Ferrari. Almost as if they came with the idea that Ferrari are a good place to start let's buy that then build from it they seem to be happy to have two less than pg drivers and even turned down Ferrari drivers (gut) Haas only care about performance for the buck they spend

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marmer wrote:
30 Nov 2017, 11:35
Haas only care about performance for the buck they spend
Doesn't that make sense from the perspective of their F1 philosophy? Their cars being an advertising board for their flagging (in Europe) machine tool company.

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zeph wrote:
30 Nov 2017, 10:39
Next up: Marchionne buys a stake in Haas F1 and sticks the Chrysler logo on the cars ;-)
Or an even larger conspiracy:

"Ferrari to leave Formula 1 at the end of 2020, Alfa Romeo to take its place" :roll: :lol:
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Sauber revealed the livery for next year "Alfa Romeo" powered car

https://www.sauberf1team.com/photos/alf ... -team-2018

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A bit boring, in my opinion :roll:

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It's a concept livery, it will be different next year but will have red and white in it.
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I miss Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio put in the cockpit.

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enry86 wrote:
02 Dec 2017, 17:20
Sauber revealed the livery for next year "Alfa Romeo" powered car

https://www.sauberf1team.com/photos/alf ... -team-2018

https://www.sauberf1team.com/wp-content ... UTO-10.jpg

A bit boring, in my opinion :roll:
The car needs more red colour!

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Not many care about alfa's return as you can tell by the size of the thread. The whole return is mainly a marketing exercise.
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Is the actual priority - the protection of the Ferrari brand as No1?

Hence the call by Chrysler-Fiat to use their 'budget' Alfa-Romeo brand, rather than upmarket Maserati?

& is this why the Viper was dropped, since it trod on Italian toes - 'bang-for-bucks'- performance-wise?
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J.A.W. wrote:
12 Dec 2017, 11:59
Is the actual priority - the protection of the Ferrari brand as No1?

Hence the call by Chrysler-Fiat to use their 'budget' Alfa-Romeo brand, rather than upmarket Maserati?

& is this why the Viper was dropped, since it trod on Italian toes - 'bang-for-bucks'- performance-wise?
No, the Viper was dropped because it didn't sell very well, and because of new safety legislation in the U.S. that oblige every car to have side curtains air bags.

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J.A.W. wrote:
12 Dec 2017, 11:59
Is the actual priority - the protection of the Ferrari brand as No1?

Hence the call by Chrysler-Fiat to use their 'budget' Alfa-Romeo brand, rather than upmarket Maserati?

& is this why the Viper was dropped, since it trod on Italian toes - 'bang-for-bucks'- performance-wise?
Alfa has more sales potential. It is all about money. Market the product that has more potential. Maseratti offerings are a weak connection to F1. It be a big waste.
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mertol wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 14:18
Maybe we should expect a boost in Ferrari's performance now that they have a proper jr team.
Who says this is going to be Ferrari's junior team? One suspects Fiat are not putting Alfa's name into Formula 1 for the goodness of their health............