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wesley123 wrote:

Huntresa wrote:

wesley123 wrote:they'll probably just start sponsoring the winning team, like they always do.

How is that what they always do ? Jaguar wasnt exactly chasing down titles before Red Bull came in the picture... And neither was Toro Rosso eventho they still arent...

Wow. Out of the millions of things they sponsor only one of those wasn't a top team.

Problem in F1 was that at that time every top team had a stable title sponsor, so who could Red Bull sponsor? There was none available and I am confident that if Renault, McLaren or whoever was without a title sponsor back then, Red Bull would have jumped in(although this is only based on assumptions).

It isn't without reason that every Red Bull sponsored guy is a winning competitor in whatever they may be doing.

aleks_ader wrote:Very interesting!

Red Bull has admitted it might consider joining the FIA’s burgeoning electric single seater series, dubbed Formula E.

World champion Sebastian Vettel recently admitted he is no fan of the city racing concept, despite the fact the almost-silent cars are being built by famous Formula 1 names Williams and McLaren.

“I don’t like it at all,” the Red Bull driver said. ”I think the people come here to feel Formula 1 and there’s not much to feel when a car goes by and you don’t even hear anything else but the wind.”

Many, however, do not agree with Vettel. Former Formula 1 driver Michael Andretti has entered a team, as has the German carmaker Audi. Alain Prost is involved with the E.Dams outfit, and Super Aguri will be on the grid when the racing kicks off in China next September.

The concept has even wooed Virgin back to open wheel racing, while Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio is listed as a founder of the Venturi team.

Formula 1 world champion Red Bull’s Helmut Marko said: “We have been asked (to enter a team), but at the moment our full focus is on Formula 1.

“We will look again at this series and re-evaluate after the first season,” he told the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.

So no hopes for other teams. Adag ("chief" of FE) must make very quick intervention and prevent RB coming into the series. Future domination&monotony must be prevented. LOL No it is nice to had many huge ant strong marketing corporations even looking for possibility.

Just to point out rules aim to prevent any AERO work? How they think they will do that? Chassis from 1 suplier like this first year from SPARK? So for electro-motor and electronic&software deportment will also had very limiting ground to play with (space, suspension etc.). Does any had idea about rules from 2014 onwards? There are just wordings, does get here any sort of rumors...

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lizardfolk wrote:Wondering if I could get some clarification on FE. So the cars are only 180bhp right? So would watching these basically just be like watching F3?

Backmarker wrote:

lizardfolk wrote:Wondering if I could get some clarification on FE. So the cars are only 180bhp right? So would watching these basically just be like watching F3?

270bhp, so about 60bhp more than British F3 cars, but almost 300kg heavier. I think Formula E will get a lot more interesting when the technical side is opened up.

the EDGE wrote:Why are the formula E cars allowed to run with such a high nose, Is the FIA not as concerned with driver safety as they are in F1?

I would have thought his would have been a fundamental concern in design, especially as it's a spec series so the performance of the car is of a lesser concern

Manoah2u wrote:what i'd like to see is the classic lotus-type wingless cars with electric motors. i understand that is highly unlikely,
but it would look great.