Motor Racing

Angel H asked:


The new RB5 has debuted at Jerez. One noticable differnece is the front wing is quite different from the other 2009 cars that have already been unveiled.
This is from the offical Formula One website on the difference’s and includes pictures.
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/2/8911.html

I think that it’s quite possible that this car can push Red Bull higher in the field. Nothing except the internal gearbox has been carried over from the RB4 and Reanult has been able to increase the power of their engine which runs in the RB5 so i can’t see why RB can’t go further and maybe even score a maiden win.
Yeah Rosbif I did see your question about the RB5 posted earlier this week but I only saw it after a best answer had been chosen. Plus my internet usage didn’t allow me to view the CGI video.

Nate the Great asked:


I mean Ferrari is for like serious racing like formula one and ferrari challenge, but lamborghini doesn’t have that it’s just for show. I know some lamboes can be fast but compared to Ferrari it’s rubbish. But it gets more street attention

Ronnieboy34 asked:


I ask this question because Formula One as I know it today seems more on the up and up, and more gentlemanly (politics notwithstanding) than some other sports. I see many other sports get into some mad physical brawls and melees (and sometimes encourage fighting) and it bores me.

The “brawls” between drivers in F1 seem more gentlemanly, and tend to be fought on the track, with no fisticuffs later on. Ala Fernando and Massa, who fought on the track, verbally sparred in the post-race room, but never took it to fisticuffs.

What do you think?

Fire Storm asked:


…then would you miss him in NASCAR? I think Busch is capable of winning a few Sprint Cup championships in his career, and I would hate to see him ruin his career if he wasn’t competitive in F1. I don’t think he would go to F1 in 2010 with the USF1 team, but go later on in his career. But would you miss him if he ever made the switch? And Kyle Busch fans, would you follow him to F1?

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/02/27/preview.kybusch.open.to.f1/index.html

bodomboy17 asked:


i heard its coming out in June. Is that correct?

Angel H asked:


The former Honda team have now become Brawn GP Formula One Team. Drivers are Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
READ MORE:
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/3/8987.html

Is this good news to you?
I haven’t seen the photos yet. If you have a link to them please add it on. Thanks

Thomas Pretty asked:


The funding of Formula 1 is a mystery for many fans and even those inside the sport’s inner circles have trouble understanding the complexities. What is generally known is that funding for Formula 1 consists of huge sponsorship, television coverage and merchandise sales. The merchandise sales are somewhat of an afterthought for sponsors but as the popularity of Formula 1 is growing the merchandise market is also on the increase.

Formula 1 is like many other sports in respect to television coverage. Advertisers will pay for slots in the TV coverage and may even sponsor a specific channel’s coverage of an event. This lucrative method brings vast amounts of funding to the organising body of Formula 1, the FIA as well as its funding company, Formula One. This is important as Formula One is in the driving seat of presenting the Formula 1 package to the public, hence it needs immense funding to carry out these roles.

The Formula 1 teams support themselves in a number of ways; the bigger teams will be able to court sponsors from some of the biggest names in business, whereas smaller teams must make do with lower profiles patrons. Teams also produce their own merchandise ranges to cater for the needs of the average fans; once again the more popular teams obviously make more money.

Venues in the Formula 1 calendar are somewhat limited with their advertising freedom. As Formula 1 is ran by a small number of big business share holders the venue bosses are pushed out of the commercial decisions. Most venues do not have the rights to place their own signage and must pay to host the race. The majority of money made by venues is in the ticket and merchandise sales once fans are inside the track.

This explains why Formula 1 tickets can be very expensive, mainly due to venue managers trying to recoup some of the 13 million dollars they fork out annually to host a race. Hosting a Formula 1 race however is more about the prestige of being a premier world race track.

Formula One is the name of the business behind the sport of Formula 1; it is these businessmen and financiers that control how each race is funded and which sponsors are given preferential treatment. They also decide how much to ‘top up’ F1 teams’ merchandise and sponsorship profits; although this is kept a secret and can sometimes cause friction between teams.

The teams in recent years have not been making enough money from merchandise and sponsorship sales and are beginning to barter for more money from Formula One. Their argument is that they are the entertainers in the sport and so should get a bigger slice of the cake, whether this will be successful is doubtable.

The drivers are not paid from Formula One funds but are employees of the racing teams. The astronomical sums that many of them receive are incomprehensible to those on an average wage, they are however the best drivers in the world and have worked hard to get where they are. The popular drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso can also sign separate merchandising deals, usually for such luxury items as watches and jewellery.

The Formula 1 gravy train is driven by the big business that is Formula One, while Bernie Ecclestone holds a small part of the power in Formula 1; the big businesses that put up a lot of the funding ultimately demand respect. The bankers of the Formula One Company balance payment and income to keep Formula 1 at the pinnacle of motor racing entertainment.

Seemingly the biggest losers in the Formula 1 world are the venues, as ticket sales are most probably the smallest income when compared with the huge TV sponsorship and merchandise deals. In what is seen as an exclusive sport for the rich, the average fan can only afford his team’s merchandise. With high ticket prices and the worldwide nature of the sport it is hard for anyone but the super rich to follow this sport closely from the trackside.

Give Peace A Chance asked:


I just did a little research, and this site says that all the teams should be using hybird engines by 2010…: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/27/formula-one-hybrid-racing-coming-in-2010/
oh yeah, and both of the Red Bull teams suck!

Tom asked:


Does anybody know any colleges that specialize in motor racing in the uk, eg. British GT, Formula One…

well we have one, but it specializes in rallying

JOKERS WILD asked:


Lewis hamilton has made a stunning start to his motor racing career. Will he make it to the top this season?