What other major car companies should get involved with F1?

[NYCHonda]

As crazy as it may sound, I would like to see an unexpected auto manufacturer like Hyundai, Kia, Ssanyong, Daewoo, or even Daihatsu to be involve in an F1.

[NYCHonda]

As crazy as it may sound, I would like to see an unexpected auto manufacturer like Hyundai, Kia, Ssanyong, Daewoo, or even Daihatsu to be involve in an F1.

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by CarbonFibre If GM didn't want to spend the money to compete in Le Mans, they aren't going to dive into F1. After Audi's dominance in Le Mans, Cadillac pulled out and said that it was obvious that direct injection engine technology would have to be developed in order to compete, and they weren't willing to spend the money.

Yeah, GM would probably stay out of it. Keep in mind though the Corvette still competes in ALMS.

I personally would like to see Lotus or Porsche, but then again, I doubt entire company would have enough money to really compete in F1 without a major sponsor/contributor. Then again, people said the same thing about Ferraris in the 90s.

Another question to ask is that there are 10 teams (20 cars) right now in F1. Would FIA allow another team? Has there been a 22+ car field before? I remember a few years ago they had Arrows and Prost. . .

[mihai1235]

It would be nice to see Audi entering F1, and the CEO of Audi declared that if things are going well for Audi as a sports brand, they might enter Formula 1. Maserati cannot enter F1, because Ferrari is already there, but a co-operation between Audi and Maserati would look good.

[The359]

Whoever mentioned Aston Martin, they were already in Formula 1. They ran in 1959 with the DBR4 which had its best finish of 2nd at Silverstone and broke a lap record in the same race. In 1960 they ran the DBR5 but only ran it in two races before they decided to cancel the Formula 1 attempt.

The cars were both front-engined and destined to failure from the start when the rear-engine cars hit the scene.

[The359]

Originally Posted by ae86_16v Another question to ask is that there are 10 teams (20 cars) right now in F1. Would FIA allow another team? Has there been a 22+ car field before? I remember a few years ago they had Arrows and Prost. . .

There is no maximum limit on cars in Formula 1, merely a minimum limit. There must be at least 20 cars on the field, hence why they do not want to lost another team, or else some top teams will have to start fielding 3 cars per race.

There have been seasons with upwards of 30 to 40 cars.

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by The359 Originally Posted by ae86_16v Another question to ask is that there are 10 teams (20 cars) right now in F1. Would FIA allow another team? Has there been a 22+ car field before? I remember a few years ago they had Arrows and Prost. . . There is no maximum limit on cars in Formula 1, merely a minimum limit. There must be at least 20 cars on the field, hence why they do not want to lost another team, or else some top teams will have to start fielding 3 cars per race. There have been seasons with upwards of 30 to 40 cars.

Oh thanks, yeah, I've heard about the 3 cars thing. . . It is just so expensive now to keep manufacturers in F1.

Damn, 30 to 40 cars?!?! That is almost getting to be like NASCAR or something. . .

[levensnevel]

Well,

may be, may be :idea:
http://www.f1central.net/news/107692...e8b065e190f72d
Let's keep our fingers crossed

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by levensnevel Well, may be, may be :idea: http://www.f1central.net/news/107692...e8b065e190f72d Let's keep our fingers crossed

Yeah that would be nice. . . but people gotta keep in mind that Teams almost never win going right into it. But Americans are results driven and they demand wins right away.

In F1, you should be happy if you achieve wins within the first five years.

Just look at Toyota and Jaguar.

It would be nice if they stuck with it for a while. . . (The American Team that is).

[levensnevel]

ae86_16V

you tend to forget that Jaguar is a continuation of Stewart Racing.
Stewart Racing, aA team what started form 'scratch ' and managed a podium finish in their first year. So it has been done in recent history :fadein:

[S0300182]

Bentley coz they ruled LeMans or lamborghini be coz well just coz they dont take part in many racing events apart from 1, and hopefully there gonna take part in lemans with their Murcielago R-gt

[sads]

lotus please come back + id like 2 c audi porsche nissan vw and anyone who can afford it