FORMULA ONE 2009

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bosan gak trek turki tu

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semua company dari jepun..

takkan kerajaan jepun tak buat bail out kt company kete diarorang

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salah satu cara adalah kurangkan berlumba trek diluar benua eropah..

takkan usul ni yg begitu mudah tak diketengahkan oleh bernie tu.Kos pengangkutan tu perlu difikirkan jugak

skit2 ubah rules utk jimatkan kos..

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masalahnya trek kat europe ni kebanyakanya dah lama dan tempat duduk tak banyak berbanding trek asia yang moden dan banyak tempat duduk walo payah nak penuh tapi faktor utama bernie nak round donia sebab negara asia terutama sanggup bayar mahal sebab nak host f1

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trek kat asia ni mmg moden la..banding trek kat eropah tu..

tapikan buat ape plak sibuk2 nak buat byk kat asia..last2 yg jadi mangsa pun trek asia jugak..tgkla.mcmane singapore tu terpaksa buat malam...malaysia dan australia pun kena gak buat petang sikit..pasal ape..nak org eropah boleh tgk..tak ke nampak stupid

bernie tu dah gilakan duit..nyanyuk sibuk nak cari trek baru..yg sedia ade apekata bekerjasama dgn negara2 eropah design baru trek masing.Aku rasa negara2 eropah lagi kaya dari negara asia termasuk Malaysia..

ShadowChaser

yang singapore tu derang sendiri yang carik penyakit la

kat europe payah sket weta pasal kebanyakannya govt derang malas layan, trek kat sana byk privatise dah

greyrose

judi tu apa

ShadowChaser

Bernie and the Germans

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says that he will not be happy if the German Grand Prix follows France and drops off the F1 calendar in 2010. He is not the only one. The Hockenheim circuit is owned by the town of Hockenheim and by the Badischen Motorsport Clubs Hockenheim. Its operations are headed by Karl-Josef Schmidt. He has already warned that unless there is help from the federal government the circuit will not be hosting any more F1 races because of the $6.8m that was lost on the 2008 race. The next race at Hockenheim is not due until the summer of 2010 but Schmidt says that he wants a financial solution in the next few weeks. The regional government of Baden-Wurttemburg came to the rescue of Hockenheim back in 2002 when it provided $13m a major reconstruction of the circuit. Ever since then it has been officially known as Hockenheimring Baden-Wurttemberg. There were further money troubles in 2006 but Hockenheim's mayor Dieter Gummer managed to negotiate a loan of $5.5m loan from the Baden-Wurttemberg state bank, to avoid bankruptcy.

Baden-Wurttemberg is one of Germany's most prosperous states and is the home of automotive companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Robert Bosch GmbH in addition to software giant SAP. It has been run since 1953 by the Christian Democratic Union, but the current Minister-President Gunther Oettinger, who has been in charge since April 2004, has long had a hard line, refusing direct financial aid, arguing that private enterprise must step in and that the circuit must improve its financial performance. The track has been expanding its other businesses, marketing itself as an events venue, and even tried to land the $80m stadium which was planned by SAP's Dietmar Hopp for his Hoffenheim soccer club. That deal eventually went to Sinsheim.

The German carmakers say it is not for them to finance the circuit and the public interest in F1 has been weakening since the retirement of Michael Schumacher, despite the efforts of Nick Heidfeld, Timo Glock, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg and Adrian Sutil.

Gummer remains in charge in Hockenheim and says that the Grand Prix is no longer justifiable. Going to the state is no longer an option as the bank is currently being kept afloat by the state government after taking serious hits in the ongoing financial crisis. The Germans want Ecclestone to reduce his financial demands and they may end up going to the FIA to argue that as a traditional event they need to be protected.

Ecclestone is not keen on any race getting a cheaper deal and says that the German government should subsidize the event. The German government did a great deal to support Germany's bid for the soccer World Cup in 2006, offering guarantees which helped win the deal. It also provided improvements to transport infrastructure estimated to have been worth $4.7bn and direct aid to build stadiums in Berlin and Leipzig, which cost $320m. A report released by the German Institute for Economic Research later concluded that the claimed effects of the World Cup was exaggerated and that the resulting economic growth was negligible. The tournament made a profit of $250m for FIFA, the international soccer federation, and DFB, the German football association, and cafes, hotels and restaurants all cashed in but the resulting income fell way short of the claims.

The German economy went into recession at the end of last year, suffering from the strong euro, high oil prices, the credit crunch and lower demand in the export markets. The government announced a $67bn package of tax cuts and investmen to try to boost the economy but that has done little to help the situation with the economy suffering much more than had been expected. Economy Minister Michael Glos has just resigned and, with an election due in the autumn, Chancellor Angela Merkel is relying on Baron Karl-Theodor von und zu Guttenberg to give the Germans hope for the future.

Spending money on race tracks may not be an important consideration in the circumstances.

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bole je buat kerjasama..

untung2 pun kerajaan negara diaorang..

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adeh...

ni mmg feveret trek..

mmg terasa kehilangan schumy..yg german sedia ada pun baru je nak naik..

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Gambo kereta terbaru redbull

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'Spygate' duo Stepney, Coughlan free to return to F1

Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan – the two men who came close to bringing Formula 1 to its knees with the well-publicised espionage row of 2007 – have been pronounced free to return to the top flight by FIA President Max Mosley.

Former Ferrari chief mechanic Stepney and McLaren-Mercedes chief designer Coughlan were implicated in the transmission of private, top-secret data from the Scuderia to its Woking-based rival – a saga that became referred to as 'Stepneygate', and one that not only cost both men their jobs, but earned McLaren a sporting record $100 million USD fine and exclusion from the 2007 constructors' world championship.

In the wake of the spying row that rocked the sport two summers ago and the subsequent investigation by the sport's governing body, Stepney and Coughlan were not formally punished, but Ferrari did initiate legal proceedings against the former in Italy and the FIA advised teams 'that they [should] not professionally collaborate with Mr. Stepney without conducting appropriate due diligence regarding his suitability for involvement in international motorsport'.

Stepney subsequently went on to accept a role as Director of Race Technologies at new sportscar outfit Gigawave, but now it has been revealed that on the request of one of their lawyers, an effective 'pardon' has been issued, restrictions have been lifted and the pair are free to once again seek job opportunities in the highest echelon.

“The other day we got a letter from the lawyers of one of them saying he has got this restriction and this restriction, and it does seem a little bit mad to make them serve out even longer when the two teams concerned are making love to each other,” :@Mosley told British newspaper the Daily Telegraph. “So, we have said we will let them forget it.

“In the end they were just very minor players. If the full story came out, they are two minor players and there are people who are not minor players – but the full story will probably never come out.”

mana leh gini, patut derang ni kena ban for life :@

[ Last edited by  ShadowChaser at 12-2-2009 09:01 AM ]

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aku tak kisah gak dedua tu masuk balik F1..harap dapat pengajaran ler

kalo ada team upah balik dua2 ni mmg untung pasal mmg pakar bab bidang masing2

apa kata kalo stepney,coughlan,adrian newey,brawn,jean todt bergabung buat team sendiri.driver plak ambik button ngan sebastian vettel...mmg best!

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Schumi 'fine' after bike crashhttp://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_4914836,00.html

pheewwhhh!!
tapi aku tak hairan pun

ShadowChaser

bab jean todt tu payah sket dia dah bapak ferrari skarang

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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he will do what he canto keep Honda's team on the starting grid after the Japanesemanufacturer pulled out in December.

Team principal Ross Brawn and chief executive Nick Fry are lookingfor new owners and backers although the most likely scenario for the700-strong British-based team remains a management buyout.

Ecclestone said he was confident the renamed team would make the season-opening race in Australia on March 29.
"We'vebeen talking to them (the management), whatever happens we'd like tosee the Formula One team stay in business," Ecclestone told the Timeswebsite.

Asked whether he could make a financial commitment tohelp their fight for survival, he added: "I'd rather not comment onthat but we will do whatever we have to do to try to make it happen.

"Idon't even know whether we could legally be involved - we probablycouldn't," he said, referring to European Commission rules.
"TheCommission might say that because we are the commercial rights-holder(that) we shouldn't be part of it. I don't know at this stage, butthere is a possibility that loans could be made or something."

Britain'sJenson Button and Brazilian Bruno Senna, nephew of the late triplechampion Ayrton, are expected to drive if the team are in a position tocompete in Melbourne.

The renamed team will need a new enginesupplier, with Honda saying in December they were pulling outcompletely, but McLaren's partners Mercedes are willing to provide thepower units.

"We have offered as much help and assistance aswe can in the interests of the sport as a whole and the solidarity ofthe Formula One Teams' Association to help the Honda team stay inbusiness," McLaren chief executive Martin Whitmarsh told the Guardiannewspaper.

The paper added, however, that the current Hondateam management still had to convince Mercedes that they could pay the8 million euro fee for an annual supply of engines and could have only10 days left to do so.

Mercedes also wanted to be sure the team's new identity and sponsors would not compromise their brand, the paper added.
Senna is expected to bring sponsorship from Brazil's Petrobras, who previously backed Williams, and telecoms company Embratel.petrobas ni montoya bawak masuk dulu kan


TheBrazilian was runner-up in the GP2 support series last season but willhave a hard road ahead of him if he is confirmed, with the teamunlikely to test before the first race and unable to do so once theseason starts under new regulations.

Honda were consideredFormula One's biggest spenders last year, splashing out an estimated$300 million on a team that scored just 14 points from 18 races andfinished a dismal ninth overall.

Reuters

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The outfit currently known as Honda is facing a 10-day countdown to survival, amid rumours Bernie Ecclestone may be willing to invest in the Brackley-based squad.

It was strongly rumoured this week that boss Ross Brawn is readying his troops for the 2009 season, with Jenson Button and Bruno Senna to occupy the cockpits.

But amid suggestions funding is only guaranteed for the first four races, Mercedes-Benz wants assurances the team can pay the full 8 million euro price tag for its customer engines, the Guardian newspaper said.

The publication also said the German manufacturer wants to be sure the post-Honda guise "will not have sponsors or a new team identity which in any way compromise the Mercedes brand."

As well as possible funds from Brazilian backers Petrobras and Embratel, it is also believed the departing Honda may inject some money because saving the team is cheaper than dismantling it.

F1 chief executive Ecclestone's possible involvement has also been rumoured, whether in the form of advanced commercial revenue, a loan, or actual investment.

"I'd rather not comment on that," he is quoted as saying by The Times, "but we will do whatever we have to do to try to make it happen."

He admitted that the European Commission might not want the sport's commercial rights holder to also hold a team stake.

"I don't know at this stage, but there is a possibility that loans could be made or something," said Ecclestone.

A spokeswoman for the team would not comment beyond clarifying that no announcements are imminent.

However, a deal must be concluded soon if the team is to be ready in time for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at the end of March.

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boleh je kasi letak jawatan

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apakata khazanah holdind BHD ambik alih..

jadikan cabang pelaburan kerajaan..org malaysia gak dapat faedah