F1 links: Mansell vs Hamilton

4th March 2009, 23:26 by Keith Collantine 27 Comments »

Mansell: I'm the top man, Lewis

Nigel Mansell: “No disrespect to Lewis but what’s the point of a championship where you only have 18 or 20 cars running? When I won the title, I beat 25 other cars. That makes Lewis’ title 20 per cent less credible than mine.”

Lewis Hamilton's F1 world title not as credible as mine, says Nigel Mansell

"Mansell’s point about sheer numbers on the grid is undeniable, but some of his “rivals” were feeble by current standards of competition: does anyone recall great performances by Fondmetal? Venturi Larrousse? Scuderia Italia? The tragi-comic Andrea Moda? I could go on: both Brabham and Lotus were on their last legs, Jordan had hopeless Yamaha engines, Footwork never amounted to much, and Ferrari were scraping the barrel with Ivan Capelli. In 1992, quantity did not equate to quality."

Senna talking with Mercedes DTM team

"Bruno Senna is talking to Mercedes with possibilities remaining that the Brazilian could switch to German touring car series DTM after missing out on a Formula 1 opportunity with the ex-Honda team."

Sato scotches Red Bull third driver rumours

Takuma Sato: ""I am no longer in negotiation with the Toro Rosso or Red Bull teams about their third driver positions."

Renault threatens to withdraw from F1

"Renault's chief operating officer Patrick Pelata said at the Geneva Motor Show that Renault must reduce its F1 costs beyond what has been agreed by the teams."

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa explains to Donald McRae why he believes in fate

Massa on what he did after losing the championship last year: "I went out and got pissed – in the circumstances what else are you going to do?"

Jenson Button keeps Ross Brawn on side with his decision

"It became clear yesterday that Button was determined to play his part in the success of a management buyout of Honda and agreed to give up half his salary plus bonuses, which could amount to as much as £5million a year."

Kovalainen: McLaren ready to race KERS

Heikki Kovalainen on KERS: "I think we are now hitting a stage where we can run it all day, reliably, without any problems, at the maximum powerSo unless somethings goes dramatically wrong, I don't see a reason why we shouldn't run it."

Mark Webber Q&A

"It is quite tight. It looks like Toyota is there but BMW is always hard to read. Last year they went to Melbourne and were there with a bang, but they had never shown much in practice. And for sure Ferrari and McLaren – you can never discount them. It seems to be so tight, which is remarkable considering all the regulation changes that we’ve gone through. It is impressive, as everybody seemed to have a different idea of how to interpret those changes, but the lap times are pretty similar. And never forget that teams will have different packages from here to Melbourne."

Montreal goes on but F1 future is unlikely

"F1 has not just lost its greatest asset in North America, it has also unwittingly handed it over to NASCAR, in much the same way as the Long Beach GP was handed over to CART back in the 1980s when the Americans refused to pay the money being asked. The problem, it seems, is that F1 is not willing to cut special deals in order to keep the sport in North America. This is presumably because of the fears that such action would result in calls from other promoters around the world to reduce the fees being paid."

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