Comments on: Timo Glock happy with move to Manor Grand Prix for 2010

By: Maurice

Maurice — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:22:51 +0000

Don’t forget Nick Worth designed the Acura for American Le Mans Series with CFD and that went like a rocketship. Don’t be so quick to scoff at the idea as the Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 car was designed entirely with CFD and no wind tunnel work. With resource restriction agreements don’t be surprised if this is where F1 goes in future. I wish Timo well I think he could be a really gr8 driver if given the opportunity. Hope Manor get the financial backing they need to capitalise on the the potential.

By: James_mc

James_mc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:47 +0000

CFD only gives an accuracy of 20%.

Either that or Wirth has got something utterly astounding up his sleeve…

By: Chaz

Chaz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:18 +0000

Poor Timo! I feel sorry for him. I can’t help but think he’s been dealt a rather bad hand of cards and is trying to make the most of a bad situation.

Personally I think McLaren (or Brawn oops Mercedes Grand Prix, or even Renault) should have signed him up rather than Button. I do however hope Timo will be able to make good headway at Manor and perhaps something more promising will come along…

By: sumedh

sumedh — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:26:31 +0000

Glock is one of the most under-rated drivers on the grid. Vettel, Hamilton and Rosberg have shot to fame although all started their careers at almost the same time.

In my opinion, Glock is definitely better than Rosberg, may be as good as Vettel. But going with Manor is quite a gamble. He now needs a lot of safety car incidents next year to make an impact.

But with 26 drivers starting on full tank of fuel, I guess safety cars will definitely be coming every 2nd or 3rd race.

By: PJA

PJA — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:25:35 +0000

While Williams, Trulli and Glock may have suspected Toyota were quitting, I am not sure they knew for certain.

When Williams announced their Cosworth deal they commented that they liked their independence and the fact that Toyota chose one of Williams’ drivers would probably have been a factor, especially when you compare the performance of Rosberg and Nakajima this season.

As for Trulli and Glock, when it was announced that Toyota’s F1 budget would not be signed off till (I think) November, I remember someone high up from Toyota F1 saying that he thought the drivers should look around for drives for 2010 as he didn’t know what Toyota could offer them until the budget was decided, nothing as it turns out.

With Renault, if Glock has been told something then Kubica defiantly would have as well, I don’t know if he has been looking for another seat, but I think a likely scenario is that he doesn’t want to wait around for Renault to make a decision on its F1 team as by then there may not be any seats left, and his position in negotiations with teams would be weaker.

By: PJA

PJA — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:29 +0000

If Glock had a definite offer from Renault ,and most importantly the future of Renault F1 was secure then he probably would have chosen Renault over Manor. But as no decision is due to be made about Renault soon, Glock ran the risk of waiting too long and ending up without a drive for next season.

Of the potential seats available to him, he obviously thought that Manor was the best long term option.

By: Achilles

Achilles — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:55:06 +0000

..bit like a movie star doing the big-bucks blockbusters, just to get money, and fame, then doing what they really want, in smaller productions.. Timo Glock is a good racer, and his neat trick of having a good race, as opposed to road-block-Trulli, shows that he thinks it through even when Toyota did’nt..must admit I like the idea of underdog teams, it made the short-lived Brawn team very appealing.

By: manatcna

manatcna — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:49 +0000

Go Timo!

By: wasiF1

wasiF1 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:06:13 +0000

It is nice to see that some of the drivers whose teams has pull out from 2010 is getting an opportunity for 2010 in new teams.

By: James

James — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:35:11 +0000

He is proven to be excellent with heavy fuel loads, as well as conserving his tyres. He isn’t too shabby on a quick qualifying lap either.

He could be a very dark horse amongst the bunch next season.

Di Grassi could be a partner, although I reckon Manor may go for a brit. Di Riesta or Paffet?