Comments on: 2010 F1 teams list sees Virgin replace Manor – and no Sauber or Toyota

By: QK

QK — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:55:24 +0000

hmm #22 is still vacant.. can someone, British, please occupy this slot…

By: cody

cody — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:36:38 +0000

10 ford cosworth run engines wooooo

By: PeteA

PeteA — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:28:17 +0000

Bruno always has the number 21 on the Embratel caps he wears.

By: Uncle

Uncle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:43:45 +0000

In that case, it is cynical marketing!

By: PJA

PJA — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:38:47 +0000

I think Williams are the only team to publically say they are opposed to a 14th team which is why they have received some criticism from some fans, but other teams are supposed to be against the idea also.

The arguments against a 14th team are that some tracks just don’t have the capacity for 14 teams for example garage space, and that financially F1 cannot support 14 teams with not enough sponsors etc.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:53:24 +0000

Virgin has bought the rights to sell sponsor space on the Manor GP car as well as the naming rights. It means Virgin gets a whole lot of publicity and offsets most of the cost through advertising income. Much as Marlboro does with Ferrari.

As such, I doubt Virgin will remain on the Brawn/Mercedes in 2010.

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:01:38 +0000

I would be disappointed to not see Sauber/BMW on grid in some guise next year. Is there any reason at all why the grid can’t be expanded to 14 teams? Seems to me with the natural attrition that will occur with the new teams over the first couple of teams anyway, building up the numbers now to account for that would make sense to me.

By: Jarred

Jarred — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:33:20 +0000

I think he wanted naming rights, however he hasn’t offically stopped sponsering Brawn/Mercedes so Virgin may well sponser two teams

By: Jarred

Jarred — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:30:15 +0000

It’s because BMW didn’t sign the concorde agreement which meant they have no obligation to race in F1 in 2010. However Toyota did sign the concorde agreement,thus they do have an obligation to race, it’s basically a contract, you break the contract, you get fined. It’s basic legal process. So thats why BMW don’t have to pay a fine and Toyota probably will.

By: Richard Evans

Richard Evans — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:22:02 +0000

Number 1, Schuey won 5 of his with no.1 on the front 1 for alonso 1 for hakkinen and that just the last 10-12 years ish