F1 Fanatic

I would hope to see one of the ‘bigger racing teams’ enter rather than a smaller outfit, so teams like Prodrive, Carlin or RML would be preferable.

I’ve wondered whether teams which have only competed in single make series are good candidates for the 13th slot on the F1 grid. We’ve seen Marussia (Manor Motorsport) step up to F1 and I just wonder if a team with years of experience in building cars would’ve got a bit further up the grid by now?

Maybe Porsche, Lamborghini or Bugatti. Then VAG would have VW in rally, Audi in endurance and DTM and some luxury brand in F1. With their experience and resources, they could reach the top pretty fast.

I think F1 should have more car manufacturers involved in the sport, so I’d prefer to see if the 13th slot filled by a car manufacturer team (i.e. Lamborghini, BMW, Audi etc.).

I don’t care who I see, as long as they can make it into the midfield quickly. I know, that’s much, much easier said than done but that’s what I think. E.g. I would rather see Stefan GP with a car challenging for midfield than a company like Volkswagen with a car stuck at the back of the field.

I’d like any independent team to come in, but judging by the latest newcomers, it’s difficult to make your mark in F1 these days. What happened to the days of Jordan and Sauber, who stepped in and were competitive from the word go?

Now Mario Andretti said recently he wanted to see a third car, from a competitive team, for a “special guest” driver. That’s how he got started in F1. And Gilles Villeneuve and Mansell. Prost was offered one, but turned it down…sounded a great idea to me.

When Luca Montezemolo regularly says he wants a third Ferrari, does he say who he wants to drive it?

Wouldn’t it be great to see a Ferrari-backed team. They’d have to design a separate car, but Ferrari have the resources to do that. They could share knowledge and technology (as McLaren do with Force India, but more – as much as they can get away with). As for drivers…
– Ferrari-backed drivers such as Bianchi and Pérez
– talented drivers (mostly Italian, but not necessarily) like Valsecchi who’ve suffered too long from the lack of a Minardi to give them a foothold in F1.
– …and the special guests. This would be ideal for Kubica if he recovers sufficiently. Rossi (Valentino, but why not Alex), Franchitti, Will Power, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson?

The team could be called Alfa Romeo. Or Maserati…

Alfa or Maserati won’t enter as they are Fiat owned, Toyota are WEC-ing so I doubt they’d come back soon.
I’d prefer a team to enter that wants to go racing rather than try and sell its economical 1L hatchback,
Vanwall, Surtees, Shadow, Arrows, Brabham, Benetton, BRM, Jordan all lasted longer than Honda, Spyker or Jaguar did.
todays manufactures are few and far between, VAG, Fiat, GM and Fiat contain most of the marques sold today with the others having other motorsports already Merc and BM in DTM, CitreonPeugeot group winning/ruining the WRC.

so I’d prefer a team that wants to go racing, we all love an underdog! somebody get Andrea Sassetti on the phone and see if he wants to bring back Andrea Moda!