Mercedes already have a big stake in McLaren, so i guess they don't see it as a problem
(or maybe didn't see Brawn coming...) Renault have been supplying Red Bull's engines for a couple of seasons now and with Adrian Newey at Red Bull they've got to have known there was a real possibility of being beaten by a customer team - similar to Williams and Toyota
Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on November 4th 2009 at 10:18:32
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- Toyota leave F1 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 08:16:49
- so F1 looks like it's going back to being a competition just between racing teams (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 08:27:22
- Back to the old days - excpet that the freedom to innovate isn't there any more. (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Nov 4, 08:35:05
- although they are still supposed to be implementing a budget cap (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 09:53:48
- the withdrawal of all these big teams does vindicate Mosley's drive for cost reductions (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 09:56:56
- indeed, though i'd like to see many (some? i dunno enough about them) of the technical (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 10:03:51
- "The government of France owns 15.7 per cent of the company." (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 10:18:04
- (wonder how long Renault will stick with it by the way... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 09:58:21
- Merc are talking about buying a large stake in various teams, Brawn being the most public (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Nov 4, 10:06:19
- oh right. would that stop them providing engines for a major rival (ie Maclaren?) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 10:14:39
- Mercedes already have a big stake in McLaren, so i guess they don't see it as a problem (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 10:18:32
- oh right. would that stop them providing engines for a major rival (ie Maclaren?) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 10:14:39
- Merc are talking about buying a large stake in various teams, Brawn being the most public (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Nov 4, 10:06:19
- indeed, though i'd like to see many (some? i dunno enough about them) of the technical (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 10:03:51
- the withdrawal of all these big teams does vindicate Mosley's drive for cost reductions (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 09:56:56
- although they are still supposed to be implementing a budget cap (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 09:53:48
- Back to the old days - excpet that the freedom to innovate isn't there any more. (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Nov 4, 08:35:05
- so F1 looks like it's going back to being a competition just between racing teams (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 08:27:22
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