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[FullThrottleF1]

http://motorsport.co...sense-says-todt

 

They have previously courted entering F1 in the past (2010, 2011) plus with your dad being the head of the FIA I bet it would be easy to get an entry. I wonder if this is one of the reasons the new rules are being pushed for. Also, he stated that having customer cars ( ) push would not make it more likely.

[ninetyzero]

http://motorsport.co...sense-says-todt

 

They have previously courted entering F1 in the past (2010, 2011) plus with your dad being the head of the FIA I bet it would be easy to get an entry. I wonder if this is one of the reasons the new rules are being pushed for. Also, he stated that having customer cars ( ) push would not make it more likely.

 

Are they looking for a way to go bankrupt then?

[FullThrottleF1]

I am sure todt could float his son a few million. I am guessing they would be looking at a technical partnership with McLaren.

[AustinF1]

Hope it works out.

[charly0418]

would rather have DAMS, but I guess ART is fine as well

[Markn93]

I like it, especially if the race seats are for Vandoorne and Ocon, then I'm fully behind it.

[BullHead]

Are they looking for a way to go bankrupt then?

 

This. My memory fades, but if i recall correctly, they passed all the entrance tests back in 2011, and then owned up that those tests weren't stringent enough. Having been invited, they declined. Blow a budget at the top of GP2, glory forever, income more assured, or blow that same budget to be a backmarker and risk losing it all forever....

 

Maybe they've saved up a fall back fund just in case, in which case good luck.

[Stephane]

there's a lot of speculation in this article based on just a "why not ?". I'm really getting tired of F1 journalism

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

Everybody is joining. Can we join too? Can we?? 

I have money

Edited by RYARLE, 15 May 2015 - 20:29.

[ANF]

I didn't see that coming.

[Peter0Scandlyn]

I'd be quite happy to see it going.......

As far as possible in the opposite direction!

 

Toad and McLaren? No, no, no, no, no...

[loki]

Maybe they'll bring Audi...

[Brazzers]

I didn't see that coming.

 

Why is it running McLaren livery? 

[Stephane]

McLaren is paying for Vandoorne.

[TheRacingElf]

It's a Mclaren-Honda junior team, Vandoorne is Mclaren junior and Matsushita Honda junior

[anbeck]

would rather have DAMS, but I guess ART is fine as well

 

Didn't DAMS fail to get on the grid in the mid-1990s, when it wasn't as difficult as it is now?

 

Maybe they'll bring Audi...

 

 

ART is linked to Merc in DTM, where Audi is a big competitor. Nothing is impossible, but I could rather see them as a Merc customer team (or Ferrari, if dad arranges a deal  there)

[PayasYouRace]

Didn't DAMS fail to get on the grid in the mid-1990s, when it wasn't as difficult as it is now

Yes in 1995

[AJFIN]

McLaren is paying for Vandoorne.

 

And Honda for his Japanese team mate.

[Owen]

Nice way to get more mileage on the Honda PU. Just saying.

[Myrvold]

Yes in 1995

With this square thing.

[Jimisgod]

With this square thing.

 

The car or the driver?

[MustangSally]

The car or the driver?

 

What do you mean,'square thing'. 

 

Wikipedia describes it as 'cautious bodywork'.

 

The driver was Erik Comas . . .  who looks here more '60s than '90s.

 

By the way, Nicolas Todt manages Maldonado . . . prior to Lotus, I believe he tried to engineer a situation where he became a TP with Maldo money . . . 

[teejay]

Manor do need someone to spice up their track time with. 

 

Assuming they would be allowed to run the GP2 car as is and give Manor a headache

[chipmcdonald]

The way things are these days they could probably join the F1 grid with the GP2 car next week..

Edited by chipmcdonald, 17 May 2015 - 13:20.