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[VXT Tim]

I like how they designed new wheels for the new one.

[Andy_VX]

lol it's no Zonda but I quite like it! 

[VXT Tim]

Steffano resigned.

[techieboy]

About time. Can't believe they stuck with him for so long.

[techieboy]

Who's taking over? Todt?

[VXT Tim]

Did he ever leave

[fezzasus]

There are bigger issues with the Ferrari F1 team, ignoring the engine which is *sort of* a different group, it's hard to get people to work for you when you're based in a different country. There is a reason the majority of the F1 teams have factories within a 50 mile radius in the UK, there's also a reason why Oxford Brooks and Cranfield offer motorsport engineering.

[JG]

I liked him

[fezzasus]

I liked him

 

Only because he looks like Vic Reeves, except funny.

[JG]

 Oxford Brooks offers mtorsport engineering.

 

I still have a place there to do a Motorsport Engineering Meng. Decided to do an MBA instead  Might do it after that.

[techieboy]

I liked him

 

Me too. But things clearly weren't working under his leadership and they can't blame wind tunnel correlation problems any more. He may well have suffered because Di Montezemolo interferes too much but given Whitmarsh disappeared without trace, it was always going to happen with their current level of performance. 

[fezzasus]

I suspect McLaren have a pretty robust gardening leave policy, so Whitmarsh will probably come back once that's complete, there are four potential places he could go.

[techieboy]

I suspect McLaren have a pretty robust gardening leave policy

 

Not just that. They seem to have a pretty robust gagging policy as well. Not sure I've seen a single utterance from MW since he went.

[VXT Tim]

Regarded as one of the nicest guys (Steffano)

 

Can you imagine working for Luca Mozzarella, douche.

[siztenboots]

Red bullS*** FIA hearing today

[VXT Tim]

Horner confident.

[CocoPops]

When I read bits of the reports, I can't see how RB will succeed with the appeal, who knows...

[CocoPops]

Reuters: Mercedes, through their barrister Paul Harris, added that Red Bull could have used the sensor they had on their spare chassis. "At any point you could have taken out a third sensor and have used it," Harris asked Monaghan, who replied: "Yes we could." Mercedes also argued that the hearing could increase the sanction against Red Bull originally imposed by the stewards.

[techieboy]

Whatever the accuracy or not of the sensor they still broke the rules about changing the monitoring method without the stewards express permission. Screw 'em.

[fezzasus]

The debate is higher up than that, which is simply one of clarifying if the technical directive is a rule, or opinion. There's already precedent with the tyre testing last year that it's opinion.