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Tyrrell of course has gone through a long metamorphosis before becoming what it is now. Frank Williams of course began in F1 in 1969 when he ran Piers Courage in a private Brabham BT26 Cosworth before going with de Tomaso in 1970. He subsequently used Marches in 1971 before building his own cars later in 1972-3-4-5 then the left over Hesketh's and merging with Walter Wolf. Frank abandoned that to partner with Patrick Head and begin Williams Grand Prix Engineering, and hired Alan Jones for 1978. This team was the genesis of what is now Frank's Williams F1 team. After Frank left Wolf Walter then hired Jody as driver and Harvey built the WR1. |
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Firstly, lets look at logistics; he says he doesn't know how the Formula 1 teams pack their equipment and cars to either travel by road or to be transported for the fly away races. He says that he doesn't even know where they fly from! And he also needs to find out what they will require when they are at the races, so is going to Montreal to ask the teams there this coming week-end. Next, he says that he hasn't yet got any premises in the USA to start the team. What he is expecting is to do is use the building that his NASCAR team are currently based in because he is constructing a new "workshop" for the NASCAR team which should be ready in a month or so. They will then have to adapt the old "workshop" to be fit for purpose for the F1 team. Then we have the problem about setting up an European base. He had originally decided to open, in his words, a 'shop' in Milan, Italy but his accountant has now told him that that is not possible due to tax implications for Haas. So, he is now thinking about basing the European entity in the UK, but hasn't yet got anything in mind. And, added to all the above, he doesn't have any staff lined up let alone any already employed. Now, taking him at his word, this must mean that he hasn't costed out what it will take to set up a Formula 1 team nor how much it will cost to maintain the team for a season. Has nobody asked him where his business plan is, or do all those around him just think that just because he is a multi-millionaire that cost is of no significance? |
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I was very surprised with some of what Haas said. I would have thought by now he should have had a number of people working on the project with some recent F1 experience to bring him up to speed on a lot of the stuff he was talking about. After all you don't really need passports and customs clearance when moving your gear for NASCAR. I wonder how soon he will start getting a team of people together to run the F1 team.
It appears that Forza Rossa is way ahead of Haas in terms of basic early preparations as Forza Rossa are using Colin Kolles and his German based operation to run the team build the car etc. |
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I wouldn't be at all surprised that upon learning some home truths from his accountants, this whole Haas effort will disappear into the ether.
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Formula 1 is a highly complex "sport", and the leading teams will have already started preparing their cars for 2015, and will no doubt have staff assigned to just that, and they already have all the necessary infrastructure in place and well structured. They will probably have started some preparatory work on the 2016 chargers. Now Haas has to find these type of people, and all the good ones will be tied up in contracts with their current employers. If he wants them, they will need to hand their notices in, and in many cases that can result in them having to take "gardening" leave for many, many months because they will all have non-compete clauses in their employment contracts. And, unless he does have a competent F1 trained team principle/manager on board, he is not going to be truly able to go about unearthing all the hidden costs that are involved in running a team, even if that team was a minnow. |
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According to this article, Guenther Steiner has confirmed Haas for 2016.
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I know it makes me a conspiracy theoriest but lets not forget that the Haas story came out the same day as Bernie's latest court troubles hit the press
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I think you got us there. Looking back over the years, we have had some very "short" forays into F1 Lance Reventlow, Gurney, Parnelli Jones, the first Hass, Peter Windsor's group, even Penske..... There have been some who stayed around a little longer like Shadow, but for the most part, F1 is more than they bargined for. |
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I suspect two things happen.
He buys an existing outfit, which he has already denied, though, I suspect will happen anyway. This all goes away with them selling CNC waffle irons. The toaster has been done. |
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I hear Sauber might be looking for new owners by years end. Cannot see any Sauber staff moving to North Carolina though. Too much of a climate change.
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BBC reporting Fernandes definitely ready to offload Caterham so if I were Haas or Kolles ans there aren't any nasties hidden in the team's books, I would be bidding to take that outfit over?
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Judging by the recent quotes by Gene, I can't believe so many are taking his F1 bid so seriously.
The guy sounds utterly clueless! I highly suspect we'll never see his entry make the grid. Kolles' however, I think will be on next year. Shame we won't have a 24-26 car grid, though. Cannot see all the current teams sticking around for next year. Selby |
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Listening to David Coulthard talking about Guenther Steiner on the BBC he was not very complementry about his (Steiner's) time with Red Bull. It will be interesting to see how Haas will get on in F1 if he gets there.
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Having said that, starting an F1 team based in Charlotte probably makes as much sense as starting a NASCAR Sprint Cup team based at Silverstone. Just way, way more expensive. |
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Very shrewd tycoons have and will lose their marbles when they come into contact with this sport. Guy could prove me wrong - I hope he does. But from current trends, he lacks judgement in this area if he has ideas about cracking this sport. |
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Americans as a general observation are very insular and this restricts their thinking and limits their outlook. Having been successful in NASCAR he most probably at this stage of the project can see no reason to change the way he has done things in the past.
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I think (or at least hope) we are seeing a fundamental shift in F1 policy. I think the F1 powers have finally realised that the sport is doomed unless they have a more international spread of teams. The 'UK F1 Championship' doesnt cut it with the International audience anymore. I hope it's no coincidence that both new teams will be based outside the UK. Not sure if Bernie's troubles have lessened his influence on the sport or if he's seen the light, but it's clear that the German bankers (or where ever they're from) who own the sport realise they need to get more global to survive long term. Once Bernie departs (nobody is immortal), I think the global trend will accelerate. Otherwise the sport is dead. |
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Plus of course it is easier and cheaper to headhunt brainpower from someone based just down the raod, instead of trying to get someone to relocate to the other side of the world. This is not some kind of insular closed-shop, but is a case of pure logistics. HRT in Spain and any team setup in the States are going to struggle to replicate what a British based team can do without spending a lot more money. Plus of course a US team is going to have to have a base somewhere in Europe, otherwise for a large part of the Europian season they are going to be flying to and fro accross the Atlantic. Anyway, most "British" F1 teams are multinational affairs these days. The days of Ken Tyrell or a union jack waving Lord Hesketh are no more. |
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