F1 links: Dave Ryan and Daimler

Posted by Mikel on April 30th, 2009 at 04:06pm

Never mind McLaren, does Dave Ryan deserve a life sentence?

"Knowing Dave as I do I find it difficult to understand why he made that decision. You can be sure it was not for the extra few hundred thousands pounds that come with third place. Ryan has given his life to the sport and has been invaluable to Formula 1. [...] Clemency on such a personal level would prove that Mosley and the FIA are capable of generosity when there is little PR value in it."

Spanish firms to broadcast F1 on mobiles

"Movistar and Vodafone are to broadcast race coverage of Formula 1 via mobile phones in the Spanish market."

Daimler reports $1.86bn loss in Q1

"Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has reported a first quarter loss in 2009 of $1.86bn. This compares to a $3bn profit in the same period a year ago."

Mercedes admits F1 pull-out ‘wouldn’t save a cent’

"Daimler's chief financial officer Bodo Uebber nonetheless has sought to quell speculation by insisting that if there is eventually to be a withdrawal, it will not be for a while yet. 'We look into our Formula 1 commitment every year,' he is quoted as having said by The Associated Press, 'but even if we dropped out of Formula 1 now, we wouldn't be saving a cent because the contracts are long-term.'”

Swine flu to see fans banned from Spanish Grand Prix?

"German health minister Ulla Schmidt has warned that events where thousands of people mix are the easiest way for the virus to accelerate out of hand, and she has suggested a fan-free Spanish Grand Prix around the Circuit de Catalunya on 10 May could be the only sensible way to go."

Mosley: McLaren penalty not lenient

Max Mosley on the reasoning behind McLaren's penalty: "there were decisions taken by the people who are no longer involved."

James Allen on the WMSC verdict

"Max Mosley’s words afterwards, and apparently Martin Whitmarsh’s testimony inside the court, imply that the people who have left the company were the ones who took the decision to mislead the stewards (with the exception of Hamilton, of course)."

Analysis: McLaren’s 25kg KERS device

Norbert Haug: "From what we hear, this is the lightest system available, and our pace depends on it. The McLaren cars have it integrated and we would certainly be slower without KERS".

Buemi Slowed by BMW…

"What he didn’t expect was to find his car almost impossible to drive for much of the race, when as he came in for a pit stop, the team realised a 20 centimetre long piece of debris off one of the BMWs had bounced off the track and lodged itself in Seb’s front wing."

Q & A with Jarno Trulli

"I lost a position to Timo at the start because of a small oil spillage which meant the engine didn't pull away as well as it should have."

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