Team Dubai F1

m3_lover · Post 15 Mar 2006, 20:30

Whatever happen to Team Dubai, they were suppose to enter F1 this year or next year, but I have not heard any news about them for a year, they were suppose to get support from mercedes-benz and mclaren.

greenpower dude reloaded · Post 16 Mar 2006, 00:32

From what i understand the Dubai F1 team has been axed so to speak i imagine one day they'll get it together but at the moment i belive DPR Direxiv are preparing to make the leap from GP2 to F1 with the Support of Mclaren & Mercedes within the next couple of yearsi would have thought it would have been in '08 but hu knos they cld do an Aguri lol

axle · Post 16 Mar 2006, 00:44

Did the Sheikh in charge not die?? Or was that the A1GP Sheikh that died?? Or is/was that the same one?

ketanpaul · Post 16 Mar 2006, 09:18

I am pretty sure Team Dubai is on the horizon. It is pretty clear that Ron wants a McLaren B Team and he has promised Lewis Hamilton (GP2 driver) that he is gonna give him a seat in F1 but not in the current McLaren team. It is also rumoured that Sauber actually approached Ron to let them have Hamilton as their third driver to which Ron clearly refused, only then Kubica was given the seat. So I do think the team is about to enter F1, maybe in 08 when the cost cutting resolutions come into place

acer · Post 16 Mar 2006, 09:32

Mad Max always care about money...money money.....what's the big deal giving away the money,like what i hate : Ferrari gets the most money from FIA..not fair..Minardi get the least and no wonder they go bankrurpt

m3_lover · Post 16 Mar 2006, 09:37

The television revenue is split evenly between the teams and minardi did not go bankrupt, acer buddy you got to check your facts with your posts, and most of your posts do no contribute much, give this forum quality not quantity

acer · Post 16 Mar 2006, 09:41

***near bankrurpt***

Spencifer_Murphy · Post 16 Mar 2006, 13:19

You guys sure Dubai going to launch a F1 team?

Acer man, whats up with you? Almost every post of yours is followed by a septical

, as if to say "I know best".

For your information the Team Dubai F1 story is VERY old news, hence why m3_lover started the post. They were going to start an F1 team, possibily in conjuction with the Mclaren team, sort of like a Mclaren "B-Team", very similar in essence to Super Aguri & Honda's relationship. Like I said this was a long time ago, possibly 2years now, back when dubai were also interested in hosting a GP.

So to answer your question; No we are not sure that they will launch an F1 team, thats the whole piont in this topic, we are wondering why they havent done so after such a long time.

taleed · Post 19 Mar 2006, 20:14

Aren'y Mercedes-Benz and Mclaren the same company???

Spencifer_Murphy · Post 20 Mar 2006, 01:25

No but they participate in F1 as the same team.

In F1 you (usually) have a Constructor (the company who build the chassis) and an engine supplier (who build the engines, and sometimes the gearbox etc.)

In the case of Mclaren, the company Mclaren construct the chassis and then the company Mercedes make the engine for that car.

This year we have a lot of manufactuer teams, In the case of these teams - Renault, Ferrari, Honda, Toyota & BMW - they build BOTH the chassis and engine.

But usually its seperate, like Mclaren Mercedes, or Williams Cosworth.

m3_lover · Post 20 Mar 2006, 07:45

I remember the story last year, that Hyundai was going to be in F1, with David Richards being Team Prinicpal (constructors prodrive?) I wonder if they will come in 2008 with hyundai backing them up?

West · Post 20 Mar 2006, 08:30

Mercedes owns 40 percent of McLaren I believe. Thirty percent each is owned by Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh. I heard Mercedes would have bought the team outright if the McLaren SLR wasn't such a "bomb."

m3_lover · Post 20 Mar 2006, 08:44

I was reading that Ron Dennis is now considering selling his whole share of MClaren Inc before the 2008 rules come into effect