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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 4 2010, 02:59 PM (278 Views) | |
| John | Jan 4 2010, 02:59 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80731
How strange, surely it is just a formality I can't see any of the current/new teams, the FIA or Bernie opposing the name change (not even Williams) |
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| RJHSaints | Jan 4 2010, 04:17 PM Post #2 |
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The Brawn GP name was kept originally for a short while after the takeover there, while Mercedes sorted out the legal stuff. Also, Midland F1 remained under the Jordan name for one year in 2005, although if I recall correctly that was specifically stipulated in the agreement between EJ and Alex Shnaider. In any case, I'm sure it will be changed back to the original Sauber soon enough. |
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| John | Jan 4 2010, 04:42 PM Post #3 |
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I guess at the end of the day it is just a name however for the sake of clarity it should change... I recall many called the team Sauber anyway (even when owned by BMW) so it would not effect how the new/old team is referred to next year even if the BMW moniker remained. F1 at times makes the most simple of thing very complicated... |
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| Craze_b0i | Jan 4 2010, 06:05 PM Post #4 |
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I have never understood why opposing teams should have the power to veto a name change. I can understand the need for FIA approval but not the rest of the grid. |
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| Norbert | Jan 5 2010, 10:45 AM Post #5 |
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I'm sure that will be rather interesting. BMW Sauber-Ferrari..... Also....
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| John | Jan 5 2010, 10:54 AM Post #6 |
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Bernie is a well documented Mercedes fan, he had until 2007 a large collection of some of the rarest and most expensive classic cars ever produced. He sold quite a few cars (about 50) at auction, many rare Mercedes |
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| Norbert | Jan 5 2010, 01:18 PM Post #7 |
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Didn't one of them go for something daft like £5M? |
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| Rob | Jan 5 2010, 03:31 PM Post #8 |
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It's the off season, they need something to whine about. |
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