McLaren направила официальные извинения FIA

http://www.formulamag.com/news/11155
Стараимся мы изо всех сил, поможет ли?

Почти на 100% уверен, что и не поможет и глупости опять делают. Точнее, продолжают. Как лохи на разводкув начале клюют и потом вовремя соскочить/остановиться уже не могут. Проигрыш ведь не на трассе даже основной, проигрыш по всем направлениям - ослабление состава команды, ослабление спонсорских связей, увеличение влияния недружественных и не совсем дружественных группировок.

пока самый важный в году.. на Испанию начхать - не наша трасса. Вот Монако.. хотя и это переживем, главное чтобы в чемпе оставили..

После своей первой победы в этом сезоне команда McLaren объявила о своем сотрудничестве с фирмой Zytek, которая была разработчиком системы рекуперации кинетической энергии, используемой на болидах MP4-24. Это сотрудничество широко обсуждалось ранее, однако, официального подтверждения от команды McLaren не было.

На Гран При Венгрии Льюис Хэмилтон одержал историческую победу: она была первой для машин, оборудованных системой KERS. Многие эксперты сходятся во мнении, что система рекуперации, используемая командой McLaren, является самой лучшей и надежной среди всех аналогичных устройств в Формуле 1.

Британская компания Zytek Automotive разработала систему KERS и сопутствующую ей электронику в тесном сотрудничестве с подразделением Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngine. Благодаря этому устройству болиды McLaren MP4-24 получают преимущество в 0,3 – 0,5 секунды на круге.

Компания Zytek обладает огромным опытом в создании инновационных технологий не только для автоспорта, но и для автомобильной промышленности в целом. Британская фирма стала пионером в области разработки систем электронного управления двигателем в Формуле 1. Благодаря этой революционной технологии Айртон Сенна, управлявший болидом Toleman-Hart, смог занять второе место на Гран При Монако 1984-го года.

В 1989-м году Жан Алези, выступавший на болиде с двигателем Zytek, смог выиграть чемпионский титул в серии Формула 3000, а впоследствии эти моторы стали самыми надежными в чемпионатах Формула 3000 и A1 GP.

В 1998-м году команда Panoz представила первый спортивный автомобиль с гибридной силовой установкой в серии Le Mans. Двигатель и электроника этой машины были разработаны британской фирмой Zytek. В июле 2009-го года Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS стал первым гибридным спорткаром, финишировавшим на третьем месте в американской серии Le Mans.

Сейчас компания Zytek является мировым лидером в производстве трансмиссий для автоспорта и одним из лидеров в создании гибридных систем для серийных автомобилей.

Zytek revealed as McLaren's KERS supplier, Источник: f1technical.net, Артур Нургалеев, F1Life.ru

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Благодаря этой революционной технологии Айртон Сенна, управлявший болидом Toleman-Hart, смог занять второе место на Гран При Монако 1984-го года.

Тема снова актуальна, только теперь у нас собственный двигатель замаячил на горизонте.. Какие ставки?
Мерседес подумывает скинуть наши акции и купить БГП..

Действующий контракт до 2011, то есть если Мерседес и отвалится, то только тогда. Время есть, и вообще Рон опрометчиво не поступит.

Плюсы этого в том, что МакЛарен будет сама собой - гоночная команда и производитель супер-каров! Рона понять можно.. Это же мечта вожделенная.

The presence of a lot of heavy-hitters from Stuttgart was noted in Abu Dhabi with the whole board of Daimler AG rumoured to have been present, in addition to Manfred Bischoff, the head of the company’s supervisory board. There were also a lot of lawyers. This was not a tea party. Although everyone was wandering around smiling like game show hosts, it is clear that there some serious meetings going on about the future relationship between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren and my sources tell me that the purpose of all of this was to terminate the special relationship as quickly as possible so that Mercedes-Benz can paint the Brawns silver and take a more important role in the team. The word is that they are fed up being junior partners in McLaren. This all makes sense, given that McLaren blocked Mercedes-Benz from advertising Brawn’s success this year – and launched a supercar straight into one of the major Mercedes markets. A supercar with a McLaren-branded engine. Some of my German colleagues have come up with figures being asked for a settlement with McLaren hoping to recover its 40% stake for free, be paid something in the region of $300m and be given free engines for two years. This may sound wildly expensive for Daimler AG but these are the kind of figures that one would expect given the company’s apparent desire to get out of the arrangement.

The financial windfall for McLaren would give the team the money it needs to invest in its own engine programme so that it can continue with its strategy of becoming a totally independent car manufacturer, promoting its products in Formula 1.

I would not expect anyone involved to say anything at all until the deal is done but my German colleagues say that this is now close and that we may be getting an announcement by December 1. They are generally pretty good at sourcing information so watch out for that happening.

здаётся мне что такого выгодного предложения Даймлеру ещё никто не делал

немного напряжно становится от таких сообщений

после 2007 это как слону дробина не менее важно кто будет делать колеса в 2011, ездить то будет не на чем всем ...

я и написАл "немного"
а колеса будут все равно одинаковые для всех в 2011

не факт... совсем не факт.)
моношину могут отменить, если окажется, что один производительне в состоянии весь чамп на себе тянуть.
Тогда может и 2 производителя быть. Корейцы и Мишлен. ....а Бриджстоун решит с Феррами остаться.)))

McLaren-Mercedes is as strong as it has ever been and there are no plans to end the relationship in the near future, according to Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug.

Although there has been reports that Mercedes-Benz is considering buying a majority stake in the Brawn GP team, Haug made it clear that the German car maker is fully committed to its partnership with McLaren.

Daimler, owner of Mercedes, has a 40 per cent stake in the British squad.

Haug says he sees no reason why Mercedes would look for a way out of its partnership, as he reckons that, after turning its 2009 season around, McLaren-Mercedes is at it best.

"There is a very firm decision that we have a long-term commitment with our partner McLaren," said Haug. "Rather than going into speculation, I have to point out that this team works better together than ever before.

"The guys did a remarkable job, we were really quite lost at the beginning of the season and internally we discussed, we need to be there at the home GP at the Nurburgring. We saw what happened.

"It is not like turning a switch and we are there, there was a lot of work and I think what was remarkable for McLaren and the chassis guys, a completely new style was adapted.

"This team was about testing, learning, evaluating, and you saw that when the truck comes to the races and brings the parts on Friday morning and you check and double check and make back-to-back tests there was a lot of work in the garage.

"The way these guys learned to anticipate what will happen, what will be the next tenth of a second and so on, I think this five/six months period was probably the best learning history in the history of McLaren, in the history of our team definitely, and it shows this team is stronger than ever.

"If you compare it to half a year ago, and you do an overlay of all team's performance, then we scored more points in the last seven races. We also lost some, like Monza and Nurburgring. This is a real important statement, this team is probably better than ever."

He added: "I think the relationship inside the team, inside the working, people here at the race track, is absolutely great and fantastic. We have had lots of difficulties, Australia and Malaysia, but coming out of that, and being there at the end of the season is just fantastic. This will continue.

"To discuss other issues and other options that are in the background that are internally discussed is not the right thing to do. No decisions are taken, the only decision that is taken is that we are firm here, partners, and our connected for a long period of time."

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh agreed that the working relationship between the two companies was in a great state.

"The only thing I would add is Daimler is a 40 percent shareholder, a very important shareholder and they have been a fantastic partner for 15 years and we are going to be together for a long time to come," Whitmarsh said.

McLaren finished in third position in this year's standings after winning two races, having endured a dismal start to the season.

Парни, мне интересно ваше мнение, стоит ли выводить мерседес из акционеров макларен груп?

Парни, мне интересно ваше мнение, стоит ли выводить мерседес из акционеров макларен груп?

Наткнулся сегодня на TopGear с MP4-12C на обложке. Выкладываю сканы:










И в завершении:

Mercedes-Benz is to announce its plans for the future of Formula 1 in a press conference today, with the German car maker set to confirm its increased involvement at Brawn.

The manufacturer will hold a press conference with Dr, Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, as well as motorsport chief Norbert Haug.

It is believed Mercedes will announce it is buying into the Brawn GP team, confirming reports that first appeared in September this year.

The Brackley-based squad has used Mercedes engines this season to win both the drivers' and the constructors' championships.

Mercedes is also set to reveal plans about its shareholding at the McLaren team, of which the parent company Daimler owns a 40 per cent stake.

The German car maker is expected to confirm it will remain as engine supplier for McLaren for the long term.

“This is a win-win situation, for both McLaren and Daimler.

“I’ve often stated that it’s my belief that, in order to survive and thrive in 21st-century Formula 1, a team must become much more than merely a team. That being the case, in order to develop and sustain the revenue streams required to compete and win Grands Prix and World Championships, companies that run Formula 1 teams must broaden the scope of their commercial activities.

“Nonetheless, all of our partners will of course continue to play a crucial role in our Formula 1 programme. For that reason, and because the engines they produce are very competitive, we’re delighted that Mercedes-Benz has committed to continue not only as an engine supplier but also as a partner of ours until 2015 – and perhaps thereafter.

“The next few years will be a very exciting time for McLaren, during which period we intend to become an ever-stronger technological and economic force. Formula 1 will always be a core activity, for sound business reasons as well as for historical sporting reasons: to be clear, our Formula 1 business has traditionally enjoyed great financial security, largely as a consequence of the longevity of our contracts with our partners, many of which have exceeded 15 years of continuous involvement with McLaren. Indeed, two of our partners have been with us for more than 25 years.

“We’re risk-averse by design. Over the past two years we’ve analysed in great detail the challenge of entering the high-performance production sports car market. In the MP4-12C, which will be introduced to market in 2011, we have a car that has inherited the genes of the iconic McLaren F1 of 1994 and has already been the subject of much global media acclaim. It is proposed that it will be produced in a new state-of-the-art production facility adjacent to the existing award-winning McLaren Technology Centre at Woking [Surrey, UK].”

Господа и Дамы, вы рады??!

Да, и совсем не понял темы с McLaren Automotive. Это то зачем???

а вот не было бы Рона, не миновать нам поглощения и исчезновения в f1 бренда McLaren..

Судя по тону и да и по смыслу Даймлер не хочет сжигать мосты дотла...Мечта порулить самим осуществилась при довольно подходящих остоятельствах,и рулевой неплох...Интересно,кто на Мерсовских движках лучше отработает?

думаешь обратно попросят 40 % осенью 2010