[Shotimes] OT - Formula 1

[Ron Nottingham]

Oh, so the V10 engine in the upcoming BMW M5 and M6 that BMW is so proudly
touting as F.1 based is not really based upon their engineering in F.1?

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>


> But if you're a BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, Renault, and oh
yes,
> Ford, you certainly can pick your team based on brand.  Sure these engines
> have nothing to do with street cars, but you can root for a brand.  That
is
> the new face of F1.  Because a factory will partner with a specific team,
> there are fewer top teams that can compete head to head.  Any small team
now
> just has to work with last year's engine design.  You can bet that Ferrari
> would not allow themselves to be in a position to be beaten by Sauber.
Same
> for Jordan if they can get Mercedes engines next year.
>
> Carl P.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "dean james" <djshov8@hotmail.com>
>
> > F1 is sort of unique though-
> > 1)  Don't worry about brand loyalty so much because you know that
nothing in
> > the engine relates to a brand, maybe to an engine shop though.  It's
more a
> > matter of team loyalty or driver loyalty.