2007 British F3 International Series silly season - Page 5

strider · 11 Jan 2007, 22:53 (Ref:1812803)

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Originally Posted by dave not neil

Hitech Racing Dallara MercedesX3
The 2 guys they ran in macau probably

That list looks more like it! The name most frequently connected with Hitech is Walter Grubmuller. Haven't I seen that name in another thread around here recently?

They may run a couple of Spanish drivers as well, but one of the two they had in Macau (Roldan Rodriguez) is doing GP2, I think. That's in the 'amazing but true' category.

Manor did test the Lola in December, but I think that was more to help out Lola than with a view to running them. I'd heard they will just have 2 cars.

JohnMiller · 11 Jan 2007, 23:07 (Ref:1812823)

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Originally Posted by strider

That list looks more like it! The name most frequently connected with Hitech is Walter Grubmuller.

For breaching the BF3 testing ban perchance?

Monkey Head · 12 Jan 2007, 01:46 (Ref:1812894)

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Originally Posted by dave not neil

Hitech Racing Dallara MercedesX3
The 2 guys they ran in macau probably

definealy not

RODRIGUEZ has been signed for GP2 and Asmer continue with 3bond(may be doing some F Nippon races)

dave not neil · 12 Jan 2007, 07:18 (Ref:1812984)

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Originally Posted by Monkey Head

definealy not

RODRIGUEZ has been signed for GP2 and Asmer continue with 3bond(may be doing some F Nippon races)

Yeah definately not Asmer, but they ran some other spanish guy aswell.

Also, Mario Moraes maybe in the 4th Carlin seat?!

Lightning Bug · 12 Jan 2007, 09:34 (Ref:1813063)

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Originally Posted by dave not neil

Yeah definately not Asmer, but they ran some other spanish guy aswell.

Also, Mario Moraes maybe in the 4th Carlin seat?!

Other Spanish guy is Maximo Cortes, third in Spanish F3 last year - in his rookie F3 season. Mario Moraes is definitely a strong possibility for Carlin.

What do we know about Sebastian Hohenthal for this season?

Lightning Bug · 12 Jan 2007, 09:38 (Ref:1813066)

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Originally Posted by dave not neil

Albert Costa the new alonso apparently

Or the new Adrian Campos...

**chunterer** · 12 Jan 2007, 10:50 (Ref:1813114)

Was Grubmuller one of the frontrunners from Euro FR2.0?

Lightning Bug · 12 Jan 2007, 11:13 (Ref:1813134)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Was Grubmuller one of the frontrunners from Euro FR2.0?

A midfielder: 19th in championship; best result of 5th

**chunterer** · 12 Jan 2007, 11:16 (Ref:1813139)

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Originally Posted by Lightning Bug

A midfielder: 19th in championship; best result of 5th

Ah ha!

Mind you that series is well competitive with a dozen or so people usually in with a shout of a win at some point, so his position's probably quite respectable?!

Monkey Head · 13 Jan 2007, 06:27 (Ref:1813832)

wow,just noticed that Alex Waters has been tested with Perfomnace's in national class.another candidate

dave not neil · 13 Jan 2007, 09:54 (Ref:1813896)

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Originally Posted by Monkey Head

wow,just noticed that Alex Waters has been tested with Perfomnace's in national class.another candidate

Alex Waters has not been out in a Performance car.

He ran national class with Promatecme for a bit last year.

strider · 13 Jan 2007, 15:21 (Ref:1814313)

He did quite well, too, straight out of Formula Ford. I wouldn't be surprised to see him back with Promatecme this season in what will be a much bigger National Class.

macsport · 13 Jan 2007, 20:13 (Ref:1814469)

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Originally Posted by strider

He did quite well, too, straight out of Formula Ford. I wouldn't be surprised to see him back with Promatecme this season in what will be a much bigger National Class.

Alex told me on Thursday at ASI he wants to compete in the Championship Class in 2007.

http://www.fota.co.uk/newsitem.php?key=551

strider · 13 Jan 2007, 21:54 (Ref:1814536)

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Originally Posted by macsport

Alex told me on Thursday at ASI he wants to compete in the Championship Class in 2007.

Let's wait and see shall we? There's often a difference between wanting to and being able to.

Good for him, though, for trying a different approach to raising the money.

According to this week's Autosport, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Oliver Turvey, is likely to run in the Championship Class with Team Loctite. The team has competed successfully in British F3 before, but only in the National Class.

runshaw · 14 Jan 2007, 01:13 (Ref:1814623)

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Originally Posted by strider

According to this week's Autosport, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Oliver Turvey, is likely to run in the Championship Class with Team Loctite. The team has competed successfully in British F3 before, but only in the National Class.

Is that the team that were formely called 'Team SWR' in the 2005 National Class?

strider · 14 Jan 2007, 01:19 (Ref:1814624)

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Originally Posted by runshaw

Is that the team that were formely called 'Team SWR' in the 2005 National Class?

Yes, that's the one. It's run by Trevor Powell. Oliver Turvey had an outing with them in the final Thruxton round of last season, driving a National Class car in the Invitation Class. He looked very competent, especially as he missed the pre-race test session and went straight into qualifying.

dave not neil · 14 Jan 2007, 13:24 (Ref:1814836)

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Originally Posted by macsport

Alex told me on Thursday at ASI he wants to compete in the Championship Class in 2007.

http://www.fota.co.uk/newsitem.php?key=551

Maybe there could be a Lola on the grid after all then, assuming Promatecme still have the lola that Alex Kateeb ran in last year.

Miko · 16 Jan 2007, 16:43 (Ref:1816695)

So we will see lola and mygale go up against the dallara! who will come out on top! the lola already did in germany so it might be possible in the British series.

runshaw · 16 Jan 2007, 17:00 (Ref:1816714)

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Originally Posted by Miko

So we will see lola and mygale go up against the dallara! who will come out on top! the lola already did in germany so it might be possible in the British series.

Doubt it, it was nowhere the top 10 in the BP Masters last year.

dave not neil · 16 Jan 2007, 17:09 (Ref:1816721)

That doesn't mean its a bad car though.

I'm sure if you stuck a Di Resta or Vettell in one they would still be fighting for wins.

It just needs a top driver in it for a good length of time, but unfortunately thats unlikely to happen, as every driver wants the best, which ultimately will be percieved as whatever is winning at the time. Hence Carlins switch to the merc engine. They wont get anywere near the level of back up that Mugen give them, but it will help to get a better drive in the seat.

Anyway, Joey Foster missed the masters, who knows how he might have done...

strider · 16 Jan 2007, 17:29 (Ref:1816738)

I think the problem is that Promatecme's car is an '05 version and it would cost a lot to update it to '07 spec, more than if you were to do the same to a Dallara.

The problem the Lolas had at Zandvoort was to do with the engines. What was good enough to win in the German F3 Cup didn't cut the mustard when it came to International level.

strider · 17 Jan 2007, 22:53 (Ref:1818006)

Mike Meadows has been confirmed as entering the National Class with Master Motorsport. Story here.

Stocky · 18 Jan 2007, 00:56 (Ref:1818068)

I recon there will be an australian driver in 1 ADR car.

Maybe only one car team ?

Nothing is signed but I believe they are close.

A few weeks at most.

runshaw · 18 Jan 2007, 11:43 (Ref:1818366)

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Originally Posted by Stocky

I recon there will be an australian driver in 1 ADR car.

Maybe only one car team ?

Nothing is signed but I believe they are close.

A few weeks at most.

John Martin?

dave not neil · 18 Jan 2007, 15:49 (Ref:1818542)

As predicted, Mario Moraes confirmed at Carlin.

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