Schumi returns to F1!

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

F1 was dying pretty quick. Schumi will be a good pump of attention and money to the F1 circuit.

I thought this season was shaping up to be one of the most interesting ones I could remember, even before Schumi's announcement.

Two US F1 teams competing, the return of Lotus, it should be pretty interesting!

[flyin ryan]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Two US F1 teams competing

...You mean one team, two cars?

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by flyin ryan

...You mean one team, two cars?

Wasn't there a second US-based team, besides USF1, that was competing for one of the new team slots?

[LGAFF]

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/stig-revealed

Might be old news or a farce as he was there to drive the FXX

[tomtom72]

Ryan, yea I'm closer to Montreal...I guess "close" is relative as for you it's a plane ride! I've never been to Canada, this will be a new experience for me if I can find the budget to attend the race weekend. I know the tickets are serious cash, not like going to Lime Rock or Road Atlanta or VIR for a ALMS or Rolex race weekend!

I may just bite the bullet and book thru either the F1 web site or try those GP Tour guys that I see on speed channel. I know going as a first timer I will not know any of the "in's & out's" and proly not maximize my weekend if I try to just buy tickets and do it all on my own.

I have to agree with Bob and Ryan about this season. I thought the new chassis rules combined with Merc & the F cars fighting it out to the end in 08, and add in the new testing rules made for some very "different" grids & races. Perhaps the absence of Mike's super-star persona did hurt, but by the time the teams got back from the Far East swing it seemed there were good crowds at the events. I've no idea what the perception of the major sponsors toward the absence of Mike did to their financial support levels? I also think that our "blow up" economically didn't help either. JMHO

Yea, only one US F1 team on the grid for next year.

[flyin ryan]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Wasn't there a second US-based team, besides USF1, that was competing for one of the new team slots?

Uh...don't think so...four 'new' teams total with USF1 being one of the four. Wish there was two U.S. teams though.