STR's almost-P8 sparks controversy
Monday April 03 2006
Following STR's almost points-scoring finish in Sunday's
Australian GP, rival teams Midland and Super Aguri have
written to the FIA protesting the team's use of V10 engines.
Last season, while still racing under the Minardi name,
the FIA granted the team permission to use restricted V10
engines in 2006 despite a new regulation implimenting the
use of 2.4 litre V8s. The reason for exception was Minardi's
ongoing financial struggles.
However, the team was subsequently bought by Austrian energy
drink giant, Red Bull, which nullified their financial situation,
prompting some teams to question whether Scuderia Toro Rosso,
as the outfit is now known, had been handed an engine advantage.
Those cries grew louder after Sunday's Australian GP,
which Scott Speed finished in eighth place, resulting in both
Midland and Super Aguri writing to the FIA demanding that STR
be deemed ineligible to score Constructors' Championship points.
well as its identity, the other midfield teams believe that
the rule is redundant.
"We are trying to protect our investment,"
Super Aguri team manager Daniele Audetto told autosport.com.
"We think that it was an unfair situation when Red Bull bought Minardi,
because I understand they gave this authorisation to use the V10 because
otherwise Paul Stoddart was out of business.
"That was the reason and the fact that Red Bull is now owning
Toro Rosso, they have not only the money to buy a V8 but they
could buy Cosworth if they want.
"I think it is unlikely that the FIA will accept our request because
it is very difficult to change during the year the regulations,
but at least we made a point."
However, STR team boss Franz Tost disagrees.
"The FIA made this regulation, all the other teams signed and
they agreed to this," he said.
"If they think that the increase in performance from Toro Rosso
is only because of the engine then they are a little bit wrong, I would say."
Even Michael Schumacher, who was unceremoniously passed by
Vitantonio Liuzzi in Australia, disagrees with Audetto.
"I don't think Toro Rosso had an advantage from the V10,
I think that was down to our poor performance at that stage," he said.
http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_Page/0,15909,3210_3213_1131749,00.html
在澳洲大賽之後,Midland和Super Aguri兩隻車隊向FIA抗議STR車隊使用V10引擎.
認為STR車隊明明有能力(有錢? XD) 使用V8卻不使用,
認為STR使用V10引擎可以在比賽中獲得好處.
STR車隊老闆卻不這麼認為:FIA設定了這個規則而且其他車隊都同意了.
再者我們並沒有從V10引擎得到太多好處.而且車子跑得快不一定是V10引擎的關係.
(這句話有狠到........XD)
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讓我想到F1racing 3月號裡那五位評述講的:
照道理使用V10引擎的STR車隊"應該要跑不好",
如果跑得好那FIA就頭大了..........XD
如果今年後面的比賽STR車隊跑得太好,
大概就會有更多車隊出來抱怨吧.要不然此事可能就不了了之了.
然後Midland車隊最近都沒新聞啊?跑去那了?連這篇也沒發言....
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