Ferrari offski?
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8044860.stm

Are they really hanging up the overalls or are they bluffing Moseley?
(b3tamax Mate, you're fat and I'll throw you in the river, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:22, 8 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ahem
The new rules would be "fundamentally unfair and perhaps even biased" according to Ferrari.

Hmm...

It's not like the FIA have ever shown obvious bias toward a certain red livieried team is it?
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 12 May 2009, 16:29, Reply)

The way they are going
They could give the drivers pedal cars and probably scrore more points than they are at the moment. Then spend the rest of the 40m on their big shiny mobilehome thing
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:33, Reply)

Arrivederci
...and don't the let door smack you in the arse on the way out.

It's astonishing, they spend SO much money and still can't get it right meanwhile Mr Brawn's busy winning everything going. Good for him.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:36, Reply)

Can't agree more...
...if they're spring cleaning F1 they can retire the dwarfen wide boy in charge of it too, thus improving my F1 experience.

Having said that, it's back on the BBC and accompanied by "The Chain". All we need now is sparks from the underside of cars and slightly singed Austrians to bring it back to its heyday.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 12 May 2009, 16:44, Reply)

"slightly singed Austrians"
...phrase of the week, although shouldn't it be "slightly melted Austrians"?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:45, Reply)

..."with an endless supply of Parmalat baseball caps".
Xmas day present unwrapping at the Lauda household must be a de ja vous riddled experience.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 12 May 2009, 16:47, Reply)

Or
slightly singed aircraft?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:51, Reply)

I'm miles behind on this thread
but Brawn are racing this year with a car Honda, in the major part, spent millions and millions of pounds developing last year.

Brawn is a 'new' team virtually in name only.

As for this announcement from Ferrari, they may well be calling the FIA's bluff here, but it could backfire terribly if the FIA stands by its plans.

Personally, I think having a two-tiered championship based on a budget cap for some teams who have fewer technical restrictions would potentially be suicide for Formula 1 as a whole.

/soapbox
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 12 May 2009, 19:20, Reply)