F3 Euro Series 2006 Silly Season - Page 3

flor · 20 Jan 2006, 00:48 (Ref:1504866)

yeah after the season he topped the boards in a hockenheim test session driving a manor car, since then merc wanted him in one of their cars

hotwheels · 20 Jan 2006, 12:14 (Ref:1505172)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bella

i don't think asm will get 4 cars, don't mercedes only sell their engines in herds of 6?

I am more confident on Signature having a third car than ASM having 4. They (ASM) tried to have 4 in the past and Mercedes have not allowed them.

**bella** · 20 Jan 2006, 17:41 (Ref:1505404)

marvellous, i thought i was right about that. no matter how much love mercedes have for asm, they won't play ball. therefore asm had 2 extra engines to use last year...

strider · 20 Jan 2006, 20:02 (Ref:1505496)

Sorry to say it, but I have also heard that ASM may run four cars. Either that or they're saying it just so they will just to wind up the opposition!

hotwheels · 23 Jan 2006, 12:07 (Ref:1507263)

Quote:

Originally Posted by foxy mole

Sorry to say it, but I have also heard that ASM may run four cars. Either that or they're saying it just so they will just to wind up the opposition!

Despite of I said before, the latest news is that ASM may really run a fourth car. Perhaps Van Der Garde is driving for them.

**bella** · 23 Jan 2006, 20:59 (Ref:1507618)

curses. i stand corrected, they've clearly, er, rubbed hwa up the right way...

runshaw · 26 Jan 2006, 12:45 (Ref:1509390)

van der Garde has been confirmed at ASM and has been placed on the Mercedes juniors programme.

**FIRE** · 26 Jan 2006, 15:38 (Ref:1509491)

Quote:

Originally Posted by runshaw

van der Garde has been confirmed at ASM and has been placed on the Mercedes juniors programme.

Indeed: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16179.html
Third F3 season, best engine, best team so he has to score victories.

hotwheels · 26 Jan 2006, 18:57 (Ref:1509606)

Vettel x Van Der Garde x Di Resta x Kamui... this is gonna be interesting. Who would bet for the best ASM driver (and probably the new euro champion) of the year?

**bella** · 26 Jan 2006, 19:16 (Ref:1509617)

van der garde's a renault driver development reject as well, isn't he?

i don't think it's going to be as clear cut as just being asm's championship this year.

Daisy · 26 Jan 2006, 19:36 (Ref:1509638)

Could be an interesting season after all, had my doubts for a while. ASM has as strong line up. Manor's is also pretty good and I hope Moreau will be confirmed by Signature soon. If I had to put any money on someone I would choose Vettel, he's the best of the ASM-line up and ASM always have a good car.

**bella** · 26 Jan 2006, 19:44 (Ref:1509644)

moreau was confirmed by signature at the end of last year, i thought? or rather, as confirmed as it gets...

i think di resta is a better driver than vettel, but i think he's still got a bit to learn about not crashing and so forth.

flor · 26 Jan 2006, 20:57 (Ref:1509679)

so someone who won 18 of 20 races and got podium finishes in the other 2 in FBMW has to learn about not crashing

**bella** · 26 Jan 2006, 22:12 (Ref:1509719)

i meant that di resta has to learn... don't mock my english, i'm not paid to be perfect :P

flor · 26 Jan 2006, 23:14 (Ref:1509749)

sorry my fault

**bella** · 27 Jan 2006, 15:16 (Ref:1510185)

has anyone actually seen a confirmed euroseries calendar or are they as rubbish at sorting things in good time as we are over here?

flor · 27 Jan 2006, 15:58 (Ref:1510217)

Since the DTM Le Mans race isnt on the calender at the moment, they have the problem that there is no race in France and the FFSA wants one there.

**bella** · 27 Jan 2006, 16:06 (Ref:1510220)

i can understand that. i figured there'd be more than 1 french race on the calendar anyway, what with it being a joint french/german championship and all :/

is there a specific reason why the le mans race isn't on there? is there a provisional calendar anyway?

Marcel ten Caat · 27 Jan 2006, 22:51 (Ref:1510463)

Last one i saw on some other forum was this provisional one

• April 9 Hockenheim, Germany
• April 30 Lausitzring, Germany
• July 2 Brands Hatch, Great Britain
• July 23 Norisring, Germany
• August 20 Nürburgring, Germany
• September 3 Magny-Cours, France
• September 24 Barcelona, Spain
• October 15 Le Mans, France*
• October 29 Hockenheim, Germany

kipper · 27 Jan 2006, 23:01 (Ref:1510475)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bella

is there a specific reason why the le mans race isn't on there? is there a provisional calendar anyway?

According to Autosport, the DTM (and presumably the Euro F3) meeting is provisional due to a disagreement over the rights to advertising hoardings.

Marcel ten Caat · 27 Jan 2006, 23:03 (Ref:1510477)

Oh, where did we hear that before

Daisy · 28 Jan 2006, 08:46 (Ref:1510631)

No Euroseries on Zandvoort? Please tell me that's not true

Marcel ten Caat · 28 Jan 2006, 12:25 (Ref:1510705)

That I can confirm (as it's been confirmed by Zandvoort itself).
FFSA has a contract for at least 2 French races per year (dating from the merger of German and French F3). On the date Zandvoort has the DTM the F3 Euroseries is racing with FIA GT at Magny Cours.

jondownunder · 28 Jan 2006, 18:19 (Ref:1510850)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stranger

Last one i saw on some other forum was this provisional one

• April 9 Hockenheim, Germany
• April 30 Lausitzring, Germany
• July 2 Brands Hatch, Great Britain
• July 23 Norisring, Germany
• August 20 Nürburgring, Germany
• September 3 Magny-Cours, France
• September 24 Barcelona, Spain
• October 15 Le Mans, France*
• October 29 Hockenheim, Germany

What a bland calendar from a armchair viewer's point of view... mostly current F1 circuits along with the exceedingly dull Lausitzring and Le Mans. The schedule is really lacking something with no Spa, Monaco, Pau or Zandvoort. Only the thought of the Brands and Norisring races remotely excites me, and Brands sadly has to be on the Indy circuit.

JF3 · 2 Feb 2006, 03:59 (Ref:1513978)

Muecke Motorsport have signed American driver Jonathan Summerton.

Source: http://www.formula3.cc/content/view/7292/40/

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