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Alfa was always my favourite team as a young lad back in the 70's and 80's, like the vast majority on here i would love to see them back, either as a rebadged Ferrari engine or a Toro Rosso buyout, it makes no difference to me, all i know is it would make F1 far more interesting straight away.
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More or less everything in F1 is for sale to the right buyer at the right price, I would imagine!
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Interesting that Alfa Romeo think F1 is preferable to WEC.
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If Giancarlo Minardi is back at his helm at Faenza, go on...
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I remember Chiti days, and after Ferrari full F1 commitiment, Alfa Romeo shone in Prototypes with Merzario and Laffite in mid-1970s. In there they had more fortune than in its later F1 adventure 1976-85 (and up to 1988 in extend).
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it would be nice to see Alfa Romeo back in F1, but I cant help thinking they would only ever be allowed to play second fiddle to Ferrari by the head FIAT group, therefore they would never be allowed to win, hence I'm thinking its probably more appropriate that Sergio Marchionne directs the Alfa Romeo brand into an LMP1-WEC team......they would then get best of both worlds and be rubbing shoulders with main brand competitors Toyota, Audi and Porsche.......it would also be a nice way of avoiding the aggro of taking the Ferrari team into the WEC and creating a big polava with Bernie.......Alfa Romeo-WEC sounds logical to me........but if they do ever go F1, buying Torro-Rosso seems a no-brainer to me.
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But who knows what if anything will happen with this. A key indicator is that in the Autosport article that launched this thread, it is Sergio Marchionne who is saying Alfa Romeo belongs in F1. And my (our) opinion(s) means nothing given his position (Fiat and Ferrari CEO)! Richard |
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I think the WEC is a better fit for Alfa and the cost/benefit for a manufacturer may well make you chose WEC. However the cost is, in this case, much lower for Alfa (FIAT group) as they are already there. The ultimate cost is £30. 5 engines per year x 2 cars x £3 for each Alfa Romeo badge. They probably can get a good deal on badges too. Obviously there are the actual marketing costs, but I wasn't being completely serious.
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One of the main differences that I see between F1 and sportscars from a marketing point of view is that F1 is primarily about the drivers where as sportscars is about the car make or manufacturer.
Put it this way in F1 the man in the street is more aware of the drivers names in F1 but Bentley is still known for its LeMans wins in the 1920's. The exception to all the above is Ferrari. |
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to be honest, being allowed to compete against Ferrari is not so much of a concern for me. budget wise they wouldnt even be able to compete against the big teams (so its a moot point anyways imo) and as long as they are not intentionally taking out or blocking Ferrari's competition on track then they would be the same as any new/small team on the grid.
and im also not too bothered if their entry is just a glorified branding exercise. ultimately i would rather see a car marque try to brand itself via F1 than billionaires branding an F1 team for their own egos...which actually doesnt bother me at all either. |
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Better line-up for FCA...
Formula 1 - Ferrari IndyCar - Alfa Romeo WEC (Prototype/GT) - Maserati WRC - FIAT There, the racing card is filled, and all bases are covered. |
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Lancia should be WRC. Dodge (!) NASCAR, Jeep Dakar and FIAT, errr, Gordon Bennett.
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FIAT for the WTCC.
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I totally agree with Maserati for WEC/Prototype/GT, plus major GT series. But, they have to get the Alfieri production version out asap.
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Interesting that if Torro Rosso was sold to become a Ferrari junior team under the Alfa Romeo name, would Red Bull still have some level of sponsorship?
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Looks a bit like the Aston Martin Vulcan from the front - which is no bad thing.
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