2011 British F3 off Season/Silly season news etc (merge) - Page 9

Frosty11 · 26 Jan 2011, 15:40 (Ref:2820894)

If hitech arn,t entering, I'm guessing that gabriel dias would get the final carlin seat.

If they are entering, they would probably partner fantin with dias

alias99 · 26 Jan 2011, 21:26 (Ref:2821033)

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Originally Posted by JVD

Yeah it's weird.. I thought they had already confirmed Fantin but they didn't.. maybe Foresti will join Hitech?

And who is in the 6th Carlin car? Jaafar? or does he want to try 3.5 next to Vergne? because Carlin have only confirmed Vergne for the 3.5

Foresti is already signed with Fortec and I think Jaafar will take the 6th car as he had a couple of runs with the team over the winter.

dave not neil · 26 Jan 2011, 23:50 (Ref:2821088)

Dias won't be back at Hitech, he didn't get on with them last year...

MKII · 27 Jan 2011, 10:23 (Ref:2821276)

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Originally Posted by dave not neil

Dias won't be back at Hitech, he didn't get on with them last year...

I dont think anyone got on with them last year!

Frosty11 · 27 Jan 2011, 13:52 (Ref:2821361)

in that case i wonder where dias will be this season?
If Hitech pick adderly fong, they will do really bad this season

Frosty11 · 28 Jan 2011, 09:08 (Ref:2821659)

also what about sino vision and cf racing?

Morris Dancer · 28 Jan 2011, 13:31 (Ref:2821814)

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Originally Posted by Vintage Aston

Why does golf have a handicap? And over there in Aussie land, isnt there a famous race run on handicap in Stawell? Its to show who has the true strength to beat all others - even if they start behind them.

Handicapping was invented to give losers a chance to beat champions. You left out the Melbourne Cup, in which the best horses are weighed down to give nags a chance of winning Australian's richest gee-gee race.

Unlike the USA, Australia has an anti-establishment, anti-successs attitude that dates back to the first fleet of settler ships, stocked with Britain's surplus criminals, that arrived on January 26, 1788, and still runs strong. It makes me sick.

strider · 28 Jan 2011, 15:31 (Ref:2821862)

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Originally Posted by alias99

Foresti is already signed with Fortec and I think Jaafar will take the 6th car as he had a couple of runs with the team over the winter.

I agree.

There's a Presentation Brochure here, from which you can work out a few things. CF Racing are listed separately from Manor so I think they will run Hywel Lloyd as before. I don't know about Manor. Maybe Adderley Fong?

The newly-named Rookie Championship is looking a bit thin. T-Sport have one car, so we have to hope that West-Tec will come up with a car or two. Again, not sure what Litespeed are up to.

Frosty11 · 28 Jan 2011, 15:40 (Ref:2821866)

I agree, rookie class is very thin, west-tec hopefully could get at least 2 cars on and litespeed could run jay bridger and another rookie class runner in the other

Frosty11 · 28 Jan 2011, 17:32 (Ref:2821903)

any other ideas to ones that i've put down

Carlin: Harvey, Huertas, Magnussen,Nasr,Svendson-Cook, Jaafar/Dias
CF Racing:Lloyd
Double R: Derani Pye?? ???
Fortec: Buller, Foresti,Ticknell
Hitech: Fantin, ???
Litespeed:Bridger, Blomqvist???
Manor:
West-Tec:
T-Sport: Cunha,Hylkema,Idafar

Deemun · 28 Jan 2011, 19:18 (Ref:2821967)

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Originally Posted by Frosty11

any other ideas to ones that i've put down

Carlin: Harvey, Huertas, Magnussen,Nasr,Svendson-Cook, Jaafar/Dias
CF Racing:Lloyd
Double R: Derani Pye?? ???
Fortec: Buller, Foresti,Ticknell
Hitech: Fantin, ???
Litespeed:Bridger, Blomqvist???
Manor:
West-Tec:
T-Sport: Cunha,Hylkema,Idafar

West Tec have been interested in a couple of last years UK Formula Ford stars for the Rookie (National) class; Tio Ellinas and Scott Malvern. I know (from the FOTA website) that Malvern tested for them at Rockingham late last year and I think they have given Ellinas a run as well.

Would be good to see either or both of these step up.

Go_For_Pole · 28 Jan 2011, 19:25 (Ref:2821968)

Ellinas announced a ATech drive for F.Renault UK

Deemun · 28 Jan 2011, 19:58 (Ref:2821978)

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Originally Posted by Go_For_Pole

Ellinas announced a ATech drive for F.Renault UK

Thanks GFP. I must have missed that; don't remember seeing it anywhere

**bella** · 28 Jan 2011, 20:29 (Ref:2821984)

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Originally Posted by Deemun

Thanks GFP. I must have missed that; don't remember seeing it anywhere

you mean you don't use the ten tenths news section? naughty member!

(all press releases can be submitted for inclusion btw

)

Frosty11 · 28 Jan 2011, 21:43 (Ref:2822035)

i wonder how the FIA F3 International trophy goes

Go_For_Pole · 28 Jan 2011, 21:46 (Ref:2822040)

as a combination of weak euro and (the way it's looking) british f3 grids, how good can it go?

Frosty11 · 28 Jan 2011, 22:07 (Ref:2822050)

there could be:
Carlin
Signature
Prema
Fortec
Hitech
any others?

peebee2 · 28 Jan 2011, 22:59 (Ref:2822071)

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Originally Posted by Frosty11

any other ideas to ones that i've put down

Carlin: Harvey, Huertas, Magnussen,Nasr,Svendson-Cook, Jaafar/Dias
CF Racing:Lloyd
Double R: Derani Pye?? ???
Fortec: Buller, Foresti,Ticknell
Hitech: Fantin, ???
Litespeed:Bridger, Blomqvist???
Manor:
West-Tec:
T-Sport: Cunha,Hylkema,Idafar

Not sure about Fantin, nor Lloyd. Hitech all quiet.

Why would Litespeed run Bridger again? Are they still doing it?

Not sure West-Tec planning on doing British F3 this year either.

How about Sino, should run Fong.

dave not neil · 29 Jan 2011, 09:52 (Ref:2822206)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frosty11

any other ideas to ones that i've put down

Carlin: Harvey, Huertas, Magnussen,Nasr,Svendson-Cook, Jaafar/Dias
CF Racing:Lloyd
Double R: Derani Pye?? ???
Fortec: Buller, Foresti,Ticknell
Hitech: Fantin, ???
Litespeed:Bridger, Blomqvist???
Manor:
West-Tec:
T-Sport: Cunha,Hylkema,Idafar

Carlin: Harvey, Huertas, Magnussen, Nasr, Svendson-Cook, Jaafar
Double R: Derani, Pye?, Brandley?
Fortec: Buller, Foresti, Tincknell
Hitech: Fantin,
Sino Vision: Lloyd, Fong, A.N.Other?
T-Sport: Cunha, Hylkema, Idafar

Frosty11 · 29 Jan 2011, 11:48 (Ref:2822230)

wayne boyd perhaps?

Lam Pak · 29 Jan 2011, 12:05 (Ref:2822239)

adderly fong race again for his team. confirm. 2012 he goes gp2.

Frosty11 · 29 Jan 2011, 12:11 (Ref:2822243)

interesting, manor lineup is gonna be interesting hope they give wayne boyd a chance

jondownunder · 29 Jan 2011, 12:15 (Ref:2822247)

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Originally Posted by Lam Pak

2012 he goes gp2.

GP2?! Sorry, but he's done nothing to show he's worthy of graduating to GP2.

Deemun · 29 Jan 2011, 12:39 (Ref:2822256)

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Originally Posted by jondownunder

GP2?! Sorry, but he's done nothing to show he's worthy of graduating to GP2.

What does that have to do with it? He can afford GP2 so that's where he'll go & then likely try to buy his way into F1.

Did Max Chilton prove in his three F3 seasons that he was worthy of graduation? Now he will drive for the team that daddy bought in GP2 and no doubt try to buy an F1 seat or Carling will make a bid for the 13th F1 slot.

jondownunder · 29 Jan 2011, 12:54 (Ref:2822262)

I'm well aware of that. It still annoys me that hopeless drivers announce their plans before they've achieved ANYTHING at a much more junior level. Chilton was obviously with much more established teams than Fong, but at least he steadily improved and showed flashes of real speed with Hitech and Carlin. Not that I rate him, mind.

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