Safety Car

Greenback · 13 Apr 2007, 03:26 (Ref:1890150)

Is there any reason why FIA or FOM are always using AMG safety car? Why not an M5, RS4 or Maserati etc.

FPV GTHO · 13 Apr 2007, 04:38 (Ref:1890167)

Mercedes could be sponsoring them in order to get their cars used

**Adam43** · 13 Apr 2007, 09:29 (Ref:1890264)

Mercedes supply the car, the rest don't! Simple as that. They have also done a lot of work to hone the different cars to the specification required. They are quite a piece of kit. In return the car appears on telly.

Marbot · 13 Apr 2007, 11:19 (Ref:1890330)

And it also allows Mercedes to have more than just two of their engines out on track this season.

No doubt that BMW will be putting a bid in for the contract next time around.

MrTTraces · 13 Apr 2007, 11:56 (Ref:1890359)

Wasn't it at Monaco a couple of years ago, whilst checking the track they ploughed it into the barriers?

That made me chuckle!

275 GTB-4 · 13 Apr 2007, 13:45 (Ref:1890452)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...fetyCars44.jpg

PVDA · 18 Apr 2007, 07:37 (Ref:1894459)

Mercedes supply the four Safety & Course Cars (two of each) for the F1 to use.

It is up to the locals to provide the other vehicles used over the course of the weekend and for any support classes running.

For the past few years BMW has been providing the local Safety, Course & Medical vehicles, for this year it changed to Alfa Romeo.

rugg_uk · 18 Apr 2007, 07:50 (Ref:1894471)

I vaguely remember an incident a few years ago where the British Grand Prix almost didn't start. Allegedly, Sid, the chief marshall was told that the V12 Jag with the big fire extinguisher tank in place of the back seat, wasn't allowed to follow the cars off the grid. It was to be a Mercedes, for the first time, due to whatever sponsorship deal was and apparently, still is in place. I can't remember where I got this from, but at the time worked with quite a high ranking marshall. Anyone else have any recollection of this?

I must say that at Spa, you can hear the Merc above the sound of the F1 engines and it's a marvellous sound echoing off the hills.

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Rugg

Mr V · 18 Apr 2007, 10:46 (Ref:1894577)

Mercades do F1, BMW do Moto GP. Seem's fair to me.

Alan Raine · 18 Apr 2007, 11:33 (Ref:1894612)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrTTraces

Wasn't it at Monaco a couple of years ago, whilst checking the track they ploughed it into the barriers?

That made me chuckle!

I think it was Alex Ribeiro (or his brother Fernando) driving it.

The Merc that was used for Syd Watkins was also damaged. It stopped on the grass near a damaged car as the door was opened somebody else went off and ripped the door off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwSP...elated&search=

Another mishap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3GIKs3GHEA

maximus · 18 Apr 2007, 11:43 (Ref:1894626)

It was Brazil, and I believed it was Nick Heidfeld.

Mr V · 18 Apr 2007, 23:40 (Ref:1895156)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Raine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwSP...elated&search=

Always wanted to see that, it was during the sunday morning warm up session. It happened in 2002, and one of the only sessions i missed on Sky digi.

But should have known that Bernoldi would have been involved somehow

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