f1andrea wrote:At 6 days to go we have reached the 27%, £644,540 of 2,350,000. A big increase this evening (100,000 in less than one hour), I start to belive it
Even if they do make it to Abu Dhabi, I sincerely doubt we'll see Caterham on the grid come Albert Park next March though.
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
f1andrea wrote:At 6 days to go we have reached the 27%, £644,540 of 2,350,000. A big increase this evening (100,000 in less than one hour), I start to belive it
Even if they do make it to Abu Dhabi, I sincerely doubt we'll see Caterham on the grid come Albert Park next March though.
I doubt it too, but if Caterham go to Abu Dhabi then he can increase his chanches for saving the team...a difficult situation, but during the winter all can happen
Captain Hammer wrote:Well that explains a lot. Who the hell wants to drive a car after a chronically-flatulent driver has been in it? Spluttering around in the rear indeed.
Plenty of drivers who just want to make it to NASCAR's top level?
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At 5 days and 3 hours to go we have reached the 45%, but during the GP only 10.000 £ were donated. This morning someone has donated 100.000, the total now is £1,080,704. I hope only that now the donations doesn't stop
f1andrea wrote:At 5 days and 3 hours to go we have reached the 45%, but during the GP only 10.000 £ were donated. This morning someone has donated 100.000, the total now is £1,080,704. I hope only that now the donations doesn't stop
I'm disappointed that the American coverage made no mention of this effort. Did the SKY coverage mention it at all over the weekend?
"Sebastian Bourdais- he once was a champ, but now he's a chump." -Will Power
f1andrea wrote:At 5 days and 3 hours to go we have reached the 45%, but during the GP only 10.000 £ were donated. This morning someone has donated 100.000, the total now is £1,080,704. I hope only that now the donations doesn't stop
I'm disappointed that the American coverage made no mention of this effort. Did the SKY coverage mention it at all over the weekend?
It seems to have come up in an interview Kravitz had with Christian Horner, yielding a rather angry response from Horner who responded with the following comment:
“The fans pay to be entertained by the teams, they shouldn’t be having to pay for a team. The concept of that is wrong and shouldn’t be allowed.”
Given the nature of his response, Horner seems to be taking the attitude that Caterham are exploiting the good will of their fans as they seek a bailout.
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
mario wrote:Given the nature of his response, Horner seems to be taking the attitude that Caterham are exploiting the good will of their fans as they seek a bailout.
I agree with him on that. It's one of the two reasons I'm not donating to it, the other being that I'm too young.
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
My biggest problem with it is that it just screams desperation and just smacks of all the wrong things. Granted they shouldn't have been allowed to be in this position in the first place. On one hand, it's a pretty undignified way to go about things, but it was the way the sport was managed that caused (probably a strong word to use, but they certainly didn't help) them to get into the mess that they're in. Another issue is their long term prospects; Kamui's F1 ride was crowdfunded and you don't need me to tell you how much of a disaster that was.
mario wrote:Given the nature of his response, Horner seems to be taking the attitude that Caterham are exploiting the good will of their fans as they seek a bailout.
I agree with him on that. It's one of the two reasons I'm not donating to it, the other being that I'm too young.
On that note, maybe I shouldn't buy Red Bull if I want to show support for the team.
Oh wait, I don't support the team, and I find their product vile. Oh well. But if I liked Martini, I would be buying it to support Williams this year... Only difference between this and Caterham's approach is that I get a product in return and only some of my money goes to support the team. But if I wanted ALL my money to support my favoured team? Why not?
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
Mexicola wrote:My biggest problem with it is that it just screams desperation and just smacks of all the wrong things. Granted they shouldn't have been allowed to be in this position in the first place. On one hand, it's a pretty undignified way to go about things, but it was the way the sport was managed that caused (probably a strong word to use, but they certainly didn't help) them to get into the mess that they're in. Another issue is their long term prospects; Kamui's F1 ride was crowdfunded and you don't need me to tell you how much of a disaster that was.
Kamui drops out of Caterham pretty fast.
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James Allen wrote: If one was being cynical one would suggest that today’s statement, which goes on to explain all about Crowdcube and features a quote from that company’s CEO, is an exercise in using the massive glare of publicity surrounding F1 to gain awareness for Crowdcube, whose accountancy firm is none other than Smith & Williamson, for whom O’Connell works. O’Connell, meanwhile, is certainly using the Caterham crisis to gain awareness for himself and his firm.
I'm cynical, I believe it to be one of my strong points, so I agree with James Allen. This stinks.
Cynicism is not a virtue, and certainly not something to be proud of.
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
DemocalypseNow wrote: when eagleash of all people says you've gone too far about something you just know that's when to apply the brakes and do a U-turn.
She will probably score as many points as Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen, Kamui Kobayashi, Vitaly Petrov, Karun Chandhok, Charles Pic, Giedo van der Garde, Marcus Ericsson, and André Lotterer managed for Lotus/Caterham put together.
But Caterham won't make it to Abu Dhabi.
The Iceman Waiteth What if Kimi Räikkönen hadn't got his chance in 2001?
At first, I was confused and was asking myself how on earth she would qualify for a Superlicence, so I guess from reading her quotations that it is FP1 only.
And of course, I am now desperately hoping that this is going to happen!
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
At first, I was confused and was asking myself how on earth she would qualify for a Superlicence, so I guess from reading her quotations that it is FP1 only.
And of course, I am now desperately hoping that this is going to happen!
Yes me too, but it really doesn't seem likely.
DemocalypseNow wrote: when eagleash of all people says you've gone too far about something you just know that's when to apply the brakes and do a U-turn.
Barrichello may still get a chance to race for Caterham if the crowdfunding succeeds.
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
This is turning into an absolute shambles now. As if it wasn't already!
Ericsson's made the right choice jumping ship, to be associated with this mess now is only going to end badly. It is complete fantasy to think that the team will get to Abu Dhabi, so when drivers such as Alice Powell attempt to throw their hat into the ring, it does only one thing - it damages her image and integrity.
We all knew the show was over weeks ago, I just cannot understand why people can't seem to accept this.
AndreaModa wrote:This is turning into an absolute shambles now. As if it wasn't already!
Ericsson's made the right choice jumping ship, to be associated with this mess now is only going to end badly. It is complete fantasy to think that the team will get to Abu Dhabi, so when drivers such as Alice Powell attempt to throw their hat into the ring, it does only one thing - it damages her image and integrity.
We all knew the show was over weeks ago, I just cannot understand why people can't seem to accept this.
Yep, everyone should know by now that any team Kolles touches goes to sleep and doesn't wake up again.
Here's a killer rule change for F1 that can introduce balance.
Any team that wins the WCC must hire Kolles immediatly and keep him for the duration of their championship year(s). I think we'd bow down to any team that could win two in a row with that rule in effect. :D
Sign below to make it happen:
1. Sublime 2. Kolles 3.
Leyton House wrote:Sauber - found out painting your car like an HRT will make it go like one.
To be honest, if it's a double points race, and the grid is lacking slightly on drivers, I could see Alice Powell getting a superlicence to race just for publicity, seeing as she'd be the first female driver to attempt to qualify since 1992, and the first to actually race since 1976.
Then again, I'd love to see a Barrichello/Lotterer dream team
Sublime_FA11C wrote:Any team that wins the WCC must hire Kolles immediatly and keep him for the duration of their championship year(s). I think we'd bow down to any team that could win two in a row with that rule in effect.
Except Kolles is a miracle worker by keeping teams alive that by all intents should be dead. Odds are, giving him a top team would enable said top team to cut costs significantly and still keep winning, enabling to give more money to smaller teams and...
Sublime_FA11C wrote:Any team that wins the WCC must hire Kolles immediatly and keep him for the duration of their championship year(s). I think we'd bow down to any team that could win two in a row with that rule in effect.
Except Kolles is a miracle worker by keeping teams alive that by all intents should be dead. Odds are, giving him a top team would enable said top team to cut costs significantly and still keep winning, enabling to give more money to smaller teams and...
Seems that 5 drivers are on the Caterham list: the favourite is Joylon Palmer, GP2 2014 winner. 54% reached at 1 day 5 hours to go, still a long way to reach the goal. Very difficult...c'mon guys, donate, we can make history!
f1andrea wrote:Seems that 5 drivers are on the Caterham list: the favourite is Joylon Palmer, GP2 2014 winner. 54% reached at 1 day 5 hours to go, still a long way to reach the goal. Very difficult...c'mon guys, donate, we can make history!
Setting £1 million on fire is a better investment than giving it to 1MRT. At least then you get to bask in the warm glow of a bonfire, rather than watching the money vanish in an instant.
Novitopoli wrote:Everytime someone orders at Pizza Hut, an Italian dies.
Sublime_FA11C wrote:Any team that wins the WCC must hire Kolles immediatly and keep him for the duration of their championship year(s). I think we'd bow down to any team that could win two in a row with that rule in effect.
Except Kolles is a miracle worker by keeping teams alive that by all intents should be dead. Odds are, giving him a top team would enable said top team to cut costs significantly and still keep winning, enabling to give more money to smaller teams and...
they have added a lot of used under race suit and in less than 30 minutes all sold out and 57% reached, +3%. They're adding a lot of memorabilia, if you're interested keep an eye on the page https://www.crowdcube.com/caterham/
At first, I was confused and was asking myself how on earth she would qualify for a Superlicence, so I guess from reading her quotations that it is FP1 only.
And of course, I am now desperately hoping that this is going to happen!
Whenever POW shows up on the time charts, everyone on track instantly spins and crashes!
Caterham's administrators have said the team may still go to Abu Dhabi even if, as expected, they fall short of the £2.35m crowdfunding target tomorrow.
This cannot possibly end well.
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
I'd say they'd probably be thrown out of the paddock like Andrea Moda were!
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
East Londoner wrote:Caterham's administrators have said the team may still go to Abu Dhabi even if, as expected, they fall short of the £2.35m crowdfunding target tomorrow.
This cannot possibly end well.
On the plus side they seem to be as determined as Zoran Stefanovic.
If they were to turn up regardless of whether or not they get the crowdfunding money, wouldn't that make all the crowdfunding kinda pointless?
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
East Londoner wrote:Caterham's administrators have said the team may still go to Abu Dhabi even if, as expected, they fall short of the £2.35m crowdfunding target tomorrow.
This cannot possibly end well.
On the plus side they seem to be as determined as Zoran Stefanovic.
I am Team Zoran Stefanovic Buys Caterham And Shows Up To Abu Dhabi. #TZSBCASUTAB!
Frogfoot9013 wrote:If they were to turn up regardless of whether or not they get the crowdfunding money, wouldn't that make all the crowdfunding kinda pointless?
Not really. $2,300,000 are probably the ideal solution, i.e. enough to appear and take care of everything properly. If you get less than that you can make things work with minor sponsorship and cutting corners wherever humanly possible.
Frogfoot9013 wrote:If they were to turn up regardless of whether or not they get the crowdfunding money, wouldn't that make all the crowdfunding kinda pointless?
Not really. $2,300,000 are probably the ideal solution, i.e. enough to appear and take care of everything properly. If you get less than that you can make things work with minor sponsorship and cutting corners wherever humanly possible.
I wouldn't mind if they cut some corners. I always thought the Caterham car a bit on the boxy side...
I'll grab my coat.
Colin Kolles on F111, 2011 HRT challenger: The car doesn't look too bad; it looks like a modern F1 car.
