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Honda have announced they will be making a "Massive" leap forward to be closer to Ferrari and Mclaren next season, also rumours Sauber are going to using a Honda engine from 2017.

Wonder how Haas will get on, mainly using Ferrari parts, they should at least give Marrusia someone to race :lol:

What are Marrusia being rebranded for 2016?

Force India are rumoured to be becoming Aston Martin :cool:
 
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Ted Kravitz "Renault buying Enstone's all well & good but still don't get how spending millions on a team is going to fix their real problem: The engine"
I'm getting dizzy from all the snowflakes flying around.

It's a huge commitment! They are already cashing in 'some' money. It seem that bernie was desperate to keep them & RedBull in F1. Reanult has now "historic" status just like ferrari & mercedes.

In light of the talks, Autosport understands Renault has committed itself to F1 for nine years, through to the end of the 2024 season, receiving an advance payment for the first sx years, and retaining all of the historic rights.
 
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But it won't be one part of FCA vs another next year as Ferrari is fully spun off. That will leave FCA without an F1 presence or R&D.
 
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Marcionne has said he plans to sell of the rest.
 
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Sorry. Distribute the rest to FCA shareholders. So Ferrari effectively becomes and independent company.
 
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What everyone said. Piero Ferrari will own 10%. 10% was sold off and the remaining 80% is to be equally (depending share quantity I guess) distributed amongst existing FCA shareholders.

Odd because currently an FCA share is $13.71 and Ferrari $48.50. I know little about how it all works but do wonder how it all distributes with such differences? 1:1??
 
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I wonder how Toro Rosso is going to perform in 2016.
It looked like they had everything to become succesful except for the slow and unreliable Renault powerunit. Now that they switch to a Ferrari 2015 spec engine, we can expect some nice fireworks. ?
 
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I have been thinking about this.

I am expecting them to be right near the top.

Red Bull might not expect to do all that well with their current engine, so they will shift focus towards the sister team as it has more chance of success.

They have two great drivers, a very good engine and if they can get the chassis and aero right they could well have a potential race winning car.
 
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^ There are some unknowns, like whether they have enough time to develop a decent car to accommodate the engine, and how their inexperienced (though brilliant) drivers will cope with development, but it's possible they'll be looking to unseat Williams as third best team. Which would be good fun.
 
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Has it been announced now?

One has to be a little sorry for Maldonado, for it to happen this way, but I was surprised he made it to F1 and surprised at how well he did, and there's no doubt Magnussen looks a better prospect as a team leader now, and a potential winner in future.
 
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