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Mercedes to sort engine plans by Monza

By Jonathan Noble Sunday, August 30th 2009, 09:11 GMT

Mercedes-Benz is hoping to reveal its customer engine plans for 2010 at the Italian Grand Prix, amid mounting speculation that a deal to supply Red Bull Racing has now been agreed.

AUTOSPORT revealed in April that Red Bull Racing was chasing a supply of Mercedes-Benz engines for next year, once its current contract with Renault comes to an end later this season.

It is understood that Red Bull Racing's recent engine problems have accelerated the moves towards Mercedes-Benz, with an announcement on the outcome of those negotiations expected imminently.

A Mercedes-Benz deal with Red Bull Racing would mean McLaren's engine partner supplying four teams in total next year - as Brawn GP and Force India will also receive customer units.

Mercedes-Benz motorsport boss Norbert Haug told AUTOSPORT that he could not reveal the details of any discussions that his car manufacturer was having, but said news would come at the Italian GP in a fortnight's time.

"I definitely will not mention any team names," he explained. "These are confidential negotiations, and I hope by Monza we know everything - so that is a fortnight away. Everything should be finalised by then.

"We have talked to various teams, more than one team, and I would like some understanding that these are confidential discussions so I cannot talk about it any more."

F1's regulations stipulate that any manufacturer supplying more than two teams in F1 needs special dispensation from the FIA. Haug confirmed that his company had received such approval to supply four teams.

"We have that in writing, and I think the FIA is very interested in a manufacturer who helps in this situation," he explained. "There are not so many who would jump in and volunteer and would want more than one customer team, but you have to have the logistics, you have to have the capacity and you need to build it up.

"We could not have done it two years ago, but all in all we build half the engines for four teams including rebuilding that we did for our own team two years ago. This is a big, big efficiency programme. It also helps refinancing, but you need to be absolutely very lean. I am not sure whether everyone could do that."

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said earlier in the Belgian GP weekend that his team was close to making a final decision about its plans - and that recent engine problems would not be the only factor in what his team did.

"We're obviously in a position where, as an independent team, we have a choice of engine," he said. "We've been very, very happy with the supply that we've had from Renault for the last three years.

"Any decision that will be made, will be made not on the outcome of a single weekend but based on what we believe offers us the best opportunity of performance and relationship for the future.

"We haven't made any firm decisions yet, but we're obviously nearing a time when we need to make a commitment for next year."

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Op zaterdag 29 augustus 2009 23:43 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Het is meer dan een plaatje, het is een uitgewerkte layout Maargoed, welke kant rijden ze op, dat vraag ik me weer af. Je zou verwachten counterclockwise.

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 12:05 schreef Game_Error het volgende:
die bocht rechtonder is een beetje raar voor counterclockwise, je hebt dan al bijna geen snelheid dus waarom nog een chicane erachteraan gooien?

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FIA to launch probe on '08 Singapore GP

The FIA is to launch an investigation into the events at last year's Singapore Grand Prix, where Renault's Fernando Alonso claimed victory on the back of a crash by his team-mate Nelson Piquet.

Alonso's success was sealed by the timing of a safety car in the early stages of the inaugural event - which had been called out when Piquet crashed into the wall shortly after his team-mate stopped for fuel.

The timing of Piquet's crash prompted wild conspiracy theories that the Brazilian had been ordered to deliberately spin to help Renault take its first victory of the year. Piquet himself insisted at the time that the accident had been caused by him simply trying too hard.

"It was my mistake," said Piquet. "We tried two extreme strategies with Fernando quite short and me quite long in the hope of getting a safety car. If I hadn't crashed I would have been lucky with the safety car later in the race because I was very happy.

"We're always scraping the walls, and once you've touched the wall a little too much and lose control that's it."

It is understood, however, that fresh evidence about the events that took place in the race have now come to light - which has prompted the FIA to step in.

Piquet was dropped by Renault after this year's Hungarian Grand Prix, and has been outspoken in his criticisms of the outfit - and in particular team principal Flavio Briatore. It is not clear if the Brazilian himself has been a catalyst for the investigation, or if the evidence has come from elsewhere.

The FIA has not elaborated on the details of its inquiry, but a spokesperson confirmed to AUTOSPORT that an investigation was under way.

"The FIA can confirm that an investigation is underway regarding alleged events at a previous world championship race," said the spokesperson.

Should the FIA investigation suggest there is any evidence of foul play involved, then the governing body could call a hearing of the World Motor Sport Council to discuss the matter.

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 18:44 schreef Trystar het volgende:
Het moet toch niet veel gekker gaan worden.

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 19:31 schreef Sinister-D- het volgende:
Omg is Piquet olie op een vuurtje aan 't gooien ofzo?

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 19:37 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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En op het moment dat Grosjean crashte plaatste Piquet ook Boa Grosjean (Good Grosjean) op zijn Twitter. Volgens mij is er dus iemand een beetje frusti.

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 19:41 schreef Trystar het volgende:

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Zo verliest Piquet wel wat van zijn helden status bij mij

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Badoer gelooft er trouwens ook nog steeds in

'Badoer hoopt op puntenfinish in Italië'

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FORMULA 1
"Alonso in Ferrari a Monza"
Sarà lui a sostituire Badoer
L'annuncio del Gr1: lo spagnolo bicampione del mondo guiderà la rossa dal Gran Premio d'Italia, al posto del deludente veneto. In Renault verrà spostato Robert Kubica dalla Bmw-Sauber

Fernando AlonsoSPA - Alonso in Ferrari al Posto di Badoer da Monza. L'accordo, che è stato anticipato dal GR1, sarebbe stato raggiunto nella notte e verrà annunciato martedì. Gli sponsor di tutte le parti interessate hanno dato il benestare. Ovviamente gli organizzatori del Gp d'Italia si stanno leccando i baffi. Al posto di Alonso in Renault andrebbe il polacco Robert Kubica della Bmw-Sauber, che ormai è una squadra in dismissione.

Arriva però la secca smentita di Flavio Briatore. "E' una cosa che non può succedere si contuinano a diere delle gran c..."
30 agosto 2009

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 19:41 schreef Trystar het volgende:

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Zo verliest Piquet wel wat van zijn helden status bij mij

Badoer gelooft er trouwens ook nog steeds in

'Badoer hoopt op puntenfinish in Italië'

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 19:51 schreef Sinister-D- het volgende:
Dat gaat 'm nog lukken ook! zijn vorige uitdaging -Q2 bereiken- heeft ie toch ook met succes vervolledigt