Brabham GP apply to join F1

Eurosport - Fri, 05 Jun 10:46:00 2009

A German businessman who bought the assets of the failed Super Aguri Formula One team has applied to enter next year's championship under the name of Brabham Grand Prix - but the Brabham family are seeking to block the move.

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The would-be newcomers said that they had applied to enter under a budget cap with Franz Hilmer, who owns the Formtech machining company, serving as team principal.

Mark Preston, former technical director at Super Aguri, would continue in that role with the team using the same Leafield facility in central England as the Honda-backed Japanese outfit which collapsed before last year's Turkish Grand Prix for financial reasons.

"The Brabham Grand Prix team has the pleasure to announce its application as a 'Cost Cap Formula One Team' for the FIA 2010 Formula One World Championship," a team statement read.

"We appreciate the FIA rules for cost capped F1 teams and are convinced that the budget limitation is a contemporary obligation, and will effect a revitalisation of the Formula One World Championship."

There may be a bumpy track ahead for Hilmer, however, as the family of triple Formula One world champion Jack Brabham revealed that they were taking legal advice after hearing that the new team would go under the name of Brabham Grand Prix.

"The family would like to make it clear that they are in no way involved with Brabham Grand Prix Limited and received no consultation regarding the company's plans to resurrect their historic name in Formula One," they said in a statement.

"The family is taking legal advice and will take necessary steps to protect their name, reputation and its goodwill," the statement continued.

Brabham Grand Prix said major investors and sponsors had already given financial commitments for the 2010-12 seasons and were prepared to free the money subject to the governing body's decision.

The International Automobile Federation is due to announce the 2010 entry list on June 12.

Nine of the 10 current teams have entered provisionally, subject to the 2010 rules remaining the same as this year and without a budget cap.

Williams have entered unconditionally while another 10 would-be entrants, including familiar names such as Lola and March, have submitted applications. The FIA has said there is room for 13 teams in total.

The original Brabham team was founded by Australian triple world champion Jack Brabham in 1962 and won 35 races before folding in 1992.

They were sold to Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in 1972 and he ran it until 1988 when it was sold to the Japanese Middlebridge group.

Britain's Damon Hill, the 1996 world champion with Williams, made his debut with the team in their final 1992 season.

Reuters

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  1. touronroute is an f1 hero.

    From Burt, on Fri 5 Jun 5:42PM
  2. Uncle Colin, thats not a nice thing to say. Fancy­ accusing yourself of mugging old ladies. Even dole­ scroungers like you can afford the odd fiver.

    From owen gayer, on Fri 5 Jun 11:38AM
  3. touronroute I dont think that tournroute likes you very­ much. I wonder why? Could be that are you are always­ telling porkies and you are quite often really­ insulting to ppl. Yeah perhaps thats it?

    From Mark Swindells, on Fri 5 Jun 10:16AM
  4. yet another SO CALLED WANNA BE F1 ENTRENUEPER is­ soiling the great F1 name with an attempt to bring back­ a great name in F1 BRABHAM, ohhh how Sir Jack will be­ turning in his grave...Max n Bernie strike again to­ allow this german to bring into disriputr the sport­ they loved and so did sir jack....what next Cooper or­ BRM or LOtus come back or even Masseratti in a disguise­ of someones thoughlessness of a great name.
    If they­ havnt got a new name for a F3 team then it should never­ be allowed again.

    From abbietutty, on Fri 5 Jun 10:07AM
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    @43, wHERE DID YOU PINCH THE FIVER SOME OLD GIRLS­ PURSE.

    From touronroute, on Fri 5 Jun 10:06AM
  6. shamwari29 you are right. We need more farcical sagas­ like:
    A) VJ and Ramadan or
    B) the picture of a 10 year­ old toupeeonroot in Farina's 1950 car. Only the­ picture had be downloaded from Wiki.

    We need more of­ this stuff souponyatoot and we need it now.

    From Yvonne.mourontoot, on Fri 5 Jun 9:13AM
  7. Mr touronroute sir remember that there are many things­ you should refrain from during Ramadan sir.

    From The Old Bill, on Fri 5 Jun 9:06AM
  8. tournroute: What has post 34 got to do with what I have­ said to you a few minutes ago, is your mind so fragile­ that a hint of common sense would cause a chemical melt­ down. And what does any picture have to do with what­ I've said. My comments about you have come from all­ of the c.r.a.p that you have posted with your name on­ it in the past number of months that I have been in­ this site, and I have come to this conclusion in my own­ thoughts. Now I pity you, for you to be involved with­ writing up posts on this site for the massive length of­ time that you suggests to me that you are a very lonely­ man, that just wants some attention. If you are so­ lonely, go and join a seniors club, try lawn bowls,­ join a christian church, try your local council and­ join a bingo group, if you live near a beach go and­ wade in the sea and go for walks along the­ beach.

    D.Bristow

    From , on Fri 5 Jun 8:59AM
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    I want more from touronroute. Touronroute for Prime­ Minister......

    From shamwari29, on Fri 5 Jun 8:30AM
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    d.bristow525 at 59, you are listening to an idiot post­ 34, do you think he could afford that stolen picture he­ is using for his avatar.

    From touronroute, on Fri 5 Jun 8:23AM
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    @28)tony m, you show yourself up,you are a complete­ idiot,this is what a idiot posts
    Yeah­ course you did...

    So you want everyone to­ believe­ that you were told on that telephone number­ that Brawn­ GP were testing.

    Toronroutes claims with­ regard to­ lap times is rubbish for one simpe reason. He­ has­ clearly forgotten about the changed to the­­ regulations.

    22) TRACK AND WIND TUNNEL TESTING

    c) No­­ track testing may take place between the start of the­­ week preceding the first Event of the Championship and­­ 31 December of the same year.

    From Tony M, on Thu 4­ Jun 6:00PM

    TONY M told the great TOURONROUTE­ , that he got all the information from the F I A ­ website, TONY M. YOU ARE A IDIOT.I live at SILVERSTONE,­ and no the track yard by yard, i know where they do the­ straight line test, which is allowed.TONY M you know­ nothing.

    Tony M. I know where they do the constant­ radius testing, which is allowed also, i would say TONY­ M , you know nothing like a lot more, idiot.Dont talk­ F1 if you know nothing about it.

    From touronroute, on Fri 5 Jun 8:19AM
  12. Tournroute: I have never known anyone to be completely­ full of s.h.i.t as you. The s.h.i.t that comes into­ your posts is beyond comprehension, and the s.h.i.t­ that you say with your mind proves and type with your­ fingers proves that only s.h.i.t fills your head. The­ only people on this site that supports your­ b.u.l.l.s.h.i.t are your many alia's, and if anyone­ by some strange chance does support your post are­ nothing but poisonous @#$% that share the same gene­ pool as Max, and if not Max well then Bernie. Now their­ are many good and bright people on this site, and you,­ trouble, and Francis S aren't one of them. So go­ and @#$% yourself your wrinkly old f.a.r.t.

    D.Bristow

    From , on Fri 5 Jun 8:17AM
  13. trouble: What you have said about the history of­ Brabham to the year when Bernie sold the Brabham team­ up until 1987 is true and that part of the history of­ Brabham I already knew. But when the Brabham team­ folded in 1993 the F1 team became extinct and no longer­ functioned as no only a F1 team but a team in­ motorsport. Now its a shame that you treat the­ Australian media with contempt and proves the level of­ your stupid thinking. When I told you that channel nine­ Australia said by its host that Sir Jack Brabham owns­ the rights to the Brabham name in 1993 you should­ believe that this information that I have told you is­ true, because nubnut this was told during an F1­ telecast where the co host was Alan Jones, you know the­ F1 driver that made Williams famous. Now if this news­ was not true he would have spoke up. Now let me inform­ you another peice of information that you dumb bunnies­ aren't aware of, that in 1995 Sir Jack Brabhams son­ Gary Brabham was planning to start up his own Indy Car­ team and they were to contruct and build their own car­ and the car and the team were going to be called­ Brabham. But for some reason this project failed to get­ off the ground due to supply issues of some kind,­ because the team was going to be based in Australia.­ Now this was announced during the Indy Car race on the­ Gold Coast. So what I have told you during this time­ was in fact true and not nonsense as you have claimed.­ And if you still think that I am talking nonsense and­ go to an F1 race and any of the Brabhams and Alan Jones­ ask them, and if not go on the channel nine Australia­ webpage and ask them via an email. Because to me its­ clear that the motorsport media in Australia knows far­ more than you ever could.

    D.Bristow

    From , on Fri 5 Jun 7:56AM
  14. Gee MGA. I though "Gen Italia" was an Italian­ military person!

    From Walking quiet, on Fri 5 Jun 7:12AM
  15. No disrespect to Brabham, Jack Brabham was a great­ driver and constructor.
    These people are just another­ bargain basement group with dillusions of grandeur!

    From Walking quiet, on Fri 5 Jun 7:08AM
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    touronroute is an f1 super star.

    From Burt, on Fri 5 Jun 1:07AM
  17. Trouble @12, you think? remember the BMW fiasco a few­ years ago with buying rolls royce, they though they­ then owned the RR logo, ho no, had to stump up a­ further £40m just for a licience to use it. Sorry but­ even the best make big mistakes

    From paulhancock1123, on Thu 4 Jun 9:04PM
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    hay harli boy .reed tha post #22 an my post #25

    From Francis S, on Thu 4 Jun 8:53PM
  19. abbietutty, you have got your history mixed up, max was­ in charge of march ,berie was in control of brabham

    From paulhancock1123, on Thu 4 Jun 8:50PM
  20. i really really wish that the 4th most successful team­ of all time comes back!!!!! LOTUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From davidbanks15, on Thu 4 Jun 8:38PM
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