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. Tony M you would think he would be used to it by now.

    From Rasputin, on Thu 4 Jun 7:42PM

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    Your­ alter ego is just making you look even more pathetic­ than usual

    From Tony M, on Thu 4 Jun 7:34PM
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    From Francis S, on Thu 4 Jun 5:54PM
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    From Francis S, on Thu 4 Jun 5:16PM
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    post # 22 . yer on tha wrong site . yer postin in­ britin . not likly yer gonna finda inteligent man no­ mater how hard ya look

    From Francis S, on Thu 4 Jun 5:11PM

  6. Mourontoot checked his family tree today:-)
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    From MGA, on Thu 4 Jun 5:09PM

  7. Well mga have you ever known a peep thicker than­ plooponroute? Ah I thought not, so he is an expert. l­ m a o

    From John The Engine Builder, on Thu 4 Jun 4:59PM
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    From lawrencesmith51, on Thu 4 Jun 4:57PM

  9. makes sense that a GERMAN sets up BRABHAM GP when the­ previous owner of BRABHAM WAS MAX THE NAZI
    What next­ BERNIE RE INVENTS LOTUS OR COOPER or BRM?

    From abbietutty, on Thu 4 Jun 4:55PM

  10. Ha mourontoot says Mr Bristow is thick:-)))))))

    Now­ that is rich:-))) do you realise that mourontoot thinks­ that Gen italia is an Italian airline.

    From MGA, on Thu 4 Jun 4:53PM

  11. If having a budget CAP will allow teams like Lotus,­ Brabham and others to return so much the better. For­ the big guys it simply will let us see how good their­ engineers and designers really are. The small limit to­ the CAP is an issue not the CAP its self. If it was say­ 60 or 80 the big boys will still moan, and I believe we­ would still get a good crop of newcomers.

    From gavin_beattie, on Thu 4 Jun 4:49PM
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    wel if al ya dum a*s es reed tha naxt story yer gonna­ see tha brabrum isa piss ed of caus sum one usin his­ name . ya morons keep yer pie hole shut til ya no­ whatsa hapinen

    From Francis S, on Thu 4 Jun 4:43PM

  13. Thanks for that Eamon.

    From Shaun C, on Thu 4 Jun 4:29PM

  14. Blimey to be called thick by toupeeonroute, now that is­ an insult. When you consider how thick souponroute is,­ especially during Ramadan! lol

    From martin.westfield, on Thu 4 Jun 4:26PM
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    cockney bristow rules f1.

    From Burt, on Thu 4 Jun 2:22PM

  16. D Bristow, according to the official history of the­ Company that made Brabham cars, Motor Racing­ Developments Ltd, the company owned the Brand name­ Brabham. It is normal practice for companies to own­ their brands. The official history or MRD states,­ "At the end of 1971 Bernie Ecclestone bought MRD.­ He retained the Brabham brand, as did subsequent­ owners.

    You see 1993 was a long time ago. In fact the­ brand always belonged to Jack Brabhams company. When­ Ecclestone bought MRD he continued making Brabham cars­ for a while that were sold to other racing teams. Do­ you really think Ecclestone would buy a company and­ then not own the brand, so he could continue selling­ the cars with that name. Do you think someone would buy­ Ferrari if they did not have the brand as well, so they­ had to sell them under a different name. Sir Jack no­ longer owned the brand after 1971, so forget your­ stupid Aussie TV news. After all, Aussie TV makes­ Neighbours, that should tell you something about it

    From trouble, on Thu 4 Jun 2:08PM

  17. Which just shows your level of knowledge Burt.
    Everyone­ knows Bristow is a cartoon in the Daily mail.

    From the real adrian, on Thu 4 Jun 2:03PM
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    I thought Bristow was a cockey darts player and knew­ nothing adout F 1.

    From the real adrian, on Thu 4 Jun 2:00PM
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    i thought bristow was a cockney dart player.

    From Burt, on Thu 4 Jun 1:54PM

  20. Good.

    From j.clark440, on Thu 4 Jun 1:44PM
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