Now that the 2010 motorsports season is coming closer, makes me wonder what was the economic crisis impact on the racing or will have. That's why I've ever dealt with a few series, but I do not seek financial liquidity, but the situation of the teams and manufacturers in general.
The fact is that the consequences of the global economic crisis will not arrive this year really crowded in motorsport. When the crisis broke out in the fall of 2008, most teams had their budgets for 2009 already firmly lashed. This is due to the fact that most companies set their marketing strategy in the summer / early fall. While some sponsors have had to drive back in 2009 with their obligations, but most have gewurschtelt through. But in the summer of 2009, when she was just back of efforts to distribute the budget for the following year, it looked just a bit closer. This will have consequences, especially for those series that are poorly funded anyway. The first victim is already there with A1 GP, which is under receivership and probably will never come back. The large series have more buffers, the savings are greater. Here is a look at some of the series:
Formula 1:
First, the number of participating vehicles:
2007:22
2008: beginning 22 after withdrawal of Super Aguri, in May 2008 20
2009:20
2010: probably 24-26
Conclusion: It has cost a team the "life", that really is not much. However, one can only speculate how much money, for example, Williams Ecclestone has got so that they remain in the series. The Formula 1 but had to be careful also not to lose even more teams from 8 teams, it would indeed become very empty on the tracks. In addition, team and manufacturers have in view the political power plays in the background and the uncertainty about the double diffuser at the beginning of the season made the work easier.
Outlook: The Formula 1 2010 is a year with more cars into the house, which tends to mean more excitement and action on the track, simply because more is going on. This is the race for viewers and thus more attractive to sponsors (including the re-entry by Michael Schumacher is not to be underestimated here), which the financially weaker teams in 2010 could help to survive. If you look at the note of caution, however, somewhat confusing and unclear financial concepts look at the new team, but one must ask the legitimate question of whether they are actually going to start and if so, whether they can go the whole season. But also for existing teams like Force India, the new season could again be a cliffhanger, if you like stories: "The motor home could be seized" sounds. I believe that we will see the start of the season 24-26 cars, even if one of USF1 and Campos have not specifically heard a lot. The website of Campos is very meager, but as far as the driver, it is with Bruno Senna at least one step further than USF1, which will give their drivers end January. The rallying calls like "We can do it on time to Bahrain, even if Ecclestone does not believe us," but not necessarily the best throw light on the commitment of both teams. While a completely newly formed USF1 team, Campos went to 2008 in GP2, where you could actually fetch the constructors' title. Now you want to get into Formula 1, only the funding of the team seems full of holes like Swiss cheese. While USF1 with Youtube after all, was able to pull a known and potent donors of land, Campos has nothing except a state credit (!) As a driver for the team. At the end of the season we'll see how many teams are still working on it. My prediction is a team less than at the beginning of the season.
GP2:
First, the number of participating vehicles:
2007:26
2008: beginning of season 26 against end 25
2009: beginning of season 26 against end 24
2010: Probably 24
Conclusion: Only 2 cars less and only to end the season. However, it is in the GP2 unlike in Formula 1 so that there are also exchanged among the merry season for reasons of money drivers. Often it is the rule: He who pays the moves! Can often plays a subordinate role. Thus the "clammy" teams get some financial support and can thus, by changing drivers, alive.
Outlook: In the GP2 will probably run more similar, as in recent years. It is the beginning of the season, but probably only see 24 cars, as the Durango team will be missing in 2010 probably. Replacement is not expected, since one in 2011 probably the starting places for new awards and it is not worth a team, enter just one season. A guarantee of a starting place for any period after 2010, although this could rectify this situation, but the organizers deemed unfair to the other teams. At the end of the season, the starting field will probably only consist of 22-24 cars. However, a factor of GP2 certainly do create. Since it is difficult at the moment for riders due to the sheer mass of junior series and the economic crisis, to find well-paying sponsors, are probably more talented in other junior series, as the formula 2, as a season there does not cost nearly as much money. This could be the GP2, cost-especially towards the end of the 2010 season even more 2 cars.
WTCC
First, the number of participating vehicles:
2007: Very varying size of the grid: average should at approximately 26 -27 cars are
2008: Another very variable size of the grid: average should at approximately 26 -27 cars are
2009: Also changing size of the grid: average cars are supposed to maintain at 25
2010:?
Conclusion: On average, only one car from the starting field looks lost, that everything is rosy in the WTCC? No, and the reason BMW and Seat. Because BMW drives his commitment to the WTCC back in 2010 of 5 works cars second Dr. Mario Theissen can tell because he wants to see a clear commitment to a series for me is different. Also, the seat has still not said what they are doing is not a good sign. The first race is already on 03/07/2010 in Brazil, which is only 2 months of Seat would have if it remained in the series will soon make a statement. Furthermore, the WTCC still struggling with their own rules and the decisions of officials, which manufacturers the series does not just palatable.
Outlook: If the series leaves seat or his commitment also screwed down, it looks bleak for the WTCC. Then the next three BMWs that is missing even a few seats. Chevrolet and Lada are able to increase the range and not enough private-use vehicles will probably not be able to muster. The problems with their own regulations and the sometimes missed professionalism (-> private safety car driver) should get to grips with the organizers to move the manufacturer to stay in the series. Consequently, not yet estimate how many cars you will see at the start of the season or at the end of the season, but it will be in all cases less than in 2009.
LMS
Conclusion: The ACO has done with his constant rule changes no favors. Time it has favored the LMP2 and sometimes LMP1 which to drive out to not work. But the fact is probably that the LMP2 is a dying class. The teams were underfunded in the last year and the many failures in the race also demonstrate how closely the financial ceiling is at most. The GT1 is also dead, remains very much alive GT2, which can apparently grow even further this year.
Outlook The P1 will live on, I think it is even possible that the class will return to their former glory from the 60s and 70s. Porsche has expressed keen interest, Toyota also. If more manufacturers are coming up, will remain Peugeot and Audi. A "Clash of the Titans" is good for the show, however, the focus is probably on the 24 H of Le Mans. On the flip side, Audi has demonstrated this year unintentionally, that it takes the race before the showdown in June in preparation. All this might do the series good.
The commitment of the works in the GT2 will help a whole, start here but Porsche, BMW, Aston Martin, Chevrolet and Ferrari against the other.
ALMS
Conclusion: The 2009 season was one for the exit from Audi to the weak in the history of the ALMS. The Acura to the Japanese festival was even too boring, so they have consequently pulled back. This is officially represented in the LMP1 no manufacturer, even if probably 2010, a few private teams take a chance. In GT2, announced in 2009 to even harm. It was only the fields fully, because you could go with a national Porsche Cup. End of 2009 the team went bankrupt Bacher driving, which means a heavy blow, but were also a guarantee that it remained tightly forward.
Outlook: It's hard to tell where the ALMS staggers. At the moment it does not look good, even before considering the new LMP Cup ride. But without at least a semi-works using two manufacturers in LMP1, the series more attractive to sponsors, and thus lose. It looks better in the GT2, where BMW and emerge with the new Jaguar team after all, some interesting new car. Unfortunately, the ALMS also quite close to the bottom of the pecking order of U.S. motor sports. Has been adopted since the GrandAm, the direct competitor of the NASCAR, where it goes better. The joint marketing of the NASCAR, the use of NASCAR stars in the series helps the GrandAm to prove himself. In the ALMS, just take a lot of Europeans who knows the U.S. does not. 2010 will be a tough year for the series, is to be hoped that the growth of European rubs off on the ALMS LMP1.
DTM
Conclusion: The show must not worry because it is a private pleasure of the manufacturer. The viewing figures are, despite the sometimes boring, sometimes destroyed by team orders race, in order, are also provided with all the teams sponsors. That will not change in 2010, even if the goal is to become internationally more and more moves into the distance.
Outlook: But even the latter could change dramatically if the rumors come true that the DTM is filed with the Japan / SuperGT to a common regulation. The Asian series is extremely popular especially in Japan, the cars you drive are spectacular and long-distance race. Joint performances in Europe and Japan could make a difference there. On the other hand, BMW is not averse to an entry in the DTM but apparently, but only if we can agree on GT-regulating element. Audi might bring the R10, the BMW M3, Mercedes tinkering allegedly conducting a study for a GT-car based on the SLR. If you prefer the GT version, you will need to change but also something else, because the manufacturer is dependent on duration orgy but a bit boring.
IRL
Conclusion: The association of IRL and Champ Car has not brought as much as they had hoped. The culprit is probably also the decision by the IRL to U.S. cable channel Versus tiny change. Ratings of the race are disastrous (less than 500,000 viewers in the U.S.), which is bad for the sponsors. Nevertheless, one has found a sponsor IZOD for the title of the series. After all, you could keep Danica Patrick on the show, which was only thanks to the sponsor's "Go Daddy". But this one has the star of the series, after all, was the 2009 "best of the rest" after Penske / Ganassi drivers.
Outlook: I'm unsure about the IRL. It has not made the jump that we had hoped for, what was with the TV ratings and the sometimes pathetic boring race. 2010 it will try to make the dramatic race, but succeed only if we allow more overtaking again. The series is also due to the enormous Geschwindikeiten in the criticism. Even on small ovals you drive around 350 km / h In the Cut! This is too fast, but also know that the organizers. On the other hand, the circuit races are not exactly harmless, as the race on Infinion Raceway has shown. In 2010 the series was a transitional year, because 2011 will come a new chassis and a new engine. We will muddle through themselves.
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I am doing myself a little difficulty in A1GP to accept as a victim of the global economic crisis. The series was never really "healthy" to say the least and there is at least sometimes assumed that they would have blessed this way or that, even without the crisis as a coffin nail the temporal.
Once again someone new in the blog? ;)
I can agree A1GP nona. I think a healthy series looks different than how it occurred at the A1GP.
I think an exit from the WTCC SEAT's all for BMW would again make it more attractive. The series is suffering just under the SEAT TDIs and a fair series also looks different. But I think a complete withdrawal from the TDI SEATs it is not likely to give. My argument would be, SEAT and BMW goes out all over the thing goes back up to 100%. But that's only a theory that will not happen is ;).
The DTM, it would probably good tuen with a new regulation be content. The DTM is still for no one, I seriously wonder if the series ever for manufacturers to attract. The idea for the Japan GT is certainly cool. In addition, if you then also something for BMW to make, why not?
The analysis of the LMS is not entirely correct, where is the LMP2 class is a dying? In the LMP2 teams will compete this year, more than in the LMP1, in 2011, the profile of the class as a privateer team sharpened.
There is nothing in the ALMS with dying out ... however, there is only one LMP class because you get together for two cars is not enough + the Le Mans Challenge vehicles.
For LMP1 teams but this is rather uninteresannt there are the angular rates, the U.S. LMP2 chassis in the new unit class advantage. For this reason, Mottet Highcroft also the ARX-02 and returns to the ARX-01c.