rotarygod

http://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula1/...to991165.shtml

moRotorMotor

This will be interesting to see to say the very least.

Rhawb

rotarygod

If Hyundai can run in F1, Mazda should be able to make a rotary work in ALMS.

Bindon

No kidding.

CarAndDriver

Not surprising. It totally fits with Hyundai's aspirations of becoming a global force and brand like Toyota. They are producing better cars overall than GM and Ford in the US, but that isn't saying much at all.

mac11

iTrader: (1)

Just because they run it doesnt mean they will run it will.


you also have to consider the size of hyundai as a corporation as compared to the size of mazda. Sure the rx8 will whip the **** out of a tiburon around any kind of track stock for stock. But Hyundai is a multi-national goliath with a lot more weight(money) to throw around.

mike1324a

Finally a team worse then the super aguri team!

playdoh43

with the kind of financial muscle they have, i wouldnt be suprised if they become really competitive in a few years. you guys can laugh all you want, but they will be using the technologies and lessons learned from F1 to improve their regular cars. at least they are going for it, something Mazda is not doing at the moment. so its hard to knock hyudai for it

rotarygod

I actually wasn't knocking Hyundai. I was knocking Mazda for not getting a simple rotary engine to work competitively in ALMS when a company like Hyundai is going to try to tackle the giant that is F1.

playdoh43

wasnt talking about you rotarygod. i know you werent.

Don Vito

Nice stuff.

sunilseru

Very impressive

DemonRX-8

They should use that money to build some tanks and go get that ******* to the north!

Just kidding! Actually, the more the merrier. I'd like to see what they can do . . . . what will they be running in 2010 anyway? Will it be an unfair advantage to let them come in with a brand new engine in 2010 when everyone else has had a freeze in engine specs for the past 3 years?

mike1324a

It might be a good thing. They might get rid of the freezing idea because hyundai will have an advantage. I dont like the frozen engine idea or the single tire provider either. Fomula 1 is supposed to be the top level of racing available but it is slowly becoming an extremely restricted sport. How can you be the best when you have all sorts of rule then make it so you cant improve?

playdoh43

so many anti ferrari rules i think theres always room to improve, but its nice to have more parody instead of ferrari dominating everyone.

DemonRX-8

Not sure where you're coming from here. Renault has won the driver's and manufacturer's championship 2 years in a row. And ruling Renault's mass damper system illegal (under ridiculous pretenses) and single-sourcing Bridgestone is decidedly in Ferrari's favor. I think that there's more parity in F1 today than . . . say 10 years ago.

playdoh43

yeah sorry im refering to in general the rule changes aimed to curb ferrari's dominance in the early 2000s. not exactly whats going on now

nu2rx8

I wouldn't take their ambition lightly. Their progession from the Scoupe (unreliable, unsafe crap) to the Tiburon shows that they can develop a product. Deep pockets and conviction are all you need in F1 . Who's to say they won't buy into RedBull or Williams in a few years to get a jump start...also Prodrive will need a dancing partner as soon as 2008.

skillmaker

Sure, Hyundai may not be the fastest vehicles in F1, BUT they do cover the drivetrain on every race car they build for 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first!

Ike

Lets hope they can do a little better than they did in WRC...

DOMINION

OMG Hyundai? lol what next? Saturn!

RoXanneBlack8

funny u mention WRC, they r going back in 2008.

then f1 in 2010 just in time for the south korean grand prix.




mark my words, one day, hyundai will rule the world

DOMINION

Renesis_8

mark my words, one day, the rotary will rule the world
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