STR suffers Istanbul setback.

Perhaps Max can loan these guys some cash to get the spare parts or ask the FIA to turn a blind eye for STR's support in his Nazi orgy showtime.

is this the start of the end for old minardi team.
it is very sad to see customer teams falling down from f1 stage one by one.

Wonder if TR will be shutting the door following Super Aguri...
Now THAT would be sad...

Customer teams are all graudally going to fall, they don't have the money to fund a whole car, so inevitably they will have to leave. Hopefully manufacturers will come back to replace them.

Matt. There aren't a whole load of manufacturers waiting to get into F1, partly coz of Max and partly coz of the huge costs involved. There are lots of other racing series more suited to manufacturers who want to show off their abilities that'll reach the audience better. Think WTCC etc. Those are cars that the normal punter can relate to.

F1 has really shot itself in the foot in recent years, chasing the buck while letting the racing die. Over-protection of one team made the whole series boring and people were leaving in droves.

F1 really needs a shake up and I don't think that BE and MM are the people to do it.

I will admit I think F1 has got a bit stale in the last few years under Mosley and Ecclestone's watch. They have been too busy chasing their flyaway races which will get big bucks at the expense of the fans which has meant some of the races have become non events and is turning off the viewers even though in the UK the emergence of Lewis Hamiltin has sent ITV's viewing figures soaring. The best thing is we pension them both off and start afresh.