And now hyundai to enter formula 1 in 2010

v1p3r · 26th October 2006, 19:43

Next you know, Hyundai will employ M Schumacher, R Brawn, J Todt, as their technical advisors. Suddenly they will come up with an engine (quite likely CRDi) that will see Honda, Mercedes, Toyota etc blushing furiously.

I wouldn't put anything past these guys.

IndianDawg · 26th October 2006, 20:59

I wud say its a good step at least there will be development in their cars and engines !!

we all want tata to come into f1, hyundai got a better name than tata at least..!!

sujaylahiri · 30th October 2006, 11:16

In my opinion, Hyundai should start from the basics and then move up to Formula 1. They should start with Formula 3, GP2, champ car etc. and then go to F1. Or they might be like Midland F1 or Super Aguri.
Look at Renault. They were engine suppliers for so long until they finally had a team of their own which could perform in the field.
Although Toyota is a relatively new team, the amount of money they spend on F1 is higher than McLaren or even Renault at times.

And all you fanboys of Hyundai raving about CRDi, it's no big deal. They might be one of the 1st manufacturers to introduce it in India, but they didn't invent it. They just use it in their cars. Any manufacturer could have introduced it later on. But they priced it steeply. The only reason others didn't introduce it before them was because of the price. An Indica D would have cost 4.5-5 lakhs then.

ess_a · 30th October 2006, 13:17

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Originally Posted by sujaylahiri

Any manufacturer could have introduced it later on. But they priced it steeply. The only reason others didn't introduce it before them was because of the price.

CRDi technology is already used by many other manufacturers....
If a car manufacturer can deliver what it has delivered, and at that price, it deserves accolades... Even more so when it has been able to deliver that before others and at much competitive prices...

sujaylahiri · 2nd November 2006, 15:02

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Originally Posted by ess_a

CRDi technology is already used by many other manufacturers....
If a car manufacturer can deliver what it has delivered, and at that price, it deserves accolades... Even more so when it has been able to deliver that before others and at much competitive prices...

Just like Ford and Daewoo get the credit for introducing fuel injection in India.

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IndianDawg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 95 Thanked: Once View My Garage	I wud say its a good step at least there will be development in their cars and engines !! we all want tata to come into f1, hyundai got a better name than tata at least..!!
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30th October 2006, 11:16	#33
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	In my opinion, Hyundai should start from the basics and then move up to Formula 1. They should start with Formula 3, GP2, champ car etc. and then go to F1. Or they might be like Midland F1 or Super Aguri. Look at Renault. They were engine suppliers for so long until they finally had a team of their own which could perform in the field. Although Toyota is a relatively new team, the amount of money they spend on F1 is higher than McLaren or even Renault at times. And all you fanboys of Hyundai raving about CRDi, it's no big deal. They might be one of the 1st manufacturers to introduce it in India, but they didn't invent it. They just use it in their cars. Any manufacturer could have introduced it later on. But they priced it steeply. The only reason others didn't introduce it before them was because of the price. An Indica D would have cost 4.5-5 lakhs then.
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