Judging by your posts, you think Campos will be the next big thing since sliced bread, while it's very clear they're seriously struggling. What do you base this on?

According to Dieter Rencken on motorsport-total.com, Dallara has stopped with further development of the car with immediate effect as a result of overdue payments from Campos: http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/20...m_10011305.html

That's at odds with this report that quotes Dallara CEO Andrea Pontremoli as saying "It is not true, not from our side at least. We are still proceeding to build the car and it has passed its crash tests."

I do not think they will be the Next Big Thing. I admit they are in trouble - I never said a word to the contrary - and I am not expecting them to set the wrld on fire, but I also questioned just how serious that trouble is. As soon as reports broke that Campos might consider outside investment, people were assuming that the team would be sold off or that Stefan GP would acquire them, and that was before we had a chance to hear the entire story. It's one thing for Campos to deny Dallara have stopped developing the car; it's another thing entirely for Dallara to deny it. Why would they? What possible motivation would they have for supporting a team that owes them money? I know it's easy to say the answer is "for the money", but Dallara woud only be supporting them in the press. In reality, they'd be asking where the money is.

It suggests then that nobody really knows what's going on if we've got contrasting reports.

Bruno on Twitter

Sobre a Campos, podem ficar tranquilos!

http://twitter.com/BSenna

In English... ?

Which translates as:

About Campos, can rest easy.

About Campos, there's no need to worry.

They may as well continue to build the car whether Campos remains or not; someone else might want it.

[ GrandePremio ]

Thanks highdownforce.

I am very pleased that Bruno and his management have expressed themselves clearly. I think it's a sign of optimism.

F1enigma



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Can someone tell me why Campos has a place and not Epsilon which is a 1000 times more serious project?

I suggest that the contrasting reports show that something might have been an issue but is now resolved. That there was an issue at all with something so fundamental as the chassis ought to worry Campos fans but nobody is going to know the truth of this until the testing starts, if at all.

....I´m afraid this is something only Bernie could answer.....

You're welcomed.
Bruno's tweet was quite optimistic, I would say.

Indeed.

And I expect the investment announcement soon.

Bruno is a really positive guy.

A year ago, a few days after the Honda withdrawal , I couldn't hold my disappointment but he told me to relax, that I should not be sad.

That Family has something extraordinary. Really.

Ecclestone -> Alejandro Agag -> PP -> Comunidad Valenciana -> Adrian Campos

There

Still puts them ahead as TR have their funding, and I have no doubts about them being on the grid.

I think this is a very important piece of the puzzle.

From a brazilian ebayer:

"I just talked to mr. Sid Mosca and he said that he is finishing the first Bruno Formula 1 helmet. The helmet was in front of him."

No one better for this job, than Sid Mosca.

I think Epsilon is not on F1 for a few reasons, all of them political, Joan Villadelprat did not want to use the Cossworth engines, the rumour is that he had an agreement with Ferrari, he was not on good terms with Bernie and Max either, so in such an "special" process i guess all of that played its part.

About Agag and Campos, they are no longer business partners since Campos left the GP2 team they were running together, Agag is on his own now managing the GP2 team, the rumour was he tryed to buy Super Aguri in the past and also Toro Rosso last year so apparently he wants to do it on his own...but i have the feeling if he does enter F1 there would be a very well known man behind the curtains, his great friend and business partner Flavio Briatore.

He has nothing to do with Campos really.

Like who?

This week's Autosport also reports that Nakajima is being linked to Campos and has 10 million euros in funding.

That's a serious amount of wedge for a driver who showed a bit of promise in his first season.

If it doesn't involves Stefan GP...

If Nakajima has that kind of funding have no doubt that the money comes from Toyota and possibly Panasonic (which is a company owned by Toyota).

10 million s nothing to what Petrov or Maldonado can provide apparently.

But if Petrov and Maldonado really have those sorts of funds i dont understand why they arent being considered at USF1 or Sauber.

Maybe Sauber (and Renault) are considering them; we can't now that for sure. With MegaFon sponsoring Renault I would be very surprised if Renault isn't at least looking at Petrov.
On USF1: the fact that they want drivers with prior testing experience / a super licence could mean that they plan to miss the pre season testing.

Some people may not have seen this before

Bruno in the mock up car

I think this might have been taken ages ago now.

November.

For the brazilian members:

Is this a reliable source/journalist?

http://colunistas.ig.com.br/victormartins/...-unica-certeza/

Strange treatment at the front of the nose?

Those square bits to the side of the cockpit around Bruno's legs won't be there when it races will they?

I think it is a resin incomplete (worked part) mock up that serves only for the molding of the seat.

daydreams...

Sadly I think Campos is Bruno's only chance at F1 at the moment so if they don't make it, the Senna name may never return to F1, unless he joins Lola in 2011 when one of the new teams are likley to drop out.

If one of the new teams drops out after 2011, what makes you think Lola will get their spot?

Jean-Louis Moncet says about Bruno Senna leaving Campos that it's 'sur le grill' but I'm not sure what the expression means. I'd guess... 'it's a tricky situation'? (he says the same about Petrov and Renault).

Is there a francophone who can give a better idea?

Lola have mentioned that they will consider bids to enter from 2011 onwards in a space opens up.

Was written a while ago.

Going by Babelfish, "sur le grill" means "on the grill". I'd hazard a guess to say Moncet means this is something both the parties are cooking up; ie working on.

it's been quiet concerning Campos news the last few days...
wonder if it is a good or bad sign...

Campos Meta 1's pre-season preparations received a boost on Tuesday when the team's Formula 1 car passed its final mandatory FIA crash test, AUTOSPORT has learned.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80971

Awesome.

Easily the fastest new team next year

Campos

Thanks!

Good news por Campos.

Soucek has some sponsors with money so i think is the best candidate for that seat. Petrov might be another guy with chances but i think the russian will sign with Renault.

Actually it sounds more like Dallara keeping their side of the bargain... there wasn't much doubt they could build a racecar, be it a F1 or not..

Let's hope now that Campos can secure the finances..

At least we have a time window for the next driver.

Everything is coming together, and if Petrov does go to Renault, that leaves Maldanado and Nakajima as potential teammates.

Bruno training in Brazil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t5wpBiiyJ8

Add Andy Soucek and remove Nakajima from that list.

Also today the spanish press reports that Meta is very close to sell its part to Tony Teixeira who would also bring more cash to the team, once this gets done Campos might announce Soucek as 2nd driver, he has a 5 million sponsorship package in place, which is less money than Maldonado, but Campos rates him over Pastor and also he´s spanish, which would be a boost for the team, they even report it all could be announced this week.