I for one welcome our Lada overlords!

LionZoo · Post by **LionZoo** » 02 Mar 2010, 14:38

Lada is sponsoring the Renault team and could potentially increase their involvement in the future. http://en.espnf1.com/renault/motorsport/story/9950.html

I think this is great news for all Rejectfans as a Russian automaker in F1 is pure Reject gold. Let the "In Soviet Russia" jokes begin!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Mar 2010, 15:06

666th new topic to be created in this forum (barring deleted spam threads). These Lada overlords must be evil. Banish them NOW !!!

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 02 Mar 2010, 15:26

LionZoo wrote:Lada is sponsoring the Renault team and could potentially increase their involvement in the future. http://en.espnf1.com/renault/motorsport/story/9950.html

I think this is great news for all Rejectfans as a Russian automaker in F1 is pure Reject gold. Let the "In Soviet Russia" jokes begin!

How quaint it will be if Kubica romps to success and Championship glory on a Lada-sponsored car...

Yannick · Post by **Yannick** » 02 Mar 2010, 16:23

Gen2's Gerard Lopes will have made a good investment if it turns out that Lada buy them out in a few years. The name Avtovaz Racing Team sounds really cool somewhat.

Jynister · Post by **Jynister** » 02 Mar 2010, 16:58

Hurrah for Lada! Could we have a Russian Bears racing team like they ran in WTCC one day?

Ross Prawn · Post by **Ross Prawn** » 02 Mar 2010, 17:00

Announced by Putin no less !!

Maybe he is considering becoming a F1 team boss.

MaxZero · Post by **MaxZero** » 02 Mar 2010, 17:07

I thorght Lada had gone under, i'm guessing they got a state bailout for Putin to be part of this news

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Mar 2010, 17:51

Hmm...does this mean James Thompson could make his F1 debut at some point? I'm all for touring car drivers in F1.

Mister Fungus · Post by **Mister Fungus** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:19

Ross Prawn wrote:Announced by Putin no less !!

Maybe he is considering becoming a F1 team boss.

I have a feeling that has a lot to do with Vitaly Petrov and the supposed problems his father had with raising for the drive, I'm guessing Vladimir Putin just couldn't let the Russian driver down. And of course there is the Renault's 1/4 of Lada ownership connection.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:21

If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:31

thehemogoblin wrote:If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

If you have to be an idiot and drink and drive, drive a Renault. Chances are it'll break down.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:45

CarlosFerreira wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

If you have to be an idiot and drink and drive, drive a Renault. Chances are it'll break down.

However if you are properly plastered and can't drive 200 yards without crashing into the tree by the roadside, at least you've got the safest possible ever to crash in. Thanks Robert!*

*Canada 2007 reference

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:46

CarlosFerreira wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

If you have to be an idiot and drink and drive, drive a Renault. Chances are it'll break down.

Or possibly burst into flames, like my old 1987 Renault 5 did some months after i sold it......

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:47

CarlosFerreira wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

If you have to be an idiot and drink and drive, drive a Renault. Chances are it'll break down.

And on the off chance it doesn't: Keep off public roads. And my lawn.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Mar 2010, 19:50

P_Friesacher wrote:
CarlosFerreira wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

If you have to be an idiot and drink and drive, drive a Renault. Chances are it'll break down.

And on the off chance it doesn't: Keep off public roads. And my lawn.

Speaking of which some drunk moron in an Audi A4 crashed through the fence in front of my grandmother house and almost hit a tree on New Years Eve several years ago...
I wasn't there until several days later but I knew it was an A4 cause of the collection of debris scattered all over the place as a result :lol:

And the moral of the story is...Audis are driven by people who are far too full of themselves.

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 02 Mar 2010, 20:10

Being one of the biggest fans of Ladas ever since I was a kid in the 1980s (yes, rejectdom is in my blood), this is one of the most epic, brilliant pieces of news EVER.

Oh the joys of the Lada Niva and the Lada Samara:

Can you believe how overjoyed I was when Lada entered the WTCC last year?

Now we know why they've pulled out of the WTCC this year - bigger fish to fry!!!

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 02 Mar 2010, 20:17

eytl wrote:Now we know why they've pulled out of the WTCC this year - bigger fish to fry!!!

Still, this is a shame. In WTCC they were just starting to be competitive!

Post by **mario** » 02 Mar 2010, 20:17

eytl wrote:Being one of the biggest fans of Ladas ever since I was a kid in the 1980s (yes, rejectdom is in my blood), this is one of the most epic, brilliant pieces of news EVER.

Oh the joys of the Lada Niva and the Lada Samara:

Can you believe how overjoyed I was when Lada entered the WTCC last year?

Now we know why they've pulled out of the WTCC this year - bigger fish to fry!!!

You'd have liked the episode of Top Gear when they drove a Lada Niva (along with a whole host of Eastern Block cars)...
Actually, a few manufactueres outside of the traditional companies are lining up to sponsor F1 teams. Wasn't there talk recently of Tata planning to sponsor Ferrari (because Fiat was been working with Tata to conduct research and development, as well as trying to break into the Indian car industry)?

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 02 Mar 2010, 20:19

yeah they already do, theres a big three page spread advert for tata and ferrari in this month's F1 Racing, something to do with their technology branch, i forget what exactly...

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 02 Mar 2010, 20:20

Also, could Stefan F1 turn out to be sponsored by Zastava, manufacurers of the celebrated Yugo?

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 02 Mar 2010, 21:09

P_Friesacher wrote:Also, could Stefan F1 turn out to be sponsored by Zastava, manufacurers of the celebrated Yugo?

Yugo... to the repair shop twice a week.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 02 Mar 2010, 21:54

thehemogoblin wrote:
P_Friesacher wrote:Also, could Stefan F1 turn out to be sponsored by Zastava, manufacurers of the celebrated Yugo?

Yugo... to the repair shop twice a week.

zastava is part of the fiat group (well they produce old fiat punto's so i assume they're part of fiat) i don't think their toyota-connection will allow this, sadly :cry:

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » 03 Mar 2010, 00:28

So if they win the WDC or WMC does the driver get his own Lada Nevada?

LionZoo · Post by **LionZoo** » 03 Mar 2010, 02:59

thehemogoblin wrote:
P_Friesacher wrote:Also, could Stefan F1 turn out to be sponsored by Zastava, manufacurers of the celebrated Yugo?

Yugo... to the repair shop twice a week.

Seems like they and the Virgin are meant for each other than; they both have frequent hydraulic problems!

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 03 Mar 2010, 06:07

Peter Brock once endorsed Ladas in the late 1980's after his infamous split with Holden. One motoring journalist suggested that Lada should have adopted Brock's HDT slogan "We Build Excitement" and modified it slightly to "We Build Excrement". I also read somewhere that the official Lada importers for Australia had to spend $2000 on each Lada Samara so they could comply with the Australian Design Rules.

DonTirri · Post by **DonTirri** » 03 Mar 2010, 07:32

thehemogoblin wrote:If you have to drink and drive, drink vodka.

I smells Räikkönen for Renault(Lada) for 2011?

BigG80 · Post by **BigG80** » 03 Mar 2010, 12:16

P_Friesacher wrote:Also, could Stefan F1 turn out to be sponsored by Zastava, manufacurers of the celebrated Yugo?

Ah dammit, you beat me to the first reference of the mighty Yugo.

I've wanted a Yugo 55 for a few years now. Kind of like a squashed and rubbish Golf Mk.I.

And how can this picture not stir the senses!

http://www.mrm.co.rs/RacingTeam/cars.htm

madcat · Post by **madcat** » 03 Mar 2010, 12:27

Ross Prawn wrote:Announced by Putin no less !!

Maybe he is considering becoming a F1 team boss.

They should buy USF1. That would go down well.... :twisted:

Ross Prawn · Post by **Ross Prawn** » 03 Mar 2010, 19:31

madcat wrote:
Ross Prawn wrote:Announced by Putin no less !!

Maybe he is considering becoming a F1 team boss.

They should buy USF1. That would go down well....

And think of the paint saving, they could just rename it RUSF1.

mediocre · Post by **mediocre** » 03 Mar 2010, 19:34

They could even keep the color scheme. :lol:

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 03 Mar 2010, 19:37

mediocre wrote:They could even keep the color scheme.

no, i really think they should go for soviet-colors 8-)

amunt · Post by **amunt** » 03 Mar 2010, 20:30

so... does anyone here already have a Soviet Russia joke regarding F1?

watka · Post by **watka** » 03 Mar 2010, 21:52

Man, I miss Yugo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE6JaKPblIc

Post by **Nuppiz** » 03 Mar 2010, 22:37

amunt wrote:so... does anyone here already have a Soviet Russia joke regarding F1?

In Soviet Russia, the car drives you
In Soviet Russia, a driver manages his manager
In Soviet Russia, teams don't fold. The teams fold their owners.

Etc.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 03 Mar 2010, 23:42

Nuppiz wrote:
amunt wrote:so... does anyone here already have a Soviet Russia joke regarding F1?

In Soviet Russia, the car drives you
In Soviet Russia, a driver manages his manager
In Soviet Russia, teams don't fold. The teams fold their owners.

Etc.

In Soviet Russia, RUSF1 would not have folded.

How's that joke on, then?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 03 Mar 2010, 23:59

In Soviet Russia, FIA listens to you!

Ross Prawn · Post by **Ross Prawn** » 04 Mar 2010, 00:05

Pro-drive have just revealed their concept for next years Aston Martin entry.

bduddy · Post by **bduddy** » 04 Mar 2010, 00:49

I think Putin just didn't realize that they canned the "gold medal" proposal, and is trying to make up for the Olympics...

BigG80 · Post by **BigG80** » 04 Mar 2010, 11:39

In Soviet Russia, every grid slot is 1st but RUF F1 is extra 1st.

rffp · Post by **rffp** » 04 Mar 2010, 14:25

Lada exporte cars to Brazil in the early 90s and stopped after disastrous sales record. Their cars gained a solid reputation for being a complete pile of junk. The sponsorship actually fits the prospects for Renault in 2010.