F1 2oo9

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by the cup, Jan 12, 2009.

  1. ViscaBarca

    ViscaBarca Member

    Mar 26, 2004
    London
    I had assumed this is your favourite gameshow... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOZtWZ56lc"]YouTube- Numberwang 1x01[/ame]
    ;)
     
  2. ViscaBarca

    ViscaBarca Member

    Mar 26, 2004
    London
  3. EstebanLugo

    EstebanLugo Member

    Mar 18, 2007
    N of your DB
    Club:
    Millonarios Bogota
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    Respuesta: Re: F1 2oo9

    If it happens, it will be the confirmation of McClaren = UK, Mercedes = Germany, as I predicted.
     
  4. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Only when they want to speak English to be "kakkoi" :cool:

    It is now ! LOL !

    Just after Kamoulox...

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bDmeeGVNvc"]YouTube- kad et olivier kamoulox[/ame]

    Hmm, not such a great user name...
     
  5. IvanIV

    IvanIV King of all He purveys

    Apr 8, 2006
    TN
    Club:
    Sheffield Wednesday FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    trulli and hekki to Lotus F1. fact.
     
  6. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Schumi and Nico at Mercedes GP, Jenson and Lewis at Mac Laren, Alonso and Massa at Ferrari. Of course, the big name missing is Räikkönen (gone with Citroën in WRC). Sounds almost too good ; I'm really curious to see if the next season will live up to the expectations.

    Also the new point scoring system

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8407119.stm

    Not as good as mine :p

    Well, we have the top 10 = points in common but they failed at building a point system where the the gap grows according to the places. In the FIA's system the gap between 1st and second is the same than between 2nd and 3rd ; for me, there should be a bigger incentive to win, so in this case : 1st = 25 points, 2nd = 19, 3rd = 15.
     
  7. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
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    The diamond brand has finally broken the silence concerning its future in F1.

    http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5775269,00.html

    Full Renault statement

    They will also continue to provide Red Bull with engines for the next season.

    Sooo, looks like they found a way to keep going while cutting the cost for the firm. It will also be possible for them to quit easily in 2012 without paying penalties. sounds like a good move.

    Note that Renault keeps the ownership of their engine division which is logical given that unlike the Enstone facilities, the motor branch is very close to the headquarters and historically belongs to the firm. It can also be useful for future operations, in F1 or elsewhere. A little bit similar to the Toyota base in Cologne that wasn't sold after the F1 team ceased to exist.

    Anyway, that makes it quite flexible for the French manufacturer as they will be able to start another project by buying another team like they did with Benetton. But that's not in the foreseeable future since for the time being we will have to accept that they go on like this.

    Now, the big question...Who will drive for them ? Kubica's manager is not that sure Robert will drive for them in 2010 (but that's a manager's word after all...) and Kobayashi is said to go with Sauber. Apparently, Dutch born Chinese driver Ho-Ping Tung might get it as he tested the R29 lately but I would be surprised. There was a strong rumour about Montagny at the end of the season and then it was Glock, but since Glock has just signed with Virgin...Sato ? But does he have bucks or sponsors ? He just lost a Lotus seat...

    That must be one of the biggest silly season ever in the sport...
     
  8. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    State of the F1 grid 2010 :

    1, Jenson Button - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - McLaren-Mercedes
    2, Lewis Hamilton - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - McLaren-Mercedes

    3, Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - Mercedes
    4, TBA - Mercedes GP - Mercedes

    5, Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - Red Bull Racing Renault
    6, Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - Red Bull Racing Renault

    7, Felipe Massa - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - Ferrari
    8, Fernando Alonso - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - Ferrari

    9, Rubens Barrichello - AT&T Williams - Williams-Cosworth
    10, Nico Hulkenberg - AT&T Williams - Williams-Cosworth

    11, Robert Kubica - Renault F1 Team - Renault
    12, TBA - Renault F1 Team - Renault

    14, Adrian Sutil - Force India F1 Team - Force India Mercedes
    15, Tonio Liuzzi - Force India F1 Team - Force India Mercedes

    16, Sebastien Buemi - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR-Ferrari
    17, TBA - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR-Ferrari

    18, Jarno Trulli - Lotus F1 Racing - Lotus Cosworth
    19, Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus F1 Racing - Lotus Cosworth

    20, TBA - Campos Meta 1 - Campos Dallara
    21, Bruno Senna - Campos Meta 1 - Campos Dallara

    22, TBA - USF1 Team - USF1 Cosworth
    23, TBA - USF1 Team - USF1 Cosworth

    24, Timo Glock - Virgin Racing - Virgin Cosworth
    25, Lucas di Grassi - Virgin Racing - Virgin Cosworth

    26, TBA - Sauber - Sauber Ferrari
    27, TBA - Sauber - Sauber Ferrari
     
  9. ViscaBarca

    ViscaBarca Member

    Mar 26, 2004
    London
    so Mercedes will still supply the engines for McLaren? and the name will remain McLaren-Mercedes? I thought Mercedes sold all their parts of the team..

    btw, maybe time to start a new thread for the new season. :)
     
  10. EstebanLugo

    EstebanLugo Member

    Mar 18, 2007
    N of your DB
    Club:
    Millonarios Bogota
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    Respuesta: Re: F1 2oo9

    José "Pechito" Lopez (ARG) is almost a lock for USF1
     
  11. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    The Mac Larens will be powered by Mercedes but you're right, I suppose Mercedes won't be in the full name of the team now. I just copied and pasted the first list from the FIA were Brawn was still Brawn GP (I changed it to Merc GP) and Mac Laren was still Mac Laren - Mercedes.


    We "traditionally" do that when the fist car pictures are issued in January but we may start a new thread after New Year's day. ;)

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    Kobayashi at Sauber, so...

    State of the F1 grid 2010 :

    1, Jenson Button - Vodafone McLaren - McLaren-Mercedes
    2, Lewis Hamilton - Vodafone McLaren - McLaren-Mercedes

    3, Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - Mercedes
    4, TBA - Mercedes GP - Mercedes

    5, Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - Red Bull Racing Renault
    6, Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - Red Bull Racing Renault

    7, Felipe Massa - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - Ferrari
    8, Fernando Alonso - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - Ferrari

    9, Rubens Barrichello - AT&T Williams - Williams-Cosworth
    10, Nico Hulkenberg - AT&T Williams - Williams-Cosworth

    11, Robert Kubica - Renault F1 Team - Renault
    12, TBA - Renault F1 Team - Renault

    14, Adrian Sutil - Force India F1 Team - Force India Mercedes
    15, Tonio Liuzzi - Force India F1 Team - Force India Mercedes

    16, Sebastien Buemi - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR-Ferrari
    17, TBA - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR-Ferrari

    18, Jarno Trulli - Lotus F1 Racing - Lotus Cosworth
    19, Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus F1 Racing - Lotus Cosworth

    20, TBA - Campos Meta 1 - Campos Dallara
    21, Bruno Senna - Campos Meta 1 - Campos Dallara

    22, TBA - USF1 Team - USF1 Cosworth
    23, TBA - USF1 Team - USF1 Cosworth

    24, Timo Glock - Virgin Racing - Virgin Cosworth
    25, Lucas di Grassi - Virgin Racing - Virgin Cosworth

    26, Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber - Sauber Ferrari
    27, TBA - Sauber - Sauber Ferrari
     
  12. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    A brewing rivalry between newcomers Virgin and Lotus...maybe something to keep us entertained at the back of the grid, which is a good thing actually !

    http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-lotus-virgin-rivalry-heats-up/

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    I still find it strange that Fernandes displays such views concerning what he thinks about some of his employees, the stewardess...
     
  13. Pathogen

    Pathogen Member

    Jul 19, 2004
    Like you care.
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ^^^ Now this, this is fun.
     
  14. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Mercedes GP issued pictures showing what could be their livery for next year now that they've signed a deal with Petronas (take that Lotus !). Might be taken with a grain of salt...


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    Now the corollary to that is what will the Mac Larens look like ? I can only dream that they get back to the Marlboro scheme but that's unlikely since that brand is still Ferrari's title sponsor (even if the sponsorship had been shared in the past) and the tobacco ad bans in Europe would not help.
     
  15. HardHatMike

    HardHatMike DOOOOOOOOM!

    Traktor Nebraska
    Aug 31, 2005
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Very classy look. Me likey.
     
  16. IvanIV

    IvanIV King of all He purveys

    Apr 8, 2006
    TN
    Club:
    Sheffield Wednesday FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The top pic actually reminds of the '94 Pacific.
    I'd love to see them go to the orange they use in testing. I'll try to dig up a pic...
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  17. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    The orange was a reference to Bruce Mac Laren who was from New Zealand ; orange being the national racing colour for the austral nation (that's what I read).

    Orange, black and red (vodafone), that could be nice.
     
  18. benztown

    benztown Member+

    Jun 24, 2005
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart
  19. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Back in black...


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  20. IvanIV

    IvanIV King of all He purveys

    Apr 8, 2006
    TN
    Club:
    Sheffield Wednesday FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    yes, i'm well aware of what the orange stood for. ;)
     
  21. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Tadaa !

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    Damn, it takes a lot of time for a shoddy result...:eek:
     
  22. benztown

    benztown Member+

    Jun 24, 2005
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart
  23. IvanIV

    IvanIV King of all He purveys

    Apr 8, 2006
    TN
    Club:
    Sheffield Wednesday FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    wow!
     
  24. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Let's recap 2009...

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  25. Nanbawan

    Nanbawan Member

    Jun 11, 2004
    Haute Bretagne
    Club:
    Stade Rennais FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Enjoyable review of 2009

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQP4XKuiDt0"]YouTube- F1 2009 Season Review[/ame]

    Don't forget the clips on the official FIA website.

    http://www.formula1.com/
     

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