The Official F1 2009 Thread

[E30Kaiser]

Sucks about the red flag at the end, Vettel, Webber, and Rosberg need that lap bad.

[naplesE30]

Watching qualifying I just kept thinking what a shitty track. If I wanted to watch cars on a crappy street circut I would watch Indy racing. Night race or not this track has no passing and does not showcase the capabilities of these cars or drivers.

[Jon325i]

Singapore Quali results per James Allen F1 website:

Driver/Team, Weight (kg/lbs), First stop

1. Hamilton/McLaren-Mercedes 660.5/1456, Lap 19
2. Vettel/Red Bull-Renault, 651.0/1435, Lap 15/16
3. Rosberg/Williams-Toyota, 657.5/1449, Lap 18
4. Webber/Red Bull-Renault, 654.5/1443, Lap 16/17
5. Barrichello/Brawn-Mercedes*, 655.5/1445, Lap 17
6. Alonso/Renault, 658.0/1450 Lap 18
7. Glock/Toyota, 660.5/1456, Lap 19
8. Heidfeld/BMW-Sauber, 650.0/1433, Lap 14/15
9. Kubica/BMW-Sauber, 664.0/1464, Lap 22
10. Kovalainen/McLaren-Mercedes, 664.5/1465, Lap 22
11. Nakajima/Williams-Toyota, 680.7/1500, Lap 27
12. Button/Brawn-Mercedes, 683.0/1506, Lap 28/29
13. Raikkonen/Ferrari, 680.5/1500, Lap 27
14. Buemi/Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 678.0/1495, Lap 26
15. Trulli/Toyota, 690.9/1523, Lap 30
16. Sutil/Force India-Mercedes, 693.0/1528, Lap 31
17. Alguersuari/Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 683.5/1507, Lap 28
18. Fisichella/Ferrari, 678.5/1496, Lap 25/26
19. Grosjean/Renault, 683.0/1506, Lap 28/29
20. Liuzzi/Force India-Mercedes, 656.0/1446, Lap 17

*Barichello had a gearbox failure this weekend and had to swap; he gets a 5 spot grid penalty per the 4-race events per gearbox rule. So he will be starting 10th tomorrow. Alonso, Glock, Heidfeld, Kubica & Kovalainen move up one spot on the grid as a result.

Jon

[Hick]

damn. i was pulling for Rubins in Q3. Had he got pole [not too far fetched] he would of started 5th while Button has to start 12th. As it is now, Rubins will start 10th. Maybe he can cut into Buttons lead, but its not looking too good right now.

[Jon325i]

anyone watch P2? Man can Alonso hustle that car, hes a mad man when it comes to these low grip courses.

Got it on the DVR...have yet to watch it (just got home from work). I will watch it after dinner. Newswire reported Vettel had the best lap time. Tomorrows' quali should be a good one.


Jon

[E30Kaiser]

In the press conference today Stefano Deminicali said when asked if it was "Between a Finn and a Spaniard" for the seat as had been said a couple days ago, things had changed and they would announce it when they were ready. I wonder if by things have changed he means in terms of Renault, which could mean either they feel Alonso is a done deal now, or they feel Alonso is damaged goods due to the scandal and isn't going to pursue him.

[quickervicar]

Wouldn't it be interesting if Alonso won it legitimately this year?

[Hick]

anyone watch P2? Man can Alonso hustle that car, hes a mad man when it comes to these low grip courses.

[quickervicar]

BMW-Sauber unveiled a brand-new car for the weekend (almost). Seems a bit pointless, but I wish them the best.

[YAN-3]

I like the cars with all the livery on them,,,, I think the brawns are terrible looking as plain as they are.

Kimi is just doing what hes supposed too. Did he look misserable at Monza on the podium or what. Funny how everyone knows he is done at Ferrari, (even if they ran 3 cars he would not be driving for them) but he still wont/cant admit it.

Alonso and Massa ought to be an exciting combo as neither driver will back down for the other. Led to some fun times at McLaren last time FA was not the clear number one.

Brawn added Canon as a sponsor. look for a big red canon logo on the side of their car this weekend.

[naplesE30]

I like the cars with all the livery on them,,,, I think the brawns are terrible looking as plain as they are.

Kimi is just doing what hes supposed too. Did he look misserable at Monza on the podium or what. Funny how everyone knows he is done at Ferrari, (even if they ran 3 cars he would not be driving for them) but he still wont/cant admit it.

Alonso and Massa ought to be an exciting combo as neither driver will back down for the other. Led to some fun times at McLaren last time FA was not the clear number one.

[YAN-3]

ING ends relationship with Renault effective immediatly....

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-title-sponsor-ing-axes-renault-backing/

That didnt take too long.

I would be surprised if Renault does not pull out of F1, they are going to have a hell of a time finding a sponsor who wants to be associated with them.

wow! that was quick. cant wait to see the car without the ING crap all over it.

also anyone read this and go.... yea right!

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Raikkonen Fully committed to Ferrari for 2010

http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2009/9/9975.html

[naplesE30]

ING ends relationship with Renault effective immediatly....

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-title-sponsor-ing-axes-renault-backing/

That didnt take too long.

I would be surprised if Renault does not pull out of F1, they are going to have a hell of a time finding a sponsor who wants to be associated with them.

[quickervicar]

I can understand the confusion. The wording is: "the WMSC has decided to suspend Renault F1’s disqualification until the end of the 2011 season. The World Motor Sport Council will only activate this disqualification if Renault F1 is found guilty of a comparable breach during that time."

Basically, the French court ruled that unless Renault rams another car into a barrier located in front of a bunch of spectators in order to throw a race and/or championship within the next two years, it can carry on as usual.

[TDE30]

No. My understanding is that Renault is completely off the hook (save for the probation & $1.6m in legal fees) and that Pat Symonds is banned for a couple of years. Flavio is to have no part in any form of FIA-sanctioned events. Ever. Not even as a spectator. Not only that, but he cannot represent any FIA-licensed drivers as a manager since they will not renew the FIA Superlicense to any driver represented by him. His role as football club owner is under review as well (if you fixed one sporting event, why wouldn't you fix another?)

They've effectively castrated him. Heidi Klum is secretly pleased.

LOL at the last sentence. Thanks for clearing that one up, I was for sure that they were suspended for 2010 and 2011; I'm mildly surprised that their punishment was so light.