The Official F1 2009 Thread

[Hick]

Piquet will be lucky to make the rest of the season. I never understood why he got the drive in the first place (name aside).

Curious to see the list published on the 12th.

Turkey was not a good example. the car spun off in q1 because the front brake duct fell off the car and overheated the one brake. that being said, piquet + flavio = sports car racing

[TDE30]

Piquet will be lucky to make the rest of the season. I never understood why he got the drive in the first place (name aside).

Curious to see the list published on the 12th.

Yeah, I lost faith in the kid when the team asked his father not to attend the races so Jr. could focus on trying to finish a race. Odd choice for sure, and he has only performed slightly better since his debut. It wouldn't surprise me to see Kubi eyeing his old seat for 2010.

[E30Kaiser]

I am just going to call it, Nico Rosberg to BMW and Nico Hulkenberg to Williams race seat. Romain Grosjean or whatever will probably take Piquets seat. That is my prediction based on nothing.

[z31maniac]

Why the fuck would Rosberg want to go to BMW?

I'm still not conviced he is the cat's meow anyway, good driver, not great.

[E30Kaiser]

I think Rosberg would go where the money is and where he might have a better car. And if BMW gets rid of Kubica I think they would at least look at him. I forgot what Williams said earlier in the year but it was something to the effect that if Nico Hulkenberg does move up it will probably be Nico Rosberg's seat he gets. I don't know if that is due to contracts or what.

[YAN-3]

I think Rosberg would go where the money is and where he might have a better car. And if BMW gets rid of Kubica I think they would at least look at him. I forgot what Williams said earlier in the year but it was something to the effect that if Nico Hulkenberg does move up it will probably be Nico Rosberg's seat he gets. I don't know if that is due to contracts or what.

realy? even over Kazukas spot? it would be cool to see Nico in a BMW, as he has showed good pace and skill.

Also anyone read about the comments Haug made about Heiki?



It is up to Heikki Kovalainen to prove he belongs in the McLaren alongside Lewis Hamilton beyond 2009.

That is the message given by Norbert Haug, competition chief of the British team's engine partner Mercedes-Benz.

The German has recently been hinting at a change for next year, coinciding with speculation that Williams' Nico Rosberg is a prime candidate.

When asked by Germany's Auto Motor und Sport about 27-year-old Kovalainen's seat, Haug answered: "Formula one is a hard competition.

"Heikki knows that it is all about performance. We are looking at each race finish and at each tenth," he said.

It is understood that no firm decisions about the future have yet been taken.

On form so far, Kovalainen is usually outpaced by the sister car driven by Hamilton, and he is often accused of making errors at crucial moments, such as within sight of a rare points finish at Monaco.

Haug however said it is too early in the season to be seriously discussing drivers.

"We are concentrating only on making the car faster," he added. "That is the biggest problem."

[z31maniac]

I think Rosberg would go where the money is and where he might have a better car. And if BMW gets rid of Kubica I think they would at least look at him. I forgot what Williams said earlier in the year but it was something to the effect that if Nico Hulkenberg does move up it will probably be Nico Rosberg's seat he gets. I don't know if that is due to contracts or what.

Williams said they wanted to keep Rosberg but understand if he leaves because they can't give him a competitive car. That's the gist of the last article I read on it anyway.

[TDE30]

Seeing Rosberg go to BMW would be nice, two German drivers driving for a German team (albeit based in Switzerland.) This way, presumably, Kubi could go to Renault (shot in the dark, but we do know he wants to leave BMW for 2010,) and Alonso could fill Räikkönen's vacant seat. Rosberg hasn't really lived up to all of the hype of being Keke's son, but he has been quite solid since joining Williams in 2006, I'd like to see him in a BMW.

[YAN-3]

Kimi is not goin anywhere! at least not next year!

[E30Kaiser]

Kimi is not goin anywhere! at least not next year!

Hear hear! Kimi is the man, and he is here to stay(for possibly another year)! I really hope he doesn't go anyway :(

[Mfever]

I doubt the ice man is going anywhere. But I am a Kubica fan I wanna see him back in a BMW.

[Hick]

When does Kubica's contract run out?

[YAN-3]

Guys, you read this crap...

All eight FOTA teams likely to not enter the 2010 world championship

[TDE30]

Wow, FOTA grew eight pairs.

http://jalopnik.com/5296221/eight-teams-break-away-from-f1-form-new-championship

I'm not one to buy into hype and speculation, but after reading the below FOTA press release I see just how much Mosley and the FIA fucked up on this one.

http://www.teamsassociation.org/press-release/2009-06-19/press-release

[hugh jass]

Wow, FOTA grew eight pairs.

http://jalopnik.com/5296221/eight-teams-break-away-from-f1-form-new-championship

I'm not one to buy into hype and speculation, but after reading the below FOTA press release I see just how much Mosley and the FIA fucked up on this one.

http://www.teamsassociation.org/pres.../press-release

I really hope Mosley and the FIA crash and fucking burn