The Official F1 2009 Thread

[Pinepig]

Toyota is out, BMW back in.:o

[Dave]

just saw that as well. Kimi can drive drunk and hit a tree and no one will be the wiser . . . :-)

Heidfeld is probably sleeping much better now, between that and Sauber getting the grid slot. Unless Kubica gets freed up as a result of this Renault/Prodrive thing, Quick Nick should be in the Mercedes next year.

[Hick]

Citroen - Kimi

[quickervicar]

what I read on planet f1 and autosport says they will until 2012.

Though not necessarily to Red Bull (according to Christian Horner)

[Dave]

what I read on planet f1 and autosport says they will until 2012.

[z31maniac]

Not to unexpected, are they still going to supply engines?

[Dave]

And so it appears, Renault is out. Selling to Prodrive. What does this mean for Kubica? His contract may have an out for him in this instance. If so, my bet is Kubica to Mercedes GP, Heaidfeld stays with Sauber.

Sauber by the way, is now confirmed by FIA as IN THE SHOW!!!!

[Dave]

Somehow, i think the that the two year streak of Car #22 being the WDC comes to an end in 2010 . . . :)

The longer Mercedes waits, the more likely it seems they are waiting to see if Kubica may be available . . .

[kishg]

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_2010_entry_list.aspx

[quickervicar]

Normally I'd be with you on the Schumi talk, but I have a different feeling about this time. If I were Haug/Brawn I'd be talking to Kubica instead of Schumacher. Robert can be quite impressive if given a half-way decent car. Michael could be a great test/development driver for them though.

[Dave]

Ferrari - Massa, Alonso
McMerc - Hamilton, Button
Manor - Glock
Renault (if they grid in 2010) - Kubica
Red Bull - Vettel, Webber
Williams - Rubins, Hulkenberg
Campos - Senna
Lotus - Trulli (rumoured)
STR - Buemi
Force India -Sutil, Liuzzi
USF1 - Lopez (rumoured)
Mercedes/Brawn - Rosberg, Schumacher (rumoured)
Sauber - ?

OUT - Kimi

Should get a ride - Heidfeld, Trulli, Kovalainen, Kobayashi, Fisichella


So Qadbak is out and Sauber gets the team back.

And what of Renault? Sounds to me like they are getting ready to pull the plug. If so, maybe Kubica to Mercedes? I think the Schumi talk is nonsense.

[z31maniac]

Lopez has a week to bring in $8 mil in sponsorship money.

[quickervicar]

I was sure that I read confirmation on both Lopez & Sutil, but can't find it for the life of me :(

[TDE30]

If we're basing that grid on rumors, we'd have a lot more names. Let's stick to confirmed pairings.

[quickervicar]

Ferrari - Massa, Alonso
McMerc - Hamilton, Button
Manor - Glock
Renault - Kubica
Red Bull - Vettel, Webber
Williams - Rubins, Hulkenberg
Campos - Senna
STR - Buemi
Force India -Sutil (rumoured)
USF1 - Lopez (rumoured)
Mercedes/Brawn - Rosberg, Schumacher (rumoured)
Sauber - ?
Lola - ?

OUT - Kimi

Should get a ride - Heidfeld, Trulli, Kovalainen, Kobayashi, Fisichella[/quote]