The Official F1 2009 Thread

[E30Kaiser]

Rumor also has it that nico and Barrichello are going to switch places so i guess Williams may be Nico Hulk and Rubino. So....maybe Heikki will go to Sauber? Who knows, I hope he stays though.

[quickervicar]

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-toyotas-future-unclear-boss/

I would expect an announcement about Toyota's withdrawal within 2 weeks.

[Hick]

Toyota out, Sauber back in.

Alonso is the best current driver. I cant wait to see him in a Ferrari, but i dont think he and Massa will get along. I would like to see Massa out pace Alonso in all honesty.

[Dave]

So, sounds like these seats are set so far:

Ferrari
Massa, Alonso

McMerc
Hamilton, Kimi

Renault
Kubica, ???

Brawn
Rosberg, Button (??)

Red Bull
Vettel, Webber

Beyond that, sounds like it is a cluster f**k . . . .

Hearing Rubens to Williams, and Button may or may not be at Brawn.

Heidfeld - if Sauber is in, maybe he stays there?

A lot of guys want back in - Villenueve, Davidson, maybe Wurz?

I won't surprised if Heikki and Grosjean are gone. Nakajima is definitely a goner now.

[Hick]

ill be angry is JV comes back

[Jon325i]

Alonso is the best current driver. I cant wait to see him in a Ferrari, but i dont think he and Massa will get along. I would like to see Massa out pace Alonso in all honesty.

I agree that Alonso is arguably the best driver currently in F1. There will probably be a gnashing of egos between the Brazilian and the Spaniard. In Massa's defense, I believe he can give Alonso a run for his money. Do I believe Massa will beat Alsono a lot? Nope - that's doubtful. But there will be times when Massa will have a better day than Alonso at the track. I think the two of them will really push one another. God help us if they take each other out of a race like Senna & Prost :-P

So I guess we can start calling the Scuderia "The Fred & Phil Show".


Jon

[YAN-3]

So I guess we can start calling the Scuderia "The Fred & Phil Show".


Jon

...i dont understand this... something from the days of old F1?

[Jon325i]

...i dont understand this... something from the days of old F1?

No. On Speed, David Hobbs....the jokester of the three race commentators....has a track record of giving nicknames to drivers.

Fernando = Fred

Filipe = Phil

Kazoo = Kazuki

Flavio Briatore = Flava Flav

And during a race earlier in the season, the F1 World Feed camera spotted Michael Schumacher in the pits and David Hobbs quips, "hey look....its Ralf Schmacher's brother." I lol'd.


Jon

[quickervicar]

And during a race earlier in the season, the F1 World Feed camera spotted Michael Schumacher in the pits and David Hobbs quips, "hey look....its Ralf Schmacher's brother." I lol'd.

I do remember that! I also recall Jeremy Clarkson comparing the looks of the M5 vs. M6 to choosing the better looking Schumacher brother.

[hugh jass]

Quote from Valentino Rossi:

"Finally, someone asked Rossi why F1 gets a much bigger audience than bikes. "A lot of people watch F1,' said Vale, "but more than half are asleep." "

Can't say I disagree with him, even though I watch most races fully awake.

[quickervicar]

Ain't that the truth

ill be angry if JV comes back

I would advise him to continue to focus on his musical career. I liked him in CART (his Indy 500 win was spectacular) and thought he had a lot of talent, but once he got to F1 with his buddy Pollock I got tired of him real fast.

[quickervicar]

Did anyone else wake up @ 1AM to see Buemi bottoming his chassis out on the puddles? After about 45 minutes of footage of engineers taking their tea on the pit wall I hit the bed again.

[Hick]

glad i didnt miss anything... my gf and i just moved yesterday and i was pooped from all the heavy lifting.

should be watching quali tonight

[E-Thirty]

So Massa feels he was robbed of the championship last year because of the scandal, which is interesting since I never even considered that being affected by it. Wonder if anything can be done about that.

[quickervicar]

It was only a matter of time until this came up. I knew it would when the crash-gate news first broke.