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  • Re: Clever men, with clever ideas.....
    Achilles - what I don't understand is that (allegedly) the FIA have already looked at the system and have declared that it is legal. This also seems to have been the case in the past, e.g. with the Wunderdiffusor on the Brawn last year. I can understand other teams asking the FIA to make a statement on why they have declared something illegal or illegal but I find it all a bit daft. IMO the FIA really has 2 choices - either to state that team X has something that it is legal and say that they are not willing to disclose details (for obvious reasons because it woud be the cheapest way for other teams to nick the idea), or to restate the rules concerning the system in such a way that it is clear why the system is legal without revealing exactly what the team's solution is. The reason I say this is because the FIA rules tend to be so vague and interpretable that they HAVE to be restated in order to understand exactly what they mean. As for misdirection, the FIA and F1 as a whole thrive on it. Without the scandals the media wouldn't have much to talk about at all.

  • Re: Boo!!! 2 Yahoo....
    i second in motion...

  • Re: F1 Article Writers Wanted
    Is there money involved?

  • Re: New points system...
    The point is: 1) The loss of 0.8 points (from 8 to 7.2) is hardly going to make much difference. 2) While you can say it motivates someone to try to go from 2nd to 1st, however it also equally motivates someone not to try to go from 3rd to 2nd (as loss for 3rd is 0, whereas for 2nd is -0.8). 3) What is the purpose of giving the biggest encouragement to 9th place (+0.8) while giving no encouragement to 3rd and 5th (0 change each) and negative encouragement to 4th (-0.2)? This is a rhetorical question, my point is that this doesn't make sense. JC

  • Re: who make;s the most mistakes LH or VET
    Vettel, LH was in a no-lose situation last year and pushing for the sake of it.

  • Re: Stirling, shafts, etc...
    get well soon stirling

  • Re: Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
    Tee Hee

  • Re: Fantasy F1
    Boo :-(. I wanted to check my final points tally for 2009 but it looks like I can't get at my results, they have all (except top 10) been taken down. Doh! Anyone know any smilar, for fun, Fantasy F1 sites?

  • Re: magic fernando just magic.
    ....... and suffer you shall. ;-)))

  • Re: Soap opera
    i doubt that the muppets can raise the $ to buy a still. mind you they may have enough bits left over to fabricate one. (bit like their entry really) W I G.

  • Re: Stefan GP in by Wednesday?
    Couldn't read the article (my French isn't that good), but I did see some pics of the Dallara that inspired me to check out other sites. The car looks a bit like a cross between the Ferrari F10 and the Virgin with a Force India-style front wing. The most striking features, though are the sidepods and the wing mirrors. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/04/hrt-f1-car-revealed-pictures/attachment/71554038/ I find the whole "Stefan GP is a hoax" story a bit unusual. If true, it's hard to believe that they got as far as they did -- how did they buy Toyota's car / facilities? Not saying it's untrue, just strange... My instinct and prima fascia evidence would suggest that Stefan was a paper tiger. If true, easily seen why -- conning your way on to the grid. If not true, why plant a false story? To keep them off the grid? . Hmmmm.... . :)

  • Re: Driver seats 2010 (state of play)
    UPDATE: Karun Chandhok announced as remaining Hispania Racing Team (HRT F1) driver. Older: USF1 reportedly "dead and gone" according to senior figure. Still no official announcement from cowardly Windsor / Anderson pair (they didn't even have the cojones to announce layoffs to the employees in person). FIA issues statement denying additional teams for 2010 in the wake of USF1's failure to make the grid. Dave Richards reportedly seen with a wry "I told you so" look on his face. :D . ? The full, final F1 2010 entry list 04/03/10 is as follows: __________________________________________________________ 01. Jenson Button - McLaren Mercedes 02. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes 03. Michael Schumacher - Mercedes GP 04. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 05. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing Renault 06. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing Renault 07. Felipe Massa - Scuderia Ferrari 08. Fernando Alonso - Scuderia Ferrari 09. Rubens Barrichello - Williams Cosworth 10. Nico Hülkenberg - Williams Cosworth 11. Robert Kubica - Renault F1 Team 12. Vitaly Petrov - Renault F1 Team ? 14. Adrian Sutil - Force India F1 Team Mercedes 15. Vitantonio Liuzzi - Force India F1 Team Mercedes 16. Sébastien Buemi - Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari 17. Jaime Alguersuari - Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari 18. Jarno Trulli - Lotus Racing Cosworth 19. Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus Racing Cosworth 20. Karun Chandhok - Hispania Racing Team F1 Cosworth 21. Bruno Senna - Hispania Racing Team F1 Cosworth 22. Pedro de la Rosa - BMW Sauber F1 Team Ferrari ?§ 23. Kamui Kobayashi - BMW Sauber F1 Team Ferrari ?§ 24. Timo Glock - Virgin Racing Cosworth 25. Lucas Di Grassi - Virgin Racing Cosworth (26.) Jacques Villeneuve - Stefan GP ¤ (27.) Kamui Kobayashi - Stefan GP ¤ ? Position 13 traditionally excluded from FIA list due to silly superstition ? Sauber team still bears BMW name due to contractual obligations, despite having Ferrari engines. § "BMW" Sauber moves up ahead of Virgin to USF1's spot on the grid in the final FIA entry list (oddly enough) ¤ At last report, FIA deny Stefan GP a grid slot in 2010 despite USF1's 11th hour withdrawal. Eddie Jordan claims insider knowledge to the contrary -- watch this space until Bahrain (not likely to happen). Rumour mill for the remaining seats: __________________________________________________________ Stefan GP (possibly) - Kazuki Nakajima, Jacques Villeneuve, Ralf Schumacher, Alex Wurz, Christian Klien Top Talent list: __________________________________________________________ Jacques Villeneuve, Alex Wurz, Christian Klien, Sato, Davidson, Karun Chandhok, Jose Maria Lopez, Daniel Ricciardo, Andy Soucek, Gary Paffett, Adam Carroll, Alexander Rossi, Bertrand Baguette

  • Re: A Pop At Ferrari...
    u talking out your back side f1 been going for over 50 years and now u ainstain come along that f1 will finish.f1 will finish if there will be more cheats like the mclaren ecc.

  • Re: Avalon
    & keep yer 'ands off our Bill or you'll be getting a bad name ;-)

  • 2010 FIA F1 Championship entry list
    2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY LIST 03.03.2010 No.DriverTeamConstructor 1 Jenson BUTTON (GBR) 2. Lewis HAMILTON (GBR)VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES (GBR)McLaren Mercedes 3 Michael SCHUMACHER (DEU) 4 Nico ROSBERG (DEU)MERCEDES GP PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM (DEU)Mercedes Benz GP Limited 5 Sebastian VETTEL (DEU) 6 Mark WEBBER (AUS)RED BULL RACING (AUT)Red Bull Racing Renault 7 Felipe MASSA (BRA) 8 Fernando ALONSO (ESP)SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO (ITA)Ferrari 9 Rubens BARRICHELLO (BRA) 10Nico HÜLKENBERG (DEU)AT&T WILLIAMS (GBR)Williams Cosworth 11Robert KUBICA (POL) 12 Vitaly PETROV (RUS)RENAULT F1 TEAM (FRA)Renault 14 Adrian SUTIL (DEU) 15 Vitantonio LIUZZI (ITA)FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM (IND)Force India Mercedes 16 Sébastien BUEMI (CHE) 17 Jaime ALGUERSUARI (ESP)SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO (ITA)STR Ferrari 18 Jarno TRULLI (ITA) 19 Heikki KOVALAINEN (FIN)LOTUS RACING (MAL)Lotus Cosworth 20 TBA 21 Bruno SENNA (BRA)HRT F1 TEAM (ESP)HRT Cosworth 22 Pedro DE LA ROSA (ESP) 23 Kamui KOBAYASHI (JPN)BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM (CHE)BMW Sauber Ferrari 24 Timo GLOCK (DEU) 25 Luca DI GRASSI (BRA)VIRGIN RACING (GBR)Virgin Cosworth Note: The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in 2010. & no Stefan GP

  • Re: USF1 Update
    on t'other hand http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81820 This is now at the 'silly beyond belief' stage. The cars are on their way to Bahrain & still no word on the actual grid.

  • S.O. Mosley
    "Some of the sport?s most influential figures ? from Max Mosley (to Michael Schumacher and Tony Fernandes ? have backed Richard Branson....)" Has n't anyone told Mosley that most of the F1 fraternity don't want to hear from him ....ever....again ?? His influence? was actually more like effluent when you look at the state of F1 right now.

  • Re: A Fry-up....
    "go find Stepney, he got a job.... " Well, he did have a job. Gigawave's team closed down, though. I'm sure Bahrain will see some "innovations" but they may well just start another 2009 DD type argument.

  • Re: USF1
    Some of the news is at least encouraging, if Hurley is in fact helping Lopez secure a spot somewhere, that would seem that he is interested in F1 for the long term, and could potentially be a sponsor for USF1 next year. My only worry would be that the current management structure at USF1 having left a sour taste in the mouth of the FIA.

  • Re: Testing 2010
    Last pre-season testing at Barcelona 25th - 28th Feb McLaren-Mercedes Thursday: Jenson BUTTON Friday: Lewis HAMILTON Saturday: Jenson BUTTON Sunday: Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes GP Thursday: Nico ROSBERG Friday: Michael SCHUMACHER Saturday: Nico ROSBERG Sunday: Michael SCHUMACHER Red Bull-Renault To be confirmed Ferrari Thursday: Fernando ALONSO Friday: Fernando ALONSO Saturday: Felipe MASSA Sunday: Felipe MASSA Sauber-Ferrari Thursday: Pedro DE LA ROSA Friday: Pedro DE LA ROSA Saturday: Kamui KOBAYASHI Sunday: Kamui KOBAYASHI Williams-Cosworth Thursday: Nico HÜLKENBERG Friday: Nico HÜLKENBERG Saturday: Rubens BARRICHELLO Sunday: Rubens BARRICHELLO Renault Thursday: Vitaly PETROV Friday: Vitaly PETROV Saturday: Robert KUBICA Sunday: Robert KUBICA Force India-Mercedes Thursday: Vitantonio LIUZZI Friday: Vitantonio LIUZZI Saturday: Adrian SUTIL Sunday: Adrian SUTIL Toro Rosso-Ferrari Thursday: Jaime ALGUERSUARI Friday: Jaime ALGUERSUARI Saturday: Sébastien BUEMI Sunday: Sébastien BUEMI Lotus-Cosworth Thursday: Fairuz FAUZY Friday: Jarno TRULLI Saturday: Jarno TRULLI Sunday: Heikki KOVALAINEN Virgin-Cosworth To be confirmed Not attending - Campos-Cosworth & US F1-Cosworth


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