Williams have confirmed that Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas will remain in the team in 2015.

 

 

2015 F1 CALENDAR

 

March 15 Australia

March 29 Malaysia

April 5 Bahrain

April 19 China

May 10 Spain

May 24 Monaco

June 7 Canada

June 21 Austria

July 5 Great Britain

July 19 Germany

July 26 Hungary

August 23 Belgium

September 6 Italy

September 20 Singapore

September 27 Japan

October 11 Russia (Sochi)

October 25 USA (Austin)

November 1 Mexico

November 15 Brazil

November 29 Abu Dhabi

 

 

What do you think?

I don't like Abu Dhabi being the season finale. It should ALWAYS be Brazil.

I would have either Japan or Brazil as the season finale.

 

What do people think of the " team radio advice" ban?

 

 

I'd always have Brazil as the final race too, and the advantage it has over Japan for us is that it has the perfect start time for European audiences.

Japan hasn't had an exciting race in years. In fact the last good ones were both the ones held at Fuji in 07 & 08. The last good race I remember at Suzuka was that 2005 classic.

Japan hasn't had an exciting race in years. In fact the last good ones were both the ones held at Fuji in 07 & 08. The last good race I remember at Suzuka was that 2005 classic.

It was due to funding that Fuji no longer hosted a Grand Prix.

 

2007 was a good race and is most remembered for the crash between Webber & Vettel and also Webber's interview to ITV's Louise Goodman:

 

 

Suzuka hasn't really had a good race since 2005.

Max Verstappen at 17 years and 3 days will be driving in free practice for Toro Rosso this weekend at Suzuka. It will be interesting to see how he does during free practice.

Hopefully a lot better than Susie Wolff did in her first!

Typhoon Phanfone is currently predicted to directly hit Suzuka from late Sunday into Monday from what I'm reading, which will obviously bring lots of bad weather from Sunday onwards. A "very wet scenario" with up to 50mm of rainfall is currently expected on Sunday. There's talk of holding the race on Saturday but will the FIA be sensible enough to do that, or will they risk running the race on Sunday with the chance of having to cancel it? There's also no opportunity to move it to Monday (not that that would help judging by the forecast) as there is another race next weekend.

I Love a wet race, they are so much fun! Hope the FIA let it run and don't let the H&S police ruin the fun.

Holding it on the Saturday would be completely unfeasible. Should be interesting though, even if they have a race like the '07 one that was still a classic (with a fantastic outcome too! :D )

They've had typhoons before on the weekend of the Japanese Grand Prix haven't they? Where in 2010 they had to postpone qualifying until the Sunday and same in 2004.

 

I'm hoping for a wet race too and hoping the safety car doesn't stay out for 17 laps like in Korea 2010. Let them race. Surely people want to see the best F1 drivers completing in difficult conditions and not a procession around the safety car.

 

They won't let the race continue if it is more than a light shower. As usual. :/

They've had typhoons before on the weekend of the Japanese Grand Prix haven't they? Where in 2010 they had to postpone qualifying until the Sunday and same in 2004.

 

I'm hoping for a wet race too and hoping the safety car doesn't stay out for 17 laps like in Korea 2010. Let them race. Surely people want to see the best F1 drivers completing in difficult conditions and not a procession around the safety car.

 

That is true, but they won't want a repeat of the situation that happened at Nurburgring '07 where literally car after car was aquaplaning off the track at turn 1 (incredible as it was to watch!) The safety car procession is however needless, it would be better to simply delay it till at least safe to hold a race.

That is true, but they won't want a repeat of the situation that happened at Nurburgring '07 where literally car after car was aquaplaning off the track at turn 1 (incredible as it was to watch!) The safety car procession is however needless, it would be better to simply delay it till at least safe to hold a race.

They could always delay the race but then there's the issue if there's enough light or not.

 

Like this you mean at Nurburgring '07:

 

 

That was a classic race indeed.

 

 

Those driver changes are looking very likely for next year now.

 

Kvyat to Red Bull

Vettel to Ferrari

Alonso to McLaren

 

One bad year and Vettel runs away after RB gave him a championship-winning car for the last 4 years. Ridiculous. :lol:

Edited October 4, 201410 yr by zechhh

They could always delay the race but then there's the issue if there's enough light or not.

 

Like this you mean at Nurburgring '07:

 

 

That was a classic race indeed.

I miss that.

Vettel is such an arse. Ferrari can have him.

 

Really hope that Kvyat doesn't step up to RBR, he's far too green. They'd be better trying to woo Romain (He's a champion in waiting) or Button because they need someone with experience, who has proven to be quick and has a realistic shot at walking away a champion. With Red Bull the official Renault works team for 2015 you know that situation is gonna be improving dramatically for the next season. With RBR's aero know-how this is a temporary blip in RBR domination and it's annoying that one season of being bettered by a team mate is all it took for Vettel to throw his toys from his pram.

#ForzaBianchi