May 24, 200916 yr 1. Jenson Button (GBR/BrawnGP) 1:40.44.282. 2. Rubens Barrichello (BRA/BrawnGP) + 7.666. 3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 13.442. 4. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 15.110. 5. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull) 15.730. 6. Nico Rosberg (GER/Williams) 33.586. 7. FERNANDO ALONSO (SPA/Renault) 37.839. 8. Sebastien Bourdais (FRA/Toro Rosso) 1.03.142. 9. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA/Force India) 1.05.040. I like Button this year. I always knew about him, but he never had a good car. This year is a good pilot with a good car. The Ferraris are starting to do it well, but this year is difficult that Button loses. Anyway, I don't like Montecarlo, but next is Turkey. That'll be more interesting.
May 26, 200916 yr Yay :nocheer: Piquet failed to finish, AGAIN. He HAS to go! We never should have let Kovy go -_-
May 27, 200916 yr I will miss re-fuelling but tyre warmers should have been banned long ago. I remember in the early 90s there were 15 teams and the lowest teams had to pre-qualify. Damon Hill was one of these in a Brabham Yamaha As for new teams. There could be Dave Richards Pro-Drive team and also an American team are looking to get into F1 with the possibility of female driver (from indy) Danica Patrick below.
June 12, 200916 yr Who's going to Silverstone then? I'll be up there on Friday as obv. i can't be affording the race day tickets but am looking forward to it immensely!
June 19, 200916 yr With the threat of a breakaway series, they would have to find new circuits. Which circuits do you think they should go for if it does happen. For an 18 race season my choice would be: British: Brands Hatch (a brilliant circuit especially from Surtees Corner down Pilgrim's Drop to Hawthorn Bend) Macau: (street race) Spain: Jerez Portugal: Autodromo International do Algarve Holland: Zandvoort Belgium: Zolder USA: Laguna Seca or Elkhart Lake Australia: Surfers Paradise Germany: Lausitzring (endurance) South Africa: Kyalami Canada: Circuit Mont-Treblant Quebec Austria: Ostereichring (Zeltweg) Mexico: Mexico City (make this a night race) Japan: Aida Brazil: Jacarepaqua China: Shang-hai (street circuit) Italy: Imola (San Marino) Sweden: Gotland Ring Edited June 22, 200916 yr by Euro Music
June 19, 200916 yr Author Well it looks like the Poison Dwarf and the Fascist Smacked Bottom have destroyed F1. Friday, 19 June 2009 14:50 UK F1 teams drop breakaway bombshell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/8108488.stm Formula 1 has been thrown into chaos after eight of its major teams said they are now planning to set up a rival championship for the 2010 season. Friday, 19 June 2009 11:50 UK Formula 1 is 'finished' - Alonso http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/8108300.stm Renault's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso believes Formula 1 is "finished" following the announcement of plans for a breakaway series. and now: Friday, 19 June 2009 16:05 UK FIA to sue over breakaway attempt http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/8109846.stm Long live Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, et all. Ecclestone & Mosley can go to hell for what they've done to destroy this magnificent spectacle of motor racing in the last few years with their greed & imperialism. FOTA rules.
June 19, 200916 yr Author FOTA series could attract new teams Autosport.com By Jonathan Noble Friday, June 19th 2009, 18:14 GMT The breakaway championship being put together by the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) could be joined by even more teams, with both Campos Racing and Prodrive among outfits strongly linked with the new series. While discussions about the rival category have focused on the eight current teams, sources suggest that a number of outfits have opened dialogue to find out more about the new championship. McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh confirmed that FOTA was willing to accept more entrants to bolster its grid next year - as he was asked specifically about Lola and Prodrive. "I think that certainly eight teams will be enough, but we would welcome any new teams or existing teams for that matter, and certainly there has been an expression of interest from some of the teams you mentioned," explained Whitmarsh. "I think a lot of teams want to be racing against the Ferraris, against the Red Bulls, the Brawns and hopefully ourselves. "Formula 1 has not done a good job in my view at developing a number of teams that compete, at developing a series that the fans want, and there is a lot opportunity to do a better job – to have some fresh energy. "Whilst inevitably there is some sadness in a day like today, I think you have to be optimistic about the future. And sometimes out of these challengers are new eras and new opportunities, and we have to be positive. "We've had already in the last few hours quite a lot of interest from some other teams that want to be part of the new series, and we are going to do everything we can to encourage them to be a part of it. Just as FOTA has already demonstrated its assistance to retaining teams and assisting the independent teams – that has to be part of the ethos of any organization." The relevance of what the fans want was acknowledged by Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner, who apologised on behalf of the teams for the mess the sport found itself in. "I only sympathize with the public, who must be as F1 fans confused and to a certain degree dismayed with what is currently going on. We have got a wonderful championship this year and Silverstone's last F1 grand prix and to have politics that quite simply are difficult for the general public to comprehend and understand. "F1 should be about what happens on the track. It is taking up far too much of not only our time but other people's time." So it looks like Lola withdrew their interest in F1, because they knew about this imminent move by FOTA ..... brilliant!
June 19, 200916 yr This is the best news for motor sport in years! The present regime is sucking the life out of the sport with its oppressive rules and regulations. Mosley is a disgusting snivelling little fascist rodent who isn’t fit to attend races let alone run the sport. :manson:
June 19, 200916 yr I remember something like this happening once before, so its a case of dejavu.... In 1979, the Commission Sportive Internationale, an organization subordinate to the FIA which was at that time the rule-making body for Formula One, was dissolved and replaced by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile, or FISA, which would serve the same function. FISA clashed repeatedly with the Formula One Constructors Association (FOCA), which represented the teams' interests. FOCA's chief executive at the time was Bernie Ecclestone and his legal advisor was Max Mosley, while the president of FISA was Jean Marie Balestre. The two organizations' disagreements, which came to be known as the FISA-FOCA war, resulted in several races being cancelled. Goodyear threatened to withdraw entirely from Formula One, an event which would have been commercially disastrous for the sport, so Ecclestone organized a meeting of team managers, Balestre, and other FISA representatives at the offices of the FIA in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. On January 19, 1981, after thirteen straight hours of negotiation, all parties present signed the first Concorde Agreement, named after the plaza in Paris where the discussions took place. The contract's terms remain largely confidential, though its known stipulations required the signatory teams to appear and compete in every race and guaranteed their right to do so in order to assure the sport's newly-acquired television public that they would have a race to watch. Also, perhaps most importantly, the agreement granted FOCA the right to televise Formula One races — this right was "leased" to Formula One Promotions and Administration, a company established and owned by Bernie Ecclestone. Another important element was the stability in rules, described as protecting the teams from "the whims of the governing body". From Wikipedia 1980 saw the first big disagreement between the two main F1 governing bodies, FISA and FOCA. The power struggle resulted in the Spanish Grand Prix being boycotted, and to avoid such situations in the future, the first ever Concorde Agreement was drafted up in 1981. In 1980, Jarama was the venue for an illegal Grand Prix, with no entrants from Ferrari, Renault or Alfa Romeo. The association representing the drivers and the F1 governing body were locked in disagreement, which was stalling competitions, but the Spanish decided to run the race anyway. Alan Jones took the title in his Williams, but sadly the points would not count towards his World Championship title attempt. Looks like the same people are involved once again.
June 20, 200916 yr With the threat of a breakaway series, they would have to find new circuits. Which circuits do you think they should go for if it does happen. For an 18 race season my choice would be: British: Brands Hatch (a brilliant circuit especially from Surtees Corner down Pilgrim's Drop to Hawthorn Bend) Brands Hatch is my home circuit - I absolurtely love the plave but would be devastated to see the new GP there (first of all becuase it would mean the death of F1 if this new series get soff the ground) and more to the point Brands is simply not big enough to host a modern GP.
June 24, 200916 yr Surfers would be an epic spot for a GP tbh. Melbourne whilst having Albert Park isn't that good tbh. I reckon a GP in Surfers or Brizzy would be better.
June 24, 200916 yr Who's going to Silverstone then? I'll be up there on Friday as obv. i can't be affording the race day tickets but am looking forward to it immensely! I went :P All three days for a third year in a row, I think it was my fave so far :wub:
June 24, 200916 yr Author ^ And Max Mosley is forced out of the sport. :D Mosley walks the plank as Formula One avoids breakup Jamey Keaten, Reuters SportsTicker Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 FIA President Max Mosley paid the price to keep Formula One intact. PARIS -- FIA president Max Mosley reached a deal Wednesday to stop eight rebel Formula One teams from forming a breakaway series but now will not seek re-election. Mosley agreed to the Formula One Teams Association's demand to scrap a voluntary $65-million budget cap for next season. Instead, a watered-down agreement over cost-cutting was approved by the FOTA members - Ferrari, McLaren, BMW Sauber, Renault, Toyota, Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Brawn GP. "There will be no split. We have agreed to a reduction of costs," Mosley said. "There will be one F1 championship, but the objective is to get back to the spending levels of the early ‘90s within two years." Mosley said the deal still maintains the "financial viability" of teams that he had been targeting with the initial cap. As part of the agreement, existing teams must help new outfits with their engines and chassis. Mosley has been the president of the FIA, the international automobile federation that governs Formula One, since 1993. His leadership style has been criticized as too autocratic, and many of the teams blamed him for precipitating the split between FOTA and the FIA. Still, Mosley announced over the weekend that he was seriously considering running for a fifth term. "I will not be up for re-election now we have peace," Mosley said at FIA's Paris headquarters. "This for me is an enormous relief," he added, referring to "personal difficulties" he has faced. His son, Alexander Mosley, was found dead at his luxury apartment May 5 after an accidental drug overdose. The 69-year-old FIA president, the son of former British fascist leader Oswald Mosley, was at the center of a media frenzy last year when a tabloid newspaper reported he took part in a sadomasochistic orgy with five prostitutes in London. A video of the incident was widely circulated on the Internet. Mosley successfully sued the News of the World for invasion of privacy. The episode brought calls for Mosley's ouster as FIA president, but he won an overwhelming vote of confidence to stay on.
July 25, 200915 yr Massa stable, airlifted to hospital Felipe Massa has been airlifted to a nearby hospital in a 'stable' condition following his big accident in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Brazilian's car was struck by debris on the run into Turn 4, possibly from Rubens Barrichello's car, and his car plunged straight off the track at full throttle and head first into the wall. Massa was removed from the car and taken to the track's medical centre, before being flown by helicopter. Television footage showed that was he was moving after the accident. An FIA spokeswoman confirmed that Massa was in a ‘stable' condition but there were no further details about the extent of any injuries. autosport.com 3hfr29J4Xpo http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutiset.shtm.../2009/07/920735
July 25, 200915 yr A terrible shock after Henry last week. I hope Felipe will make a full and speedy recovery, luckily it seems his injuries aren't too severe. I also hope once again that this raises the profile of the dangers of loose debrees on the track and reminds the FIA that they must not let the safety standards slip in motorsport whilst being distracted by money-saving ideas.
July 25, 200915 yr Luckiest man alive :o :o :o :o Went straight throug his helmet http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/urheilu/formulakuvat/kilpailut/2009/755343.jpg
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