Formula One Season 2009 chat

Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:49 am

Jerez day two - Glock top for Toyota in rainy Spain

Unofficial Monday times from Jerez:
1. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:30.979
2. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:31.327
3. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:31.451
4. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 1:31.547
5. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:32.220
6. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 1:33.371
7. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 1:33.476
8. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, no time

Jerez day three - Glock still quickest in Spain

Unofficial Tuesday times from Jerez:
1. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:19.814
2. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:20.238
3. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:20.296
4. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 1:20.535
5. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 1:20.621
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:21.021
7. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:21.069
8. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:21.412

Testing continues at Jerez today.
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:00 pm

Pictures of testing in Jerez, Spain, 01-05 March 2009. Courtesy of Formula1.com

New look Ferrari (Massa) and BMW (Kubica)
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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (De la Rosa)
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Red Bull Racing (Vettel)
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Williams (Rosberg)
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Force India (Fisichella)
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Renault (Alonso)
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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Hamilton)
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:03 pm

Looking at the pictures Lewis Hamilton was testing with the old rear wing. Whereas Pedro de la Rosa was testing the new look high rear wing.

Love the look of some of the cars this year, kinda old skool.
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:58 pm

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My other car is an F1 Mclaren Mercedes...
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:30 pm

Jerez day four - Alonso puts Renault back on top

Unofficial Wednesday times from Jerez:
1. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:19.945
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:20.250
3. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:20.520
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:20.540
5. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.894
6. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:20.948
7. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:21.302
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 1:21.411

Jerez day five - Heidfeld quickest as test concludes

Unofficial Thursday times from Jerez:
1. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:20.052
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:20.404
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:21.272
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:22.219
5. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:22.226
6. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:23.119
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:53 pm

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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Reverend Gooner » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:15 pm

I really don't like the massive front wing, it makes overtaking up the inside much more risky and i would hate drivers to be put off the epic overtakes because of it.

I don't know about the KERS thing. If a safety car comes in then as soon as it goes in you are going to have some superboost nightmare. I would hate to see it become a farce.

Also if 2 cars are close together in the last few laps then it could be a bluffers game as to when and if they use it. It may be exciting to watch but drivers could panic and races be ruined.
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:56 pm

Button shakes down new Brawn car at Silverstone

Just hours after it was announced that the former Honda team will compete this season, Ross Brawn’s men were already hard at work shaking down their new car ahead of the season opener later this month. Friday’s private test took place at Silverstone, close to the British team’s Brackley headquarters.

Jenson Button, who has been retained to race for the new team, took charge of the Mercedes-engined BGP 001. Team principal Brawn and Button’s team mate for the 2009 season, Rubens Barrichello, were also in attendance as the team’s on-track preparations for the Australian Grand Prix finally got underway.

Following Friday’s outing the team will journey to Spain, where they will join their rivals and test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya for four days from Monday.

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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:25 am

Unofficial Monday times from Barcelona:
1. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.338
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari F60, 1:20.908
3. Jarno Trulli, Toyota TF109, 1:20.937
4. Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:21.140
5. Nelson Piquet, Renault R29, 1:21.662
6. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:22.158
7. Mark Webber, Red Bull RB5, 1:22.246
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India VJM02, 1:22.452
9. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams FW31, 1:22.813
10. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren MP4-24, 1:22.948

Unofficial Tuesday times from Barcelona:
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari F60, 1:20.314
2. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams FW31, 1:20.907
3. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:20.966
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota TF109, 1:21.182
5. Mark Webber, Red Bull RB5, 1:21.347
6. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:21.615
7. Adrian Sutil, Force India VJM02, 1:21.834
8. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:21.937
9. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren MP4-24, 1:21.991
10. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:23.039
11. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso STR4, no time

Unofficial Wednesday times from Barcelona:
1. Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:19.127
2. Felipe Massa, Ferrari F60, 1:20.168
3. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.217
4. Timo Glock, Toyota TF109, 1:20.410
5. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:20.863
6. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB5, 1:21.165
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:21.324
8. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India VJM02, 1:21.545
9. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.569
10. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:21.657

Unofficial Thursday times from Barcelona:
1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.926
2. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:19.774
3. Timo Glock, Toyota TF109, 1:20.091
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB5, 1:20.576
5. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:20.664
6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari F60, 1:20.677
7. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.740
8. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:20.869
9. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.013
10. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India VJM02, 1:21.045
11. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.629

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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Reverend Gooner » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:22 pm

McLaren look in trouble but i hear they haven't used their new aerodynamics package yet so maybe they are going to be late arrivals on the scene.

The Brawn times look great but testing doesn't normally mean much, if i remember rightly BMW were poor in testing last year and look what their first half of the season was like.

This could be a very open season although i read in the latest autosport magazine that the new rules might actually split the field even more than before, we will have to see.

Shame that Nelson Piquet only went out once, i think his season is even more important than Alonso's career wise.
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:44 pm

Reverend Gooner wrote:McLaren look in trouble but i hear they haven't used their new aerodynamics package yet so maybe they are going to be late arrivals on the scene.

McLaren look desprate to be honest. I mean pouring paint over the car to try and work out whats wrong with the aerodynamics is shocking. McLaren really look like they've been caught on the back foot.

I know they have a new aerodynamics package coming but there is no more testing now. None during the season either. It's a massive gamble i just hope it pays off. :pray:
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Reverend Gooner » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:55 pm

Thing is that ladbrokes still have them at second favourite odds and this is taking into consideration testing as Button is the 5th favourite driver and Brawn GP is the fourth favourite team, even ahead of renault.

Why haven't they upped the odds? Is it because they hope people don't know about their woeful testing or that they don't think it is representative?

Also have you got a link to that paint story, that sounds funny :)
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby gzagee » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:56 pm

I heard that yesterday. Seems like it's playing into Ferrari's hands.

Interesting test times, Cheesy. Ferrari posted two early times and then Brawn also posted well. Massa looks consistent.
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby SE13 » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:27 pm

I need to find some linkage, but on the radio just now, they stated that the drivers championship would now be decided on the amount of wins, and not the current points tally.
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Re: Fomula One season 2009 chat

Postby Cheese » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:03 pm

SE13 wrote:I need to find some linkage, but on the radio just now, they stated that the drivers championship would now be decided on the amount of wins, and not the current points tally.

Yeah Reverend Gooner has posted about it.
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