2009 F1 Season

[ctjet]

Updated 2010 F1 World Championship calendar

14 March - Bahrain

28 March - Australia

4 April - Malaysia

18 April - China

9 May - Spain

16 May - Monaco

30 May - the sphincter of the universe

13 June - Canada**

27 June - Europe (Valencia)

11 July - Great Britain*

25 July - Germany

1 August - Hungary

29 August - Belgium

12 September - Italy

26 September - Singapore

3 October - Japan*

17 October - Korea*

31 October - Abu Dhabi***

14 November - Brazil***

*Subject to the homologation of the circuit.

**Subject to the completion of contract negotiations with Formula One Management.

***The FIA has approved in principle a proposal to swap the dates of the Abu Dhabi and Brazil Grands Prix, pending agreement with the promoters of both events.

[jase-r34]

First of all, the pommy commentators gave me the shits something fierce during that race. Second of all, go Webs!

Honestly though, how many world champs in the last few years haven't had the BEST car in the field and most of the luck? Jenson did nothing for the latter part of the year, but was good enough ( and lucky enough) in the early part of the season to accumulate enough points to hold on.

Kovi the hack needs to be gone - asap. Hammo as much as I dislike him, is a damn talented driver IMO but still only won his WDC because his car was the BEST that season.

I really dislike anyone comparing Hammo, Alonso, or any of the current drivers the Schuey. He proved himself over a career to be the best. He even managed to stick it up the McLarens when Mika's car was a league ahead of the pack.

From what I've seen of Alonso, Hammo, Button or any of them, they are very good drivers when the car is good, but when the car is not so good the results don't seem to be there.

My 2c.

[lingeringsoul]

i'll definitely give credit to alonso being able to pilot that piece of shit renault into some point scoring finishes. I can't wait for him to get into a winning Ferrari. Shame Kimi is leaving, that man is mighty talented.

[sh@un]

Just like Fisi went from strength to strength after leaving the piece'O'shite Force India that got him a podium, to Ferrari

[lmanion]

Fisi went from a non KERS car that towards the latter part of the season has been shown to be far from a POS to a KERS car he had never driven before he stepped into it at Monza and most people now realize is pretty inferior machine that Kimi has been doing a pretty damn good job to get some of the results he has this year.

Next year im sure the Ferrari will be one of the best cars out there and with the full off season for Alonso to help with the development he along with Massa will be right up there next year.

Im hoping to seem Kimi back at Mclaren next year and hopefully he can teach Hamilton a lesson.

As for ifs and buts about Button its pretty pointless because he didnt have anyone else there he can only beat the competition he has and he did that this year yes he had the best car on the grid in the first half of the season but he still had to make the most of it and he did and when he had to towards the end of the season he did well to score points from bad qualifying positions and now he is WDC.

[Marco-R34GTT]

I hope we see some decent Grand Prix come onto the calendar soon. Good to see Montreal is back, well only nominally but it is a start. the sphincter of the universe and eff off as only The land of goat sphincter rings soldiers and the odd passing by fan decide to attend, Valencia is poopoo and I would much rather see another track there. I wish the Hockenhiemring went bust because it is only half the track it once was, Hermann Tilke killed it. Sigh, we live in dark times...

[nismoman]

What would everyone rate their top 5 F1 circuits on the calendar? I mean in terms of entertaining to watch and not put you to sleep.

Historically, I've found the best top 5 to watch: (not in any particluar order)

Spa

Silverstone

Interlagos

Suzuka

Sepang

[sh@un]

Spa is definately No.1

Worlds best race circuit

[ctjet]

FIA are electing a new president

Jean Todt VS Ari Vatanen.. its 'new blood' vs 'the same old shit'

i for one am hoping for a bit of change now that the second greatest evil in F1 history is finally about to take his well over due leave

[ctjet]

i should add tho

With mosley's backing of todt, and the frankly corupt system that is currently in place, 'change' is not something that im expecting.

hopefully FOTA get that impartial president they were looking for

[Snowman]

I was just musing...

Some of the massive differences in speeds between drivers at various teams this year (Alonso v Piquet/Gros + Homo v Hekki + even Fisi's Hero @ Spa to Zero @ Ferrari) has me wondering if Toyota actually would have won a race this year if Kimi, Homo, Vetel or Alonso had been driving for them. There has been signs this year that that car is better than the results have shown and I wonder how'd they'd fair with a propper known A Grader behind the wheel.

I can't believe given their supposed budget they don't go out and get someone (say Kimi) for a year next year. I'm quite suprized they are baulking at his demands. I think Toyota are the biggest unknown in the whole field.

[TALBO]

Spa is definately No.1

Worlds best race circuit

+1 Definitely.

Suzuka is pretty bloody impressive too and I hope they keep the Japanese GP there.

Good to see Montreal back. Shame about the residents around San Marino having had their sook, rellay liked that one too

[sh@un]

FIA are electing a new president

Jean Todt VS Ari Vatanen.. its 'new blood' vs 'the same old shit'

The last thing this sport needs is some Ferrari cronie regulating play

[sh@un]

Suzuka is pretty bloody impressive too and I hope they keep the Japanese GP there

The Japanese GP alternates between there and Fuji every other year

[dezz]

I'd much rather see Kimi in a Toyota/any other car on the grid than a McLaren

[Kaido_RR]

Okay, let's play that game:

If we go with the 'what if Renault hadn't cheated?' scenario, if Massa had have received a drive-through penalty for driving off down pit lane with the fuel hose (like He should have); then adding the drive through time to the time lost by the pit crew retrieving the busted fuel hose from the car, there is no way He would have finished in the points anyway.

What's more (and worse for Ferrari fans), is that Hamilton started P2. First and second placed Alonso and Rosberg quite clearly benefited from Junior's shifty self-pwnage (they started 15th and 8th respectively). So if Lewis had have finished in P2, He would have collected 2 extra points (or possibly 4) for that race.

So loser-boy finishes the season at Interlagos 3 points (or possibly 5) behind Hamilton, rather than 1

But it still would have been at least 1 point any way you care to slice it

Now can all the bleeding-heart Massa fan-bois finally s.t.f.u about this? Probably not I'd suppose, but it'd just be ignorant of the facts to keep crapping on about it...

you are forgetting the reason massa pitted was because of the safety car. therefore no safety car he wouldn't have pit at that time. and it is all very possible that the fuel hoses event won't have happen

Edited October 23, 2009 by Kaido_RR

[Marco-R34GTT]

What would everyone rate their top 5 F1 circuits on the calendar? I mean in terms of entertaining to watch and not put you to sleep.

Historically, I've found the best top 5 to watch: (not in any particluar order)

Spa

Silverstone

Interlagos

Suzuka

Sepang

I'd largely agree with that, however with a few minor alterations San Marino/Imola would be teh shizz also.

[Kaido_RR]

The last thing this sport needs is some Ferrari cronie regulating play

lol.

blind ferrari hate!

[sh@un]

you are forgetting the reason massa pitted was because of the safety car. therefore no safety car he wouldn't have pit at that time. and it is all very possible that the fuel hoses event won't have happen

of course. but equally- who can say the same incident may not have occured if he'd pitted later anyway?

the basic point is Lewis would still be 2008 WDC

[Roy]

Spa is definately No.1

Worlds best race circuit

I agree. It happens to also be the first GP i ever remember watching as a kid. Fulfilled a long term dream earlier this year doing two days there. Best fun i have ever had in a car!

The other track i would love to drive which one day i will hope to is Brazil. I still remember years ago Mansell in the Williams destroying Patrese and the rest of the field.

I have had to miss doing Silverstone on this coming Tuesday because i now finish work on Thursday. But looks like i have hood winked somebody in going to Abu Dhabi with me so the watching Webz get his 3rd GP win will have to suffice ")

Has anybody ever been to Abu Dhabi? The hotels i have looked at seem terribly expensive