2009 Formula One Season

Kevin Ascher · Nov 17, 2008

LOL?! that's just looking ridicoulus sorry

Sander Hogendoorn · Nov 17, 2008

There already is a topic for all this stuff :wink2:

http://forum.racedepartment.com/formula-1/9998-fia-formula-1-2009-a-2.html#post183233

ufunacaoenn · Nov 17, 2008

I like the Honda car more then the BMW and Williams honda.(just in the way it looks)

Damian Henderson · Nov 17, 2008

Barca Day One: Sato sets the pace for STR

Guess I should post this in this thread but IMO this thread is going to have a lot of discussions to keep up with everything but hey here it is;

Code:

[B]Times[/B]
01  T. Sato Toro Rosso  01:20.763 121 laps
02  S. Buemi Toro Rosso  01:21.071 117 laps
03  A. Wurz Honda  01:21.198 77 laps
04  P. de la Rosa McLaren  01:21.417 65 laps
05  G. Paffett McLaren  01:21.956 78 laps
06  L. Badoer Ferrari  01:22.038 94 laps
07  R. Kubica BMW  01:22.341 56 laps
08  S. Loeb Red Bull  01:22.003 82 laps
09  N. Piquet jr. Renault  01:22.560 80 laps
10  C. Klien BMW  01:22.883 53 laps
11  N. Hulkenberg Williams  01:23.794 86 laps
12  V. Liuzzi Force India F1  01:23.794 86 laps
13  A. Sutil Force India F1  01:23.832 88 laps
14  M. Gené Ferrari  01:24.177 32 laps
15  B. Senna Honda  01:24.343 39 laps
16  G. van der Garde Renault  01:24.908 32 laps
17  L. Di Grassi Honda  01:25.512 48 laps

Damian Henderson · Nov 17, 2008

Damian Henderson · Nov 17, 2008

Official 2008/2009 Winter Testing Thread

Code:

[B]BMW - Valencia[/B]
 
17th Monday - Kubica & Klein
18th Tuesday - Kubica & Heidfeld
19th Wednesday - Heidfeld & Klein
 
 
 
[B]Red Bull - Barcelona[/B]
 
17th  - Loeb
18th  - Vettel/ Loeb
19th   - Vettel
 
[B]Renault[/B]
 
17th - van der Garde & Piquet
18th - van der Garde & Piquet
19th - Grosjean & Piquet
 
[B]Williams[/B]
 
17th - Hülkenberg
18th - Rosberg
19th - Hülkenberg
 
[B]Torro Rosso[/B]
 
17th - Buemi & Sato
18th - Buemi & Sato
19th - Buemi & Sato
 
[B]Honda[/B]
 
17th - Di Grassi & Senna
18th - Di Grassi & Senna
19th - Di Grassi & Senna
 
[B]Force India[/B]
 
17th - Sutil
18th - Sutil
19th - Sutil
 
[B]Mclaren[/B]
 
17th - Paffett & De la Rosa 
18th - Paffett & De la Rosa
19th - Paffett & De la Rosa
 
[B]Ferrari[/B]
 
17th - Badoer
18th - Badoer
19th - Badoer

Barca Day one:

Code:

[B]Times[/B]
01  T. Sato Toro Rosso  01:20.763 121 laps
02  S. Buemi Toro Rosso  01:21.071 117 laps
03  A. Wurz Honda  01:21.198 77 laps
04  P. de la Rosa McLaren  01:21.417 65 laps
05  G. Paffett McLaren  01:21.956 78 laps
06  L. Badoer Ferrari  01:22.038 94 laps
07  R. Kubica BMW  01:22.341 56 laps
08  S. Loeb Red Bull  01:22.003 82 laps
09  N. Piquet jr. Renault  01:22.560 80 laps
10  C. Klien BMW  01:22.883 53 laps
11  N. Hulkenberg Williams  01:23.794 86 laps
12  V. Liuzzi Force India F1  01:23.794 86 laps
13  A. Sutil Force India F1  01:23.832 88 laps
14  M. Gené Ferrari  01:24.177 32 laps
15  B. Senna Honda  01:24.343 39 laps
16  G. van der Garde Renault  01:24.908 32 laps
17  L. Di Grassi Honda  01:25.512 48 laps

Here's some pictures from testing:

Damian Henderson · Nov 17, 2008

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Damian Henderson · Nov 17, 2008

Well I created a new 2008 / 2009 winter testing thread as it's just going to clog up this thread to much and be hard to keep track of everything that's going on and it's more news to talk about and allot less to get lost in, but oh well

Chris Noble · Nov 17, 2008

When F1 was on the BBC before ITV got it, The F1 Intro had the song The Chain by Fleetwood Mac on it.

Now that the BBC have got F1 back, Everyone wants them to use the same song for the new F1 2009 Intro.

Lewis Fergusson · Nov 18, 2008

Someone said on another forum the BMW is like an exaggerated FBMW car and you can see what they mean. The front wing is crazy but if the racing is good who really cares? It still looks like an F1 car.

I predict lots of punctures in close battles next year.

Rhys Gardiner · Nov 18, 2008

Whoah, what's with the huge air scoop on the Ferrari's right sidepod?

Simon Trendell · Nov 18, 2008

Is it just me that really hated the new BMW for about 10 seconds then decided it doesn't actually look too bad and got used to it...

I still don't like the rear wing way up high like that but it is nice to see slicks again

Damian Henderson · Nov 18, 2008

Barca Day Two: Vettel sets the pace

Code:

[B]Times[/B]
01  S. Vettel Red Bull  01:19.751 70 laps
02  T. Sato Toro Rosso  01:20.017 79 laps
03  S. Bourdais Toro Rosso  01:20.034 48 laps
04  S. Buemi Toro Rosso  01:20.223 99 laps
05  G. Paffett McLaren  01:21.340 77 laps
06  R. Kubica BMW  01:21.521 76 laps
07  N. Rosberg Williams  01:21.525 113 laps
08  J. Button Honda  01:21.770 110 laps
09  A. Sutil Force India F1  01:22.073 59 laps
10  L. Di Grassi Honda  01:22.283 110 laps
11  N. Piquet jr. Renault  01:22.348 85 laps
12  L. Badoer Ferrari  01:22.425 127 laps
13  M. Gené Ferrari  01:22.772 31 laps
14  N. Heidfeld BMW  01:22.945 81 laps
15  G. van der Garde Renault  01:23.250 37 laps
16  P. de la Rosa Force India F1  01:23.499 86 laps

Chris Noble · Nov 18, 2008

I think they will look ok actually and we wil get used to it.

Main thing I think is good is the much cleaner lines the car has without all the aero bits.

I did like the antlers though! they were cool looking!

You seen what Bernie has said about next year?
http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=44628

I think it would be a great idea and make it even better to watch!

Eddie Lynch · Nov 18, 2008

I guess I'm the only one who likes the BMW then?

Sander Hogendoorn · Nov 18, 2008

Chris Noble said:
I think they will look ok actually and we wil get used to it.

Main thing I think is good is the much cleaner lines the car has without all the aero bits.

I did like the antlers though! they were cool looking!

You seen what Bernie has said about next year?
http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=44628

I think it would be a great idea and make it even better to watch!

Bernie is really going crazy now.. imagine driver A who wins one race and got 15 DNF's, and driver B who finishes every race in 2nd. According to the medal system driver A ends up higher than driver B..

:attention:

James Johnson · Nov 19, 2008

this made me happy

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/72167

Ross Balfour · Nov 19, 2008

Sander Hogendoorn said:
Bernie is really going crazy now.. imagine driver A who wins one race and got 15 DNF's, and driver B who finishes every race in 2nd. According to the medal system driver A ends up higher than driver B..

:attention:

Thats soooo stupid! F1 is a joke, I think all teams apart from Ferrari, BMW and McLaren should pull out. They arent chasing for points anymore, and what is the probability of them getting a podium?