Formula 1 chit-chat

540 V8 wrote: Red Bull do indeed look strong

I agree - check my team  - but what do I know?

The full 2010 Formula F1 entry list does not include  Stefan GP .......

at the moment

Without a doubt we are set for one of the best seasons ever, certainly in my lifetime anyway.

I agree redbull could be up there but so could many others, it's going to go down to the wire this season more than it did last year!

Mike

Ok, come on chaps, it's only 2 weeks away, lets get talking about who you think will shine this year?

I don't think Schumacher will sweep the board though will get a top 4. I think McLaren will be strong this year having learnt from last year and having two team mates who have together won consecutive championships.

I also think that Mercedes will be contenders for the top three constructors with Ferrari also being in the mix at the top.

Any other thoughts chaps?

Mike

thepits wrote: meanwhile some old bloke comes out of retirement

back to his roots?

honours all round

That's what I was sort of thinking. It could very well be a case of Brawn having the brain rather than the financial brawn (if you get my meaning lol!) so perhaps it is a good thing, especially as Mercs have the cash and the two drivers they want. I think they could indeed befome an F1 super-power just like Ferrari have enjoyed in the past. I just hope they don't become arrogant and end up with the FIA in their pocket.

It's looking like a good season next year already, I can't wait!!

Will McLaren have the decency to let the drivers do their own thing like the two did at Brawn? I think Button and Baricello partenership worked so well without team orders and that's one good reason why Brawn did so well. It made them raise their game to try and beat each other but not at the cost of the other driver. If McLaren can try and do the same thing, as long as they have a competitive car (which I'm sure they will this year) then we could see Both McLarens near the top quite a bit. I actually think Button could learn off Hamilton and visa-versa, possibly a very good combination? We'll see!

Mike

Ross still owns 25% and he will have the financial muscle of Merc - I think it will be good in the long run as its much too difficult for an independent team to gather the finance these days.
Also Brawn GP were lucky this year with their interpretation of the rear wing - whats to say that the Ferrari won't be supe fast next year?

 

Eventually the 'government' gets involved

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Kovalainen given five-place penalty for changing gearbox.

Starting Grid

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Position	Country	Driver	Car number	Team	Qualifying time
1	GB	Lewis Hamilton	1	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.948
2	Ger	Sebastian Vettel	15	Red Bull-Renault	1:41.615
3	Aus	Mark Webber	14	Red Bull-Renault	1:41.726
4	Brz	Rubens Barrichello	23	Brawn-Mercedes	1:41.786
5	GB	Jenson Button	22	Brawn-Mercedes	1:41.892
6	Ita	Jarno Trulli	9	Toyota	1:41.897
7	Pol	Robert Kubica	5	BMW Sauber	1:41.992
8	Ger	Nick Heidfeld	6	BMW Sauber	1:42.343
9	Ger	Nico Rosberg	16	Williams-Toyota	1:42.583
10	Swi	Sebastien Buemi	12	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:42.713
11	Fin	Kimi Raikkonen	4	Ferrari	1:40.726
12	Jpn	Kamui Kobayashi	10	Toyota	1:40.777
13	Jpn	Kazuki Nakajima	17	Williams-Toyota	1:41.148
14	Spa	Jaime Alguersuari	11	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:41.689
15	Spa	Fernando Alonso	7	Renault	1:41.667
16	Ita	Vitantonio Liuzzi	21	Force India-Mercedes	1:41.701
17	Ger	Adrian Sutil	20	Force India-Mercedes	1:41.863
18	Fin	Heikki Kovalainen	2	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.983
19	Fra	Romain Grosjean	8	Renault	1:41.950
20	Ita	Giancarlo Fisichella	3	Ferrari	1:42.184

This is BBC Sport's fuel-adjusted Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid, with projected first pit stops:

1 Lewis Hamilton (lap 17)
2 Sebastian Vettel +0.496secs (lap 19)
3 Mark Webber +0.721 (lap 18)
4 Jarno Trulli +0.854 (lap 18)
5 Rubens Barrichello +0.971 (lap 16)
6 Jenson Button +1.001 (lap 17)
7 Nick Heidfeld +1.186 (lap 19)
8 Robert Kubica +1.196 (lap 15)
9 Nico Rosberg +1.388 (lap 19)
10 Sebastien Buemi +1.651 (lap 18)

Edited by Sporty1