Formula 1 2009 Season [may contain real time spoilers] - Page 3

Delta Whiskey · 16-01-2009, 13:27

Ron said he was going to stand down last year, he's been grooming Martin Whitmarsh to take over for years. I don't see any change in Lewis's future.

Turkey Machine · 16-01-2009, 21:39

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

The new Toyota

More details at http://www.toyota-f1.com/en/car/tf109/

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McLaren launch their car today I think... (16th Jan)

[edit] Confirmed..unveiling at 10:45GMT [/edit]

That may be the best looking 2009 car I've seen so far! I'm sure the paint job flatters it though.

CHiLL · 18-01-2009, 16:14

McLaren are still leaving the door open to supply Honda Racing with an engine if they find a buyer.

CHiLL · 19-01-2009, 21:34

Renault unveil their new car.

Williams Unveil their new FW31 car.

Kymmy · 19-01-2009, 22:15

Is the Williams black or dark blue?? If black then it reminds me of the old JPS cars...

Nicest looking to date though I think is the Toyota

CHiLL · 20-01-2009, 11:29

The Williams is dark blue. Yeah, the Toyota is the nicest looking car.

Here's the new BMW car.

Stuart · 27-01-2009, 18:41

Don't know how accurate it is, but the member D.M.N. at Digital Spy has summarised what we can expect from the BBC coverage..

From: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=965927

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Since that day, we've learnt a lot about what this year's BBC F1 coverage will provide. Below are some key points (some officially confirmed, some not officially confirmed), just in case you don't wish to read through the 400+ pages of the previous thread!:

*Jake Humphrey will be presenting the show on location with David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan as pundits. Lee McKensie and Ted Kravitz will be pitlane reporters, with Martin Brundle and Jonathan Legard as commentators.
*All live race and qualifying sessions will be on BBC One.
*Four streams are expected on the Red Button for every session: 1) World Feed; 2) Onboard; 3) Data; 4) Highlights.
*There will be an option to change commentators via the Red Button from for instance TV commentary to Radio commentary.
*Rolling race repeat re-runs on the Red Button every two hours after the live broadcast.
*Practice will be live on the Red Button. Unknown yet about support races (GP2, Porsche Supercup), although Red Button coverage is expected.
*Coverage will be streamed online - races will be put on iPlayer shortly after the completed duration.
*Only downside is that there is no HD coverage.
*This is an almost certainty to be the theme. It'd be suicidal if it wasn't.
*There maybe a BBC Three preview show at 19:00 on Thursdays

Now, where he says "This is an almost certainty to be the theme", I suspect he means Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" (the original BBC F1 theme was part of the bassline to this song). Unfortunately, I can't check this, as youtube have deleted the video he linked to, and the PC I am on has no sound.

I particularly like the sound of the red-button multi stream option.

demented · 27-01-2009, 18:44

That's a good find. Red button was about what I was expecting for practice, that'll be good to quite a few people. Wonder whether the data stream will be the same that they get at races.

I like the new BMW. Dislike the new renault. The Toyota seems the prettiest.

Kymmy · 28-01-2009, 10:15

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7854692.stm

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Formula One's governing body is to scrap the rule that saw drivers penalised for pitting early while the safety car was deployed.

Turkey Machine · 28-01-2009, 16:28

Also found these new rule changes:

Teams can use drivers other than their race drivers in practice sessions.

Drivers who start from the pitlane can now do a reconnaisance lap berfore the start instead of having to stay in the pits. They are also excluded from parc ferme rules, so they can change their car's setup.

There's no longer a requirement for how many races an engine must last, but a team can use no more than 8 engines in a season. If a team uses a ninth engine, they will get a 10 place grid penalty for every race afterwards.

KERS can be charged and discharged in parc ferme.

If more than one car starts from the pitlane, those who arrive at the pit exit 15-5 minutes before the start get queueing priority. Those who arrive after 5 minutes must queue in order of arrival. Otherwise, cars will still line up in the order in which they qualified.

If a car on the grid changes wheels after the three minute warning, they will get a 10-second time penatly instead of a drive-thru or starting at the back of the grid.

dev · 28-01-2009, 16:40

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Originally Posted by Turkey Machine

There's no longer a requirement for how many races an engine must last, but a team can use no more than 8 engines in a season. If a team uses a ninth engine, they will get a 10 place grid penalty for every race afterwards.

the way i heard it was the penalty was only done once not every race, could be a loop hole though if what i think is correct.

a driver has a dreadful Q2 and finishes 14th (or whatever will be last in Q2). The track is singapore and so no overtaking really, he cuts his losses and uses his 9th engine. His 10-grid penalty puts him 18th/last. He can then use that engine again as a 'fresh' engine in the next race

Turkey Machine · 01-02-2009, 16:33

Teddy Mayer has died at the age of 73. He was the former boss of McLaren after Bruce died in 1970 and ran the operation until Ron Dennis and co took over in 1982. RIP.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7863736.stm

sherer · 01-02-2009, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Turkey Machine

Teddy Mayer has died at the age of 73. He was the former boss of McLaren after Bruce died in 1970 and ran the operation until Ron Dennis and co took over in 1982. RIP.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7863736.stm

very sad news indeed my thoughts are with his family and friends

Kymmy · 12-02-2009, 22:58

Well the argument is still going between the GPDA and the FIA over the price hike on the Super-licences (reminds me of Toyota in 2005 when they seemed to not have a licence and the FIA went balistic threatening to deduct the points they got in the first 4 races..

Further news is that in testing in Spain (Jerez) Hamilton is fastest...Ferrari in thier usual stunt pulling blames a sand storm for halting practice...the stewards have since penalised the sandstorm which must now go back 10 miles before continuing...

I'm still wondering if though anyone is going to buy Honda...and even if they do will they want to keep Button in the drivers seat......

CHiLL · 14-02-2009, 13:21

Mark Webber has completed 83 laps at Jerez, proving the doubters wrong.