2009 F1 Season , Testing , News and Updates
02-10-2009, 02:41 PM
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The French carmaker Renault, who contests the Formula One World Championship with a team based at Enstone, will receive a government cash injection amid the global financial crisis.
As well as Peugeot-Citroen, Renault is to receive three billion Euros, in exchange for the manufacturers' pledge to keep factories open and workers in jobs, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
"This is not a gift. It is not a subsidy. It is a loan offered at an interest rate of six percent," Sarkozy insisted.
The loans run for a five year period.
I guess Alonso is getting a pay raise
The French carmaker Renault, who contests the Formula One World Championship with a team based at Enstone, will receive a government cash injection amid the global financial crisis.
As well as Peugeot-Citroen, Renault is to receive three billion Euros, in exchange for the manufacturers' pledge to keep factories open and workers in jobs, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
"This is not a gift. It is not a subsidy. It is a loan offered at an interest rate of six percent," Sarkozy insisted.
The loans run for a five year period.
I guess Alonso is getting a pay raise
02-10-2009, 03:49 PM
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Well they where the only ones not doing engine development last year , as ferrari and mclaren for eg. had found ways to circumvent the rules ...
02-10-2009, 03:50 PM
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73209
Glock quickest in Bahrain test
By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 15:29 GMT
Timo Glock topped the times on a fog-hit first day of testing at Sakhir in Bahrain on Monday, with little to separate the runners on the timesheets.
Although the three teams present - Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota – had all given up on running in Europe because they wanted to be sure of good weather, the first two hours of the session had to be abandoned because of fog.
Once the medical helicopter was in place, however, the teams were able to complete a great deal of running – which came as welcome relief to the outfits who have been hit by poor weather conditions up to now.
Glock was fastest of the three cars present, and was happy with what the team had found on the first day spent focusing on set-up work.
"After the weather intervened during our Portugal test, this was our first real chance to give the TF109 a run in dry conditions," he explained. "The fog held us up briefly at the start but it wasn't a major problem. We did a lot of set-up work and in the end we found a good direction.
"The car felt quite consistent so this is already a positive sign. We got through a lot of laps so this was an encouraging start to the test."
Felipe Massa was second fastest for Ferrari, just more than one tenth of a second adrift of Glock's best. The Brazilian spent the morning evaluating set-up work to get his F60 dialled into the Sakhir circuit, before switching to long run efforts in the afternoon.
Robert Kubica was the only other driver present, as he set the third best time after a day also spent working on set-up. His afternoon was interrupted by a mechanical problems but he was satisfied with the progress they put in.
"It was the first time I was able to drive the new car in warm weather," said the Pole. "We learned a lot about the car's behaviour in these conditions, so overall it was a good day."
[B]Today's times:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Glock Toyota (B) 1:33.501 82
2. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:33.615 98
3. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:33.702 95
Mosley: KERS is here to stay
By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 14:40 GMT
The introduction of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) in Formula One remains one of the hottest topics of debate in the build-up to the new season.
Arguments have raged for months about the development costs of the devices, whether they will be safe and what difference they will make to the racing.
So having heard from the teams, autosport.com wanted to gauge what FIA president Max Mosley thought of KERS when he met a few journalists for a pre-season chat. Here are his thoughts.
Full Story : http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73208
Glock quickest in Bahrain test
By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 15:29 GMT
Timo Glock topped the times on a fog-hit first day of testing at Sakhir in Bahrain on Monday, with little to separate the runners on the timesheets.
Although the three teams present - Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota – had all given up on running in Europe because they wanted to be sure of good weather, the first two hours of the session had to be abandoned because of fog.
Once the medical helicopter was in place, however, the teams were able to complete a great deal of running – which came as welcome relief to the outfits who have been hit by poor weather conditions up to now.
Glock was fastest of the three cars present, and was happy with what the team had found on the first day spent focusing on set-up work.
"After the weather intervened during our Portugal test, this was our first real chance to give the TF109 a run in dry conditions," he explained. "The fog held us up briefly at the start but it wasn't a major problem. We did a lot of set-up work and in the end we found a good direction.
"The car felt quite consistent so this is already a positive sign. We got through a lot of laps so this was an encouraging start to the test."
Felipe Massa was second fastest for Ferrari, just more than one tenth of a second adrift of Glock's best. The Brazilian spent the morning evaluating set-up work to get his F60 dialled into the Sakhir circuit, before switching to long run efforts in the afternoon.
Robert Kubica was the only other driver present, as he set the third best time after a day also spent working on set-up. His afternoon was interrupted by a mechanical problems but he was satisfied with the progress they put in.
"It was the first time I was able to drive the new car in warm weather," said the Pole. "We learned a lot about the car's behaviour in these conditions, so overall it was a good day."
[B]Today's times:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Glock Toyota (B) 1:33.501 82
2. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:33.615 98
3. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:33.702 95
Mosley: KERS is here to stay
By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 14:40 GMT
The introduction of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) in Formula One remains one of the hottest topics of debate in the build-up to the new season.
Arguments have raged for months about the development costs of the devices, whether they will be safe and what difference they will make to the racing.
So having heard from the teams, autosport.com wanted to gauge what FIA president Max Mosley thought of KERS when he met a few journalists for a pre-season chat. Here are his thoughts.
Full Story : http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73208
Yay for Glock, I hope he does well this year. If he gets a top ride, he'll be nasty to deal with but with the progress Toyota showed last year, he could be a year or two from making something out of them.
02-11-2009, 09:18 PM
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That was a great video.
F1 car goes 'Super Pursuit Mode' transformation.
Hope nobody gets a hot butt when the battery pack goes fubar.
Be very interesting to see the 6.5 seconds of 'Press to Pass' in a race.
Can they use KERS during qualifying.
02-16-2009, 12:32 PM
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Global crisis hits Renault team
Renault has become the latest Formula One team to be hit by the economic crisis after their main sponsor ING withdraw its support from 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7892526.stm
Long runs for Raikkonen
This morning at Sakhir, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro resumed testing, following on from last week's session at this circuit, when it ran alongside BMW and Toyota. Kimi Raikkonen was back behind the wheel of the Ferrari F60, to continue with development of the car.
Kimi worked mainly on assessing different set-up configurations, on a comparison of the different types of Bridgestone tyre available, including over long runs and on overall reliability. The day ended with a few practice starts from the grid.
The day in figures is as follows: 116 laps for Kimi, the quickest in a time of 1.32.804.
The Scuderia continues testing at this circuit tomorrow, again with the Finnish driver on track.
F1 Testing at Bahrain, Feb 13th 2009. Ferrari, Toyota and BMW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awGfONV3d7A
Friday 13th..
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Raikkonen .. Ferrari ... (B) 1:33.325 105
2. Trulli .. Toyota ... (B) 1:33.429 127
3. Klien .. BMW-Sauber ... (B) 1:33.666 125
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7892526.stm
Long runs for Raikkonen
This morning at Sakhir, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro resumed testing, following on from last week's session at this circuit, when it ran alongside BMW and Toyota. Kimi Raikkonen was back behind the wheel of the Ferrari F60, to continue with development of the car.
Kimi worked mainly on assessing different set-up configurations, on a comparison of the different types of Bridgestone tyre available, including over long runs and on overall reliability. The day ended with a few practice starts from the grid.
The day in figures is as follows: 116 laps for Kimi, the quickest in a time of 1.32.804.
The Scuderia continues testing at this circuit tomorrow, again with the Finnish driver on track.
F1 Testing at Bahrain, Feb 13th 2009. Ferrari, Toyota and BMW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awGfONV3d7A
Friday 13th..
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Raikkonen .. Ferrari ... (B) 1:33.325 105
2. Trulli .. Toyota ... (B) 1:33.429 127
3. Klien .. BMW-Sauber ... (B) 1:33.666 125
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02-16-2009, 01:49 PM
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Renault has become the latest Formula One team to be hit by the economic crisis after their main sponsor ING withdraw its support from 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7892526.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7892526.stm
02-16-2009, 02:53 PM
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^^ Not yet. Remember the French Govt. pumped $3 Billion Euros into Renault last week and if they perform in the top 2 or 3 this year with KERS, look for Renault to get a big name sponsor for 2010 .................. not Santander of course.
02-16-2009, 03:22 PM
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^^ Not yet. Remember the French Govt. pumped $3 Billion Euros into Renault last week and when them and Alonso win the WDC or at worst perform in the top 2 or 3 this year with KERS, look for Renault to get a big name sponsor for 2010 .................. not Santander of course.
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OKAY, FINALLY A PREDICTION FROM THE ALOOF A. WAYNE. SO I PRESUME YOUR LOCKED IN FOR YOUR PICK FOR THE 2009 WDC. MISS ALONSO IT IS!!!!
02-16-2009, 06:05 PM
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Barrichello secures new F1 deal
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By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 09:40 GMT
Rubens BarrichelloRubens Barrichello will extend his record as the most experienced Formula One driver in history this year, autosport.com has learned, after agreeing a deal to race for the soon-to-be-renamed Honda Racing outfit.
Although it is understood that a final contract has not yet been signed, high level sources close to the Brackley-based team have confirmed that the veteran Brazilian has been given the nod to line up alongside Jenson Button in 2009.
The team are awaiting the final green light from the Honda Motor Company for the imminent management buyout led by Ross Brawn and Nick Fry, and only when that happens will the 2009 deals be finalised.
It is suggested that the situation could be fully resolved by the end of this week, with the team expected to conduct a shakedown of their 2009 challenger in Britain on Friday before joining next week's final group test session at Barcelona in Spain.
"We expect to be able to make an announcement from the company and the team in the near future," the Yomiuri daily quoted a source at the company's Japan headquarters as saying.
"Honda has been making all possible efforts to avoid the worst option of having to disband the team."
Barrichello has started 267 Grands Prix in a career that stretches back to the start of the 1993 season.
Speaking to autosport.com at the end of last year, Barrichello said he was fired up to remain at the Honda Racing despite the uncertainty that had surrounded the team since December.
"I have unfinished business in F1," he said during a visit to England before Christmas to let the team know how keen he was to remain with them. "I am sure I can finish higher up, if not winning the championship. I really believe that is what I deserve.
"It would be a shame not to use the services of someone so eager to do it, plus with all the experience and the speed. It is the right time - and it comes with the willingness to do well.
"If you sign someone with the speed but whose time is over, they will set up the car differently and badly. You are 80 percent of the time going through corners, and you set up the car different compared to someone who comes and wants to go flat out.
"For me, I am still taking it flat - and sometimes this year in qualifying you have that little pimple on your skin saying 'just remember you are not a boy any more' after the corner. So it is still there very much."
By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 09:40 GMT
Rubens BarrichelloRubens Barrichello will extend his record as the most experienced Formula One driver in history this year, autosport.com has learned, after agreeing a deal to race for the soon-to-be-renamed Honda Racing outfit.
Although it is understood that a final contract has not yet been signed, high level sources close to the Brackley-based team have confirmed that the veteran Brazilian has been given the nod to line up alongside Jenson Button in 2009.
The team are awaiting the final green light from the Honda Motor Company for the imminent management buyout led by Ross Brawn and Nick Fry, and only when that happens will the 2009 deals be finalised.
It is suggested that the situation could be fully resolved by the end of this week, with the team expected to conduct a shakedown of their 2009 challenger in Britain on Friday before joining next week's final group test session at Barcelona in Spain.
"We expect to be able to make an announcement from the company and the team in the near future," the Yomiuri daily quoted a source at the company's Japan headquarters as saying.
"Honda has been making all possible efforts to avoid the worst option of having to disband the team."
Barrichello has started 267 Grands Prix in a career that stretches back to the start of the 1993 season.
Speaking to autosport.com at the end of last year, Barrichello said he was fired up to remain at the Honda Racing despite the uncertainty that had surrounded the team since December.
"I have unfinished business in F1," he said during a visit to England before Christmas to let the team know how keen he was to remain with them. "I am sure I can finish higher up, if not winning the championship. I really believe that is what I deserve.
"It would be a shame not to use the services of someone so eager to do it, plus with all the experience and the speed. It is the right time - and it comes with the willingness to do well.
"If you sign someone with the speed but whose time is over, they will set up the car differently and badly. You are 80 percent of the time going through corners, and you set up the car different compared to someone who comes and wants to go flat out.
"For me, I am still taking it flat - and sometimes this year in qualifying you have that little pimple on your skin saying 'just remember you are not a boy any more' after the corner. So it is still there very much."