Formula 1 - 2010 Season

[tongue_of_colicab]

2k a bargain? Lol. Wish I could say such things. I'm thinking of visiting the Belgian GP. Its not far from where I live but it will kinda depend on if my friend from Japan gets his scholarship or not because I dont want to go alone and all my other friends dont care about F1 or sports in general.

 

[Dave Baumann]

Well, its $500(CAD) a piece for 3 day passes to the GP on the grandstands around the hairpin (right opposite a large screen TV as well! ). The rest is for the hotel, which is a small fortune in itself - we did go for a Hilton, but I picked one right at the end of one of the Metro lines.

 

[itsmydamnation]

AMD sponsors Ferrari. They should have been able to get you in as a guest or something.

hasn't that stopped now?


http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7271&Itemid=35

 

[Bludd]

hasn't that stopped now?


http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7271&Itemid=35

It's still there as per the last test now just concluded at Barcelona

 

[Dave Baumann]

Oops. Is looking like it may be curtains for US F1:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81819

 

[Bludd]

Oops. Is looking like it may be curtains for US F1:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81819

Bernie was right.

Joe Saward has posted a couple of blog posts today. One about Stefan GP and one about Campos Meta.

 

[Bludd]

I'm very annoyed at USF1. F1 needs the USA and it is a huge shame it's not there with a race. If the calendar is too full, axe the Turkey race and slot USA in before or after Canada.

Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor - people with more pride than brains. At least be proper capitalists and sell your entry. You probably can't scrape together 10 bob for 2011 anyway.

 

[Dave Baumann]

I'm more annoyed with the FIA. When you had outfits like Prodrive (with a proven track records, and F1 management experience) and N-Technology that were eager to get on the grid, how on earth did they manage to pick US F1 and Campos (which will no get to the grid after being bought out by a completely separate entity and are still outsourcing the chassis from Dallara)?

I think its a case of double kudos to Lotus who have managed to produce and test a car even though they had the latest entry following Toyota's pull out.

 

[infinity4]

N.Technology were right when they questioned selection criteria by the FIA.

 

[Bludd]

I'm more annoyed with the FIA. When you had outfits like Prodrive (with a proven track records, and F1 management experience) and N-Technology that were eager to get on the grid, how on earth did they manage to pick US F1 and Campos (which will no get to the grid after being bought out by a completely separate entity and are still outsourcing the chassis from Dallara)?

I think its a case of double kudos to Lotus who have managed to produce and test a car even though they had the latest entry following Toyota's pull out.

Yep, the FIA must share the blame, but the USF1 guys were so bullish: "this is possible", "we've been planning this for a long time" and "we're going to hire Danica Patrick and Kyle Busch".

Lotus deserve huge respect and I think this just goes to show how good Gazza is at this F1 lark, even though he can occasionally rub suits the wrong way. Toyota should never have sacked him but given him more breathing space.

 

[Bludd]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81829

The full 2010 Formula 1 entry list


Wednesday, March 3rd 2010, 21:09 GMT
1 Jenson BUTTON (GBR) VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES (GB)
2 Lewis HAMILTON (GBR) VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES (GB)

3 Michael SCHUMACHER (D) MERCEDES GP PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM
4 Nico ROSBERG (D) MERCEDES GP PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM

5 Sebastian VETTEL (DEU) RED BULL RACING (AUT)
6 Mark WEBBER (AUS) RED BULL RACING (AUT)

7 Felipe MASSA (BRA) SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO (I)
8 Fernando ALONSO (ESP) SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO (I)

9 Rubens BARRICHELLO (BRA) AT&T WILLIAMS (GB)
10 Nico HÜLKENBERG (D) AT&T WILLIAMS (GB)

11 Robert KUBICA (POL) RENAULT F1 TEAM (FRA)
12 Vitaly PETROV (RUS) RENAULT F1 TEAM (FRA)

14 Adrian SUTIL (D) FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM (IND)
15 Vitantonio LIUZZI (I) FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM (IND)

16 Sébastien BUEMI (CH) SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO (I)
17 Jaime ALGUERSUARI (ESP) SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO (I)

18 Jarno TRULLI (I) LOTUS RACING (MAL)
19 Heikki KOVALAINEN (FIN) LOTUS RACING (MAL)

20 TBA HRT F1 TEAM (ESP)
21 Bruno SENNA (BRA) HRT F1 TEAM (ESP)

22 Pedro DE LA ROSA (ESP) BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM (CH)
23 Kamui KOBAYASHI (J) BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM (CH)

24 Timo GLOCK (DEU) VIRGIN RACING (GB)
25 Luca DI GRASSI (BRA) VIRGIN RACING (GB)

Note: The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in 2010.

 

[V3]

Is BMW supplying anything for the Sauber team ?

 

[Bludd]

Is BMW supplying anything for the Sauber team ?

Not anything other than the name and the good grace to sell the team back to Peter Sauber. Fuck BMW.

 

[Bludd]

Drivers in bold are confirmed, nonbold are my speculation and "educated" guesses. Some names are hyperlinks to stories with information and in case of bold, confirmation.

Mercedes: Rosberg and Schumacher
Red Bull: Vettel and Webber
McLaren: Hamilton and Button
Ferrari: Alonso and Massa
Williams: Barrichello and Hulkenberg
Renault: Kubica and Petrov
Force India: Liuzzi and Sutil
Toro Rosso: Buemi and Alguersuari
Hispania: Senna and Chandhok
Lotus: Trulli and Kovalainen
Virgin: Glock and di Grassi
Sauber: Kobayashi and de la Rosa

Changelog: Campos Meta changes name to HRT F1 (Hispania Racing Team F1). Karun Chandhok confirmed as second driver for Hispania. USF1 out of F1 2010.

We're set for Bahrain in about a weeks time. All the teams but Hispania have tested their car before Bahrain, but the Dallara-built car should have a shakedown any moment now.

 

[Kaotik]

HRT:

and the ass

I assume in the middle there's just some sort of cover to hide the details

Also, some sort of unholy alliance happened, Lada will sponsor Renault (and Petrov personally, too)

Kinda strange to see completely unrelated car manufacturers logo on another ones car

 

[Bludd]

Kinda strange to see completely unrelated car manufacturers logo on another ones car

Renault owns 25% of AutoVAZ, the company that that owns the Lada brand.

 

[Kaotik]

Renault owns 25% of AutoVAZ, the company that that owns the Lada brand.

Oh, didn't know that, but that explains a bit

 

[Bludd]

Oh, didn't know that, but that explains a bit

I can't wait for the Kremlin to butt in. Putin will be all "What? Hamilton overtook Petrov?! This will not stand. Kidnap his family so that it doesn't happen again."

 

[Bludd]

Anyone know anything about the McLaren rear wing? Red Bull say they don't think it is really legal and the FIA is going to examine the cars at the Bahrain Grand Prix this week. McLaren say they are in the clear, they have consulted with the FIA during development so even if Red Bull lodge a complaint it may very well be overlooked because it was what happened with the double diffusers last year.

 

[Dave Baumann]

See the links below. I think the "snorkel stuff" is going a bit far, but it appears that the "shark fin" element is actually channelling airflow directly from the top slot of the intake and then using that at the rear wing to stop stalling the airflow and reduce drag on the straights. Evidently McLaren were up to 5KPH faster on the straights than others during testing, and this may have been one of the reasons why.

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/444950/f1-2010-pre-season-testing-round-up.html
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/blown-rear-wings-seperating-and-stalling/
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/mclaren-developments-snorkel-rumour/