What the F1 teams spent on drivers in 2009:
1. Ferrari $53m
2. McLaren-Mercedes $21.5m
3. Renault $15m
4. Red Bull Racing $11.5m
5. Toyota $8.5
6. Williams $8.5m
7. BMW-Sauber $7.3m
8. Brawn GP $6m
9. Scuderia Toro Rosso $2m
10. Force India $1.5m

Full list of F1 2009 driver salaries:
1. Kimi Raikkonen $45m
2. Lewis Hamilton $18m
3. Fernando Alonso $15m
4. Nico Rosberg $8.5m
5. Felipe Massa $8m
6. Jarno Trulli $6.5m
7. Sebastian Vettel $6m
2009 wage bills announced today.
rubens was on 1mil but button 5? doesnt seem real to me
Just look at who the numbers came from - Tom Rubython - A man so trustworthy that he's been banned from the F1 paddock.
To be fair a lot of journalists have been banned from the F1 paddock for being too truthful if anything.

Anyone else struggling to find the live practise feed on BBC?

I had to refresh but then it was there![]()


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8330759.stm Is that what you wanted?
I think the race will be won or lost at the pit exit. I don't like the track to much stop\start for me.
Nice post acid![]()

On this side of the circuit it looks like there is no atmosphere at all. Ugh, boring.
Button and a few others losing grip in places.
It should improve for the race at twilight, should be quite a spectacle.

What's everyone's views on the run off areas? The commentators seem to think they're too generous. Is there an ideal balance between safety and difficulty that is yet to be found?