Yas Marina Circuit - Abu Dhabi Prix 2009 - Race 17/17

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

Thats a huge difference between Ferrari and the rest, pretty shocking, thought either both would be high. I think Brawn wins the 'most points per $ spent' award :p
 
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.

Take with a pinch of salt...
and the rest of the salt flats of Utah

Just look at who the numbers came from - Tom Rubython - A man so trustworthy that he's been banned from the F1 paddock.
 
I'd like to see Button win just to knock the nail home so to speak. Then again I'd like to see Rubens win as he's such a decent bloke.
 
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 ;)

It would be, but it seems every few months my IP is listed as being in Germany, and it takes a week or so for them to re-list it as UK based. Means I cant see the UK feed.
RTL.de only shows Qually and the Race itself, and with German commentry. So looks like I am stuck for now :(
 
On this side of the circuit it looks like there is no atmosphere at all. Ugh, boring.
 
On this side of the circuit it looks like there is no atmosphere at all. Ugh, boring.

It should improve for the race at twilight, should be quite a spectacle.

Button and a few others losing grip in places.

And RB and Kobayashi! Should come to the cars by the time quali has started I think.

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?
 
It should improve for the race at twilight, should be quite a spectacle.

But then the temperature drops and Brawn start losing tyre temp and pressure again. ;)

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?

Dig them all up and replace with gravel.

Fixed.
 
All the F1 marshals are british which is good to know ;)

Nice lap by button.
 
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