F1 2009 Season discussion/development thread

More articles on this medal madness:

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081118091013.shtml

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72175

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/11/18/ecclestone-to-replace-points-for-medals/

Also Ferrari have been testing KERS, These cars are getting uglier by the hour :p


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Todays testing times as of 2pm Local:

1. T. Sato Toro Rosso STR3 1:20.017 79 pit
2. S. Vettel Red Bull Racing RB4 1:20.411 +0.394 13
3. S. Buemi Toro Rosso STR3 1:20.553 +0.536 65 pit
4. G. Paffett McLaren MP4-23 1:21.340 +1.323 30 pit
5. R. Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:21.521 +1.504 51 pit
6. J. Button Honda RA108 1:21.770 +1.753 59 pit
7. N. Rosberg Williams FW30 1:21.871 +1.854 69 pit
8. A. Sutil Force India VJM-01 1:22.073 +2.056 44 pit
9. L. Badoer Ferrari F2008K 1:22.425 +2.408 69 pit
10. L. Di Grassi Honda RA108 1:22.492 +2.475 59 pit
11. N. Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:22.520 +2.503 39 pit
12. M. Gene Ferrari F2008K 1:22.889 +2.872 22 pit
13. N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:23.080 +3.063 47 pit
14. G. van der Garde Renault R28 1:23.250 +3.233 37 pit
15. P. de la Rosa Force India VJM-01 1:23.499 +3.482 46 pit
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De La Rosa has been testing for Force India, I suppose this is the beginnings of the F.I./Mclaren partnership.

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Spunkey said:
A McLaren test driver, in a car with a Ferrari engine :)
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Which is probably why is helmet is sponsor-less, doesn't even have his name on it.

Like when Alonso 1st tested for Mclaren, he was still under contract with Renault. So he tested in a completely white stig-like race suit and a white helmet.

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The contract with Ferrari is also up, so Ferrari couldn't veto PDLR out.
 
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It's my understanding that electronic KERS is the only way forward for F1 teams due to weight. Mechanical KERS involves having a flywheel of some description spinning at eleventy thousand RPM and can be unstable and heavy.

Obviously the problem with the electronic system is its tendency to dump eleventy thousand volts into the nearest mechanic. But mechanics are cheaper than cars :)
 
The 2008 drivers standings if the "Gold, Silver, Bronze" medals idea had been introduced earlier on in the year.

Code: 
                          G  S  B  Total
1.  Felipe Massa          6  2  2   10
2.  Lewis Hamilton        5  2  3   10
3.  Kimi Raikkonen        2  2  5    9
4.  Fernando Alonso       2  1  0    3
5.  Robert Kubica         1  4  2    7
6.  Heikki Kovalainen     1  1  1    3
7.  Sebastian Vettel      1  0  0    1
8.  Nick Heidfeld         0  4  0    4
9.  Nico Rosberg          0  1  1    2
10. Nelson Piquet         0  1  0    1
=.  Timo Glock            0  1  0    1
12. David Coulthard       0  0  1    1
=.  Jarno Trulli          0  0  1    1
=.  Rubens Barrichello    0  0  1    1
15. Kazuki Nakajima       0  0  0    0
=.  Sebastien Bourdais    0  0  0    0
=.  Takuma Sato           0  0  0    0
=.  Adrian Sutil          0  0  0    0
=.  Mark Webber           0  0  0    0
=.  Jenson Button         0  0  0    0
=.  Anthony Davidson      0  0  0    0
=.  Giancarlo Fisichella  0  0  0    0

Webber, Nakajima, Button and Bourdais all scored points this season, This table makes them look ****. (Or in Buttons case, slightly worse :p)
 
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NathanE said:
AFAIK that was one of the reasons Bernie signed up with the BBC.

ITV couldn't provide HD services whereas BBC could.
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How many times....

It doesnt matter who broadcasts the thing, if it isnt FILMED in HD with HD CAMERAS (which F1 ISNT) then its not going to be shown in HD. IF and WHEN they start to film F1 in HD, yes, i suspect the BBC will show it, but it wont be happening next year.
 
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