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i guess we will soon see how average button is but no doubt there will be a lot of "team favours hamilton , team licks hamiltons balls before the start of a race , team gives hamilton NOS etc
 
i guess we will soon see how average button is but no doubt there will be a lot of "team favours hamilton , team licks hamiltons balls before the start of a race , team gives hamilton NOS etc

:o Posts like this put me off F1, the fanbase seems to be a build up of miserable smug git supporters.

Not happy Button selling out like that to be honest, but with a title under his belt he'll want the salary and car livery to match his status. It's clear its going to be hard for him to compete next to Hamilton, two talented world champions in the same car could be messy, but they are both really competative down to earth guys and maybe they'll have fun trading blows all next season.
 
It's great for the sport. I can't wait to see them both head to head... I don't think we should presume that Button can't keep up with Hamilton. McLaren (who know vastly more than we do) clearly believe him to be good enough. Let's wait and see.

Any word on Kimi though? I guess it's all over for him in F1 this year? No Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Brawn/Merc seats... can't see him wanting to drive anywhere else. Maybe Merc would run Kimi, is that possible?
 
Kimi will take his 17 million for not driving in F1 and go play in Finland for a year. He has many other ventures in motorsport.

I can't wait to see Hamilton vs Button, but also Brits vs the Chermans and Spaniard/Brazilian.

The new regs support Button much more than Hamilton, so its going to be veeery interesting.
 
:o Posts like this put me off F1, the fanbase seems to be a build up of miserable smug git supporters.

Not happy Button selling out like that to be honest, but with a title under his belt he'll want the salary and car livery to match his status. It's clear its going to be hard for him to compete next to Hamilton, two talented world champions in the same car could be messy, but they are both really competative down to earth guys and maybe they'll have fun trading blows all next season.
dont worry ill be smug after the first race :D

you can save this thread for qouting all us smug gits when button does a heiki :D
 
dont worry ill be smug after the first race :D

you can save this thread for qouting all us smug gits when button does a heiki :D

There's nothing to be smug about - the odds are stacked in Hamilton's favour, everyone expects the incumbent to have the upper hand. The excitement factors is seeing how well Button can do despite that, it's almost a David and Goliath type situation.
 
There's nothing to be smug about - the odds are stacked in Hamilton's favour, everyone expects the incumbent to have the upper hand. The excitement factors is seeing how well Button can do despite that, it's almost a David and Goliath type situation.

I suppose the question is... how much better than Kovi is Button?
 
dont forget Button pretty well wiped the floor with a former champion in his younger days in a team built just for the incumbant (cant remember if it was his first or second season at BAR though)

Personally think Mercedes forced Button out of Brawn, whatever they are trying to say now to have the World Champ in your team and nogotiating with him alongside a nobody (Heidfeld) with Rosberg already signed is pretty low

to get any kind of competitive car after Brawn option was dead, McLaren was the only other option even if it ends up being a poisoned chalice

How many points did Kovi get in his two seasons at McLaren - wonder if Button can get more than that total in one season? I know he got 22 this season cant remember about last - but its doable I would have thought

dont worry ill be smug after the first race :D

One race proves nothing - otherwise your hero would be forever an untrustworthy lier after first race of 09
 
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I suppose the question is... how much better than Kovi is Button?

HA :p

I do feel sorry for Kovi though, he didn't have a bad debut season but he really has just faded into the background with very few glimmers. No doubt he has skill as they all do at that level, but he isn't a race winner at the moment.
 
Should be a great season to watch, with some interesting team/driver choices. Button will only be a No.2 driver though, and to be honest I look forward to Hamilton wiping the floor with him and proving that Button just got a lucky season in 09.

I'm guessing world champion will be either Hamilton or Alonso, both are worthy but i'd prefer Alonso to win it since i'm a ferrari fan :)
 
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Drivers and Teams

Campos Meta Team - TBA - Cosworth
Bruno Senna
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Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - TBA - Ferrari
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa

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Giancarlo Fisichella

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Force India F1 Team - VJM03[17] - Mercedes
TBA
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Lotus F1 Team - TBA - Cosworth
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Test Driver
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Manor Grand Prix - TBA - Cosworth
Timo Glock
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Test Drive
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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - MP4-25 - Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button

Test Driver
TBA

Mercedes Grand Prix - TBA -Mercedes
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Red Bull Racing - RB6 - Renault
Sebastian Vettel[
Mark Webber

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Renault F1 Team - R30 - Renault
Robert Kubica
TBA

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Scuderia Toro Rosso - TBA - TBA
Sébastien Buemi
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Team US F1 - TBA -Cosworth
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AT&T Williams - FW32 - Cosworth
Rubens Barrichello
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2010 Calendar
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2010 Rule Changes
  • Refuelling ban
  • Minimum car weight will be increased from 605 kg to 620 kg
  • Qaulifying: 8 cars will drop out of the first qualifying session, 8 from the second and as in 2009, 10 cars will shoot-out for pole in the third session. The third session will now be run in low-fuel configuration due to the refuelling ban
  • Wheel covers Banned
  • Kers allowed but FOTA agreement not to use it
 
If minimum weight of cars is with no fuel - whats the 15KG extra minimum weight going to be used for (from 605kg to 620kg)?

Or from another angle - without changing anything else how much extra does a "long wheel base" version of the same car weigh?
 
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