***Official 2010 F1 thread***

Sebastien Bourdais has threatened to take legal action against Toro Rosso after being left “shocked” by the team’s decision to sack him.
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Bourdais, who moved to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso at the start of 2008 after winning four consecutive Champ Car titles in America, says he remains determined to make a success of his F1 career.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=46398
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Why is it I wonder that established, successful drivers who cross the Atlantic, in either direction, don't generally seem to have much success?

Is it the rules, the style of driving, the support structure or what?

I do realise that Mansell and Villeneuve might be considered to be exceptions.
 
stockhausen said:
Why is it I wonder that established, successful drivers who cross the Atlantic, in either direction, don't generally seem to have much success?
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I thought it was only one way. I know the guys who did well at F1 and then went to Indy did well there too. It's the other way around that has never worked at all to my knowledge.
 
It's because they usually end up in duff cars where in Indy especially the cart series when it was running a great driver could make the difference. You didn't have to be in the biggest team in the best car to win the cart series but you do in F1.

I also think the Indy drivers must get bored of the racing or lack of it and realise what an incompetive series they have landed in.
 
dannyjo22 said:
It's because they usually end up in duff cars where in Indy especially the cart series when it was running a great driver could make the difference. You didn't have to be in the biggest team in the best car to win the cart series but you do in F1.
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That can't explain the difference between Bourdais who won four consecutive Champ Car titles and his rookie team-mate Buemi, surely?
 
New qualifying rules for 2010

ITV-F1 said:
[Next year's] qualifying format will reveal the out-and-out fastest car/driver combination, as the Q3 times will not be masked by varying fuel loads in 2010, as they have been this year.

The reason for this clarifying of real form is that all cars will enter Q3 on light fuel loads as refuelling during a grand prix has been banned for next year, leaving teams to refuel their cars to last the entire distance before they go to the grid for the start of the race. - http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=46616
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This looks likely to make races such as Monaco even more boring next year :(
 
Gotta say I agree, Unless some other rules are brought in to make overtaking much easier including the end of penalisation for any driver driving even mildly aggressively you're just going to end up with the fastest car on pole, and it will lap doing the fastest laps and finish the race in first presuming there are no problems. Granted there will still be tyre stops, but they are unlikely to bring the huge differences that the refuelling would provide.
 
A few more news stories
Bernie: F1 rebels got 'carried away'
Bernie Ecclestone believes teams got carried away when they threatened to set up a breakaway Formula 1 series earlier this year, the sport’s commercial supremo saying he saw “no logic” in a rebel championship.

God he's a *****

FIA’s Purnell wants more rule changes
The FIA’s technical consultant Tony Purnell believes that the major rule changes introduced in Formula 1 this season have not gone nearly far enough to improve the spectacle.

BMW aims to improve car to lure buyer
Mario Theissen says BMW Sauber will continue to do everything it can to improve its performance between now and the end of the season as he believes it will be the best way of showcasing the squad’s talents to a prospective buyer.

Montreal close to finalising 2010 return
Montreal is in the process of finalising a new deal with Bernie Ecclestone which will see the Canadian Grand Prix return to the calendar in 2010, the city’s mayor has said.

New Concorde deal ends F1 war
The political war that threatened to tear Formula 1 apart earlier this year has been officially ended with the news that FIA president Max Mosley has signed a new Concorde Agreement.

Whitmarsh confident of 2010 title shot
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh is confident his team is well-placed to return to title-challenging form next season after its recent breakthrough with this year’s car

US F1 to shun ‘tempting’ pay drivers
US F1 co-founder Peter Windsor says the fledgling Formula 1 team will not abandon its mission of giving opportunities to talented young American drivers, despite receiving “tempting” offers of personal sponsorship backing from proven racers of other nationalities.

FIA writes to teams over 2010 vacancy
The FIA has reopened the 2010 application process for the one new place which has become available on the grid following BMW’s decision to quit Formula 1 at the end of the season.

Ferrari wants third car option in 2010
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has revealed that the Italian squad is pushing for teams to run three cars in the 2010 season.

YouTube co-founder backs Team US F1
The new Team US F1 has pulled off a major coup by securing the services of YouTube co-founder and CEO Chad Hurley for its 2010 assault on grand prix racing, as AUTOSPORT predicted.

1Villeneuve plots return to expanded F1
LONDON -- Jacques Villeneuve wants to return to Formula One as part of the expanded series from 2010.
 
There will be NO KERS in 2010

McLaren & Ferrari both have KERS in 2009
McLaren actually seem to derive some benefit from KERS on certain circuits
Renault are allegedly reintroducing KERS in September
KERS might actually provide some useful R&D for future more fuel efficient road cars
KERS gives an illusion of FIA concern for the environment
the "Gentlemen" of F1 have agreed not to use KERS in 2010

Yeah, right ;)
 
I'm sure there will be KERS in 2010. Regarding banning refuelling, there will still be pit stops for tyre changes. Bernie's right, the teams did get 'carried away' with their ridiculous ideas that could never amount to anything.
 
According to Autosport, Bahrain maybe moved to be the season opener, so the season doesn't start so late.
 
It's a shame they haven't moved Brazil back to the season final, well I suppose we will have to wait to see what it's like this year before passing judgement but I doubt it could be better than Brazil.
 
Kubica: Manufacturer not a prerequisite
Robert Kubica says he has yet to decide which team he wants to drive for in 2010, with the Pole revealing he won’t necessarily swap BMW for another manufacturer team.

Rosberg has ‘great options’ for 2010
Nico Rosberg is bullish about his chances of securing a 2010 drive that will take his Formula 1 career to the next level, but admits he is still assessing whether that means staying at Williams or moving elsewhere

Brawn GP likely to re-sign Barrichello
Ross Brawn says he sees “no good reason” to change his team’s current driver line-up of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello in view of their success this season.

Loeb eyes 2010 F1 race outings
Sebastien Loeb is interested in taking part in “one or several” grands prix next year provided they don’t clash with his rallying commitments.

Bernie gives Donington deadline
The long uncertainty over Donington’s British Grand Prix plans could be resolved in a matter of weeks after Bernie Ecclestone told the track its finances must be in place by the end of September or the race will return to Silverstone in 2010.

Suzuka agrees to host 2010 Japanese GP
The future of the Japanese Grand Prix beyond this year has been secured until at least 2011 after Bernie Ecclestone confirmed Suzuka will step into the void left by Fuji's departure from Formula 1.
 
Won't be re-classified. it would give Hamilton a bigger lead in the championship. However, it could cause a exclusion from last or this season.
 
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