Formula 1 World Championship 2014 Pre-Season Discussion


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The FIA's released all the driver numbers chosen so far...

 

1*   Sebastian Vettel   Red Bull-Renault
3   Daniel Ricciardo   Red Bull-Renault
6   Nico Rosberg       Mercedes
7   Kimi Raikkonen     Ferrari
8   Romain Grosjean    Lotus-Renault
11  Sergio Perez       Force India-Mercedes
13  Pastor Maldonado   Lotus-Renault
14  Fernando Alonso    Ferrari
17  Jules Bianchi      Marussia-Ferrari
19  Felipe Massa       Williams-Mercedes
20  Kevin Magnussen    McLaren-Mercedes
21  Esteban Gutierrez  Sauber-Ferrari
22  Jenson Button      McLaren-Mercedes
25  Jean-Eric Vergne   Toro Rosso-Renault
26  Daniil Kvyat       Toro Rosso-Renault
27  Nico Hulkenberg    Force India-Mercedes
44  Lewis Hamilton     Mercedes
77  Valtteri Bottas    Williams-Mercedes
99  Adrian Sutil       Sauber-Ferrari
 
Max Chilton's down as "TBA", and Caterham still haven't decided on their drivers for 2014, so they're the only ones left.

 

*Vettel's chosen 5 as his number, but because he's the champion, he gets #1 for now.

Maldonado has #13. It's bad luck to start near him.

So it's a match made in heaven hell. ;)

 

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Also the reason Chilton's number is TBA is because he chose 5, and, as he said, "didn't get it because of some guy who does this [gestures] a lot and has won a few championships"

 

He also said that the new number will look good in his name...

 

M4x? Chil70n?

 

Dunno, obviously 17 can't be had, so they seem likely.

Ecclestone?s F1 role reduced pending trial outcomes

 

Bernie Ecclestone has stepped down as a director of Formula One as he faces the threat of legal action in Germany.

 

A statement issued by Formula One Group confirmed Ecclestone will retain day-to-day responsibility for the sport but will come under great control from the company?s board.

Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe and deputy chairman Donald Mackenzie will assume responsibility for signing ?significant contracts and other material business arrangements?, according to the statement.

 

It is over three years since German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky was arrested on suspicion of receiving a ?27m ($44m) bribe from Ecclestone. Gribkowsky was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison and dropped his appeal against the sentence last May.

 

Ecclestone is to be tried on bribery charges in Munich. Ongoing legal action surrounding the affair includes a case before the High Court in Britainin which media rights company Constantin Medien allege Ecclestone paid a bribe to ensure he would remain in control of the sport when it was sold to current owner CVC in 2006.

 

Source: F1 Fanatic

Dennis to make changes at McLaren after being appointed Group CEO

 

McLaren looks set for a major management overhaul ahead of the 2014 Formula 1 season, AUTOSPORT has learned, after former team boss Ron Dennis was appointed as Group CEO.

 

After the announcement, Dennis has vowed to bring change to McLaren to get it back to the front of the Formula 1 grid following a disappointing 2013 season.

 

AUTOSPORT understands that Dennis addressed factory staff in Woking on Thursday afternoon to outline his increased responsibilities to the F1 team.

He also made it clear that a new structure was likely to be put in place, and a change of team principal cannot be ruled out.

 

"There will be changes," he told the staff during the address that lasted for 20 minutes. "We will win again."

 

Current team boss Martin Whitmarsh, who was not present for the address, remains in charge for now and sources insist that no decision has been taken yet on whether or not he will be replaced.

 

A final call on the matter will however be made in February, when Dennis will outline whether Whitmarsh stays or if another figure will be appointed to run the F1 team.

 

Dennis, who was team principal from 1982 to 2009, has replaced Whitmarsh as the Group CEO with immediate effect.

In statement issued by the team, Dennis outlined that he had been appointed to the role with the mandate of doing whatever is necessary to get McLaren back on track.

 

"My fellow shareholders have mandated me to write an exciting new chapter in the story of McLaren, beginning by improving our on-track and off-track performance," he said.

 

"Over the coming weeks I intend to undertake a thorough and objective review of each of our businesses with the intention of optimising every aspect of our existing operations, whilst identifying new areas of growth that capitalise on our technologies, and where appropriate further investing in them."

 

Source: Autosport

 

The Formula 1 community came together this week to express its great shock and deep sadness at the news that Marussia has retained Max Chilton for 2014.

 
?I just can?t believe this tragic news,? said one senior F1 insider. ?It?s events like this that really make you glad for the people around you and cause you to thank God that none of them are Max Chilton.?
 
Anyone wishing to express their sympathy can visit the Marussia factory to leave cards, flowers or messages. But not money. They?ve now got enough of that for another year.

http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/01/21/f1-mourns-sad-news/

 

:rofl:

I think the VJM07 look quite nice from that angle. It also looks like the rear wing is lower too than it has been for recent years...I like that...I think they look better lower.

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