F1 World Championship 2010 Thread

[MightyJordan]

Um, what? When did that happen?

First lap.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8992006.stm

Watch when they exit the chicane; Alonso hits Button from behind, and something flies off his car.

[Fubar]

he didnt hit him, he just tapped him bit of a difference tbh, wasnt intentional

[StealMySoda]

Enjoyable but very short race. Think Ferrari deserved it in the end. Vettel did amazingly well to finish where he did.

[MightyJordan]

he didnt hit him, he just tapped him bit of a difference tbh, wasnt intentional

Well, it's Alonso, so excuse me if I find it hard to believe it wasn't intentional. Either way, it cost Button the race.

[brentaal]

First lap.

http://news.bbc.co.u...one/8992006.stm

Watch when they exit the chicane; Alonso hits Button from behind, and something flies off his car.

I fail to see how that's "Alonso trying to bump Jenson off and damage his car".

Well, it's Alonso, so excuse me if I find it hard to believe it wasn't intentional. Either way, it cost Button the race.

Hey, it's Button so excuse me if I find it plausible that he was just slow as ****.

[what]

Well, it's Alonso, so excuse me if I find it hard to believe it wasn't intentional. Either way, it cost Button the race.

The pit stops cost Button the race. The damage was minor.

[Richard Hammond]

It was a slow corner so its not like he was going fast, he deliberatly shunted Jenson and ripped part of his car off.

[Fubar]

Well, it's Alonso, so excuse me if I find it hard to believe it wasn't intentional. Either way, it cost Button the race.

Errr didnt cost him the race at all tbh, whitmarsh said it didnt effect him when they lost the plate, it was the pit stop that cost him the race, ferrari's where quicker in the pitts.

[brentaal]

he deliberatly shunted Jenson and ripped part of his car off.

[what]

It was a slow corner so its not like he was going fast, he deliberatly shunted Jenson and ripped part of his car off.

And risk wrecking his own front wing? Yeah, okay then.

[Billus]

If I may intervene, Button was running a slower setup than Hamilton and the 2 Ferrari's. He did this to gain more grip for the corners. So excuse me for pointing out the facts.. In my opinion though, both Alonso and Button did a great job and the Ferrari's simply had the pace. Mclaren even said over the team radio during the course of the race that the rear diffuser had negligible impact on performance.

[StealMySoda]

Did Alonso turn around last race weekend and blame barrichello for his bad position? No. **** happens.

[Antaris Veteran]

It was a great race. Shame Lewis didn't have a good start, but he's admittedly said he was pushing too hard. Great drive by Alonso, Button and Massa! This championship is soooo close!

[.KICK]

Well, it's Alonso, so excuse me if I find it hard to believe it wasn't intentional. Either way, it cost Button the race.

Seriously, you talk such utter nonsense. Yes, there was contact. No, it was not intentional. Jenson just said it didn't affect his performance in the press conference. Jenson didn't win because he was beaten by strategy.

The race was good, was a bit on the boring side to be honest. Was expecting more drama!

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

Cosworth, Lotus agree to end engine deal

By Pablo Elizalde Sunday, September 12th 2010, 21:34 GMT

Cosworth has announced that it has reached an agreement to end its current engine supply deal with the Lotus team.

The move paves the way for Lotus to sign a deal with Renault, with whom the team has reached an agreement in principle for a supply of engines, gearboxes and transmissions, as revealed by AUTOSPORT earlier this week.

"Cosworth has reached an agreement in principle with Lotus Racing whereby the team's Cosworth engine supply agreement will come to a conclusion at the end of the current Formula 1 season," said Cosworth in a statement on Sunday night.

"This agreement is subject to contract and until the agreement is signed, neither party will be making any further comment."

Lotus driver Jarno Trulli retired from today's Italian Grand Prix with a gearbox problem, promting team boss Tony Fernandes to post on Twitter: "Jarno retired [due to] gearbox. Oh well, making decisions easier."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86677

[san.W10]

Raikkonen bids for 2011 Renault seat

Kimi Raikkonen is making a fresh bid to return to Formula 1 next year after approaching the Renault team for a drive in 2011, AUTOSPORT can reveal.

Although it had looked likely that Raikkonen would remain in the World Rally Championship next year after his switch of discipline for this season, AUTOSPORT has learned that Raikkonen has renewed his interest in getting back to grand prix racing.

Sources have revealed that in the wake of Renault's impressive form at the Belgian Grand Prix, Raikkonen approached the French car manufacturer with the intent of putting a deal together.

It is not clear, however, whether Raikkonen spoke to Renault himself or if it was done through his management team.

Raikkonen has always insisted that he would only come back to F1 if he was in a competitive car - and that is something that Renault now appears to be able to offer him.

But despite Raikkonen's credentials, Renault is in no rush to advance talks with him - and it is still holding on for current driver Vitaly Petrov to prove he can deliver what the team is demanding of him.

Renault team principal Eric Boullier confirmed that Raikkonen had approached the team - and is in contention for a seat alongside Robert Kubica in 2011.

"It is true that the summer has passed and we have had more and more requests - and the guy you mentioned [Raikkonen] is on the radar now," Boullier told AUTOSPORT.

"He is on the radar because he contacted us."

Boullier has long said that the team will keep Petrov next year if the Russian can improve his consistency throughout a whole race weekend - and not make silly errors like his spin in qualifying in Spa and blocking Timo Glock in qualifying at Monza.

When asked what Petrov had to do to convince Renault that he is a better option than Raikkonen, Boullier said: "He is not very far away to be honest.

"It is still very complicated for him to have a complete weekend and be faultless, and that is where he needs to work and focus on, and develop clearly his commitment and dedication."

One of the attractions of Petrov is the commercial possibilities he opens up in Russia, and Boullier said Renault would have to change its approach if it decided to take the Raikkonen route.

"It would be a different strategy for the team," he said. "And that is not a question of personality or having a world championship title - it will cost me more if he is world champion than if he is not. It is not a question of this - it is a different strategy.

"You work differently if you have a rookie - and in supporting him - than if you have two experienced drivers. So it is different.

"We need to think about it. But the priority is Vitaly, and to see how he will develop. If we are convinced then we will keep him definitely. This is the first option.

But there are several other options, and one of them is Kimi."

Boullier said he expected a decision on Renault's 2011 driver line-up to be made before the end of the season.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86688

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Heidfeld in, de la Rosa out at Sauber

Nick Heidfeld will return to Formula 1 with the Sauber team from the Singapore Grand Prix, as AUTOSPORT predicted earlier this week.

Sauber confirmed that Heidfeld will be replacing Pedro de la Rosa for the final five races of the season to compete alongside Kamui Kobayashi.

Team principal Peter Sauber suggested that the move had been made to better help the team understand its car.

"It was a hard decision for me to make as a team principal and I want to thank Pedro for his professionalism," explained Sauber. "By signing Nick we have a driver we know extremely well who will help us to further judge the comparative potential of our car."

De la Rosa expressed his shock at the decision, which comes after he returned to the sport at the start of this season.

"I am surprised by the team?s decision, but I respect it and would like to wish everyone good luck for the remainder of the season," he said. "I still intend to be in Formula 1 for 2011".

Heidfeld himself added: "I'm looking forward like crazy to having the opportunity to go racing again in a good car in Formula 1 from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards. After the last months I'm even more motivated than ever.

"For me it is like coming home, as I raced for seven years in total for the team from Hinwil. Without doubt I will be feeling at home straight away and this should help me to familiarise myself as soon as possible with the car. I want to thank Peter Sauber for the faith he has put in me."

Source: Autosport

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

This could become interesting:

Drivers admit rain chance is a concern

Leading drivers have admitted that the prospect of rain during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend is a worry, but will reserve judgement until they try the track in wet conditions.

Since Formula 1 first embarked on its night racing adventure in Singapore there have been concerns that the glare from the floodlights in spray could make visibility a major problem should rain hit the event.

There have been heavy downpours during the build-up, but so far these have stopped before the evening timeslot when qualifying and the race are scheduled - and the weekend forecast is currently similar.

"It is a bit of a concern how is it going to be with the rain, the lights and everything on the track," said Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.

"It is very much an unknown. Until now it has been okay for qualifying [time] and for the race it should not be wet but for FP1 it could be interesting."

Championship leader Mark Webber said that if rain was likely this weekend, he was keen to get track time in the wet under lights as early as possible.

"We haven't experienced the rain in this venue and one of the things we need to experience, sooner rather than later, is to experience the spray," said the Red Bull driver.

"My money is that everything will be fine - and the rules will be the same, if it is too wet we cannot have a car race.

"We will leave it up to the guys to make sure it is safe enough to stay on the track and if it is safe enough to stay on the track then it will be a normal grand prix."

Rubens Barrichello felt that the usual street circuit lack of grip would be an issue if it rained, but agreed that visibility in the spray was the biggest potential problem.

"It is a very slippery track and luckily they have done a good enough job for the track not to be as bumpy as it was," he said.

"We have no experience in the wet whatsoever here so we need to understand what the tyres will do and the visibility more than anything.

"If it rains, like Brazilian-type [very heavy] rain, then we could have problems with visibility. Not so much from the spray but the wet coming onto the visor."

Source: Autosport

[san.W10]

:rofl:

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=135088&st=280&start=280

[acnpt]

:devil:

[MightyJordan]

:rofl:

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=135088&st=280&start=280

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

While we're posting funny pictures:

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

FP1 result:

[MightyJordan]

Wow, that's pretty topsy-turvy! This could be a pretty interesting weekend...

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Wow, that's pretty topsy-turvy! This could be a pretty interesting weekend...

FP1 took place in damp conditions on a drying track, hence the mix up. The FP2 result is bound to look differently.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

FP2 result: