[F1] F1 nieuwtjes topic deel 53; Waar Ferrari laatste is

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Op woensdag 26 augustus 2009 23:48 schreef Gauner het volgende:

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Geen probleem, is bij die ingangen vaak zo druk dat ze rugtassen etc. nooit doorkijken. Mij nog nooit gebeurt in ieder geval.

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Op woensdag 26 augustus 2009 23:49 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Maja, je eigen braadworst meenemen zou ik niet doen. Die van daar zijn superlekker

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Op donderdag 27 augustus 2009 00:00 schreef nils7 het volgende:

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Op Istanbul Park moest ik dit jaar wel alles open maken... meer voor de zekerheid dat het geen bom was ofzo..
Best afgezaagd als je net voor de hoofdprijs twee blikjes Burn hebt gekocht bij een officieel standjes op zo'n 5,34 meter van de portiers

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Op donderdag 27 augustus 2009 00:08 schreef Gauner het volgende:

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Ja denk dat dat meer aan de locatie ligt dat ze bang zijn voor terroristische aanslagen, in Spa is het een stuk gemoedelijker.

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Op donderdag 27 augustus 2009 00:07 schreef Gauner het volgende:

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Nou zelf eten meenemen is echt wel de moeite waard op Spa.
Weet niet meer precies wat het kostte maar een puntzak friet met 500gr.
zout was erg duur en echt geweldig vond ik het niet smaken.

Vorig jaar had ik een groep Duitsers voor me die een grote koelbox bij zich hadden met
echt tien soorten vlees erin.

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Morgen vertrekken we om 10:00 weer naar de camping om de tent op te zetten en daarna naar het circuit te gaan voor de pitwalk (als die er is tenminste).

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Op woensdag 26 augustus 2009 23:10 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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wij vertrekken vrijdag. we staan op 'camping' Stavelot, met een witte bus.

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Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I have a contract for 2010

Whatever the Formula One rumour mill might say about Ferrari’s 2010 driver line-up, Kimi Raikkonen remains as cool as ever on the speculation surrounding his future with the team. The only thing he is willing to admit is that he has a contract for next year - and that any decisions will be made by people other than him…

Q: Kimi, is Spa one of you favourite tracks?
Kimi Raikkonen: Yes, it’s a nice place and I always like to race here.

Q: Do you think it’s possible here for Ferrari to have a fourth podium in a row?
KR: We will try, but we have to wait for tomorrow to get an idea of what will be possible. First you have to drive to see what is realistic.

Q: Is a win possible on a dry track?
KR: As I said before, we have to wait until tomorrow. Now there’s no point in thinking of how we could do. The car has been good in the last three races - as good as it can get, I think. But remember, that track in Valencia is close to that of Monaco and so it behaved better than at many other circuits.

Q: How much of a help will KERS be on this track?
KR: It helps at every race. I haven’t been in a meeting yet to find out where we will use it, but usually in the first corner and at the exit of the last corner - and somewhere in between - but that will be discussed with the engineers.

Q: There are a lot of rumours about you next season. What is your position now?
KR: It has not changed since the last race. I have a contract. I don’t worry about me - there are other guys out there who worry much more. As I said, I have a contract and it’s not me who makes the decision, so it makes no difference. I don’t worry.

Q: How many engines do you have left for the rest of the season?
KR: I don’t know. But we haven’t broken any of them, so we should have plenty.

Q: Are you satisfied with your personal performance this year?
KR: I’ve given my best at every race. For sure, there have been races where I haven’t been happy how it went, but that’s always part of racing. Sometimes you have bad races and you are disappointed with how it went, but that happens every year. Overall I am happy how things are going. For sure, we always want to be higher up.

Q: You have delivered good results in the last two races, so are you upset that the car has not developed better throughout the year?
KR: Sure, we would like to be better in the standings, but I think for now it is okay as it would take out time of the development of next year’s car. Once you fall behind you don’t have much of a chance to catch up. We still have some chances to get good results and get points, and of course everybody wants to win.

Q: Do you think that Luca (Badoer) will do better here than in Valencia?
KR: It should be easier here because he has been here before and has more knowledge about the car. But how well he’s doing we will see in practice.

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Op vrijdag 28 augustus 2009 09:54 schreef TommyGun het volgende:
VT1 about to begin

Is er ergens nog een streaming linkje?

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Op vrijdag 28 augustus 2009 11:35 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Bah, net te laat wakker om iets te zien

Waarom noemen ze in verslagen die laatste bocht nog steeds busstop trouwens.. Het heeft neits meer met een busstop te maken. Die bocht is nog meer verkracht en aangepast geweest als de neus van Michael Jackson

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Reporters annoy Button in Belgium - F1-live.com 28/08/09 11:44

Button coming under pressure despite his huge championship lead

Jenson Button came close to losing his temper in the Spa Francorchamps paddock when meeting with English speaking reporters.

After the championship leader finished just seventh while his Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello won a week ago at Valencia, a brave journalist asked Briton Button what he thinks about those who wonder if he really wants to win the title.

"I don't think people are saying that seriously," he answered. "Who could possibly say that?"

Button's brow furrowed and he worded the question to himself: "Does Jenson want this title or not? It's a pretty silly question, isn't it? Why the f*** am I here?"

It was explained to the winner of six Grand Prix this year not that his desire to win is actually in doubt, but that it is good to hear his unequivocal response anyway.

"This is not what I have to say because that is not a question, is it?" Button continued. "In reality, that is not the question - it can't be.

'Does he want the title?' 'No, I want to finish second or third'," he said mockingly, then laughed.

It is reported that Button was overly critical of Sebastian Vettel's driving at the Valencia start last Sunday, and predicted by pundits that his slump in form has a psychological rather than a technical source.

He told the reporters in Belgium: "What I'd like to do now is stand up, walk away, have a good weekend and then we'll talk about it afterwards because there will be loads of silly questions.

"This is not the part of the job I need to be thinking about too much now, I want to focus on the driving," Button added.

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Waiting list

It might not be the best season for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, but the possibility to drive one of the Reds must be very appetising, at least when one considers the number of drivers, who have been brought up by the media and the fans and even by some of the drivers themselves as candidates for Felipe Massa’s F60 number 3, without even considering some suggestions from the afterworld…
The list is so long that almost every letter in the alphabet has a corresponding driver…but let’s see the details:

A as in Fernando Alonso
B as in Jules Bianchi, Mirko Bortolotti and Sebastien Bourdais
C as in David Coulthard
D as in Anthony Davidson
F as in Giancarlo Fisichella and Luca Filippi
G as in Marc Gené
H as in Nico Hulkenberg
K as in Robert Kubica
L as in André Lotterer and Vitantonio Liuzzi
P as in Nelson Piquet (Jr.) and Giorgio Pantano
R as in Valentino Rossi and Davide Rigon
S as in Takuma Sato and Bruno Senna
T as in Jarno Trulli
V as in Jos Verstappen
Before anyone feels offended we want to underline that we have the highest respect for all of these drivers and we apologise also in the name of those who brought up their names to those who haven’t been mentioned, like Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button, but there’s always time for some fresh ideas.

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Op vrijdag 28 augustus 2009 13:39 schreef Tarado het volgende:
Ze hebben wel gevoel voor humor bij Ferrari, zie onder de "F1 waitinglist"
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http://www.ferrari.com/En(...)F1_Waiting_list.aspx

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Op vrijdag 28 augustus 2009 14:09 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Verstappen stond er nog op ivm laatste gerucht uit 2002 ofzo

Iemand nog een stream? Oh, hier is iets van beeld :

http://www.eplsite.com/channel1.html

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March 14 – Bahrain (Sakhir)
March 28 – Australia (Melbourne)
April 4 – Malaysia (Sepang)
April 25 – Turkey (Istanbul)
May 9 – Spain (Barcelona)
May 23 – Monaco (Monte Carlo)
June 6 – Canada (Montreal)
June 27 – Europe (Valencia)
July 11 – Great Britain (Donington)
July 25 – Germany (Hockenheim)
August 1 – Hungary (Budapest)
August 22 – Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
September 5 – Italy (Monza)
September 19 – China (Shanghai)
September 26 – Singapore (Singapore)
October 10 – Japan (Suzuka)
October 24 – Brazil (Interlagos)
November 7 – Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)

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Op vrijdag 28 augustus 2009 20:09 schreef ElmarO het volgende:
De kalender voor volgend seizoen?
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Canada

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Op zaterdag 29 augustus 2009 00:31 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Weer opening in Bahrein Hebben ze weer de mooiweerspelen of wat het ook was in Australie, of is t weer een geld kwestie..

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Op vrijdag 28 augustus 2009 22:54 schreef Trystar het volgende:
Canada terug zou goed nieuws zijn, ik zit alleen niet op Donington te wachten.

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Raikkonen geeft mogelijk vertrek bij Ferrari toe
29 augustus 2009


Kimi Raikkonen heeft voor het eerst toegegeven dat hij volgend jaar mogelijk niet voor Ferrari zal rijden. Al langer gaan geruchten dat het Italiaanse team zijn contract wil afkopen, en voor het eerst heeft de Fin laten doorschemeren dat er een kans is dat hij het team zal verlaten.

"Als ik om wat voor reden dan ook volgend jaar niet voor Ferrari rijd, weet ik dat ik bij een ander team zal kunnen rijden. Dat is geen probleem. Andere teams willen me wel. Ik ben nog te jong om te stoppen", vertelde Raikkonen aan The Daily Telegraph. Geruchten dat hij de Formule 1 zat zou zijn, weerlegt hij ook. "Als ik volgend jaar niet had willen racen, had ik geen contract getekend."

De Ferrari-coureur maakte dit jaar al enkele uitstapjes naar de rallysport, met als hoogtepunt zijn debuut in het wereldkampioenschap in juli. De finishvlag zag hij na een crash niet in Finland, maar tot dat moment lag hij derde in zijn klasse.

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Op zaterdag 29 augustus 2009 23:34 schreef nils7 het volgende:
Ik was daarnet, in mijn nieuwsgierigheid, wat aan het rondneuzen op Wikipedia waar ik een lay-out van een F1 Circuit nabij Parijs.
Nu weet ik dat ze de Grand Prix weer in Frankrijk willen hebben bij Versailles of EuroDisney maar dat dit al heel concreet was... was het zelf nog noooooit tegen gekomen of ik heb zitten slapen:

[ afbeelding ]

Linkje

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Mercedes to sort engine plans by Monza

By Jonathan Noble Sunday, August 30th 2009, 09:11 GMT

Mercedes-Benz is hoping to reveal its customer engine plans for 2010 at the Italian Grand Prix, amid mounting speculation that a deal to supply Red Bull Racing has now been agreed.

AUTOSPORT revealed in April that Red Bull Racing was chasing a supply of Mercedes-Benz engines for next year, once its current contract with Renault comes to an end later this season.

It is understood that Red Bull Racing's recent engine problems have accelerated the moves towards Mercedes-Benz, with an announcement on the outcome of those negotiations expected imminently.

A Mercedes-Benz deal with Red Bull Racing would mean McLaren's engine partner supplying four teams in total next year - as Brawn GP and Force India will also receive customer units.

Mercedes-Benz motorsport boss Norbert Haug told AUTOSPORT that he could not reveal the details of any discussions that his car manufacturer was having, but said news would come at the Italian GP in a fortnight's time.

"I definitely will not mention any team names," he explained. "These are confidential negotiations, and I hope by Monza we know everything - so that is a fortnight away. Everything should be finalised by then.

"We have talked to various teams, more than one team, and I would like some understanding that these are confidential discussions so I cannot talk about it any more."

F1's regulations stipulate that any manufacturer supplying more than two teams in F1 needs special dispensation from the FIA. Haug confirmed that his company had received such approval to supply four teams.

"We have that in writing, and I think the FIA is very interested in a manufacturer who helps in this situation," he explained. "There are not so many who would jump in and volunteer and would want more than one customer team, but you have to have the logistics, you have to have the capacity and you need to build it up.

"We could not have done it two years ago, but all in all we build half the engines for four teams including rebuilding that we did for our own team two years ago. This is a big, big efficiency programme. It also helps refinancing, but you need to be absolutely very lean. I am not sure whether everyone could do that."

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said earlier in the Belgian GP weekend that his team was close to making a final decision about its plans - and that recent engine problems would not be the only factor in what his team did.

"We're obviously in a position where, as an independent team, we have a choice of engine," he said. "We've been very, very happy with the supply that we've had from Renault for the last three years.

"Any decision that will be made, will be made not on the outcome of a single weekend but based on what we believe offers us the best opportunity of performance and relationship for the future.

"We haven't made any firm decisions yet, but we're obviously nearing a time when we need to make a commitment for next year."

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Op zaterdag 29 augustus 2009 23:43 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Het is meer dan een plaatje, het is een uitgewerkte layout Maargoed, welke kant rijden ze op, dat vraag ik me weer af. Je zou verwachten counterclockwise.

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 12:05 schreef Game_Error het volgende:
die bocht rechtonder is een beetje raar voor counterclockwise, je hebt dan al bijna geen snelheid dus waarom nog een chicane erachteraan gooien?

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FIA to launch probe on '08 Singapore GP

The FIA is to launch an investigation into the events at last year's Singapore Grand Prix, where Renault's Fernando Alonso claimed victory on the back of a crash by his team-mate Nelson Piquet.

Alonso's success was sealed by the timing of a safety car in the early stages of the inaugural event - which had been called out when Piquet crashed into the wall shortly after his team-mate stopped for fuel.

The timing of Piquet's crash prompted wild conspiracy theories that the Brazilian had been ordered to deliberately spin to help Renault take its first victory of the year. Piquet himself insisted at the time that the accident had been caused by him simply trying too hard.

"It was my mistake," said Piquet. "We tried two extreme strategies with Fernando quite short and me quite long in the hope of getting a safety car. If I hadn't crashed I would have been lucky with the safety car later in the race because I was very happy.

"We're always scraping the walls, and once you've touched the wall a little too much and lose control that's it."

It is understood, however, that fresh evidence about the events that took place in the race have now come to light - which has prompted the FIA to step in.

Piquet was dropped by Renault after this year's Hungarian Grand Prix, and has been outspoken in his criticisms of the outfit - and in particular team principal Flavio Briatore. It is not clear if the Brazilian himself has been a catalyst for the investigation, or if the evidence has come from elsewhere.

The FIA has not elaborated on the details of its inquiry, but a spokesperson confirmed to AUTOSPORT that an investigation was under way.

"The FIA can confirm that an investigation is underway regarding alleged events at a previous world championship race," said the spokesperson.

Should the FIA investigation suggest there is any evidence of foul play involved, then the governing body could call a hearing of the World Motor Sport Council to discuss the matter.

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Op zondag 30 augustus 2009 18:44 schreef Trystar het volgende:
Het moet toch niet veel gekker gaan worden.