F1 2010 Season

Snokio · February 24, 2010, 10:03:11 PM

Not long now! :yahoo:

Who's your money on then chaps for this season?

I really can't decide this year, it's going to be a great one! :thumb:

OldBloke · February 24, 2010, 10:25:30 PM

Quote from: Snokio;304626Not long now! :yahoo:

Who's your money on then chaps for this season?

I really can't decide this year, it's going to be a great one! :thumb:

Tough call. I'll have McLaren for the constructors though.

delankster · February 25, 2010, 10:20:46 AM

my heart says lewis and maclaren but my head says Alonso for the title with ferrari for the constructors :sad:

either way its shapping up to be another good season

TeaLeaf · February 25, 2010, 02:33:10 PM

Could not agree more. The better question is will all the teams make the grid for the season opener? Looks like they will not so will they get replaced?

Snokio · February 25, 2010, 06:23:07 PM

Just to help some of you make up you minds, here is Last Saturdays testing:

Unofficial Saturday times from Jerez:
1. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:18.871, 108 Laps :yahoo:
2. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:19.114, 117 Laps
3. Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber, 1:19.188, 117 Laps
4. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 1:19.650, 80 Laps
5. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:20.061, 130 Laps
6. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:20.436, 137 Laps
7. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 1:21.053, 139 Laps
8. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:21.194, 88 Laps
9. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:21.919, 137 Laps
10. Timo Glock, Virgin, 1:22.433, 28 Laps
11. Jarno Trulli, Lotus, 1:23.470, 141 Laps

Lameduck · February 25, 2010, 06:27:07 PM

Dont bank on the USA Team.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8536567.stm

Luminance · February 28, 2010, 08:08:11 PM

mc laren for constructors, but no clue which rider will win, I hope Lewis ofc.

Snokio · March 13, 2010, 04:49:39 PM

[SPOILER=results of Qualy]
Looks like the redbulls will be very strong again this season, thinks it's going to be close this year but some of the other teams will come strong a few races down the road

Results from Qualy:

1 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:54.101
2 F. Massa Ferrari 1:54.242
3 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:54.608
4 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:55.217
5 N. Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 1:55.241
6 M. Webber Red Bull 1:55.284
7 M. Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix 1:55.524
8 J. Button McLaren 1:55.672
9 R. Kubica Renault 1:55.885
10 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:56.309
11 R. Barrichello Williams 1:55.330
12 V. Liuzzi Force India F1 1:55.653
13 N. Hulkenberg Williams 1:55.857
14 P. de la Rosa Sauber 1:56.237
15 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:56.265
16 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:56.270
17 V. Petrov Renault 1:56.619
18 J. Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:57.071
19 T. Glock Virgin Racing 1:59.728
20 J. Trulli Lotus F1 1:59.852
21 H. Kovalainen Lotus F1 2:00.313
22 L. Di Grassi Virgin Racing 2:00.587
23 B. Senna HRT F1 Team 2:03.240
[/SPOILER]

Luminance · March 14, 2010, 02:12:55 PM

[SPOILER=About the ended race]What a shame, that Vettels exhaust played him parts, now that dreadfull Alonso wins :crying: at least it lead too Hamilton on 3rd now.[/SPOILER]

btw, why the h. do they have these rediculous point system now?

25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1

If you win 4 races and crash 6, you'll have 100 points, and if your doing a good stable 4-6 place in 10 races, you'll only be coming close.

I thought they wanted a closer race, now a few peaks will make drastic gaps between drivers.

Winning 1, 2 or 4 points used to be a big deal, now its peanuts :sad:

I want 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 back

Snokio · March 14, 2010, 02:26:57 PM

What he said!

I was surprised to hear that too when it was announced :doh:

Think the end of the season will come early for one driver, could even be as soon as just after half way through the season :blink:

Not sure about the fueling rule either now

T-Bag · March 14, 2010, 02:31:10 PM

The spread in points is the same as giving First place 11 points under the old scoring regime. Overly rewards first place.

Lexander · March 14, 2010, 02:40:29 PM

Very lame if you drive steadily in 2-5 and win the championship, now you actually have to win the races to get points.

Luminance · March 14, 2010, 03:08:28 PM

Quote from: Lexander;305966Very lame if you drive steadily in 2-5 and win the championship, now you actually have to win the races to get points.

Well, this championship is about overall rankings, not just winning. And they whole deal about all the restriction of top teams is about bringing the rankings closer together, not rewarding plain victories, which they where doing actually in the last 2 seasons as they got pretty exciding (not talking about the ridiculous wins of brawn in 2008 at the start.)

As all the different tracks, demand different things from both driver and cars, the whole point is keep on performing. Not just do well on easy dry warm/hot tracks.

sulky_uk · March 14, 2010, 03:18:18 PM

well i got up at 730 am falklands time to watch this and all i can say is BBBOOOORRRRIIINNNGGG!!!

even the drivers/commentators were saying this as well, big thumbs down from me

Luminance · March 28, 2010, 02:49:09 PM

Someone please smack Webber for me.

I'm no expert on racing, but was that legal?? pfft, I'd say thats a foul!

For the rest, smacking race, really enjoyed it. I'm a bit sad now, as this might very well be the best race of the 2010 season, so, well, probably any race as of now will be less fun