F1 2009 Season Thread

[Brogan]

Now that Honda have been reinvented as Brawn GP, it is finally time to kick off the F1 2009 thread.

As you will all know by now, coverage has moved to the BBC.
In recognition of this the BBC have updated their F1 page.

BBC Homepage
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One

F1 Homepage
The Official Formula 1 Website

Driver & Team Profiles
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Drivers & Teams
The Official Formula 1 Website - Teams
The Official Formula 1 Website - Drivers

Race Calendar
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | 2009 Race Calendar | 2009 F1 Calendar
The Official Formula 1 Website - Race Calendar

Image Gallery
Clip The Apex - Gallery

Miscellaneous
Clip The Apex - Formula One Database
The Official Formula 1 Website - Technical News
FIA Formula One World Championship
AVForums Fantasy F1 League

Schedule

No.	Grand Prix	Dates
1	2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne)	27 - 29 Mar
2	2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)	03 - 05 Apr
3	2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai)	17 - 19 Apr
4	2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir)	24 - 26 Apr
5	FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009 (Catalunya)	08 - 10 May
6	FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 (Monte Carlo)	21 - 24 May
7	2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)	05 - 07 Jun
8	2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone)	19 - 21 Jun
9	FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 (Nürburgring)	10 - 12 Jul
10	FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2009 (Budapest)	24 - 26 Jul
11	2009 FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia)	21 - 23 Aug
12	2009 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)	28 - 30 Aug
13	FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2009 (Monza)	11 - 13 Sep
14	2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)	25 - 27 Sep
15	2009 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)	02 - 04 Oct
16	FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009 (Sao Paulo)	16 - 18 Oct
17	2009 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit)	30 Oct - 01 Nov

If you have any links you want adding, let me know.
Let's hope this season is as exciting as last year but without the controversy.

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[Pezerinno]

Also don't forget the F1 fantasy league that Phill started - AVForums.com Fantasy F1 League...

[Phill_1981]

Originally Posted by Pezerinno

Also don't forget the F1 fantasy league that Phill started - AVForums.com Fantasy F1 League...

Cheers! Was just about to link to it lol

AVForums.com Fantasy F1 League...

[johnscarlet]

I think its good news that Honda have been rescued , although I guess its not really yet clear as to how intactthe team will stay. The are also incredibly lucky to have had RB involved in the team as I am not sure that there is anyone else with the same clout as he , available to put together a rescue. If you wanted anyone to head your team up , it would be him

[Phill_1981]

Originally Posted by johnscarlet

I think its good news that Honda have been rescued , although I guess its not really yet clear as to how intactthe team will stay. The are also incredibly lucky to have had RB involved in the team as I am not sure that there is anyone else with the same clout as he , available to put together a rescue. If you wanted anyone to head your team up , it would be him

Shame the car has such an ugly paint job...

[Brogan]

I really like the livery

It looks a bit different from the rest and reminds me of the olden days

Still, I expect it will look different once all the sponsors logos are all over it.

[plazmoid]

i think it looks better than honda have in a good few years.

[hdsport]

Originally Posted by plazmoid

i think it looks better than honda have in a good few years.

Not difficult after efforts like their swamp car in 07!

I guess the final livery will depend on the sponsors involved although I'm not sure they'll not be to worried about the logo's aesthetic qualities just how much cash they have to spend!

So far for me the top 3 best looking cars so far.

1. Red Bull
2. McMerc
3. BMW

...and the ugliest, easy...the Renault.

One good thing about ING pulling out of F1 hopefully Renault might have a nicer looking livery (although that nose cone would still be hideous!).

[Pezerinno]

hdsport I take it you haven't seen Red bull's barge board then? The car now looks awful. I think the williams is my favourite looking. I heard the Brawn-Mercedes will be blue, white and red come Melbourne.

[plazmoid]

i really like the look of the red bull and the toyota this year. very different but very nice.

[karlak]

interesting read here on the BBC coverage - The lack of adverts is a gift from above anyway - but it seems the Red button may well come in for some use....

BBC SPORT | Sport Editors' Blog | Behind the Scenes at BBC Sport

[redbaron]

Looking forward to the coverage being back on the Beeb. No more ad breaks.
Shame it won't be in HD

[hdsport]

Originally Posted by redbaron

Looking forward to the coverage being back on the Beeb. No more ad breaks.
Shame it won't be in HD

It's a shame but Bernie is Bernie, although it seems fairly certain it will be in 2010. If Luca Di Montezemolo wants it (along with the rest of FOTA's ideas) I guess Bernie may finally lets us have F1 in HD!

[Brogan]

Images of the new Toro Rosso STR4 are now in the gallery.

Or is it the new Red Bull RB5? Hard to tell

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[Jake360360]

Do Ferrari have a private test before the first race? Because it seems that Mclaren does, so if they are playing around with weird floors, smaller rear wings and possibly have a hu hu HUGE top speed, that would explain why Kov slowed on all the straights to hide something. Maybe we havn't seen the full car yet.
And it was looking good for Kimi.

And Toro Rosso have had a moan saying that it is a Toro Rosso And not a Red Bull. It's on the F1 website. They say because they are using the Ferrari engine and RB is Renault, they had to design there own car. With a little help from RB of course.