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Formula 1 2009

So Virgin has nothing to do with the team now? Why did Virgin pull out of buying the Honda F1 team?
 
For the reasons we said Spicy, environment and money.

They were never really going to buy it anyway, Honda went to them as did Bernie.
 
SchumacherFerrari said:
"Clean" fuels can be done in motor-racing, I'm pretty sure there's a British politician racing in the American Le-Mans series with bio fuel in the car. So yeah it's possible.
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Yep, Paul Drayson (our current Minister of Science, and former MoD Minister) races a bio-ethanol fueled Aston Vantage GT2 in the ALMS, and has recently been granted an entry in the Le Mans 24hrs in the same car, so the fuel's about.

Peugeot have also developed an electric-hybrid version of their 908 prototype Le Mans racer, which works in a similar way to the F1 KERS system, with some onboard batteries charged through braking powering what is basically a starter motor, used amongst other things to power the car through the pitlane with the main engine shut off.
 
Virgin pull out for environmental reasons, but still keep their trains and planes going. NOw I dont know about you, but I think fleets of trains and planes make more pollution a year than running 3 cars (including test and spare cars) in 18 races and some test sessions.

Mosley has got it wrong, F1 is meant to be about what is technologically possible, to be the cutting edge, not about road cars, so they should use the most powerfull fuels and engines available, not be restricted to tiny V8s. If ethanol is more powerfull, then it should be used. The people in charge are loosing it, they are trying to make it more boring and restrained, and limiting what teams can do, but at the same time, they are trying to make it more exciting again. In my opinion, if a team spends millions entering F1, it should be able to do whatever the hell it likes with development, forget the environment for a minute, this is racing, not an economy run.
 
Blaze said:
Virgin pull out for environmental reasons, but still keep their trains and planes going. NOw I dont know about you, but I think fleets of trains and planes make more pollution a year than running 3 cars (including test and spare cars) in 18 races and some test sessions.
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Yes... So Virgin should stop having planes and trains and put into motorsport?

Sadly, nobody would be able to get to the GB GP as there would be now way to fly in and get a train to the venue.

Think? Trains and Planes are a business satisfying the need for people to travel. Motorsport is essentially pointless. One provides a service while destroying the environment, the other simply destroys the environment for entertainment.

So the Virgin stance is correct (if you wish your company to appear green).
 
Blaze said:
The people in charge are loosing it, they are trying to make it more boring and restrained, and limiting what teams can do
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Thus making competition closer and races more exciting. Letting the teams go wild with money will just result in another 2002/2004, and nobody wants that.
 
Lain said:
Blaze said:
The people in charge are loosing it, they are trying to make it more boring and restrained, and limiting what teams can do
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Thus making competition closer and races more exciting. Letting the teams go wild with money will just result in another 2002/2004, and nobody wants that.
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Well I wouldn't mind :wink:
 
Its been announced that the Beeb are bringing back Fleetwood Mac - The Chain as the theme this year. Good to see they're moving with the times...
 
Yep thats great news and they can show footage that ITV had no access to :)

On another note Branson makes no profit on his planes, guess what he does. He puts all money made into research for other plane fuels and that was on a programe about him. I never knew this before.
 
I thought it was a bit dull that they'd brought back The Chain to be honest. Its a great chance to create a fresh new look for F1 coverage, and using a 30yr old song doesn't really kick that off very well for me. I'm sure the rest of the coverage will be excellent, but when everything kicks off with something that to me sounds dated, its just pangs of 'could do better'.
 
I love the nostalgia that'll go along with bringing The Chain back. It's a brilliantly appropriate song to have as the opening credits of the Beebs coverage.

Maybe it's just me being British, but I hate change, and can't wait to see what they do with the intro :p
 
It just makes me more gutted that YouTube muted my CoasterForce Grand Prix video due to the fact I used "The Chain" :(
 
furie said:
It just makes me more gutted that YouTube muted my CoasterForce Grand Prix video due to the fact I used "The Chain" :(
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Just seen that video for the first time ever, and I love it (advertising breaks and all).

Although one quibble, if you were using The Chain (ala BBC), then why were there ads (ala ITV)? :wink:
 
I really hope Brawn GP does well, it would be good to see the under dog do well and to see Button finally finish somehwere.

As for the theme tune I actually really liked ITV's that they used, its always used to come on really loud after the ad break with that DUN DUN DUN then you knew it was back on :lol:
 
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I dunno looks a bit plain to me, I think I am still getting used to the look of these new cars though.
 
Brawn GP car actually looks quite nice, I'm presuming sponsorship will start appearing on it shorty... or is it going to be entirely self funded (something which I somewhat doubt)?

BMW has looked quick, as has Ferrari so I'm pleased.

Was looking at the timing sheets from the last Jerez test and got all excited because Hamilton was consistently really far off the pace and the second slowest. But then I found that he was racing with the 2008 spec wing because he is struggling to get to grips with the new aero package. So it may not be off pace at all, but even as I type the latest tests show him to still be a second off Kimi's pace with the full 2009 package. :)
 
I think the best thing about the test so far was Button's performance yesterday. The car had only just become available, no other testing done on it, and he was top of the time sheets for most of the day. Shows he's still got it.
 
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