Formula 1 2009 Post ~ Briatore leaves Renault; team won't dispute charge

[flashout01]

^driver's seat

 

[Sinner]

^ Lol... too easy apparently... Kudos to you.

Anyway, new bits for a lot of the cars... one of the more notable pieces is the wider nosecone for the RBR... I'm guessin it opens up the front section toimprove the airflow under the car?


And Jense's very original one-off helmet design for the British GP...


[h2]Qualifying[/h2]Saturday, 20 June 2009

1	germany	Sebastian Vettel	15	Red Bull-Renault	1:19.509
2	brazil	Rubens Barrichello	23	Brawn-Mercedes	1:19.856
3	australia	Mark Webber	14	Red Bull-Renault	1:19.868
4	italy	Jarno Trulli	9	Toyota	1:20.091
5	japan	Kazuki Nakajima	17	Williams-Toyota	1:20.216
6	great britain	Jenson Button	22	Brawn-Mercedes	1:20.289
7	germany	Nico Rosberg	16	Williams-Toyota	1:20.361
8	germany	Timo Glock	10	Toyota	1:20.490
9	finland	Kimi Raikkonen	4	Ferrari	1:20.715
10	spain	Fernando Alonso	7	Renault	1:20.741
11	brazil	Felipe Massa	3	Ferrari	1:18.927
12	poland	Robert Kubica	5	BMW Sauber	1:19.308
13	finland	Heikki Kovalainen	2	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.353
14	brazil	Nelson Piquet Jr	8	Renault	1:19.392
15	germany	Nick Heidfeld	6	BMW Sauber	1:19.448
16	italy	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Force India-Mercedes	1:19.802
17	france	Sebastien Bourdais	11	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:19.898
18	germany	Adrian Sutil	20	Force India-Mercedes	1:19.909
19	great britain	Lewis Hamilton	1	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.917
20	switzerland	Sebastien Buemi	12	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:20.236

[th=""]Position[/th] [th=""]Country[/th] [th=""]Driver[/th] [th=""]Car number[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]Qualifying time[/th]

 

[flashout01]

interesting see jacque hanging out on the Ferrari garage..hmmm

 

[Sinner]

^ Yeah, he's indicated that he's interested in a return to F1, likely with one of the new teams for next season...

Anyway... it wasn't even close.

[h3]Full race timings[/h3]Sunday, 21 June 2009
Conditions: Cloudy

1	germany	Sebastian Vettel	15	Red Bull-Renault	1	1:22:49.328	10
2	australia	Mark Webber	14	Red Bull-Renault	3	1:23:04.516	8
3	brazil	Rubens Barrichello	23	Brawn-Mercedes	2	1:23:30.483	6
4	brazil	Felipe Massa	3	Ferrari	11	1:23:34.371	5
5	germany	Nico Rosberg	16	Williams-Toyota	7	1:23:35.243	4
6	great britain	Jenson Button	22	Brawn-Mercedes	6	1:23:35.613	3
7	italy	Jarno Trulli	9	Toyota	4	1:23:57.635	2
8	finland	Kimi Raikkonen	4	Ferrari	9	1:23:58.950	1
9	germany	Timo Glock	10	Toyota	8	1:23:59.151	0
10	italy	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Force India-Mercedes	16	1:24:00.850	0
11	japan	Kazuki Nakajima	17	Williams-Toyota	5	1:24:03.351	0
12	brazil	Nelson Piquet Jr	8	Renault	14	lapped	0
13	poland	Robert Kubica	5	BMW Sauber	12	lapped	0
14	spain	Fernando Alonso	7	Renault	10	lapped	0
15	germany	Nick Heidfeld	6	BMW Sauber	15	lapped	0
16	great britain	Lewis Hamilton	1	McLaren-Mercedes	18	lapped	0
17	germany	Adrian Sutil	20	Force India-Mercedes	20	lapped	0
18	switzerland	Sebastien Buemi	12	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	19	lapped	0
RET	france	Sebastien Bourdais	11	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	17	retired, 37 laps	0
RET	finland	Heikki Kovalainen	2	McLaren-Mercedes	13	retired, 36 laps	0

[th=""]Position[/th] [th=""]Country[/th] [th=""]Driver[/th] [th=""]Car number[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]Grid position[/th] [th=""]Race time[/th] [th=""]Points[/th]

 

[Sinner]

I'd post the 1998 Concorde Agreement as well, but I don't think anyone gives a damn... oh well, so much for the breakaway...

FIA STATEMENT
"The World Motor Sport Council met in Paris on 24 June 2009. The following decisions were taken:

FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

All currently competing teams have committed to the FIA Formula One World Championship.

There will be no alternative series or championship and the rules for 2010 onwards will be the 2009 regulations as well as further regulations agreed prior to29 April 2009.

As part of this agreement, the teams will, within two years, reduce the costs of competing in the championship to the level of the early 1990s. Themanufacturer teams have agreed to assist the new entries for 2010 by providing technical assistance.

The manufacturer teams have further agreed to the permanent and continuing role of the FIA as the sport's governing body. They have also committed to thecommercial arrangements for the FIA Formula One World Championship until 2012 and have agreed to renegotiate and extend this contract before the end of thatperiod.

All teams will adhere to an upgraded version of the governance provisions of the 1998 Concorde Agreement.

The following teams have been accepted for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.

TEAM
SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO
VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM
RENAULT F1 TEAM
PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO
RED BULL RACING
AT&T WILLIAMS
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM
BRAWN GP FORMULA ONE TEAM
CAMPOS META TEAM
MANOR GRAND PRIX
TEAM US F1

CONSTRUCTOR
FERRARI
McLAREN MERCEDES
BMW SAUBER
RENAULT
TOYOTA
STR TBA
RBR TBA
WILLIAMS TOYOTA
FORCE INDIA MERCEDES
BRAWN TBA
CAMPOS COSWORTH
MANOR COSWORTH
TEAM US F1 COSWORTH

In view of this new agreement and with the prospect of a stable future for Formula One, FIA President Max Mosley has confirmed his decision not to stand forre-election in October this year."

 

[Sinner]

Time to bump this after the 3-week break (finally!)...


[h3]First Practice[/h3]Friday, 10 July 2009

1	australia	Mark Webber	14	Red Bull-Renault	1:33.082
2	great britain	Jenson Button	22	Brawn-Mercedes	1:33.463
3	brazil	Felipe Massa	3	Ferrari	1:33.745
4	italy	Jarno Trulli	9	Toyota	1:33.795
5	italy	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Force India-Mercedes	1:33.839
6	finland	Kimi Raikkonen	4	Ferrari	1:33.840
7	germany	Nico Rosberg	16	Williams-Toyota	1:33.902
8	germany	Sebastian Vettel	15	Red Bull-Renault	1:33.909
9	japan	Kazuki Nakajima	17	Williams-Toyota	1:33.952
10	spain	Fernando Alonso	7	Renault	1:34.148
11	germany	Nick Heidfeld	6	BMW Sauber	1:34.221
12	brazil	Rubens Barrichello	23	Brawn-Mercedes	1:34.227
13	great britain	Lewis Hamilton	1	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.483
14	poland	Robert Kubica	5	BMW Sauber	1:34.694
15	brazil	Nelson Piquet Jr	8	Renault	1:34.738
16	france	Sebastien Bourdais	11	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:34.827
17	switzerland	Sebastien Buemi	12	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:34.878
18	finland	Heikki Kovalainen	2	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.893
19	germany	Timo Glock	10	Toyota	1:34.911
20	germany	Adrian Sutil	20	Force India-Mercedes	1:35.092

[th=""]Position[/th] [th=""]Country[/th] [th=""]Driver[/th] [th=""]Car number[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]Fastest Lap[/th]

[h3]Second Practice[/h3]Friday, 10 July 2009

1	great britain	Lewis Hamilton	1	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.149
2	germany	Sebastian Vettel	15	Red Bull-Renault	1:32.331
3	great britain	Jenson Button	22	Brawn-Mercedes	1:32.369
4	australia	Mark Webber	14	Red Bull-Renault	1:32.480
5	italy	Jarno Trulli	9	Toyota	1:32.511
6	germany	Adrian Sutil	20	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.585
7	brazil	Rubens Barrichello	23	Brawn-Mercedes	1:32.664
8	spain	Fernando Alonso	7	Renault	1:32.774
9	japan	Kazuki Nakajima	17	Williams-Toyota	1:32.872
10	brazil	Nelson Piquet Jr	8	Renault	1:32.992
11	germany	Nick Heidfeld	6	BMW Sauber	1:33.012
12	brazil	Felipe Massa	3	Ferrari	1:33.052
13	germany	Nico Rosberg	16	Williams-Toyota	1:33.128
14	poland	Robert Kubica	5	BMW Sauber	1:33.161
15	germany	Timo Glock	10	Toyota	1:33.172
16	finland	Kimi Raikkonen	4	Ferrari	1:33.182
17	finland	Heikki Kovalainen	2	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.724
18	switzerland	Sebastien Buemi	12	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:33.903
19	france	Sebastien Bourdais	11	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:34.025
20	italy	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Force India-Mercedes	1:38.877

[th=""]Position[/th] [th=""]Country[/th] [th=""]Driver[/th] [th=""]Car number[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]Fastest Lap[/th]

And some pics...
Lewis trading in his MP4-24 for something faster

Some CFD for Heikki...

Hey Curt, have you driven around the Nordschleife before?

 

[smedroc]

Alonso

Eddie Jordan said he was talking with him before quallie and he guaranteed he would be on pole...dude weren't lyin

Lewis on 2nd row

hopefully he can get the jump on the red bulls with the kers...No wayin hell is Alonso letting him pass though

 

[iceman3699]

This is just terrible...

A spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP car flew up and struck Massa in the helmet, apparently dazing him as the Ferrari continued straight through a curb, across the track and through the gravel area alongside the circuit before slamming into a row of protective tires that line the circuit wall.

http://www.kansascity.com/461/story/1345526.html
http://www.kansascity.com/461/story/1345526.html
http://www.kansascity.com/461/story/1345526.html
http://www.kansascity.com/461/story/1345526.html

... Let's hope he has a speedyrecovery.

 

[Sinner]

WOW... scary... at first, I thought it was similar to Schumi's accident when he broke his leg... then when I saw the replay with the bouncing debris, itreminded me of Surtee's accident last week... scary indeed. Surprising cuz the Brawn cars have been pretty strong all season...

But it looks like he's, relatively speaking, ok. Hope there isn't any long-term damage...

Follow-up:


[h2]Ferrari confirm Massa conscious, undergoing examinations[/h2]
Sat 25 Jul, 03:51 PM


Ferrari has confirmed that Felipe Massa has been taken to hospital in Budapest for routine examinations after he was struck by debris in the second round of qualifying today for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The team also confirms earlier reports that the Brazilian is conscious.

Massa appeared to be hit by debris dropped by Rubens Barrichello's Brawn Mercedes although this has yet to be confirmed. The object struck the left hand side of the Brazilian's crash helmet. Massa was however able to apply the brakes as the F60 cut across turn four and then slammed hard into the tyre barrier.

He was immediately attended to by the safety crews before being removed from the Ferrari and transported to the medical centre. From there he was taken to hospital for further checks.

Barrichello visited Massa in the medical centre. "He was very agitated," Barrichello told the Daily Telegraph. "He had a cut in his head, which could have been from the part of my car that was on the track. He was talking, was conscious, but they have to analyse the cut. He was moving his arms and legs, they had to make him sleep because he was agitated."

It remains to be seen if Massa will take part in Sunday's 70-lap Hungarian Grand Prix. His time in the second round of qualifying saw him classified in tenth position on the grid.

 

[brrraptors]

^ just saw that and dropped my jaw. that pic of him starring straight ahead with that damaged helmet and blood looks a little scary. hope dude is ok, even ifhe can't make it back in time for the hungarian gp i wish him a speedy recovery. what a freak of an accident, it was nice of rubens to visit him although idoubt anyone is gonna blame barrichello.

looking forward to the race!

 

[Sinner]

Massa to undergo surgery, to be placed in intensive care

25/07/09 18:15

A worrying time for all following Massa's accident

The early signs had been relatively encouraging following Felipe Massa's accident today during qualification for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sadly the team has confirmed that the Brazilian's condition is worse than previously reported.

"After the accident during the qualifying session of the Grand Prix of Hungary, Felipe Massa was airlifted to the AEK hospital in Budapest," the statement began. "Felipe was conscious at the arrival at the hospital and his general conditions remain stable.

"Following a complete medical examination it emerged that he had suffered a cut on his forehead, a bone damage of his skull and a brain concussion.

These conditions need to be operated on after which he will remain under observation in intensive care."

More information is expected to become available later tonight.



Oh dear...

 

[smedroc]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiii

whats the chances of that happnin??

no wonder there was some confusion as towhat happened during the broadcast.

 

[brrraptors]

Originally Posted by SinnerP

Massa to undergo surgery, to be placed in intensive care

25/07/09 18:15

A worrying time for all following Massa's accident

The early signs had been relatively encouraging following Felipe Massa's accident today during qualification for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sadly the team has confirmed that the Brazilian's condition is worse than previously reported.

"After the accident during the qualifying session of the Grand Prix of Hungary, Felipe Massa was airlifted to the AEK hospital in Budapest," the statement began. "Felipe was conscious at the arrival at the hospital and his general conditions remain stable.

"Following a complete medical examination it emerged that he had suffered a cut on his forehead, a bone damage of his skull and a brain concussion.

These conditions need to be operated on after which he will remain under observation in intensive care."

More information is expected to become available later tonight.

Oh dear...

.. terrible. hopefully this won't affect his healthlong term. that skull damage and concussion was so severe that they had to perform surgery, that alarms me. i don't know much about how this kind of aninjury affects people both in short and long term but i dearly hope he can get back to 100% and life will remain unchanged for him.

any info on where exactly that spring came from and why it did etc? at the speeds at which these guys are driving, an aerial projectile is so ridiculouslydangerous. what a freak accident

 

[smedroc]

.. terrible. hopefully this won't affect his health long term. that skull damage and concussion was so severe that they had to perform surgery, that alarms me. i don't know much about how this kind of an injury affects people both in short and long term but i dearly hope he can get back to 100% and life will remain unchanged for him.

any info on where exactly that spring came from and why it did etc? at the speeds at which these guys are driving, an aerial projectile is so ridiculously dangerous. what a freak accident


Came from the back of Rubens car....apparently some part of the rear suspension.

 

[Sinner]

Brawn investigating rear-wing failure

Saturday 25th July 2009

Brawn are investigating why a piece of the rear-wing on Rubens Barrichello's car flew off during qualifying in Hungary.

While the cause-and-effect relationship has not yet been officially confirmed, it is believed it was spring from a damper that that fell off Barrichello's car that was the piece of debris which then struck Felipe Massa, resulting in the Ferrari driver's chilling accident.

"We had a problem at the back, so we are still investigating and we haven't had the piece back from the FIA yet so once we get it back we can understand what occurred and then draw some conclusions," team boss Ross Brawn told Autosport.

"It is the first time we've had a problem with the car. The car has been really reliable and we are obviously looking all through the data to understand what caused the problem. It is hard to comment at the moment until we have studied everything.

"We put a new component on Jenson's car in qualifying just to be safe, but we are still studying everything that went on to understand what happened."

In his blog, former ITV commentator James Allen reported that 'I've spoken to someone who has held the spring in question and it is around five inches long, coiled metal and quite heavy. Massa is incredibly lucky to have survived an impact like that with only light injuries.'

Massa in 'life-threatening condition'

Saturday 25th July 2009

Felipe Massa has been described as being in a "serious, life-threatening but stable" condition by the doctors who carried out emergency surgery on his fractured skull.

Massa underwent surgery on Saturday night after being hurt in a high-speed crash during qualifying for the Hungarian GP.

According to the Associated Press, 'Officials at the AEK military hospital said that Massa will be kept sedated on a respirator in an intensive care unit.

'Medical director Peter Bazso said at a news conference that "Massa's condition is serious, life-threatening but stable."

'Bazso and chief surgeon Lajos Zsiros say they expect Massa to be awoken Sunday.'

The Brazilian was injured after being hit by a piece of debris that is believed to have fallen off the rear of Rubens Barrichello's Brawn.

In a short statement released on Saturday night after Massa underwent surgery, Ferrari announced that the 'Outcome of the procedure was positive' and that their driver would remain in observation in intensive care.

The team will release a further update on his condition on Sunday morning.

 

[curious24]

why dont they put a cover on top of the car?

 

[Sinner]

^ F1 cars have engine covers but ultimately its an open-wheel racing series... the wheels and suspension are all exposed.

 

[i3]

Wow.. damn that is insane news. Thank God for crash helmets.

Anyways, just came in here to say that an F1 exhibition is local for awhile and I will try and get some pictures for you guys.

http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/f1/Default.aspx

 

[brrraptors]

life-threatening.. man! sucks to see anyone be in that kinda condition.hopefully he can recover, and if need be, take a break away from racing and just spend time with family.

 

[Sinner]

Ferrari: Massa remains stable, no further complications
Sunday 26th July 2009

Ferrari have given an encouraging update on the condition of their driver Felipe Massa, reporting that the Brazilian remains 'stable' as he recovers from his horrible crash in qualifying for the Hungarian GP.

In a statement, the team were able to report that Massa had suffered "no further complications" overnight after undergoing emergency surgery on his fractured skull on Saturday night.

"After undergoing an operation yesterday afternoon, Felipe Massa's condition remains stable and there were no further complications through the night," said the Ferrari statement.

"He will be given another CT scan today, which will provide more precise information."

 

[zk1mpls]

at that pic

Hope he has a speedy recovery...

so who's the driver that will replace him for the race?

 

[Sinner]

I don't think Ferrari will have a replacement driver for this round... its just Kimi... as for the rest of the season (Massa's season is effectivelyover), I'm guessing Marc Gene, who is their test/3rd driver...

 

[zk1mpls]

^yeah... it wouldn't be worth it for Massa to come back this season.

Marc's probably the one who'll fill in his place.

 

[Sinner]

Luca Badoer is also a Ferrari test driver... forgot to mention him...

And no, Schumi is not a candidate...

 

[zk1mpls]

^Yeah... Luca's been with the team for a long time already... definitely longer than Marc.

Haha... Schumi... I wish. He could still go wheel-to-wheel with the best of them... given a competitive car.

EDIT: 19 cars.