Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[The Bag]

Up at my parents for the Christmas season and have found my Formula 1 1990 yearbook

It's a really well put together book and review of the year, there's a number of drivers from that year I'd forgotten about. I still love the look of the cars of that era, in my mind's eye that's still what an F1 car looks like.

Think I'm going to go hunt down some more of the older yearbooks now.

[myoozikk]

I'm currently at the Mclaren Christmas party. I feel like the ultimate wedding crasher like I totally don't belong.

[marsh]

I bet they don't talk 'shop' like most people do at theirs.

[mexos]

I'm currently at the Mclaren Christmas party. I feel like the ultimate wedding crasher like I totally don't belong.

Can you nick me an endplate off a MP4-23 pls.

[dayte]

Try and get off with Ron Dennis' ex.

[marsh]

Try and get off with Ron Dennis.

[myoozikk]

I met & shook hands with Martin Whitmarsh & Sam Michael. I'm in F1 geek heaven!

Try and get off with Ron Dennis.

Working on it!

[kiroquai]

Nico Rosberg is wearing an awesome 70's afro wig at the Mercedes one

[myoozikk]

Quite...

[myoozikk]

Such a surreal yet awesome evening. Met Paddy Lowe as well. My geek-o-meter went off the scale!

[marsh]

I do hope you had a massive wank afterwards.

[Dudley]

I'm impressed he didn't do that during.

[Sidewaysbob]

I bet he didn't pimp my blog either.

[mexos]

That show car looks like it's made of wood

[mexos]

I met & shook hands with Martin Whitmarsh & Sam Michael. I'm in F1 geek heaven!

I bet you havent washed your hands since

[Halkyon]

The levels of man-love here are disturbing.

[myoozikk]

+1

[mexos]

The levels of man-love here are arousing.

[Bruciebabie]

Red Bull Racing Renault

1 Sebastian Vettel (DEU)

2 Mark Webber (AUS)

Reserve Drivers

Daniel Ricciardo

McLaren Mercedes

3 Jenson Button (GBR)

4 Lewis Hamilton (GBR)

Reserve Drivers

Gary Paffett GP

Ferrari

5 Fernando Alonso (ESP)

6 Felipe Massa (BRA)

Reserve Drivers

Jules Bianchi

Mercedes

7 Michael Schumacher (DEU)

8 Nico Rosberg (DEU)

Lotus Renault GP

9 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)

10 Romain Grosjean (FRA)

Reserve Drivers

Fairuz Fauzy

Jan Charouz

Ho-Pin Tung

Force India Mercedes

11 Paul di Resta

12 Nick Hulkenberg

Sauber Ferrari

14 Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)

15 Sergio Perez Mendoza (MEX)

Reserve Drivers

Res: Esteban Gutiérrez

STR Ferrari (Toro Rosso)

16 Daniel Ricciardo

17 Jean-Eric Vergne

Reserve Drivers

Mirko Bortolotti

Mikhail Aleshin

Williams Renault

18 Pastor Maldonado (VEN)

19 TBA

Reserve Drivers

Valtteri Bottas

Giedo van der Garde

Caterham Renault

20 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)

21 Jarno Trulli (ITA)

Reserve Drivers

Karun Chandhok (current runner)

Davide Valsecchi

Luis Razia

HRT/TBA

22 Pedro de la Rosa (ESP)

23 TBA

Reserve Drivers

Javier Villa (current runner)

Dani Clos (current runner)

Marussia Cosworth

24 Timo Glock (DEU)

25 Charles Pic (FRA)

Reserve Drivers

Giedo van der Garde

Robert Wickens

Adrian Quaife-Hobbs

Calendar

Melbourne 18 March

Sepang 25 March

Shanghai 15 April

Sakhir 22 April

Barcelona 13 May

Monte Carlo 27 May

Montreal 10 June

Valencia 24 June

Silverstone 8 July

Hockenheim 22 July

Budapest 29 July

Spa 2 September

Monza 9 September

Marina Bay 23 September

Suzuka 7 October

Yeongnam 14 October

Greater Noida 28 October

Abu Dhabi 4 November

Austin 18 November

Sao Paulo 25 November

[wev]

Trulli confirmed then? I were hoping Caterham would show a little more ambition than that.

[gospvg]

LOL at Karthakayen think he has a chance of a seat

[Dudley]

Trulli confirmed then? I were hoping Caterham would show a little more ambition than that.

They confirmed him a long time ago, the rumour was that he would be un-confirmed.

[CouldBeWorse]

Do some teams really need three reserve drivers? Seems like a waste of money especially for Caterham and Marussia.

[marsh]

Do some teams really need three reserve drivers? Seems like a waste of money especially for Caterham and Marussia.

I think the only money changing hands is from the driver to the team....

[Sidewaysbob]

the Caterham drivers especially have a chance of a drive, if they can come up with enough money to oust Trulli.

[CouldBeWorse]

I think the only money changing hands is from the driver to the team....

Oh yeah. Good point.

[Dudley]

Do some teams really need three reserve drivers? Seems like a waste of money especially for Caterham and Marussia.

In the case of Caterham, the 2nd and 3rd listed are their GP2 drivers so it's pretty much just an administrative thing. They'll probably do some of the straightline testing.

That's the only reason Quaife-Hobbes is on the Marussia list for instance.

[tyler]

No Sutil, Senna or Petrov at the moment then. Is Sutil favourite for the Williams seat?

[SMD]

Didn't Petrov basically say Lotus were shit?

[Dudley]

No Sutil, Senna or Petrov at the moment then. Is Sutil favourite for the Williams seat?

Originally yes but given Jaime and Vitaly are available, probably at least on a par with him and bring more money (Although Sutil brings some) he should probably be very worried.