<<TriniTuner 2009 F1 Thread>>

Maserati · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject:

As expected Nelson Piquet dropped from the Renault F1 team
his full statement here

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77539

Silvermike · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:09 pm Post subject:

about time

noshownogo · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject:

Piquet Jr. knew that was coming after he failed to score any points thus far, was consistently being out qualified by Alonso and was being an overall brat by expecting champagne and caviar to be thrown his way.

Look at Button for example, he had to wait for years to win anything, he did so with dignity, hard work and a bit of luck landing in the Brawn GP car.

Kubica should get the seat in the Renault as BMW looks to wrap up with F1 IMO.

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject:

teems1 · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject:

Renault could be out of F1 also the way things are...

noshownogo · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:44 pm Post subject:

hummmmm...Alonso to Ferrari would be the drive i'm sure he'd want

Maserati · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

schumi testing in the F2007

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/8/9718.html

Williams against Schumacher test

MG Man · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject:

well Peter Windsor's tongue-in-cheek take on it was Alonso was banned so if the Struemakker thing did not pan out, the red team could 'borrow' Alonso Laughing

dmitc · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:

Maserati · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject:

F1 Returns to Montreal in 2010
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/08/04/sp-f1-montreal.html

Silvermike · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject:

^^^ yup, as soon as i get dates my ticket booked

Silvermike · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:50 pm Post subject:

This guy just doesnt go away....
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5472247,00.html

Maserati · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:

jeeze what a waste.
the kid had his chance he blew it and looked to put the blame on others.
no maturity.
I'll look forward to seeing him fail if his daddy does this.

MG Man · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

is it this easy to buy a drive in NASCAR?

Maserati · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject:

MG Man · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject:

*dangles a case of Coors in front of Danica***

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:56 am Post subject:

pops should keep Kubica and Heidfeld Very Happy

put sonny boy out to test

noshownogo · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:24 am Post subject:

Piquet jr is a punk just like i suspected, i wonder if he started creating all this confusion after or before learning that his daddy would potentially be part owner of another team.

noshownogo · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:30 am Post subject:

Michael Shumacher responding to the votes against him testing the new F60 chassis prior to Valencia GP:

“It's on!” he added. “I accepted the challenge. And as you all know, I really love challenges.”

MS has already lost 3kilos of weight, working on muscle toning and especially his neck. Ferrari says that MS weight loss will greatly assist with the use of KERS in the current chassis.

Silvermike · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

3kg in 1 week. thats hardcore

Freelander · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:28 am Post subject:

man must be eating then drinking malox

plex · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject:

Click for full-size.

Mercedes could join Honda and BMW in dropping the expensive series

Mercedes-Benz could be next to drop out of F1

The value of Mercedes' involvement in F1 is still the topic of debate within parent company Daimler, board member Helmut Lense insists. Earlier this year, Lense was quoted as suggesting that Mercedes should be pulled out of the sport in favor of more worthy projects.

Now, in the wake of fellow German automaker BMW's decision to withdraw at the end of 2009, he reveals that uncertainty about the Mercedes engagement is still debated internally.

"This discussion will surely continue to heat up in light of BMW's withdrawal," Lense told the Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper.

Immediately after the BMW announcement on Wednesday, however, a Mercedes spokesman said the marque regretted the decision but insisted it "does not have any influence on our Formula One engagement".

Motorauthority

Silvermike · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject:

it would be awesome if LH is out of a drive in 2010

noshownogo · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject:

^^LH would get a drive with another team i'm sure, but i'd give anything for MS to put the beat down on him in his debut with a new chassis on a new track.

Lewis crossing the finish line at the Spanish GP communicating to his team over radio:

"where is the reset button on this bloody steering", "I want a rematch, I can't finish behind MS...noooooooooooooo! Daddy do something..."

teems1 · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject:

noshownogo · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:30 am Post subject:

Schumacher return hit by neck injury

(CNN) -- Michael Schumacher's comeback to Formula One later this month has been placed into doubt because of a lingering neck injury.

The seven-time world champion is due to replace stricken Ferrari driver Felipe Massa in the European Grand Prix in Valencia later this month, but his spokesperson Sabine Kehm told ZDF television in Germany that the injury could wreck his return.

"He's still not absolutely certain that his neck will hold up. His return depends on medical examinations which have yet to take place. Only after these tests will it be clear if he can drive," Kehm was quoted on the station's official Web site www.zdf.de.

"Michael is 100 per cent committed to his return," added Kehm, who is regarded as one of Schumacher's inner circle.

Schumacher himself flagged up the problem on his own personal Web site www.michaelschumacher.de.

"All in all, the training is going pretty well, although I have to admit my neck pinches a bit,

"We have to get a grip on that as health has priority. That's the clear arrangement made with Ferrari and, by the way, with my wife (Corinna), too."

The 40-year-old picked up the injury in a motorcycle spill in February and he was troubled by the niggle while testing the 2007 Ferrari last weekend.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009...n.injury.massa/index.html

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:34 am Post subject:

Ferrari have turned to test driver Luca Badoer to fill the void left by Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa.

Ferrari have been rocked by news that seven-time world champion Schumacher will now not be able to race for them because of a long-standing neck injury.

The legendary German driver had been set to replace Massa, who has been sidelined after suffering serious head injuries at the Hungarian GP.

However he announced on Tuesday that he would now not be able to return to action after failing to overcome his own injury.

Ferrari have now asked the 38-year-old Badoer to fill in for the rest of the season.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said: "In agreement with Stefano Domenicali, we have therefore decided to give Luca Badoer the chance to race for the Scuderia after he has put in so many years of hard work as a test driver."

Badoer made 51 starts for Ferrari between 1993-98 having previous raced in the Italian F3 Championship and won the Formula 3000 intercontinental title.

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

Ten Facts About Luca Badoer
Tuesday 11th August 2009

Luca Badoer holds the dubious distinction of having the most race starts without a single point but that could all change when he replaces Felipe Massa at the European GP...

01. Badoer made his F1 debut back in 1993 with Scuderia Italia, the first of four Italian teams he would race for. Minardi, Forti Corse and now Ferrari being the other three.

02. The Italian holds the rather dubious distinction of being the driver who has competed in the most grands prix - 48 - thout scoring a single World Championship point. His best finish was a seventh place in the 1993 San Marino Grand Prix back in the days when only the top-six would score.

03. The closest he ever came to scoring points was at the 1999 European Grand Prix when he was lying in 4th place with only 13 laps remaining. Sadly, the gearbox of his Minardi gave up on him and he was famously caught by television cameras weeping next to his stricken car on the side of the road.

04. Badoer also on six occasions failed to qualify for a grand prix: At the European and Monaco grands prix in 1993, and for Australia, Europe, Spain and Britain in 1996.

05. He first joined Ferrari in 1997 as a test driver, which means he is officially their longest-serving test driver. He has holds the distinction of completing more laps in a Ferrari car than any other Italian driver.

06. He almost raced for Ferrari in 1999, mid-way through his one-year stint with Minardi, as the Scuderia sought a replacement for Michael Schumacher, who broke his leg in the British GP. The team, though, instead opted for Mika Salo.

07. Ten years later, Badoer is finally getting his chance to race for Ferrari and once again it's because one of their regular drivers, Felipe Massa, is injured.

08. The last time Ferrari had an Italian driver was in 1994 when Nicola Larini competed for the Scuderia in the Pacific and San Marino GPs. Ferrari are rumoured to have an unwritten policy against hiring Italians as the pressure put on the drivers by their home country is too much.

09. When he lines up on the grid at the European GP, Badoer will officially become the oldest driver in this year's Championship as he's a year, four months and two days older than Rubens Barrichello.

10. Badoer was Ferrari's second choice to replace Massa as they'd earlier asked Michael Schumacher. A neck injury, though, put an end to German's return.

But hey, at least Badoer can say he was asked ahead of Ferrari's second test driver Marc Gene...

Maserati · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:11 am Post subject:

really a pity, so much anticipation to see him back in the drivers seat.

noshownogo · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:29 am Post subject:

i think the F1 season over for me Crying or Very sad