The Story of The 2009 Season

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Giblet
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Bourdais might have blown his F1 career, but his career stock is currently very high, after his performance in the LMP Peugot.

IRL would take him back in a second.
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Roland Ehnström
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This surely must rank as one of the most exciting F1 seasons ever, don't you think? :shock:

King Six
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I dunno, the last two seasons were also pretty damn good too. I'd say it's about on par so far.

Certainly better than the Ferrari/Schumacher dominated years. It was both a high and low point for F1 if you get me.

I just wish we could have 2004 specs and see how 2009/10 tech and drivers would work. I don't want a car(s) made in 2004 to continuously be the fastest race car ever made, it's annoying!

F2004 really was awesome though, those cars were on a different planet and they weren't even using slicks

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A story I would like to see for 2009 is Renault and Toyota following Honda and BMWs path... and a Championship formed by independant teams, like it always was, with teams with self-managements and an economy that depends on their abilities to get sponsors

I want to see the end in F1 of manufacturers executive *ssholes that menace to quit every time something happens and pressure their F1 team managers to win or win at any price. And the billion dollars budgets they introduced to F1.

Check this:
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21833.html

So, with what I would like to see as the 2009 story, independant engine manufacturers would also have their chance, as once was with Judd or Hart.
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RBR's summary of the 2009 European leg...
In Spain, Bourdais drives over back of Buemi both retire, Button’s fourth win, another Brawn 1-2, but Webber and Vettel next best, Diffusergate and Lewis Liargate behind us replaced by budget capping bitch slapping, Ferrari grumbling about going elsewhere, lots of new bits on cars, tears over two tier F1, motorhomes are back.

Monaco is glam as ever – no cost cutting here, Button makes it five out of six. Kimi smiles in press conference shock, Campos and US F1 confirm 2010 entries, Vettel crashes out, Bourdais takes first point for eighth, Bernie FOTA Max, Father Son and Holy Ghost.

Turkey sees Jenson win again, Mark and Seb go second and third, rumours of FOTA teams boycotting race are false, drivers back FOTA, Toyota fits KERS… to its paddock bicycles, McLaren save 20,000 sheets of paper by only distributing its releases electronically – journos tell wives to start buying toilet paper, Turn 8 puts drivers under same Gforce as astronauts and plenty of outer space in grandstands as no spectators, Scalextric to enter F1 in 2010.

Will Donington building site turn into race track and sign death warrant for Silverstone? Seb and Mark do the one-two at home, Austrian anthem finally played on podium, Jammy Lewis does donut on track, Silverstone concert uses Eddie Jordan on drums to quickly clear crowds, Rumours of Bulgarian GP, Bernie boobs over famous German dictator, Mark wins at last, Seb second, Bye bye Bourdais, Next FIA Pres? Vatanen and Todt the long and the short of it, Backstreet Motors announce plans to enter F1 in 2010, Webber signs up for more Red Bull fizz in 2010.

Hamilton takes first win of the year in Budapest so KERS is Kool, Bernie says no more Silverstone then yes more Silverstone, Confused?, Alguersuari dubbed “most dangerous man in F1” as baby driver joins Toro Rosso, poor poor Massa, wheel falls off Alonso’s Renault but much worse to come, BMW pull out to go Green, yeah right, Prestige Taxis announce plans to enter F1 in 2010, F1 has first ever summer holiday – kids now know Daddy’s name.

Still plenty of beach time in sticky Valencia, Renault allowed to race, ticket sales rise, Massa to be replaced by Alonso, Bourdais, Montoya, Davidson, Gene, Bortolotti, Villeneuve, Andretti, Coulthard, but no it’s Badoer, as Schumacher is pain in the neck, Grosjean replaces Piquet who is VERY VERY PISSED OFF, Barrichello wins race in his 17th F1 season, Vettel gets short of engines, Force India show signs of improvement, Vettel inks another Bull contract for 2011, De Lorean cars to enter F1 in 2010.

Sunshine at Spa, Kimi wins but still too poor to get a haircut, Fisico second from pole for Force India so world stops spinning, Second Ferrari driven by Luca Von Badtoworse, KERS now trés chic and de rigeur.

Fisico gets Ferrari call up for Monza, Montezemolo on home turf with shirt collar bigger than Monza rear wing, Vettel gets to watch the action for a change during P1 as he does so few laps, Former Red Bull boy Liuzzi in at Force India, Barrichello takes win number 2 at age equal to two Toro Rosso drivers combined.

Crashgate means bye bye Flav and Pat, Hello Team Lotus. Reliant Robin Racing to enter F1 so 28 cars on 2010 grid. As the European season closes, Red Bull Racing is second in the Constructors’ and Alguersuari, Buemi, Vettel, and Webber prepare for night racing in Singapore...
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dave34m
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Giblet wrote:+ Webber finally getting a well deserved win. He got to show how good he really is, and how truly unlucky he has also been in the past.
Im not sure how good he really is, seems he has made most of his own luck but usually he is just off the pace.
My memory of his first win will always be that he hit two cars before the first turn and that horrible squealing like a little girl when he won. I know a couple of Aussies who were horrified by that alone.

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Lie Gate II

(Piquet Jr. Statement consists of lies! Compare the Radio-Transscripts with his second testimony (or should I call it allegation). Nothing of what he said fits in what happend during the race.

While Piquet asserts, that it was arranged before start of the race that Alonso would stop in lap 12 the transcript prove, that it was a decision felt spontaniously. Briatore wasn´t involved at all.

Actually I am tired of discussing all this. But there is so much wrong about all this Crashgate-Story, that it just makes me go crazy.

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dave34m wrote:
Giblet wrote:+ Webber finally getting a well deserved win. He got to show how good he really is, and how truly unlucky he has also been in the past.
Im not sure how good he really is, seems he has made most of his own luck but usually he is just off the pace.
My memory of his first win will always be that he hit two cars before the first turn and that horrible squealing like a little girl when he won. I know a couple of Aussies who were horrified by that alone.
F1 knows how good he is. There is a reason he has always had a good selection of drives, and not really someone who gets dropped by teams. He is not often of the pace of his teammate, and often betters his teammates.

Basically, the people in F1 know how good he is, and he got to prove it against Vettel, who most regard as a very skilled driver. When he won he was untouchable.

How he acted after the race is COMPLETELY unrelated to his talent.
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From that RBR Summary that dude posted...
Reliant Robin Racing to enter F1 so 28 cars on 2010 grid
haha wat

dave34m
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Giblet wrote:
dave34m wrote:
Giblet wrote:+ Webber finally getting a well deserved win. He got to show how good he really is, and how truly unlucky he has also been in the past.
Im not sure how good he really is, seems he has made most of his own luck but usually he is just off the pace.
My memory of his first win will always be that he hit two cars before the first turn and that horrible squealing like a little girl when he won. I know a couple of Aussies who were horrified by that alone.
F1 knows how good he is. There is a reason he has always had a good selection of drives, and not really someone who gets dropped by teams. He is not often of the pace of his teammate, and often betters his teammates.

Basically, the people in F1 know how good he is, and he got to prove it against Vettel, who most regard as a very skilled driver. When he won he was untouchable.

How he acted after the race is COMPLETELY unrelated to his talent.
For someone who apparently has has his choice of drives he hasn't really had much in the way of good results. 1 pole in over 100 starts, best finish in WDC of 10th in his first 7 years.
Dont get me wrong I think he is a good driver, but he has never really looked like he is one of the best around at any time other than 1 GP when he won. Time will tell if he can step up to the top level but I think he is a middle of the pack driver generally.

He was looking good at free practice 2 before he crashed so maybe a good weekend at singapore will be a move in the right direction. He certainly has a good team mate to compare him to this year, If it wasn't for bad luck Vettel could be close to points leader at this stage.

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  • No French GP.

King Six wrote:From that RBR Summary that dude posted...
Reliant Robin Racing to enter F1 so 28 cars on 2010 grid
haha wat
"That dude" has a name :evil: .
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How many more chapters should be added before the 2009 book is closed???

Bridgestone Pull out
Toyota Imedate Pul out
British GP Debacle
Abu GP
Jensons WDC
Brawns Constructors tiltle
Ferrari post Massa
Kimis going where???