The Official Formula 1 2010 Season Thread
11-06-2009, 05:56 PM
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subscribed, great job on the first post, enjoyed the read
Now for the long offseason
Also im getting a dvr this year, this 4,5, and 6 AM live race **** sucks, between that and speed not replaying a couple races in the afternoon i'm done. At least us east coasters have canada this year, hopefully.
Now for the long offseason
Also im getting a dvr this year, this 4,5, and 6 AM live race **** sucks, between that and speed not replaying a couple races in the afternoon i'm done. At least us east coasters have canada this year, hopefully.
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11-06-2009, 06:57 PM
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Great thread intro, Dust. Seriously, great job.
To the rest of you fools, just play nice w/ the rest of the kids in the pool. k?
To the rest of you fools, just play nice w/ the rest of the kids in the pool. k?
11-06-2009, 07:06 PM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2010 Season Thread
Ponyboy sent me a PM on October 18th, telling me that at the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi GP that I can make the thread whenever I felt like it. I put a lot of time into the first post, not only to give frequent readers of this thread something to look at, but to inform outsiders on the current state of the sport.
This season has also been unique with the number of uncertainties that still exist at the conclusion of the season. There are more vacancies than usual, and the four new teams have barely released anything on their upcoming campaigns...not one of them has a fully functioning website.
11-06-2009, 08:47 PM
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ahhh my first post for the new season's thread but its so far away!!!! WTH are we supposed to DVR now?!
is it too early to scratch toyota from the team list?
is it too early to scratch toyota from the team list?
11-06-2009, 11:28 PM
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My pre-season picks for 2010
Drivers Championship
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Nico Rosberg
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Raikkonen
Mark Webber
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica
Timo Glock
Nico Hulkenberg
Adrian Sutil
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Jaime Alguersuari
Sebastien Buemi
Bruno Senna
Constructors Championship
Ferrari
McLaren
Brawn GP
Red Bull Racing
Williams
Qadbak Sauber
Force India
Renault
Toro Rosso
Manor Grand Prix
Lotus F1
Campos Meta
US F1
Drivers Championship
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Nico Rosberg
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Raikkonen
Mark Webber
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica
Timo Glock
Nico Hulkenberg
Adrian Sutil
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Jaime Alguersuari
Sebastien Buemi
Bruno Senna
Constructors Championship
Ferrari
McLaren
Brawn GP
Red Bull Racing
Williams
Qadbak Sauber
Force India
Renault
Toro Rosso
Manor Grand Prix
Lotus F1
Campos Meta
US F1
11-06-2009, 11:47 PM
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11-07-2009, 08:47 AM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2010 Season Thread
And a madman that would do everything to help inflate his ego even more.De La Rosa is waiting, there's a slim chance he might end at Mclaren if Kimi doesn't sign with them.
I have been reading several sources, and each one says a different thing about the 2nd Campos F1 seat. Basically the only fact is that Bruno Senna will race with them.
11-07-2009, 02:12 PM
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Considering Campos is new in F1 I retract my statement about PDLR and instead would say that the Campos line-up would more likely end up as Senna-Petrov. Senna is confirmed and PDLR has way too much experience under his belt to pay for his seat. At this point Campos needs all the money they can get from outside drivers so the guy who brings the most money will get the 2nd seat. Petrov alone has £15 million ready not counting anyone that would want to back him and match that.
Another reason I think Petrov is a better choice is simply the fact that he has experience with the team. He's been a Campos driver for 2 years(?) now, falling into place wouldn't be a problem there. Besides that, his performance, he went up from 28th to 2nd in the GP2 championship in 4 years, he's a good driver and getting better.
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11-07-2009, 06:10 PM
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I'm surprised that no there is almost no talk of Paul di Resta , in 06 he beat Vettel for the Formula 3 championship and in his second year of dtm nearly won the championship.
11-08-2009, 06:59 AM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2010 Season Thread
Outstanding starting post Dustin! Didn't know that about the Super Aguri designer.
I came across this on auto-sport where Ross discusses the performance of their car over the season why it was what it was.
"It was a season of two halves," explained Brawn. "I think you have got our car which was probably on average the strongest car in the first half, and their car was probably the strongest in the second half. That's it, really.
"I think some of the decisions they made in terms of the layout of the car that have given them an advantage now, were probably difficult to manage in the first part of the year. I think some of the compromises we had to make to fit the engine, which weren't apparent in the first half, are now starting to hurt us.
"The car is too heavy, the center of gravity is too high, and there are things which are not good on the car which will be fixed for next year. You can't put an engine in a car in six weeks when it normally takes six months, without making some compromises."
I came across this on auto-sport where Ross discusses the performance of their car over the season why it was what it was.
"It was a season of two halves," explained Brawn. "I think you have got our car which was probably on average the strongest car in the first half, and their car was probably the strongest in the second half. That's it, really.
"I think some of the decisions they made in terms of the layout of the car that have given them an advantage now, were probably difficult to manage in the first part of the year. I think some of the compromises we had to make to fit the engine, which weren't apparent in the first half, are now starting to hurt us.
"The car is too heavy, the center of gravity is too high, and there are things which are not good on the car which will be fixed for next year. You can't put an engine in a car in six weeks when it normally takes six months, without making some compromises."
11-08-2009, 11:13 AM
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My pre-season picks for 2010
Drivers Championship
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Nico Rosberg
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Raikkonen
Mark Webber
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica
Timo Glock
Nico Hulkenberg
Adrian Sutil
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Jaime Alguersuari
Sebastien Buemi
Bruno Senna
Constructors Championship
Ferrari
McLaren
Brawn GP
Red Bull Racing
Williams
Qadbak Sauber
Force India
Renault
Toro Rosso
Manor Grand Prix
Lotus F1
Campos Meta
US F1
NASTRUCK
Piquet
Benson
Bell
Carmicheal
Sauter
etc..cant keep going trying to think of these fellers
Drivers Championship
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Nico Rosberg
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Raikkonen
Mark Webber
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica
Timo Glock
Nico Hulkenberg
Adrian Sutil
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Jaime Alguersuari
Sebastien Buemi
Bruno Senna
Constructors Championship
Ferrari
McLaren
Brawn GP
Red Bull Racing
Williams
Qadbak Sauber
Force India
Renault
Toro Rosso
Manor Grand Prix
Lotus F1
Campos Meta
US F1
NASTRUCK
Piquet
Benson
Bell
Carmicheal
Sauter
etc..cant keep going trying to think of these fellers
added/fixed.
also i remember last year everyone on alonso.s cack...and well 09 wasnt to good for him. lol.
11-08-2009, 11:57 AM
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I didn't say who I adored, I stated who I sense will win and winning the championship is made up of many components: driver, car, team…..driver alone will never pull off the win.
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11-08-2009, 03:07 PM
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Nice first post, I wonder if bridgestones future plans will have any affect on the quality of tires teams receive this years
11-08-2009, 03:14 PM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2010 Season Thread
I love it. No more worries of cars and crew catching fire, or the crew getting closelined again. It's also a great challenge for engineer's to manage a way to squeeze all race fuel into the cars. And not to mention TIRE MANAGEMENT.
11-08-2009, 04:22 PM
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I agree, tire changers and re-fuelers need jobs too! Where are us peasants going to find used crew fire suits at a discount to drive, eh I mean pose in?
11-08-2009, 04:38 PM
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For instance, when Renault forgot to attach Caterpillar's wheel nut a few years ago. That was awesome.