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Formula One 2009 season (F1 motor racing)
Update: Jenson Button wins the championship
I'm a big Button fan, nice, straight-down-the-line kinda chap. Never did like Hamiltron's arrogance, he is like Schumi was in the early days, so hopefully he can follow Schumi's example and reign that in.
so hopefully he can follow Schumi's example and reign over F1 for years to come.
Agreed.
Button's a bit of a lad. Not taking it too seriously but incredibly talented. Hamilton is (was?) the ultra talented straight guy.
I think I'd rather go for a beer with Button but when the game is driving I think Hamilton has a special talent. He's young yet though and needs a few of those edges knocking off. This could be the making of him.
I think I'd rather go for a beer with Button but when the game is driving I think Hamilton has a special talent. He's young yet though and needs a few of those edges knocking off. This could be the making of him.
I still find the whole thing bizarre, but at least Hamilton has admitted wrong doing. I can imagine that having done what McLaren wanted for so many years he would find it difficult to go against them. Maybe he has learned a big lesson and will come out all the better for it. I too am glad to see Button doing well, he has talent and has stuck with a team that had troubles hoping it would come better. By that I mean Honda not Brawn, he didn't have much choice with them!
Well, bit of a wash out this race
Now things are getting really confusing here. Looks like Kimi has given up, unless he normally drinks coke & eats ice cream in the middle of a race
As if it wasn't already confusing enough, they've reset the results. At least Button still wins.
The FIA have announced the charges being brought against McLaren from ITV:
The FIA announced the five charges are as follows:
- On 29 March, 2009, told the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix that no instructions were given to Hamilton in car no. 1 to allow Trulli in car no. 9 to pass when both cars were behind the safety car, knowing this statement to be untrue;
- procured its driver Hamilton, the current world champion, to support and confirm this untrue statement to the stewards;
- although knowing that as a direct result of its untrue statement to the stewards, another driver and a rival team had been unfairly penalised, made no attempt to rectify the situation either by contacting the FIA or otherwise;
- on 2 April, 2009, at a second hearing before the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix (meeting in Malaysia), made no attempt to correct the untrue statement of 29 March but, on the contrary, continued to maintain that the statement was true, despite being allowed to listen to a recording of the team instructing Hamilton to let Trulli past and despite being given more than one opportunity to correct its false statement;
- on 2 April, 2009, at the second stewards' hearing, procured its driver Hamilton to continue to assert the truth of the false statement given to the stewards on 29 March, while knowing that what he was saying to the stewards was not true.
Article 151c states that "any fraudulent conduct or any act prejudicial to the interests of any competition or to the interests of motor sport generally" constitutes a breach of the rules.
It will be the second time in less than two years that McLaren has appeared before the World Council charged with contravening Article 151c.
It was found guilty of possessing confidential Ferrari information in the 'Spygate' scandal in 2007 and fined $100m.
- On 29 March, 2009, told the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix that no instructions were given to Hamilton in car no. 1 to allow Trulli in car no. 9 to pass when both cars were behind the safety car, knowing this statement to be untrue;
- procured its driver Hamilton, the current world champion, to support and confirm this untrue statement to the stewards;
- although knowing that as a direct result of its untrue statement to the stewards, another driver and a rival team had been unfairly penalised, made no attempt to rectify the situation either by contacting the FIA or otherwise;
- on 2 April, 2009, at a second hearing before the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix (meeting in Malaysia), made no attempt to correct the untrue statement of 29 March but, on the contrary, continued to maintain that the statement was true, despite being allowed to listen to a recording of the team instructing Hamilton to let Trulli past and despite being given more than one opportunity to correct its false statement;
- on 2 April, 2009, at the second stewards' hearing, procured its driver Hamilton to continue to assert the truth of the false statement given to the stewards on 29 March, while knowing that what he was saying to the stewards was not true.
Article 151c states that "any fraudulent conduct or any act prejudicial to the interests of any competition or to the interests of motor sport generally" constitutes a breach of the rules.
It will be the second time in less than two years that McLaren has appeared before the World Council charged with contravening Article 151c.
It was found guilty of possessing confidential Ferrari information in the 'Spygate' scandal in 2007 and fined $100m.
Update:
Jenson Button and Brawn GP claim victory in diffuser row
Now Ferrari, Red bull, Renault and BMW sauber have to find some other reason not to talk about their failures in this season and to point their fingers at the winners.
Jenson Button and Brawn GP claim victory in diffuser row
Jenson Button’s charge to world championship glory has been given a huge lift after the FIA ruled that his car does not contravene the sport’s new technical regulations.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/for...icle6096825.eceNow Ferrari, Red bull, Renault and BMW sauber have to find some other reason not to talk about their failures in this season and to point their fingers at the winners.
Good news indeed. This bodes well for a Button championship win.
from the Independent...
was it Ferrari's blunder or bad luck this year which occured in Malaysia???
1st - Massa's timing calculation error in qualifying (we cant blame it on luck)#
2nd - Kimi's run with wet types for 4 laps when the track was relatively dry which resulted in him loosing 20 secs every lap....
the only remorse that they cound find was pointing finger at BRAWN GP, now even that has gone... what next...
1st - Massa's timing calculation error in qualifying (we cant blame it on luck)#
2nd - Kimi's run with wet types for 4 laps when the track was relatively dry which resulted in him loosing 20 secs every lap....
the only remorse that they cound find was pointing finger at BRAWN GP, now even that has gone... what next...
Blunder, definitely. They thought they had enough speed with Massa's lap to not have him do another run. Bad call. Then the tyre debacle with Kimi was another bad call.
Lots of teams questioned the legality of the diffusers, so not Ferrari specific.
Lots of teams questioned the legality of the diffusers, so not Ferrari specific.
Now Ferrari, Red bull, Renault and BMW sauber have to find some other reason not to talk about their failures in this season and to point their fingers at the winners.
In both races BMW and Red Bull have been performing well, in the first race both of them would have been on the podium if they hadn't fallen over each other and in the second race BMW finished second.What's the betting that all the top teams have one of these defusers fitted this weekend?
This new ruling at the so-called court of appeal is good news for Brawn GP. However, I would not be surprised if everyone changes their minds again next week and rules the diffuser illegal. They are a seriously dis-organised bunch of crooks...
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