KL-racer's F1 Management:2008 ROTY PODIUM UP!

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 31 Mar 2015, 04:54

Super Aguri will get Yamamoto back into the car for the next round, but don't be surprised to see Petrov back in the car for another race during the season.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 04 Apr 2015, 21:27

Round 4 Bahrain

Okay, so work has been taking up so much out of me, that I almost forgot about this series. But don’t worry, I am still here and committed to this. So, here’s the recap from Bahrain.

Qualifying results

1 Pedro De La Rosa 1:32.681
2 Fernando Alonso +0.182
3 Michael Schumacher +0.256
4 Lewis Hamilton +0.383
5 Kimi Raikkonen +0.599
6 Robert Kubica +0.689
7 Timo Glock +0.730
8 Felipe Massa +0.814
9 Sebastian Vettel +0.857
10 Jarno Trulli +0.978
11 Lucas Di Grassi +1.067
12 Nick Heidfeld +1.107
13 Heikki Kovalainen +1.232
14 David Coulthard +1.324
15 Ralf Schumacher +1.361
16 Sebastian Bourdais +1.375
17 Nico Rosberg +1.537
18 Christian Klien +1.607
19 Mark Webber +1.698
20 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.705
21 Jenson Button +1.950
22 Andre Lotterer +1.960
23 Nicolas Lapierre +2.164
24 JR Hildebrand +2.848
25 Giedo Van der Garde +3.150
26 Sakon Yamamoto +3.385

In a somewhat of a surprise, De La Rosa will start from pole.

Race Summary

On Lap 7, Klien had an electrical issue but was able to make it back to the pits safely. On Lap 11, De La Rosa lost it coming out of the final turn, he slipped all the way back to last place. As a result, Kimi is now leading the race. On Lap 14, De La Rosa went off again, this time at turn 9, and damaging his front wing in the process. On Lap 16, Kimi retired from 2nd. On the next lap, Hildebrand had a water leak from 23rd and was forced to shut it off. On Lap 19, Bourdais retired from 10th due to a left-rear suspension failure. Lap 24, Fisichella had a throttle problem from 18th, but was able to continue on after a pit stop. Lap 30, Trulli spun off at turn 1, dropping him a few places to 15th. Lap 33, Rosberg started to have electrical issues from 13th but was able to continue on. On Lap 51, Heikki had engine failure while running 9th. In the end, it’s Alonso winning with M Schumacher and Hamilton finishing 2nd and 3rd.

Race Results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:22:45.458
2 Michael Schumacher +11.920
3 Lewis Hamilton +18.417
4 Robert Kubica +34.464
5 Felipe Massa +43.682
6 Sebasitan Vettel +44.024
7 Timo Glock +45.525
8 Lucas Di Grassi +48.023
9 Nick Heidfeld +1:00.069
10 Ralf Schumacher +1:12.295
11 Jarno Trulli +1:17.885
12 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
13 David Coulthard 1 lap
14 Mark Webber 1 lap
15 Christian Klien 1 lap
16 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
17 Pedro De La Rosa 1 lap
18 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
19 Nicolas Lapierre 1 lap
20 Jenson Button 1 lap
21 Sakon Yamamoto 1 lap
22 Giedo Van der garde 2 laps
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Engine
DNF Sebastian Bourdais suspension
DNF JR Hildebrand water leak
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Suspension

ROTR: Pedro De La Rosa, for spinning out twice within 3 laps of each other!

And Before I forget, Normal32, in regards of Jose Maria Lopez’s availability to sign a pay driver deal. He’s more inclined to sign with Ferrari, as their test driver. Ferrari’s need for a pay driver is obvious, but thanks for asking.

Also, the first in-season test will be coming up after the next race at Catalunya, so if you have any upgrades planned, now would be a perfect time to do so.

Finally, in terms of the round at Catalunya, I could squeeze it in sometime this upcoming week.

Post by **Miguel98** » 05 Apr 2015, 08:00

Prodrive want to work on race grip.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 06 Apr 2015, 11:49

Force India will go for Race pace and engine power

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 06 Apr 2015, 12:57

Red Bull want to improve on Qualifying Pace and Race Pace

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 06 Apr 2015, 17:47

Honda will work on Race Pace and Aerodynamics

W12 · Post by **W12** » 07 Apr 2015, 09:17

Williams will improve race pace and qualifying pace.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 07 Apr 2015, 14:39

peteroli34 wrote:Honda will work on Race Pace and Aerodynamics

Toyota will do the same program.

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 08 Apr 2015, 16:20

BMW Sauber would like to work on race pace and top speed

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 09 Apr 2015, 22:08

McLaren will work on both Aerodynamics and Race Pace.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 10 Apr 2015, 02:55

Round 5 Catalunya

Okay, so here’s the next round from Catalunya for your enjoyment.

Qualifying results

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:21.802
2 Ralf Schumacher +0.150
3 Michael Schumacher +0.231
4 Kimi Raikkonen +0.318
5 Robert Kubica +0.319
6 Nick Heidfeld +0.406
7 Felipe Massa +0.407
8 Timo Glock +0.407
9 Fernando Alonso +0.458
10 Pedro De la Rosa +0.544
11 Sebastian Vettel +0.629
12 Jarno Trulli +0.804
13 Heikki Kovalainen +0.889
14 Jenson Button +1.277
15 Christian Klien +1.324
16 Nico Rosberg +1.365
17 Mark Webber +1.541
18 Lucas Di Grassi +1.599
19 Sebastian Bourdais +1.673
20 David Coulthard +1.711
21 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.860
22 Andre Lotterer +1.888
23 Nicolas Lapierre +2.204
24 Sakon Yamamoto +3.095
25 Giedo Van der Garde +3.228
26 JR Hildebrand +3.268

At least Yamamoto wasn’t as slow for once. However, if Renault doesn’t step up the pace and fast, they may be in danger of losing both of their titles to Ferrari!

Race Summary:

On Lap 4, Yamamoto suffered a left-rear puncture down the front straight, and his race was done. Lap 16, Alonso tried to overtake Massa at turn 4 for 5th but they touched and Alonso was off with severe front wing damage, but somehow was able to continue despite being dropped all the way down to 21st as a result. On Lap 19, Lapierre and Alonso, who was working from behind collided at turn 1. Both cars retired as a result of this incident, but after the race, Lapierre was suffering from a concussion and must miss the next race at Monaco as a result. On Lap 20, Massa retired from 3rd due to a transmission problem. Lap 23, Bourdais and Lotterer touched each other down to the first turn. Both were able to continue on thankfully. Lap 27, Rosberg had an electrical issue from 11th, but was able to make it back to pit lane safely. Lap 28, Hildebrand went off track at turn 7 but was able to rejoin safely. On the next lap, Heikki had to retire the Carlin from 16th. Meanwhile, Hildebrand went off track again, but this time at turn 2, and once again he suffered no damage. Lap 30, Lotterer had to retire the Prodrive. Lap 36, Button had a brake issue from 15th, but was able to make it back to the pits for repair work. On Lap 45, Hildebrand’s engine gave up, and it’s a Double-DNF for Super Aguri. On Lap 50, Trulli had an electrical issue from 8th, but was able to make it back in time for repairs. Lap 52, Hamilton crashed into slower traffic into turn 4 while running 2nd and lost his front wing in the process. On the next lap, Kubica retired from 9th due to a Right-front puncture. On Lap 54, Hamilton had to retire the Ferrari due to an engine failure from 7th. With ten laps from the finish, Ralf Schumacher had to retire from the lead due to a transmission failure. 8 laps left, Timo Glock had to retire the Sauber-BMW from 3rd due to an oil leak. On the next lap, Fisichella had to retire the Williams from 12th due to an oil leak as well. With 5 laps left, Coulthard retired the other Toyota. With three laps left, De La Rosa suffered a loose left-rear wheel from 4th but was able to make it back to the pits safely. Two laps left, Trulli spun off at turn 4 from 6th, damaging his front wing and was forced to pit. On the last lap, Michael Schumacher started to have engine dramas from the lead and was forced to stop down the back straight as Kimi took the lead and won! And yes, Honda finally scored their first points of 2008 with a 5th and 6th place finish!

Race Results
1 Kimi Raikkonen 1:36:52.474
2 Nick Heidfeld +23.545
3 Pedro De La Rosa +52.965
4 Sebastian Vettel +1:01.180
5 Mark Webber +1:25.366
6 Christian Klien +1:26.173
7 Lucas Di Grassi +1:26.989
8 Michael Schumacher 1 lap DNF on track due to engine failure
9 Jarno Trulli 1 lap
10 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
11 Jesnon Button 1 lap
12 Sebastian Bourdais 1 lap
13 Giedo Van der Garde 2 laps
DNF David Coulthard Engine
DNF Timo Glock Oil Leak
DNF Giancarlo Fisichella Oil Leak
DNF Ralf Schumacher Transmission
DNF Lewis Hamilton Engine
DNF Robert Kubica Puncture
DNF JR Hildebrand Engine
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Transmission
DNF Andre Lotterer Transmission
DNF Felipe Massa Transmission
DNF Fernando Alonso Accident
DNF Nicolas Lapierre Accident
DNF Sakon Yamamoto Puncture

ROTR: The Schumacher Brothers, because both of them retired from the lead of this race, despite M. Schumacher got a point for being classified 8th!

Paddock News:

MSR looking at several possibilities for replacing the injured Lapierre.

With Lapierre injured for Monaco, they are looking at several choices to fill his place. Rubens Barrichello, now racing in Indycar in the USA, is one possibility. But he has to get approval from his current team in Indycar to do so. Other names that are being thrown around are Anthony Davidson, Jose Maria Lopez, Luca Filippi, Sebastien Buemi, Adam Carroll, Bruno Senna, and Javier Villa. According to the MSR PR department, “we are in active talks with all of these drivers and we will make a decision when we made our choice.”

If you haven’t posted your upgrade plans for the first in-season test yet, you still have some time left to do so.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 10 Apr 2015, 12:37

Force India are also happy to loan MSR Kamui Kobayashi free of charge for Monaco if the FIA allows

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 10 Apr 2015, 23:32

Super Aguri will upgrade our race pace and reliability stats for the test

mrfakeboullier · Post by **mrfakeboullier** » 11 Apr 2015, 11:24

MSR will upgrade race pace and accept Force India's kind offer of Kamui Kobayashi for Monaco. We would also like to offer Luca Fillipi £250,000 to complete the season as test driver. Should this be successful we would like to let Force India know that we would be more than happy to return their favour should it be required

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 11 Apr 2015, 21:27

In-season test #1 results: Catalunya

So, here’s the In-season test #1 lap times from Catalunya

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:21.803
2 Robert Kubica +0.105
3 Ralf Schumacher +0.144
4 Michael Schumacher +0.284
5 Timo Glock +0.285
6 Nick Heidfeld +0.316
7 Kimi Raikkonen +0.362
8 Fernando Alonso +0.486
9 Pedro De La Rosa +0.496
10 Felipe Massa +0.502
11 Sebastian Vettel +0.530
12 Jarno Trulli +0.756
13 Heikki Kovalinen +0.926
14 Jenson Button +1.019
15 Nico Rosberg +1.146
16 Christian Klien +1.319
17 Mark Webber +1.513
18 Sebastien Bourdais +1.582
19 Lucas Di Grassi +1.636
20 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.669
21 David Coulthard +1.688
22 Andre Lotterer +1.859
23 Sakon Yamamoto +3.082
24 JR Hildebrand +3.172
25 Giedo Van der Garde +3.207
26 Kamui Kobayashi +3.823

The next round from Monaco should be posted by tomorrow night!

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 12 Apr 2015, 04:45

Lucas Di Grassi would be replaced by Rubens Barrichello, starting after Monaco if possible.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 18 Apr 2015, 20:30

Round 6 Monaco

Alright, after the first batch of upgrades got finished. The circus goes to Monaco. Obviously, the biggest news is Kamui Kobayashi will make his F1 debut in the MSR-Spyker replacing an Injured Nicolas Lapierre. And this is always a track that tends to throw in some oddball results out there due to the number of accidents/driver errors that can happen around these tight streets!

Qualifying results

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:18.394
2 Ralf Schumacher +0.221
3 Robert Kubica +0.222
4 Michael Schumacher +0.279
5 Kimi Raikkonen +0.393
6 Timo Glock +0.406
7 Nick Heidfeld +0.449
8 Pedro De La Rosa +0.492
9 Fernando Alonso +0.494
10 Felipe Massa +0.541
11 Sebastian Vettel +0.593
12 Jarno Trulli +0.773
13 Heikki Kovalainen +0.825
14 Jenson Button +0.912
15 Nico Rosberg +1.059
16 Christian Klien +1.089
17 Lucas Di Grassi +1.333
18 Mark Webber +1.377
19 Sebastien Bourdais +1.509
20 David Coulthard +1.597
21 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.608
22 Andre Lotterer +1.739
23 Sakon Yamamoto +2.899
24 JR Hildebrand +2.935
25 Giedo Van der Garde +2.977
26 Kamui Kobayashi +3.498

Despite Toyota’s failure to grab Pole Position, is this the race that Toyota finally get a win? How about these Sauber-BMW’S they might play spoiler here. Only one way to figure out, let’s race!

Race Summary

Surprise! Kubica got the holeshot coming up Casino Square. Lap 6, Hamilton retired from 2nd with gearbox issues. Lap 12, Di Grassi made a mistake coming out of the lowe’s hairpin, damaging his front wing, and requiring an early pit stop. Lap 21, Heikki retired from the top-10 with an engine failure. Lap 54, Heidfeld retired from 9th. Lap 57, Rosberg retired from 12th with a front-left suspension failure. Lap 65, Fisichella started having brake issues from 16th. Lap 69, Button retired with transmission failure in the other red bull. In the end, Kubica made the best of his holeshot and hanged on for his first F1 win! Coming 2nd was Ralf Schumahcer and 3rd was De La Rosa.

Race Results

1 Robert Kubica 1:49:29.451
2 Ralf Schumacher +25.317
3 Pedro De La Rosa +26.775
4 Kimi Raikkonen +29.984
5 Michael Schumacher +33.445
6 Timo Glock +33.528
7 Fernando Alonso +33.762
8 Felipe Massa +35.498
9 Sebastian Vettel +50.279
10 Jarno Trulli +51.913
11 Christian Kilen 1 lap
12 Sebastien Bourdais 1 lap
13 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
14 Mark Webber 1 lap
15 Lucas Di Grassi 1 lap
16 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
17 David Coulthard 1 lap
18 Sakon Yamamoto 3 laps
19 JR Hildebrand 3 laps
20 Kamui Kobayashi 3 laps
21 Giedo Van der Garde 3 laps
DNF Jenson Button Transmission
DNF Nico Rosberg Suspension
DNF Nick Heidfeld Transmission
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Engine
DNF Lewis Hamilton Transmission

Paddock News:

Claire Williams shocked about Kubica winning Monaco!

During the post-race interviews, Claire Williams speaking to the BBC said, that “I was shocked that Kubica managed to win Monaco. Part of it is luck, and part of it is driver skill. But arguably the most important skill to have at Monaco is to get through the lapped cars quickly and at the right times. I am glad that we finally got a race win after what we been through for the last couple of seasons.”

Lewis Hamilton starting to question the move to Ferrari?

After yet another unlucky DNF through no fault of his own, Lewis Hamilton, who was arguably the most sought after driver on the open market at the end of 2007, recently admitted that “I might be open to moving teams again at the end of this season, if this bad luck continues.” In addition, he stated “Look, I came and expect to bring back the Team’s title to Ferrari this year, if nothing else, but this is simply not acceptable even for my terms.”

Rubens Barrichello will now be a McLaren driver.

And finally, some promising news. After being forced to sit out all of 2007, and racing in Indycar to start 2008. The well-traveled veteran Rubens Barrichello will be back in F1, this time with McLaren-Mercedes. The contract will be worth $1.5 million. As McLaren, recently struggled to find a capable and consistent #2 driver in recent years. Ron Dennis is hoping that he can score many points from the #2 driver slot, something that Di Grassi this year, couldn’t seem to do on a regular basis.

The next Round would be posted sometime next weekend.

W12 · Post by **W12** » 20 Apr 2015, 11:16

Fisichella will be replaced by Nakajima if he doesn't score points in the next two races.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 10 May 2015, 15:38

Round 7 France

Alright, so we off to Magny-Cours in France. Obviously, the big news is Rubens Barrichello is back in a F1 car for McLaren-Mercedes, and LaPierre is back in the MSR-Spyker after fully recovering from his injury.

Qualifying results

1 Robert Kubica 1:16.556
2 Lewis Hamilton +0.083
3 Michael Schumacher +0.215
4 Felipe Massa +0.272
5 Nick Heidfeld +0.310
6 Pedro De La Rosa +0.313
7 Kimi Raikkonen +0.314
8 Fernando Alonso +0.318
9 Timo Glock +0.319
10 Sebastian Vettel +0.355
11 Ralf Schumacher +0.367
12 Jarno Trulli +0.591
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +0.595
14 Rubens Barrichello +0.957
15 Heikki Kovalainen +1.041
16 Jenson Button +1.181
17 Sebastian Bourdais +1.185
18 Nico Rosberg +1.242
19 Andre Lotterer +1.323
20 Christian Klien +1.328
21 David Coulthard +1.362
22 Mark Webber +1.461
23 Nicolas Lapierre +1.512
24 Sakon Yamamoto +2.331
25 Giedo Van der Garde +2.431
26 JR Hildebrand +2.509

Let’s hope Fisichella gets points, after getting a better qualifying result of 13th. Rubens isn’t faring that much better than Di Grassi did in the second McLaren, which is a not-so-good sign for them.

Race Summary

On lap 1 turn 1, Webber, HIldebrand and Van Der Garde collided. Webber retired on the spot, but VDG was able to continue on without any damage. Hildebrand, however had to pit for a new front wing. Lap 13, Kimi was out of the race. Lap 20, Rosberg retired due to gearbox problems. Lap 29, Bourdais retired from this race with a puncture. Lap 35, M. Schumacher retired from 4th due to an engine issue. Lap 46, Kubica retired from the lead with Transmission issues. Lap 62, Kovaainen retired from 11th due to suspension failure. In the end, Hamilton got a much needed race win by a little under five seconds over Timo Glock and Heidfeld finished third.

Race Result
1 Lewis Hamilton 1:36:00.819
2 TImo Glock +4.896
3 Nick Heidfeld +8.265
4 Pedro De La Rosa +13.241
5 Fernando Alonso +14.386
6 Felipe Massa +18.559
7 Sebastian Vettel +28.088
8 Ralf Schumacher +34.786
9 Jarno Trulli +45.035
10 Rubens Barrichello +47.546
11 Giancarlo Fisichella +55.611
12 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
13 Christian Klien 1 lap
14 Jenson Button 1 lap
15 Nicolas Lapierre 1 lap
16 David Coulthard 1 lap
17 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
18 Giedo Van der Garde 2 laps
19 JR Hildebrand 2 laps
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Suspension
DNF Robert Kubica Transmission
DNF Michael Schumacher Engine
DNF Sebastian Bourdais Puncture
DNF Nico Rosberg Transmission
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Transmission
DNF Mark Webber Accident

ROTR: David Coulthard, for still struggling to find that little extra pace in the Toyota.

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 11 May 2015, 16:36

Great result

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 26 May 2015, 17:22

Round 8 Canada

Alright, my work has a summer break, which means I can now do this series with some consistency now. Anyways, is this Giancarlo’s final race as a Williams driver? If he doesn’t score points in this race, he will be shown the door. Meanwhile, there may be other developments circling around the paddock. These rumors would be discussed in the Paddock news section after this race. In the meantime, here’s the recap from Canada.

Qualifying results

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:22.166
2 Robert Kubica +0.047
3 Nick Heidfeld +0.243
4 Timo Glock +0.251
5 Michael Schumacher +0.296
6 Felipe Massa +0.299
7 Fernando Alonso +0.304
8 Pedro De La Rosa +0.332
9 Sebastian Vettel +0.350
10 Kimi Raikkonen +0.433
11 Ralf Schumacher +0.440
12 Giancarlo Fisichella +0.491
13 Jarno Trulli +0.682
14 Rubens Barrichello +0.882
15 Heikki Kovalainen +1.024
16 Jenson Button +1.165
17 Nico Rosberg +1.203
18 Sebastian Bourdais +1.271
19 David Coulthard +1.455
20 Andre Lotterer +1.457
21 Christian Klien +1.466
22 Mark Webber +1.555
23 Nicolas Lapierre +1.656
24 Sakon Yamamoto +2.618
25 JR Hildebrand +2.666
26 Giedo Van der Garde +2.713

Race Summary

On Lap 1, turn 1, Webber crashed out again, but this time he suffered a broken leg, he will miss the remainder of the season as a result. At the end of the first lap, it was Heidfeld in the lead, could this be the race that Nick Heidfeld finally wins his first career race? Lap 5, Heikki failed to finish the race and had to take an early walk. Lap 8, Kubica had to pit earlier than expected for damage. Lap 12, Glock retired from 10th with engine problems. Lap 20, Rosberg retired. Lap 22, Vettel retired as well. On the next lap, Massa had to pit to fix a loose front-left wheel from 8th. Lap 35, Trulli and Kubica collided at the hairpin, both would be able to continue on, despite Kubica losing his front wing. Meanwhile, on the next lap, Lotterer retired. Lap 39, Button retired with an engine issue from 11th. Lap 46, M. Schumacher had to retire from the lead due to an oil leak. Lap 51, Yamamoto retired from 16th with gearbox issues. Lap 58, Ralf Schumacher retired from 5th due to right-rear suspension failure. Lap 60, De La Rosa’s engine let go from 4th. At this point, MSR-Spyker might score its first point of the season with Bourdais running in 8th, but Trulli was closing in quickly. With 5 laps left, VDG had electrical issues and was force to pit. In the end, MSR failed to score that elusive point thanks to Jarno Trulli overtaking effort into the hairpin for 8th with 3 laps left. Also, make it two wins in a row for Lewis Hamilton. Fisichella finally scores his first points of the season and possibly his ride for the time being with a 6th place finish, and Rubens is also on the score board with a 7th.

Race Results

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:35:02.755
2 Nick Heidfeld +15.024
3 Kimi Raikkonen +16.091
4 Fernando Alonso +28.983
5 Felipe Massa +34.608
6 Giancarlo Fisichella +54.730
7 Rubens Barrichello +1:13.241
8 Jarno Trulli +1:22.651
9 Sebastian Bourdais 1 lap
10 Christian Klien 1 lap
11 David Coulthard 1 lap
12 Nicolas Lapierre 1 lap
13 Robert Kubica 2 laps
14 JR Hildebrand 2 laps
15 Giedo Van der Garde 2 laps
DNF Pedro De la Rosa Engine
DNF Ralf Schumacher Suspension
DNF Sakon Yamamoto Transmission
DNF Michael Schumacher Oil Leak
DNF Jenson Button Engine
DNF Andre Lotterer Suspension
DNF Sebastian Vettel Transmission
DNF Nico Rosberg Transmisison
DNF Timo Glock Engine
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Engine
DNF Mark Webber Accident

Paddock News

Narain Karthikeyan to replace the Injured Mark Webber for the remainder of this season?

Rumors are flying around that Pay-driver Narain Karthikeyan might get another shot at F1 after Webber’s injury. However, Honda hasn’t formally confirmed a replacement yet.

Ross Brawn to leave Ferrari at end of the year and buy Super Aguri?

Well, Ross Brawn has done many great things throughout his career as team principal at Ferrari. Now he wants the ultimate challenge, take a Backmarker team, perhaps Super Aguri and win a team’s title with them. Obviously, he has plenty left in the tank as a manager. But the question then becomes how much money is he willing to pay to buy out Super Aguri at the end of 2008, and if Aguri Suzuki is willing to give up his dream after just 3 seasons. Time will tell.

KERS will be introduced in 2009 as OPTIONAL

Meanwhile, one thing that the paddock knows for sure, KERS will be introduced as a choice made by each team. The range will be from 50-100 HP determined by RNG. The system itself will cost around $10 million.

The next round will probably be posted within the next couple of days, let's hope!

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 26 May 2015, 21:49

Narain Karthikeyan will drive the Honda in the next Grand Prix a decision on who will drive for the following season will be made following the race

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 29 May 2015, 20:51

Round 9 Britain

So, we are back in F1’s backyard for the British GP at Silverstone. The biggest news besides the KERS introduction as an optional upgrade for the 2009 season, is Narain Karthikeyan replacing the injured Mark Webber at Honda. After this race is over, the second in-season test will take place. But before that happens, here’s the recap.

Qualifying Results

1 Robert Kubica 1:25.160
2 Lewis Hamilton +0.004
3 Timo Glock +0.180
4 Ralf Schumacher +0.223
5 Michael Schumacher +0.226
6 Nick Heidfeld +0.317
7 Kimi Raikkonen +0.357
8 Felipe Massa +0.358
9 Fernando Alonso +0.368
10 Pedro De La Rosa +0.397
11 Sebastian Vettel +0.456
12 Jarno Trulli +0.720
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +0.798
14 Heikki Kovalainen +0.983
15 Rubens Barrichello +1.033
16 Jenson Button +1.201
17 Nico Rosberg +1.241
18 Christian Klien +1.422
19 Sebastien Bourdais +1.549
20 David Coulthard +1.559
21 Andre Lotterer +1.704
22 Nicolas Lapierre +2.007
23 Sakon Yamamoto +2.845
24 Giedo Van der Garde +2.979
25 JR Hildebrand +3.076
26 Narain Karthikeyan +3.783

Race Summary

On the opening lap, Kubica got the holeshot and there was many scraps up and down the field, thankfully there was no accidents in the first few laps. Lap 7, Ralf Schumacher Retired from 5th due to a right-rear puncture. Lap 14, Lotterer had electrical issues, but was able to make it back to pit lane in time. Lap 19, Rosberg suffered yet another DNF, this time due to a transmission issue. On the same lap, Button in the other red bull had the same exact failure. Lap 27, Karthikeyan lost control at the end of the hangar straight, but was able to continue on. Lap 38, Bourdais lost control of the car at the same spot as Karthikeyan, but unluckily for him, he wasn’t able to continue. On Laps 43-45, three cars failed due to transmission problems, Kubica, Massa and Hildebrand. On lap 49, M. Schumacher’s engine failed and finally on lap 52, Karthikeyan finally retired with a loose wheel. In the end Lewis Hamilton picks up the slack for Ferrari by scoring another win, and once again Sauber-BMW had to settle for 2nd and 3rd.

Race Results

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:29:55.250
2 Timo Glock +11.174
3 Nick Heidfeld +26.831
4 Fernando Alonso +37.283
5 Kimi Raikkonen +43.548
6 Pedro De La Rosa +48.600
7 Sebastian Vettel +50.740
8 Jarno Trulli +52.402
9 Giancarlo Fisichella +1:18.014
10 Heikki Kovalainen +1:18.466
11 Rubens Barrichello +1:26.417
12 Christian Klien 1 lap
13 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
14 Nicolas Lapierre 1 lap
15 David Coulthard 1 lap
16 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
17 Giedo Van der garde 2 laps
DNF Narain Karthikeyan Loose wheel
DNF Michael Schumacher Engine
DNF JR Hildebrand Transmission
DNF Felipe Massa Transmission
DNF Robert Kubica Transmission
DNF Sebastian Bourdais Accident
DNF Jenson Button Transmission
DNF Nico Rosberg Transmission
DNF Ralf Schumacher Puncture

ROTR: Red Bull, for both cars retiring with the same exact problem on the same lap!

In terms of when the second in-season test will take place, you have until Monday to post your upgrade plans.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 29 May 2015, 21:11

Karthikeyan will not race for Honda for the rest of 2008 instead we will offer Bruno Senna 200K to take the seat for the rest of the season. For the next in season test Honda will work on Qualifying Pace and Aerodynamics

mrfakeboullier · Post by **mrfakeboullier** » 31 May 2015, 20:04

MSR will work on Quali and Race Pace

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 31 May 2015, 21:34

Super Aguri will improve race pace and reliability.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 31 May 2015, 21:38

Reliability and qualifying pace for Toyota, s.v.p.

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 31 May 2015, 23:22

BMW Sauber will try and keep the good form coming with a double race pace upgrade

W12 · Post by **W12** » 01 Jun 2015, 00:19

Reliablity and Race Pace for Williams

Ice1Racing · Post by **Ice1Racing** » 01 Jun 2015, 11:27

Carlin would like reliability and race pace

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 01 Jun 2015, 18:07

Red Bull will work on Reliability and Race Pace

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 01 Jun 2015, 20:34

Autosport wrote:Force India demands Vettel improvement
Talk in the paddock this morning is Force India have told their young driver Sebastian Vettel to shape up and improve for the second half of the season. "We know that Vettel is a driver of the future" said a team spokeswoman to the press after yesterdays race. "However, we have to admit compared to both our's and Sebastians hopes and last years performances, the season so far has been rather underwhelming, particularly compared to (Felipe) Massa's performances."
Several in the paddock believe this is a thinly veiled reference to the unconfirmed rumours that Vettel is on financially favourable terms compared to Massa and that Massa, although originally brought in to mentor the German, is seen by team management as far better value, considering his performances

Indeed, although Massa is only 4 points ahead of Vettel, Massa has also seen a bigger share of retirements, particularly from higher points-paying positions, or else he could have much more points than 22, and the team are now considering extending the Brazilians contract as a result. This combination means Force India have now slipped behind McLaren to 5th in the constructors, after previously being a comfortable 3rd.

Force india will go for a quali and a race pace. When do we make a decision on KERS?

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 01 Jun 2015, 21:30

Collieafc wrote:
When do we make a decision on KERS?

That's a great question you have there. I would say the decision on KERS has to be made AFTER the YDT test but BEFORE the end of this season. Keep in mind that all of the 13 teams will receive FIA prize money at the end of the year as well, but the amounts are still in limbo as I type this.

Post by **Miguel98** » 02 Jun 2015, 06:16

Race pace update for Prodrive.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 02 Jun 2015, 22:07

In-season test 2 from Silverstone

Okay, so we are back in Silverstone for the second of three in-season tests. Let’s see if the various team’s new upgrades pay off or not.

1 Robert Kubica 1:25.157
2 Lewis Hamilton +0.055
3 Ralf Schumacher +0.103
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.177
5 Nick Heidefld +0.180
6 Felipe Massa +0.226
7 Timo Glock +0.268
8 Michael Schumacher +0.316
9 Kimi Raikkonen +0.324
10 Fernando Alonso +0.408
11 Pedro De La Rosa +0.541
12 Jarno Trulli +0.634
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +0.683
14 Heikki Kovalainen +0.894
15 Rubens Barrichello +1.030
16 Jenson Button +1.069
17 Nico Rosberg +1.257
18 Christian Klein +1.307
19 Sebastien Bourdais +1.394
20 David Coulthard +1.471
21 Andre Lotterer +1.696
22 Nicolas Lapierre +1.884
23 Bruno Senna +2.765
24 Sakon Yamamoto +2.900
25 Giedo Van der Garde +2.904
26 JR Hildebrand +2.999

Alright, so Sauber-BMW appears to be benefitting from their newest upgrades. They are looking to hopefully getting their first ever race win before this year is over.

Red Bull also gained some pace in their car during this time, but is it enough to score their first points this year? Likewise, can MSR finally get a points finish, after two 9th’s in the first half of the season?

All of these questions and more would be answered starting with the German GP at Hockenheim, which will be coming in a couple of days!

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 05 Jun 2015, 00:01

Round 10 Hockenheim

The second half of the season starts with the Hockenheim circuit. It’s not the thrilling high speed runs into the forest that most F1 fans prefer like in the old days. However, it’s more crowd friendly in it’s present day layout.

Qualifying results

1 Robert Kubica 1:22.987
2 Lewis Hamilton +0.039
3 Ralf Schumacher +0.122
4 Michael Schumacher +0.176
5 Sebastian Vettel +0.250
6 Felipe Massa +0.292
7 Kimi Raikkonen +0.295
8 Fernando Alonso +0.329
9 Timo Glock +0.336
10 Pedro De La Rosa +0.346
11 Nick Heidfeld +0.380
12 Jarno Trulli +0.677
13 Giancarlo FIsichella +0.755
14 Heikki Kovalainen +0.850
15 Jenson Button +1.004
16 Rubens Barrichello +1.021
17 Nico Rosberg +1.088
18 Christian Klien +1.151
19 David Coulthard +1.353
20 Sebastien Bourdais +1.389
21 Andre Lotterer +1.612
22 Nicolas Lapierre +1.733
23 Bruno Senna +2.417
24 Sakon Yamamoto +2.679
25 Giedo Van der Garde +2.803
26 JR Hildebrand +2.896

Race Summary

On lap 1, turn 2, Barrichello lost part of his front wing, and had to pit. Into turn 4, Glock sent Massa off into the runoff outside of the turn but was able to continue but had to drop all the way down to last. On the end of lap 2, vettel retired with transmission problems. Lap 12, Hamilton suddenly stopped on the run to turn 4 with suspension damage. Lap 19, Barrichello lost his front wing again this time it disassembled down into turn 4, requiring a wing change in pit lane. Lap 30, Lapierre had a throttle issue but was able to make it back safely to pit lane. On lap 36, Yamamoto went off at turn 1, damaging his front wing and requiring a pit stop. On lap 38, VDG retired due to a water leak and Klien was the unlucky victim of an engine meltdown coming out of the final turn. Lap 42, Rosberg had to pit for front wing damage, obviously he went off somewhere in sector 2. Lap 44, Lotterer spun out of turn 2 and dropped all the way down to last. In the end, Kubica won this race over Glock and Kimi.

Race Results

1 Robert Kubica 1:37:26.831
2 Timo Glock +11.837
3 Kimi Raikkonen +14.942
4 Michael Schumacher +18.119
5 Nick Heidfeld +28.188
6 Felipe Massa +36.362
7 Pedro De la Rosa +41.056
8 Jarno Trulli +46.344
9 Fernando Alonso +49.061
10 Ralf Schumacher +49.657
11 Giancarlo Fisichella +59.986
12 Heikki Kovalainen +1:06.228
13 Sebastien Bourdais 1 lap
14 David Coulthard 1 lap
15 Jenson Button 1 lap
16 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
17 Nicolas Lapierre 1 lap
18 Rubens Barrichello 1 lap
19 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
20 JR Hildebrand 2 laps
21 Bruno Senna 2 laps
22 Sakon Yamamoto 3 laps
DNF Christian Klien Engine
DNF Giedo Van der Garde water leak
DNF Lewis Hamilton Suspension
DNF Sebastian Vettel Transmission

ROTR: Rubens Barrichello, two broken wings and loafing around near the back, will not help your team in the team’s standings!

Paddock News:

Richard Branson spotted with Ross Brawn in the Ferrari motorhome after Qualifying. A Super Aguri buyout more likely?

Well, some observant press members noticed that Richard Branson was spotted with Ross Brawn as they came towards the Ferrari Motorhome after Qualifying was over. Early rumors indicate that they will join forces to try to convince Aguri Suzuki to sell Super Aguri to them, for a purchasing price of around $35 million, with $5 million of that going back to Aguri Suzuki so that he can run his SUPER GT team back in Japan. The Super Aguri PR department hasn't returned any comment yet on whether the team is up for sale or not.

FIA: We are not going to change the FIA prize money amounts at the end of the year, unless it's absolutely necessary to keep 13 teams on the grid.

The FIA office has issued a press release stating that the prize money amounts will not change for this year, unless it's 100% necessary to keep 13 teams on the grid for 2009. Then we would consider an increase in the amount of prize money.

Meanwhile, the next round will be coming by in the next few days. In the meantime, I am off to play some Gran Turismo 6.

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 05 Jun 2015, 01:18

KL-racer wrote:Paddock News:

Richard Branson spotted with Ross Brawn in the Ferrari motorhome after Qualifying. A Super Aguri buyout more likely?

Well, some observant press members noticed that Richard Branson was spotted with Ross Brawn as they came towards the Ferrari Motorhome after Qualifying was over. Early rumors indicate that they will join forces to try to convince Aguri Suzuki to sell Super Aguri to them, for a purchasing price of around $35 million, with $5 million of that going back to Aguri Suzuki so that he can run his SUPER GT team back in Japan. The Super Aguri PR department hasn't returned any comment yet on whether the team is up for sale or not.

Well, I would say this depends on whether I lose interest or not. Not much is happening for Super Aguri right now though, and my results are kind of predictable. I would kind of like to know what my budget would be next season though to see if the Brawn buyout is worth it

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 09 Jun 2015, 01:25

Round 11 Valencia Street Circuit

Okay, so we are off to one of the two new street circuits on the calendar, the Valencia Street circuit is somewhat odd because they are some decent length straights, but it’s massive amount of turns may require a higher than usual downforce setting. Which team will get the set-up right on this new venue?

Qualifying results:

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:44.416
2 Robert Kubica +0.009
3 Michael Schumacher +0.106
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.135
5 Kimi Raikkonen +0.148
6 Fernando Alonso +0.239
7 Pedro De La Rosa +0.290
8 Felipe Massa +0.322
9 Timo Glock +0.329
10 Ralf Schumacher +0.329
11 Nick Heidfeld +0.460
12 Giancarlo Fisichella +0.517
13 Rubens Barrichello +0.733
14 Jarno Trulli +0.828
15 Heikki Kovalainen +1.288
16 Sebastien Bourdais +1.335
17 Jenson Button +1.348
18 David Coulthard +1.431
19 Nico Rosberg +1.516
20 Nicolas Lapierre +1.708
21 Andre Lotterer +1.747
22 Christian Klien +1.843
23 Giedo Van der Garde +3.081
24 Bruno Senna +3.129
25 Sakon Yamamoto +3.130
26 JR Hildebrand +3.223

Race Summary

On Lap 3, Klien retired due to a transmission issue. On Lap 5, Rosberg retired due to engine dramas. On the next lap, Alonso DNF due to an oil leak down the first long back straight. Lap 19, Barrichello had a throttle issue and had to pit. On Lap 20, Kimi retired from 3rd due to an oil leak. Lap 29, Hamilton had to pit from 2nd due to a throttle issue. Lap 37, Fisichella retired from 9th due to a puncture. On the next lap, Hildebrand also retired with engine dramas, from 20th. Lap 45, VDG had electrical dramas, but was able to make it back safely to pit lane. Lap 46, Vettel retired from 3rd due to a loose wheel. After Glock inherited 3rd from Vettel, Glock retired on lap 48, with engine problems. Robert Kubica eventually won this race, with Ferrari finishing 2-3.

Race Results

1 Robert Kubica 1:45:01.830
2 Michael Schumacher +16.003
3 Lewis Hamilton +23.756
4 Nick Heidfeld +39.379
5 Ralf Schumacher +47.473
6 Pedro De La Rosa +56.659
7 Jarno Trulli +1:07.513
8 Felipe Massa +1:14.516
9 Heikki Kovalainen +1:28.501
10 Sebastien Bourdais +1:30.552
11 Rubens Barrichello +1:40.646
12 Nicolas Lapierre 1 lap
13 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
14 Jenson Button 1 lap
15 David Coulthard 1 lap
16 Sakon Yamamoto 1 lap
17 Giedo Van der garde 1 lap
18 Bruno Senna 2 laps
DNF Timo Glock Engine
DNF Sebastian Vettel Loose Wheel
DNF Giancarlo Fisichella Puncture
DNF JR Hildebrand Engine
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Oil Leak
DNF Ferandno Alonso Oil Leak
DNF Nico Rosberg Engine
DNF Chrsitian Klien Transmission

ROTR: No one this time around

Paddock News

Red Bull crossing their fingers that they can keep Honda onboard for 2009

Meanwhile, over in Milton Keyes, the Red Bull PR department is hoping that they don’t have to get a new engine supplier for a fourth straight year in the V8 era. They already used Ferrari in 2006, Cosworth in 2007 and Honda for this season. Quoting from the Release, “Obviously, getting some continuality in your engine package is desired especially as a customer team, but if we can’t get back-to-back years with the same engine, we may be open to selling our entry.”

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 16 Jun 2015, 21:55

Round 12 Hungary

Alright, here’s the recap from Hungary. Of course, qualifying well here usually helps, but the cars must be reliable as well because it’s hot out there.

Qualifying results

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:19.906
2 Ralf Schumacher +0.004
3 Robert Kubica +0.324
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.356
5 Kimi Raikkonen +0.402
6 Timo Glock +0.408
7 Michael Schumacher +0.434
8 Felipe Massa +0.436
9 Nick Heidfeld +0.485
10 Pedro De La Rosa +0.533
11 Fernando Alonso +0.576
12 Heikki Kovalainen +0.675
13 Jarno Trulli +0.846
14 Jenson Button +0.974
15 Nico Rosberg +1.102
16 Christian Klien +1.106
17 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.141
18 Rubens Barrichello +1.285
19 David Coulthard +1.501
20 Sebastien Bourdais +1.585
21 Andre Lotterer +1.943
22 Nicolas Lapierre +2.167
23 Bruno Senna +2.728
24 Sakon Yamamoto +3.183
25 Giedo Van der Garde +3.258
26 JR Hildebrand +3.267

Race Summary

On turn 1, lap 1 Lotterer crashed out while putting Rosberg into a spin. Lap 3, Klien retired with a front-left puncture coming into the second turn. Lap 8, Alonso retired from 10th. Lap 11, Barrichello retired from 15th due to a water leak. Lap 33, Button was forced to pit for electrical issues from 8th, he was able to continue. Lap 44, M. Schumacher retired while running in the points. Kubica and VDG retired from this race on lap 48. While the marshals are about to pull both cars back, De La Rosa had to retire as well due to a water leak. In the end, a late pitstop with around 15 laps to go by Hamilton cost him a race win, and instead it allows Timo Glock to seize the opportunity to be a F1 winner after his teammate Heidfeld locked up into turn 1 on lap 65. Regardless, Sauber-BMW finally are race winners and they do it 1-2 style. Ralf Schumacher finishes off this epic podium. Finally, Button passed Kovalainen for 9th, allowing Red Bull to even the score with their fierce battle with MSR for 11th in the teams standings.

Race Results
1 Timo Glock 1:39:10.841
2 Nick Heidfeld +1.029
3 Ralf Schumacher +5.876
4 Lewis Hamilton +13.161
5 Sebastian Vettel +21.704
6 Felipe Massa +27.775
7 Kimi Raikkonen +54.077
8 Giancarlo Fisichella +1:14.700
9 Jenson Button 1 lap
10 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
11 Jarno Trulli 1 lap
12 Sebastien Bourdais 1 lap
13 David Coulthard 1 lap
14 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
15 Nicolas Lapierre 2 laps
16 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
17 JR Hildebrand 2 laps
18 Bruno Senna 2 laps
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Water leak
DNF Robert Kubica Transmission
DNF Michael Schumacher Transmisison
DNF Giedo Van der Garde Water leak
DNF Rubens Barrichello Water leak
DNF Fernando Alonso Suspension
DNF Christian Klien Puncture
DNF Andre Lotterer Accident

ROTR: Renault, a pretty disappointing qualifying session and a double-DNF in the race, sums it up!

The next race is from the mighty circuit know as Spa, which will be posted in a few days.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 18 Jun 2015, 18:10

Because I know I am going to forget to do it when the time arrives, can I already confirm Toyota as KERS users in 2009?