Mentors Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Twelve teams - including Virgin - on FIA’s 2010 entry list The FIA published the entry list for the 2010 world championship on Monday evening, featuring 12 rather than the expected 13 teams. According to Formula One racing's governing body, this is related to Toyota’s planned withdrawal and an announcement regarding their entry will be made in due course. Other points to note are that Brawn, as expected, plan to change their name following their takeover by Mercedes Benz, while newcomers Manor are officially entered as Virgin, even though the team has yet to make an announcement on their title sponsor. Red Bull retain their Renault engine supply. The full entry list of constructors and drivers as published by the FIA is as follows: McLaren Mercedes 1 Jenson Button (GB) 2 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Brawn Mercedes Benz* 3 Nico Rosberg (D) 4 TBA Red Bull Racing Renault 5 Sebastian Vettel (D) 6 Mark Webber (AUS) Ferrari 7 Felipe Massa (BR) 8 Fernando Alonso (E) Williams Cosworth 9 Rubens Barrichello (BR) 10 Nico Hulkenberg (D) Renault11 Robert Kubica (PL) 12 TBA Force India Mercedes 14 Adrian Sutil (D) 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi (I) Toro Rosso Ferrari 16 Sebastien Buemi (CH) 17 TBA Lotus Cosworth 18 TBA 19 TBA Campos Dallara 20 TBA 21 Bruno Senna (BR) US F1 Cosworth 22 TBA 23 TBA Virgin Cosworth 24 Timo Glock (D) 25 TBA * This team has indicated its intention to change its team name to Mercedes Grand Prix prior to the start of the 2010 season. - Toyota Motorsport GmbH remains formally bound by the Concorde Agreement to put forward a team for participation, though it has indicated that it will not be in a position to do so. An announcement will be made regarding this entry in due course. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10251.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sauber confirmed as "14th" Formula One team in 2010 Following the exit of the Toyota Formula One team, just weeks ago, Sauber F1 finally received the news that they had been waiting for weeks --- That the Swiss team Thursday have been confirmed that they have been chosen as the 13th, and final entry in the 2010 Formula One world championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 didn't they leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 didn't they leave? BMW sold it, Sauber buy the team back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 New points system approved The top ten finishers in a Grand Prix will score points next season under a new system ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) on Friday. [color:blue]The race winner will take 25 points, with 20 and 15 being awarded for second and third places respectively. The next seven finishers will score 10, 8, 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1 point respectively. It replaces the current structure of the top eight drivers scoring 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point respectively and takes into account the expansion of the grid to 13 teams for 2010.[/color] Friday’s WMSC meeting agreed a number of other changes for 2010, including the use of experienced former F1 drivers to assist stewards in decision making relating to race incidents. A permanent panel of three FIA stewards will now attend every Grand Prix, joined by an additional local steward at each race. more details http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/12/10279.html the new point system will make it more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Somebody who has been to the annual Ferrari Christmas meeting said that ze Schumi was not (!) there and nobody did even bother to mention him in any of the speeches . A couple of weeks ago at the official presentation of the 458 Italia ze Schumi was still there in a white suit obviously showing total innocence . Some things seem to have changed over a few weeks . It would be great to see him driving again , though preferably for the Scuderia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Schumi's been linked to Mercedes/Brawn again.. he cracked the shits with ferrari it seems.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 a decision about Schumi comeback comes in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Ferrari won't stop Schumacher from a Mercedes deal 15-12-09 Rumours that Michael Schumacher will make an F1 comeback with the new Mercedes GP team (formerly Brawn GP) have been milling around for quite a while now. And Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has announced that if Schumacher wants to go ahead and join Mercedes, Ferrari will not try and stop him. Montezemolo declared that if Schumacher wished to actively race for another team, he could do so, but it would mean the termination of his role as a consultant to the Ferrari team. However, he also announced that Schumacher has not yet broached the topic with him. http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/f1-ferrari-wont-stop-schumacher-frommercedes/1471/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Lotus boss accepts Branson's bet At the Virgin Racing launch in London on Tuesday, ESPNF1 asked Sir Richard Branson to comment on the statement made by Lotus boss Tony Fernandes that he would "retire and kill himself" if his squad were beaten by Virgin in 2010. In return Branson issued a challenge to Fernandes. He said that the losing team's boss should work on the winner's airline for a day dressed as a stewardess. "Bring it on, the sexier the better," said Fernandes when asked by ESPNF1 if he would accept the challenge. Lotus has even gone one step further by sending us a picture of what Branson might look like in Air Asia uniform. "It's quite fitting, don't you think? Our passengers will be delighted to be served by a Knight of the Realm," joked Fernandes. "But knowing Richard, the real challenge will be to prevent him from asking our guests 'coffee, tea or me?' That would be scary." Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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