Formula 1 2009 season discussion

**hooyn** · 18-03-2009 09:25 AM

9 days till first prac in melbourne

whos are you rooting for this season?

what races will you go to ?

what do you think about the new changes thats happened ?

im going for the new brawngp team, and red bull.

hoping to see button and vettel get some podiums

hope that mcclaren and ferrari have some competition

cant wait to see kers in use

**1900-hustler** · 18-03-2009 09:27 AM

woooooo

im hoping vettell can prove that he is a contender..
i would like to see him up in the mix again this year..

i'll place my bets on teams after the melb gp.. i wana see which team has got all this kers malarky right..

bring on the season wooot

**Type S Tony** · 18-03-2009 09:28 AM

I was a big fan of Kimi but he left mclaren & now i have no respect for him!, its asif he saved his best driving for ferrari! so Go HAMILTONNNNNNN! show em how its done son!

**bo279** · 18-03-2009 09:42 AM

Mclaren looks like they're struggling. They even admitted that they won't be competing for wins yet...but its probly all BS
BrawnGP are doing incredibly well in testing. But that could be qualifying pace compared to race pace from he other teams.

Also, Button is the most overated driver.

**JDM.Power** · 18-03-2009 09:49 AM

alonso and his renault team should be back on track for this year.

bmw sauber should be a stronger team than last year also.

**bo279** · 18-03-2009 10:14 AM

looks like a good competitive year as well. Not one team dominated testing.

Also they've introduced a new system where the driver with the most wins will get the drivers title. If the wins are equal than it'll come down to points. Massa would've won last year under this system.

**Type S Tony** · 18-03-2009 10:17 AM

Man F1 is so hectic, I was i could be a mechanic on a f1 team!

**1900-hustler** · 18-03-2009 10:22 AM

yea i just read about the new structure regarding the most wins = 2009 driver champion..

so what happens to consistency then..

we might see drivers who dont have a shot at winning just retiring their car so then can get new engines for the next race..

**bo279** · 18-03-2009 10:29 AM

I think the only way to fix the scoring system is to maybe not spread it out so wide. Maybe go back to the old system of only giving point to the first six. I think the gap between 1st and 2nd is not big enough, use to be 4 pts but now its only 2.

atm you pretty much just finish in the top half and you get some points.

Hamilton won by a point last year. im pretty sure he scored some pts on his shocking weekends where he came 8th. thats BS.

Similar to V8, where russell ingall won the title when i think he only won 1 round.

**Petronas** · 18-03-2009 12:22 PM

Petronas - Number one OzHonda F1 fan! If I didnt check each and everyone of these sites everyday, I'd go crazy...

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/
http://formula-1.updatesport.com/
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/index.shtml
http://www.planet-f1.com/
http://www.pitpass.com/

Wtf... I have just read about the rule changes... This is a f*cking joke... I've followed F1 since 2003 and have seen season reviews since 1975 and this one of the most boneheaded moves by Bernie and the FIA... ffs...