2009 Season Discussions: Line-ups, News and Miscellaneous

[Zack]

Scene:

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Ferrari F2009 – Ferrari 056
1. Kimi Räikkönen (one more year to go on his contract)
2. Felipe Massa (contracted until '10)


Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-24 – Mercedes FO108W
1. Lewis Hamilton (long-term contract)
2. Heikki Kovalainen

BMW Sauber F1 Team
BMW Sauber F1.09 – BMW P86/9
1. Robert Kubica (probably on a long-term deal)
2. TBA
Possibilities
Nick Heidfeld
Klien
Sutil

ING Renault F1 Team
Renault R29 – Renault RS29
1. TBA
Fernando Alonso
Nick
GP2 Drivers

2. TBA
Nelson Piquet, jr.
GP2 Drivers

Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA109 – Honda RA809E
1. Jenson Button (Waste )
2. TBA
Ruben
Adriàn Vallès (tested for the team in december 2008; after another year in GP2, might have a go)

AT&T Williams
Williams FW31 – Toyota RVX-09
1. Nico Rosberg (has a deal until the end of '10)
2. Kazuki Nakajima (probably on a long-term deal with options for Williams)

Red Bull Racing
Red Bull RB5 – Engine - TBA (Renault,Ferrari,Toyota ,BMW ..)
1. Mark Webber
2. Vettel

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota TF109 – Toyota RVX-09
1. Jarno Trulli
2. Timo Glock (on a multi-year deal)

Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari
Toro Rosso STR4 (née Red Bull RB5) – Ferrari 056 (a deal for Ferrari engines probably in place, since Ferrari got the FIA's approval to supply 2 teams in 2009)
1. TBA
GP2 Driver

2. TBA
Sébastien Bourdais
GP2 Driver

Force India F1
Force India FI09 – Ferrari 056 (a deal for Ferrari engines probably in place, since Ferrari got the FIA's approval to supply 2 teams in 2009)
1. Fisi
2. Sutil
or ..
Luizzi
Karun
GP2 Driver


Legend:
Bold red is team name
Bold black is contracted and/or confirmed car and engine name and number
Regular black is unconfirmed drivers
Blue is confirmed driver

Change log:
10/2/2008 - 6:10 PM - Nakajima confirmed - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71044

[harrisv48]

I guess Sebastien Vettel & Fernando Alonso might a 2010 in Ferrari...

[megasyxx]

i think mclaren will use the mp4-23B, @ zack.....

[JoostLamers]

Briatiore to step down place at Renault, he's going to do the most important things within the team. Besides that, he also says he already has someone else in mind to take his place

[syncmaster]

Briatiore to step down place at Renault, he's going to do the most important things within the team. Besides that, he also says he already has someone else in mind to take his place

Really!!!.I think Briatiore should stay for few more years

[iceman1]

According to Turun Sanomat, Alonso has turned down Honda's offer and will now choose between Renault and BMW. After Alonso's rejection, Honda is after Senna and Heidfeld to replace Barrichello.

TS offers following scenario:
If Alonso goes to BMW, Honda will have to compete against STR for Heidfeld. If Alonso stays in Renault and Heidfeld in BMW, Honda will keep Barrichello or replace him with Senna and raise Bruno to be their top-gun in 2010s.

Also, Finnish newspapers have been rumouring that Sebastian Bourdais is the newest candidate for Renault.

[JoostLamers]

According to Turun Sanomat, Alonso has turned down Honda's offer and will now choose between Renault and BMW. After Alonso's rejection, Honda is after Senna and Heidfeld to replace Barrichello.

TS offers following scenario:
If Alonso goes to BMW, Honda will have to compete against STR for Heidfeld. If Alonso stays in Renault and Heidfeld in BMW, Honda will keep Barrichello or replace him with Senna and raise Bruno to be their top-gun in 2010s.

Also, Finnish newspapers have been rumouring that Sebastian Bourdais is the newest candidate for Renault.

The stories about Alonso sounds very logical. I read the Bourdais/Renault story too, but if Bourdais is a good one for Renault... But Hamilton and Kovalainen are already confirmed for 2009 at Macca a few months ago, isn't it?
And I also really hope that Bruno Senna will find an F1 team for next year. I really hope to see him in an F1 car next year, I don't mind what team he's going to drive, but I believe he can become a great driver, maybe not as good as Ayrton, but I give him a shot

[iceman1]

But Hamilton and Kovalainen are already confirmed for 2009 at Macca a few months ago, isn't it?

Yeah but i didn't mentioned Mclaren

[phil1993]

i think STR should choose Senna - look at him against Pantano - he started car racing in 2004 -when giorgio was an f1 driver!!! Senna has so much more potential - hes risen through the rankings so quickly. i saw him racing at thruxton in 2006 british f3 and look- now hes nearly in f1 afetr being a sucess in gp2.

[AzShadow]

Also, Finnish newspapers have been rumouring that Sebastian Bourdais is the newest candidate for Renault.

They have? Haven't heard anything, but nice.

[JoostLamers]

i think STR should choose Senna - look at him against Pantano - he started car racing in 2004 -when giorgio was an f1 driver!!! Senna has so much more potential - hes risen through the rankings so quickly. i saw him racing at thruxton in 2006 british f3 and look- now hes nearly in f1 afetr being a sucess in gp2.

+1

[JoostLamers]

But Hamilton and Kovalainen are already confirmed for 2009 at Macca a few months ago, isn't it?

Yeah but i didn't mentioned Mclaren

No, okay, but they are not blue, on top of te page

[syncmaster]

Alonso should come to BMW and BMW should as strong as Ferrari or Mclaren so that we have a 5(Robert,Alonso,Kimmi,Massa and Hamilton)way battle for championship then it will be an awsome year

[syncmaster]

BMW Sauber confirmed on Monday that current line-up, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld, will continue to race for the team next season. With continuity being BMW Sauber’s watchword for 2009, third driver Christian Klien will stay on too.

"We see Nick and Robert as a strong driver pairing and Christian as an experienced test driver,” explained BMW Motorsport director Mario Theissen. “We are in no doubt that we will again achieve our ambitious aims with them in the team's fourth year."

So far this season, Kubica and Heidfeld have scored 120 world championship points for the team. The Pole clinched the outfit’s maiden Formula One victory at June’s Canadian Grand Prix, while Heidfeld has scored four second-place finishes to date in 2008.

The German joined the team from Williams in 2006 for BMW’s first season as a works squad. Kubica made his Formula One test debut that year too and was subsequently promoted to a race seat, alongside Heidfeld, for the final six rounds of the ’06 season, after replacing Jacques Villeneuve.

Now Alonso have only one choice and that Reanult and i bet he will remain in the same team.I see another awful season(2009) for Alonso,poor Alonso

[megasyxx]

they still have a chance, if the current safety car rule would still apply

seriously, i believe they can be stronger next year....just my opinion though,