Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium

The Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium is the longest circuit used during the Formula One World Championship series. At 4.3 miles a lap, this circuit takes an F1 car nearly two minutes to complete, which is a long time in F1 terms. Because of the length of the circuit a complete race is only 44 laps.

This track is a great favourite of the drivers because of the fast, challenging corners, particularly the Eau Rouge corner, but there are some concerns over the high speeds and the overall safety of the track. This was emphasised with the very fast, terrifying crash of Luciano Burti in the 2001 race.

However, the vast majority of the drivers would not want to see any major changes made to the layout of the circuit as they relish the challenge. The cars travel at up to 205 mph, but it is the overall speed of nearly 150 mph that puts such demands on the cars and the drivers.

The cars are on full throttle for 63% of the circuit and the skill at this circuit is knowing which corners can be taken at full throttle and when the drivers need to “lift off”.

The circuit is an awesome track with wonderful scenery and a great atmosphere with some spectacular changes in gradient around the circuit. It is unusual for a Grand Prix circuit to have so many changes in gadient and this produces extra challenges for the drivers and the cars. There are quite a few places where drivers can overtake other cars, but they do need to be close behind the other car and the drivers do need to be positive and brave.

The teams never have the opportunity of testing on this circuit and the all of the set ups for the cars have to be determined during the practice sessions or from past information.

The big uncertainty at this circuit is the weather. The Ardennes are renown for having their own micro-climate and the weather can change very quickly and most years it rains at least once during the weekend. Because of the high speeds, when it

does rain visibility is a real problem when two cars are following closely behind each other. A lot of the teams pay a small fortune to try to obtain accurate weather forecasts and this information is very fiercely protected.

This circuit nearly always produces memorable races with some wonderful overtaking moves. The weather adds an element of unpredictability and when it rains during qualifying it can result in some very unusual line ups for the start.

The Spa circuit has a great reputation for racing and this is well deserved. This is a race not to be missed.

F1 Passion & Excitement

Superb Video of F1 Past and present, the title speaks for itself.

Bridgestone to quit F1 in late 2010

Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corp said it would quit Formula One next year, dealing a further blow to the sport after the recent withdrawal of other high-profile firms due to the global downturn.

Japan's Bridgestone Corp has said it will end its tyre supply contract with Formula One after late 2010, citing a changing "business environment."

Bridgestone said it would end its contract as the official tyre supplier to the FIA, raising questions over who would replace it after French rival Michelin pulled out in 2006 and US maker Goodyear left in 1998.

"Bridgestone today announced that it will not enter into a new tyre supply contract with the FIA Formula One World Championship series," the Tokyo-based tyre and rubber industry giant said on Monday in a statement.

The move comes after Toyota Motor pulled out of hosting the Japanese Grand Prix, while Honda has sold its team as the companies struggled to fight off the global recession. There have also been casualties in other motor sports.

Bridgestone has supplied tyres to F1 for 13 years and has been the exclusive supplier to the series since 2007.

Its current contract expires at the end of the 2010 season.

Bridgestone, battered by a global auto industry slump amid the economic downturn, said it was "addressing the impact of the continuing evolution of the business environment."

Bridgestone, which vies with Michelin to be the world's top tyremaker, posted a net loss of 38.34 billion yen (420 million dollars) for January-June, a turnaround from a year-earlier profit of 37.24 billion yen.

Last month Bridgestone said it would shed nearly 900 jobs in Australia and New Zealand as it closes plants amid the worldwide slump in demand for cars.

Toyota Motor in July pulled out of hosting the Japanese Grand Prix at its Fuji Speedway circuit from next year.

Honda has sold its Formula One team while Suzuki and Subaru have withdrawn from the world rally championship. Motorcycle maker Kawasaki has exited the MotoGP and Mitsubishi is quitting the Dakar Rally.

The Japanese tyremaker, which also makes industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods, said it would redirect its resources toward new technologies and strategic products.

"The business environment is changing greatly," company spokesman Makoto Shiomi told AFP.

"We need to concentrate our management resources on strategic areas and technological innovation," he said, adding that one of the priorities would be development of more environmentally friendly products.

He added that Bridgestone was "not in a position to judge" which company would be the next official tyre supplier for Formula One.

Bridgestone says on its website that in 2009 it made about 40,000 Formula One tyres for 10 racing teams in its factory in Kodaira, a western suburb of Tokyo.

It also says online that its F1 exposure has boosted its brand recognition over the years.

"In 1996, Bridgestone's brand recognition in Europe's five largest countries was 13 percent, but by 2003 it had risen to 34 percent," the company says.

"In recent years the arrival of Bahrain and China to the F1 championship has enabled Bridgestone to increase its activity in the Middle East and Far East."

So who will be next, michelin,goodyear umm i wonder??

Internet giant Google has been ordered to pay 500,000 dollas in damages to Rubens

Google faces a massive 500,000 dollas for hosting fake online profiles of him on its social network Orkut.

The decision by the court in Sao Paulo was published Monday in the Brazilian state’s official government gazette.

It said the damages could be raised to 700,000 dollars because of the case was lodged in July 2006, and that Google risked a daily fine of 590 dollars until the pages referring to Barrichello were removed.

Orkut, owned by Google, has a big following in Brazil, though it is losing some ground to a new Portuguese-language version of Facebook that has become available.

The 15th district court of Sao Paulo hearing the civil case determined that Google’s responsibility was proved because it managed the site and established the rules for its use.

Media said there were more than 300 fake profiles under Barrichello’s name on Orkut.
The US Internet company made no immediate comment on the judgement.
Brazilian specialists said the amount of damages was the biggest yet awarded for false web profiles and online libel.

Not sure what to add right now, other than that’s a pretty sizable chunk of change to land in Rubens’ pocket. I don’t recall the details of his contract with Williams, but that surely has to represent a pretty large percentage of it.

Michael Schumacher’s 1994 title-winning F1 car on sale for £2.3m

According to the seller it is the very car which Michael Schumacher used in the last race of the season, when he infamously crashed into title rival Damon Hill.

A bidding war has broken out for the Benetton B194 pushing the price up to £2.34m (€2.6m) with six days left before the auction closes.

The seller says the chassis is “the F1 race car with which Michael Schumacher won his first Formula One Driver’s Championship at the Adelaide GP of Australia.” That suggests it is chassis B194/8 which he started the race with. He damaged his original chassis in a crash in Friday practice and the team had to build a new car from another monocoque.

Interestingly, the car is described as being: “in condition as in the 1994 Formula One season with paddle shift and traction control.”

The B194 was at the centre of controversy in 1994 when it was alleged the team were using a traction control system, which had been banned at the end of 1993. The car was found to have a hidden traction control system under a blank menu option – but the team went unpunished.

Schumacher won eight races in 1994 in the B194 (not all of them in this car). He also finished first at Spa but was disqualified.

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Hamilton senior denies Lewis doesn't want Kimi at McLaren

Anthony Hamilton has denied reports that his son Lewis Hamilton is against Kimi Raikkonen joining McLaren next season.

The Great's Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna was born on 21 March 1960, the second child of Milton da Silva, a successful businessman and landowner. The family lived in Santana, a well-to-do neighborhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Growing up Ayrton was an awkward child and was later diagnosed as having a motor coordination problem. His doting father, who was a motor racing enthusiast, noticed how his serious little son was also attracted to cars. The senior da Silva had amongst his many holdings a car components company and believed that cars would be the key to reach his son’s potential. At the age of four Ayrton was presented with a 1-hp kart and getting behind the steering wheel he was a different boy, no longer awkward but focused and confident. The key had been found and every weekend the family would go to local parks where Ayrton could drive his kart. He was an indifferent student but facing the loss of his "driving" privileges he would apply himself as best he could while his heart was obviously elsewhere. At the age of eight he was driving the family car and looked to Europe and the exploits of Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart as his inspiration. During this time the first great Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi was beginning to make a name for himself driving for Colin Chapman’s Lotus. On his tenth birthday his father gave him new full-size 100cc kart. Since the minimum age for racing karts in Brazil was thirteen, Ayrton had to settle for practicing at Parque Anhembi, the local kart circuit. In 1972 Brazil had its first World Champion in Fittipaldi and the following year it’s first Grand Prix at Interlagos, just outside of Sao Paulo. The race was won by the reigning World Champion and all of Brazil celebrated. In the midst of this excitement was a young boy who dreamed of being not the next Fittipaldi or Jackie Stewart but the best ever.

He was finally thirteen and could race legally. His first race was that same year and held at the karting track, which was part of the Interlagos complex. Arrayed against him were all of the local hot shots including Mauizio Sala. Ayrton displaying all of the pent up energy he had built up to this seminal moment won the race. The adult Senna would later relate that karting was the perfect breeding ground for future racecar drivers. In 1977 Ayrton won the South American Kart Championship and repeated the following year. The goal for any aspiring karting driver was Europe and the World Championships at Le Mans. Against much stronger competition Ayrton managed to finish sixth overall which was considered sensational for a driver with his experience, but he came away disappointed in not winning any of the three races which constituted the final. In 1979 he returned to Europe for further seasoning and finishes second in the World Championships at Estoril. Nivelles in Belgium the following year saw another second.

He came to England in 1981 to race Formula Ford 1600 for Ralph Firman and his Van Diemen team. Now married to Liliane Vasconcelos and living in a rented bungalow near Snetterton he quickly adapted to the 1600 cc cars. Races were held almost every weekend and at Brands Hatch, Ayrton debuted in eighth place. A week later at Thruxton he was third. That year there were three series running concurrently, two of which he contested, and he soon found himself back at Brands Hatch. Van Diemen seeing the potential in their young driver assigned him their newest car, which he promptly put on the pole. The race was run under wet conditions and few could match his skill under these conditions. That first year in England saw him win both of the series that he contested. Ayrton was now at a crossroad in his life and to continue his racing career he would need sponsorship. With several other Brazilian drivers ahead of him in higher formulas the sponsorship money required was not available. Frustrated, Ayrton announced his retirement stating that a bad driver with money could always get the best car but a good driver without the same was left out. He returned to Brazil and worked in his father’s building supplies business. After four months the fire that had not been extinguished continued to burn inside him and he made the decision to return to motor racing, his wife would not. Having grown up in a life of luxury Liliane knew that life with Ayrton would be difficult and that many sacrifices would be necessary as he struggled to move up the ranks. They mutually decided to separate and his father would provide partial sponsorship in addition to a Brazilian bank for another year of racing. In 1982 he won 22 races and the championship for that year.

The next stop would be Formula Three, which was the last step before Formula 1. The British Formula Three Championship was made up of 20 odd races and proved the perfect test of man and machine. Two drivers entered 1983 as pre-season favorites, Ayrton Senna, as he was now known and the great British hope Martin Brundle. Senna promptly ran up nine straight victories before crashing out in practice for the next race which was won by Brundle. The series now became a contest between the two pre-season favorites with neither driver backing down. The Championship would be decided in the final race at Thruxton. Senna, showing the determination and attention to details that would be his hallmark, had his engine re-built and tuned by the master tuners Novamotor of Italy. Senna took pole and won the race and the title going away. The end of the year for Formula Three was celebrated in the Portuguese enclave of Macau at the Macau Grand Prix with drivers from all of the national series. Senna won and negotiations between him and a number of Formula One teams became serious. This also became a time where Senna was introduced to the politics of the senior Formula. After wanting to go to Brabham but being vetoed by Piquet, Toleman became his only option. Strictly a second-tier team, Toleman was able to sign the most promising driver in a generation to a three-year contract.

Senna made his Formula One debut in front of his home country in 1984 driving for the Toleman team but things were different then Formula Three. Here even the best driver without the right car and engine would not be able to make much of an impression on the leader board. The team would eventually form the basis for the Benneton team but at that time was strictly a back marker and the best that he could do was qualify eighth. The next race at San Marino was a new experience for Ayrton; he failed to qualify. After the initial series of races in his inaugural season the results were slow in coming. For the French Grand Prix he was given a new car but the results were the same when he suffered turbo problems and had to retire. The next race was at Monaco and Senna qualified well back in thirteenth place. The weather was run under threat of rain and Senna began to feel that he might have his first real opportunity. Wet weather, as it always was in racing is the great leveler and by the seventh lap Senna was in sixth place. On lap eleven he almost crashed when he jumped a curb and the Toleman became airborne. Prost who was in the lead came upon Teo Fabi who had spun and stalled in the middle of the track. Just narrowly missing Fabi’s car he struck one of the track marshals. Not knowing weather he had killed the poor man, he hadn’t, Prost was shaken by the incident. Mansell, a much harder fellow saw the opening and assumed the lead. Once ahead he began to stretch his lead quickly, a little to quickly and spun into the Armco barrier. Lauda who was in second place made a small error and also spun out. On lap 20 Prost led the oncoming Senna by 33.8 seconds. On lap 31 the gap was reduced to 7.4 seconds. The weather conditions continued to be treacherous and every time that Prost crossed the finish line he would signal for the race to stop. On lap 31 the race was stopped and Senna was denied his first victory but the legend was born. Monaco would prove the highlight of the season but for Senna it wasn’t enough. It was plain to him that he would need a stronger supporting cast if he wanted to challenge for the Championship.

Senna had been secretly negotiating with Lotus for the following season and even though he had a three-year contract with Toleman he did have a buy-out clause. Lotus represented to the young Senna the pinnacle, the team of Clark and Fittipaldi, but Lotus had been on the downward slope after the death of their founder Colin Chapman. To his new team Senna was the man to return them to the top. After showing the racing world a glimpse of the future at Monaco, Senna was more determined than ever to break through. Driving in treacherously wet conditions he would win his first race at Estoril. This was followed by another win at Spa, Belgium. But even Senna could not return Lotus to their prior glory and in 1988 he moved to McLaren. Ironically instead of vetoing Senna as his teammate, Prost initially welcomed the Brazilian. At last all of the pieces were in place and that year saw him win 8 races and his first World Championship. In 1989 he came in second to his teammate Alain Prost despite having more wins. The relationship between the two had deteriorated to the point where Prost left McLaren to join Ferrari. In 1990 and 1991 Senna, now joined at McLaren by Gerhard Berger, won back to back titles while being involved in fierce battles with Prost and Nigel Mansell. Eventually the loss of Honda power and the rise of Renault would bring about the decline of McLaren.

Only Senna’s brilliance remained and in 1994 that too left. Joining Williams was a goal that he had long sought, even offering to drive the Williams for free at one point. The new season, which began with so much promise for Senna, ended almost before it began when he crashed fatally at Imola. The Grand Prix world was already reeling from the death of the young Austrian Roland Ratzeberger and the serious practice crash of Rubens Barrichello. This final tragedy will haunt Formula 1 for many years. Ayrton Senna brought with him seemingly limitless talent and indomitable will to win. On the track he could be almost belligerent yet off the track he was just beginning to show a more generous and thoughtful demeanor to the outside world that those who knew him best had always known was there. Those brief shining years when Ayrton Senna, Mansell, Prost and Nelson Piquet would fight tooth and nail for the slightest advantage both on and off the track seem like so long ago.

Lotus's first car 'pretty much on target

Lotus's 2010 challenger is coming along "pretty much on target", according to the team's technical chief Mike Gascoyne.

Lotus Return to F1

Jaime hints its himself and Buemi for 2010

Jaime Alguersuari has hinted that both himself and Sebastien Buemi will remain at Toro Rosso next season.

Ferrari Split 1999

F1 Clienti wreck happened in Turn 6 on Saturday. I was at Turn 4 and had no idea the incident was that serious until seeing the pics on the web on Monday.

For those who don't know about this, a 1999 Ferrari F1 car, driven by its owner, crashed hard during one of the sessions at the Monterey Historics, breaking the car into two pieces. MIRACULOUSLY, the driver was uninjured.

F1 Clienti wreck happened in Turn 6 on Saturday. I was at Turn 4 and had no idea the incident was that serious until seeing the pics on the web on Monday.

F1 Pit Babes

F1 Pit Babes they make the glamorous world of F1 glamorous.

Sexy babes on the starting grid enticing us in the this magical multimillion pound world of motor racing.

Alonso Makes Victory Visit to Ferrari

Alonso Makes Victory Visit to Ferrari

The 2009 season may have only just finished, but Fernando Alonso is already fully focused on 2010 and last week he took time out of his winter break to visit Ferrari - his new team for next year. Although still contracted to 2009 employers Renault, Alonso was permitted to journey to Maranello on Friday to meet with key Ferrari team members and tour the Italian squad's factory.

The Spaniard was initially greeted by team principal Stefano Domenicali, before he chatted to several engineers. He then visited the team’s wind tunnel to see a model of their 2010 car, before working on his seating position in the cockpit. Finally he met with Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, who officially welcomed the two-time world champion to the team.

Although Alonso will not be able to test Ferrari’s new Formula One car on track until February next year after the FIA’s test ban is lifted, the 28 year-old ended his day sampling Ferrari’s Fiorano test track in 458 Italia road car.

The British GP

The British GP

The discussions over the British Grand Prix remain stuck at the moment with Silverstone having put what it says is its best possible offer to the Formula One group and Bernie Ecclestone saying that the circuit should sign the deal that he wants.

Hamilton 2009 was a lesson in determination

The McLaren Mercedes team knew it had a problem when it began its winter testing programme with the MP4-24 during the early months of the year. When the 2009 championship started in March, the lack of pace was confirmed when Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen succeeded in taking only 14 points over the first half of the season.

Behind the scenes however, McLaren staff and engineers were working long, hard hours as they sought solutions to

bridge the gap. A major upgrade to the car was introduced in time for the German Grand Prix, and success finally came when Hamilton reached the podium for the first time of the season – on the topmost step.

That achievement was followed by a second-place finish in Valencia at the European Grand Prix, another victory in Singapore, and third-place results in Japan and Brazil. Hamilton was leading a hot fight against Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel at the closing race in Abu Dhabi before the first-ever mechanical failure of his F1 career forced him to retire.

"I think we can all be proud of what we've achieved this year," Hamilton said. "We started the season with what was the slowest car in the field, but we never gave up, and (...) in Abu Dhabi, you could argue that we had the fastest car out there. That's an absolutely incredible achievement."

The efforts required in surmounting the obstacles the team faced this year were a learning experience for the 23-year-old Briton.

"I've learnt a lot about effort, dedication, motivation: things that you almost take for granted when you are at the front, but which mean a lot more when you are fighting at the back," he recognised. "I've grown as a man and as a driver. I've faced bigger hurdles this year than in my previous two seasons and I think I now know how to cope with things better than I did, even from one year ago.

"I also think we are a much closer group now, too. We've known each other for one more season, and the physical bonds between us all are so much tighter – we've been through a lot together and we know each other a lot better. That's something I really appreciate, and I think that will make us a better fighting unit next season."

Although battling for a second world crown this year was quickly dropped from the defending champion's programme in light of the car's early problems, the results obtained during the second half of the 2009 championship greatly increased Hamilton's eagerness to get back into a title chase.

"To be honest, I'm ready to go racing again next week," he said. "At the moment, I think I can safely say that I'm more in love with Formula 1 than I've ever been, and I just can't wait to get back out there again!"

Brawn promises more to come in 2010

Ross Brawn says a year's experience with Mercedes engines will make his team even stronger next season.

Lotus Reurn to Formula 1 in 2010

Lotus, one of the most successful and glorious names from Formula One's past, will return next year with a Malaysian-owned team replacing BMW-Sauber as the 13th entry on the starting grid.

The new outfit will be called Lotus F1 Team and is a partnership between the Malaysian government and a consortium of Malaysian entrepreneurs.

"The cars will be made in Malaysia, by Malaysians," the Malaysian government said.

The vacancy arose after BMW announced that they were withdrawing at the end of the season, following a path already trodden by Japan's Honda.

The FIA said BMW-Sauber, who are still seeking a buyer, had been given a reserve slot to fill any vacancy that might occur between now and the start of the 2010 championship.

"In addition, the FIA believes that a good case can be made for expanding the grid to 14 teams," added the FIA.

"The FIA will be consulting urgently with the existing teams regarding the introduction of an appropriate rule change to expand the grid to 28 cars in time for the first Grand Prix in 2010."

Leading Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes will be Lotus team principal.

The 45-year-old set up Asian budget airline Air Asia, currently sponsoring the Williams team, and is Malaysia's 15th richest man with a net worth of £133 million according to Forbes Malaysia 2009 rich list.

Technical director Mike Gascoyne was previously with Force India, their predecessors Jordan, Toyota and Renault.

"It will be a big challenge to get on the grid but certainly by mid-season I think we'd clearly like to be the best of the new teams and by the end of the year I would hope we have broken into the top 10 overall," Gascoyne told autosport.

"With the team that Tony Fernandes has put together, and the backing of the Malaysian government, it has the opportunity to be something really big. We are aiming to take this team to the very top level in the long term."

As part of its application to compete in the 2010 championship, the Lotus team agreed an engine supply deal with Cosworth.

Lotus will initially be based in Norfolk, some 10 miles from the original Lotus Cars factory in Eastern England, but the future design, manufacturing and technical centre will be purpose built at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit.

"The team will announce its two drivers by October 31, 2009. Currently six local and international drivers have been selected," the Malaysian government said.

Three teams had been on the FIA shortlist for the 13th slot: Lotus, a BMW-Sauber entry to be renamed under eventual new ownership and Spain's Epsilon Euskadi.

The original Lotus won seven Formula One constructors' titles and six drivers' crowns between 1963 and 1978 under the inspirational leadership of the late Colin Chapman, one of the most innovative engineers in the sport.

Chapman died of a heart attack in 1982 and the company slid into administration in 1994 after giving the late Brazilian Ayrton Senna his first victory in 1985.

British great Jim Clark spent his entire F1 career with Lotus, winning two titles. The team's other champions include compatriot Graham Hill, Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi and American Mario Andretti.

In 1970 the team's Austrian driver Jochen Rindt became the sport's only posthumous champion.

The right to the Lotus F1 name was acquired by David Hunt, brother of the 1976 champion James, while the British-based car company was bought by Malaysiam state-owned Proton.

2010 F1 Calender

As follows

March 12-14th – Bahrain Grand Prix

March 26-28th – Australian Grand Prix

April 2nd-4th – Malaysian Grand Prix

April 16-18th – Chinese Grand Prix

May 7-9th – Spanish Grand Prix

May 13-16th – Monaco Grand Prix

May 28-30th – Turkish Grand Prix

June 11-13th – Canadian Grand Prix (contract pending)

June 25-27th – European Grand Prix (Valencia)

July 9-11th – British Grand Prix

July 23-25th – German Grand Prix

July 30th – August 1st – Hungarian Grand Prix

August 27-29th – Belgian Grand Prix

September 10-12th – Italian Grand Prix

September 24-26th – Singapore Grand Prix

October 1-3rd – Japanese Grand Prix

October 15-17th – Korean Grand Prix

October 29-31st – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

November 12-14th – Brazilian Grand Prix

2010 F1 Regulations Change Formula 1

On to 2010 with new regulations coming into play.

These new regulations will offer the teams more Technical Freedom.

These new 2010 F1 Regulations are as follows.

Refueling banned

This will save on money as it will remove the need to carry 20 big heavy fueling rigs to each race venue and on the plus side we may see some drivers having to save fuel at some point during the race as it may revert back to situations in the 80s where drivers where known to run out of fuel before the end if the race.

Increased weight limit
Due to BMW sauber team pressure over driver weight the minimum weight limit has been raised from 605kg to 620kg .

Front Wing Safety Measures
There will be changes to the front wing end designs they will have a minimum radius to prevent damage to an opponents tyre in case of a collision.

Stricter KERS regulations
As from 2010 the KERS may not be activated when a car is traveling more than 160 MPH this change will eliminate the posibility to use KERS for additional top speed, it will help the cars reach there top speed quicker rather than a top speed boost this should increase over taking next year.




Budget Cap Regulation Set
With the start of 2010 an aditional regulation will be introduced to buget the teams to a limit of £45million. In exchange the teams will receive more techanical freedom.


'Technical freedom' offered to budget-capped teams
- No limit on testing mileage or dates (non-capped teams limited to 15,000 km between 1 January and week of first race)
- No restrictions on wind tunnel scale or speed (non-capped teams restricted to 60% scale and 50m/s rolling road speed)
- No restriction on use of engines during a season (non-capped teams limited to eight engines per season)
- No restriction on use of gearboxes during a season (non-capped teams forced to run with four-race gearboxes)
- Moveable front wing allowed to move 10° any number of times per lap (non-capped teams allowed 6° movement twice per lap)
- Moveable rear wing permitted, controlled by driver (not available for non-capped teams)
- No restriction on engine revs (non-capped teams limited to 18,000 rpm)
- KERS to be twice as powerful, producing just over 160 hp of boost for 6.67s per lap (non-capped teams limited to 80 hp for 6.67s per lap)
- Four-wheel drive permitted (non-capped teams limited to two driven wheels)
- KERS permitted to drive all four wheels (non-capped teams limited to KERS powering the rear wheels)

No Tyre Warmers for 2010

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2009 F1 Season Review

Well its alll over now till next year and what a year it was.

Brawn the underdogs coming from nothing just a dryed up old honda team to becoming the 2009 Formula 1 World Champions. and what worthy winners i think they were too, altho in my eyes it was Rubens who i wanted to win it this year even tho im a british citizen (BNP)!!!

No not that much of a brit but i just wanted rubens to win i thought he was more deserving to as he had so many bad years with ferrari and the mighty Schumacher.