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Posted by noikeee on Jan-06-2008 16:58:

Formula 1 - season 2008

Calendar:

Round 1 - 16th March - Australia, Melbourne
Round 2 - 23rd March - Malaysia, Sepang
Round 3 - 6th April - Bahrain, Sakhir
Round 4 - 27th April - Spain, Barcelona
Round 5 - 11th May - Turkey, Istanbul
Round 6 - 25th May - Monaco, Monte-Carlo
Round 7 - 8th June - Canada, Montreal
Round 8 - 22nd June - France, Magny-Cours
Round 9 - 6th July - Great Britain, Silverstone
Round 10 - 20th July - Germany, Hockenheim
Round 11 - 3rd August - Hungary, Hungaroring
Round 12 - 24th August - Europe, Valencia *
Round 13 - 7th September - Belgium, Spa Francorchamps
Round 14 - 14th September - Italy, Monza
Round 15 - 28th September - Singapore, Singapore *
Round 16 - 12nd October - Japan, Fuji
Round 17 - 19th October - China, Shanghai
Round 18 - 2nd November - Brazil, Interlagos

* Valencia and Singapore are new street circuits

Teams and Drivers:

Ferrari

15x World Constructor Champions.
Winners of 202 GPs
2007 season: Champions.

1. Kimi Raikkonen (finnish, 28 years old)

1x World Driver Champion.
Winner of 15 GPs.
2007 season: Champion with Ferrari.

2. Felipe Massa (brazilian, 26 years old)

Winner of 5 GPs.
2007 season: 4th with Ferrari.

BMW Sauber

2007 season: 2nd.

3. Nick Heidfeld (german, 30 years old)

2007 season: 5th with BMW Sauber.

4. Robert Kubica (polish, 23 years old)

2007 season: 6th with BMW Sauber.

Renault

2x World Constructor Champions.
Winners of 33 GPs
2007 season: 3rd.

5. Fernando Alonso (spanish, 26 years old)

2x World Driver Champion.
Winner of 19 GPs.
2007 season: 3rd with McLaren.

6. Nelson Piquet Jr (brazilian, 22 years old)

F1 rookie.
2007 season: Renault test driver.

Williams-Toyota

9x World Constructor Champions.
Winners of 113 GPs
2007 season: 4th.

7. Nico Rosberg (german, 22 years old)

2007 season: 9th with Williams.

8. Kazuki Nakajima (japanese, 22 years old)

2007 season: competed with Williams, and was 5th in the GP2 series.

Red Bull-Renault

2007 season: 5th.

9. David Coulthard (british, 36 years old)

Winner of 13 GPs.
2007 season: 10rd with Red Bull.

10. Mark Webber (australian, 31 years old)

2007 season: 12th with Red Bull.

Toyota

2007 season: 6th.

11. Jarno Trulli (italian, 32 years old)

Winner of 1 GP.
2007 season: 13th with Toyota.

12. Timo Glock (german, 25 years old)

2007 season: GP2 series champion and BMW test driver.

Toro Rosso-Ferrari

2007 season: 7th.

14. Sebastien Bourdais (french, 28 years old)

F1 rookie.
2007 season: Champcar series champion.

15. Sebastian Vettel (german, 20 years old)

2007 season: 14th with BMW Sauber and Toro Rosso.

Honda

Winners of 3 GPs
2007 season: 8th.

16. Jenson Button (british, 27 years old)

Winner of 1 GP.
2007 season: 15th with Honda.

17. Rubens Barrichello (brazilian, 35 years old)

Winner of 9 GPs.
2007 season: competed with Honda.

Super Aguri-Honda

2007 season: 9th.

18. Takuma Sato (japanese, 30 years old)
in the official entry list, but unconfirmed by the team as of yet

2007 season: 17th with Super Aguri.

19. Anthony Davidson (british, 28 years old)
in the official entry list, but unconfirmed by the team as of yet

2007 season: competed with Super Aguri.

Force India-Ferrari
(formerly Spyker)

2007 season: 10th.

20. Adrian Sutil (german, 25 years old)

2007 season: 19th with Spyker.

21. Giancarlo Fisichella (italian, 35 years old)

Winner of 3 GPs.
2007 season: 8th with Renault.

McLaren-Mercedes

8x World Constructor Champions.
Winners of 156 GPs
2007 season: disqualified due to an espionage scandal.

22. Lewis Hamilton (british, 23 years old)

Winner of 4 GPs.
2007 season: 2nd with McLaren.

23. Heikki Kovalainen (finnish, 26 years old)

2007 season: 7th with Renault.

Upcoming team launches:
14th January - BMW Sauber
16th January - Red Bull
29th January - Honda
31th January - Renault
19th February - Super Aguri

Pre-season testing schedule:
14th-16th January - Jerez
15th-17th January - Valencia (Circuito Ricardo Tormo)
22nd-24th January - Valencia (Circuito Ricardo Tormo)
1st-3rd February - Barcelona
12th-14th February - Jerez
25th-27th February - Barcelona

Posted by noikeee on Jan-06-2008 16:59:

And here's some mega hi-res photos of the new Ferrari F2008 presented today:

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http://img442.**************/img442/8576/04yb2.jpg
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Posted by The_G0dfather on Jan-06-2008 23:26:

Aint she a beauty, every single year.

Really great job Paranoiko

quote:
Originally posted by noikeee

2007 season: disqualified due to an espionage scandal.

end of the pit-lane suckers

Posted by noikeee on Jan-07-2008 16:11:

Posted by denys envy on Jan-07-2008 19:43:

puma sponsors ferrari? since when?

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jan-07-2008 20:19:

couple of years allready

Posted by denys envy on Jan-07-2008 20:45:

i like massa's chances this year.

Posted by stren on Jan-07-2008 21:15:

w00t, I am stoked already.

I'm not a big ferrari fan, but i think it look beautiful, always been a fan of the Toyota wing, glad they used it

Mclaren on the other hand came back to the elephant trumpet holding shovel, looks lame

quote:
Originally posted by denys envy
i like massa's chances this year.

me too: slim

Posted by nchs09 on Jan-08-2008 05:46:

I knew alonso left but wtf?? Heikki Kovalainen???

I would of rather have someone else

Posted by stren on Jan-08-2008 08:39:

quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
I knew alonso left but wtf?? Heikki Kovalainen???

I would of rather have someone else

Ralf!

Posted by noikeee on Jan-08-2008 12:11:

quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
I knew alonso left but wtf?? Heikki Kovalainen???

I would of rather have someone else

Who?

He was the best guy available, considering that Williams were asking too much for Rosberg. Kova was a free agent and he's a bloody quick driver too...

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jan-08-2008 14:02:

No schumi comeback ... yet

Posted by Txebe on Jan-08-2008 19:38:

noikeee, you must change the alonso's photo. Luckly, Alonso is not in McLaren with the bastards as Hamilton or Dennis.

Posted by noikeee on Jan-08-2008 20:11:

I love the spanish anti-McLaren paranoia.

Seriously, most of those photos are last years, I'm changing them as every team launch their cars - along with photos of their drivers in their new colors. So Alonso is gonna have to be in a McLaren suit until the 31th, I'm afraid.

Posted by noikeee on Jan-10-2008 14:34:

New Toyota:

Fisichella now confirmed at Force India.

Posted by pmoisse on Jan-13-2008 11:21:

I'm excited for this year without traction & launch control. Drivers even have to use more control over the clutch at pit stops and on the grid, and I think they also have on-board starters in case they spin & stall the thing.

It should upset the rankings a bit at first.

Posted by Omega_M on Jan-14-2008 14:48:

Re: Formula 1 - season 2008

quote:
Originally posted by noikeee

Looks like this Indian cricketer

Virender Sehwag

Posted by Omega_M on Jan-14-2008 14:59:

LOL @ Force India-Ferrari not having an Indian driver. So much for home grown talent.

Posted by Omega_M on Jan-14-2008 15:00:

Anyways, can't wait for the season to start

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jan-14-2008 19:05:

word

although any season without schumi sucks tbh

Posted by stren on Jan-14-2008 19:14:

w00t new BMW looks great

Robert already checking reliability

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=YCV04k-mrbA

Nick losing both real wheel covers at 20kmp/h is not a good sign

Posted by Orko on Jan-15-2008 02:07:

quote:
Originally posted by pmoisse
I'm excited for this year without traction & launch control. Drivers even have to use more control over the clutch at pit stops and on the grid, and I think they also have on-board starters in case they spin & stall the thing.

It should upset the rankings a bit at first.

Gives the racing more dimension, because the driver has to be concerned about things other than just going fast.

Posted by Omega_M on Jan-15-2008 05:37:

Two things

1) Take a look at those swept back wings

2) If this is a promo pic, what is the torn and slashed sticker doing on the tire ?

Posted by Trance Nutter on Jan-15-2008 07:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
2) If this is a promo pic, what is the torn and slashed sticker doing on the tire ?

its not, they're heat shield type things

the line across the top is a fin, the bottom left is a hole.

The shield helps with extracting hot air from the brakes, more efficient than just having an open wheel. Similar to the ones they have on tha back except those just have a narrow centre hole.

They atarted using them last year. I think they look incredibly stupid done up to look like the wheel.

Posted by noikeee on Jan-15-2008 12:14:

quote:
Originally posted by stren

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=YCV04k-mrbA

Nick losing both real wheel covers at 20kmp/h is not a good sign

The aero on the car looks pretty cool.

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