Hannah's F1 2009 Season Page

F1 Rule Changes for 2009
  • Tyres
    -All teams run Bridgestone and we see the return of Slicks

    -As soon as the safety car is deployed your not allowed to pit for fuel, you are allowed to come in for tyres, which is a sefety measure incase you run over some debrie and pick up a punture. But if the driver does pit for fuel its a 10 sec penalty.
    So until the pit lane sign opens it will mean the cars will queue up behind each team mate and resemble a busy petrol station

  • Traction control to be banned again.
  • Qualifying will be the same as 2008
  • Q1 will now last for "20 minutes", while Q2 remains at 15 minutes. "Q3 becomes 10 minutes.

    KERS "Kinetic Energy Recovery System", This is a regenerative brake device that is designed to recover some of the vehicle's kinetic energy that is normally dissipated as heat during braking. The recovered energy could be stored electrically, in a battery or supercapacitor, or mechanically, in a flywheel, for use as a source of additional accelerative power at the driver's discretion.

  • Engine freeze till 2010
    There will be a total freeze on engine development for a period of 10 years, starting from 2008, an FIA statement said.

    A change can be made after five years but only with the unanimous agreement of all stakeholders and following a further two-year notice period.

    Total freeze means that there will be no exceptions for development of certain parts of the engine, as is the case under the current regulations.


    Rumoured: Bernie Ecclestone wants to change the current scoring points for the drivers. The three first would receive a medal, respectively gold, silver or bronze, and the rest wouldn't score. The current points system would continue for the teams.


    Drivers/teams lined up for 2009:

    McLaren
    1. Lewis Hamilton
    2. Heikki Kovalainan

    Ferrari:
    1. Felipe Massa
    2. Kimi Raikkonen

    BMW Sauber:
    1. Robert Kubica
    2. Nick Heidfeld

    Renualt:
    1. Fernando Alonso
    2. Nelson Piquet JR

    Toyota:
    1. Jarno Trulli
    2. Timo Glock

    Torro Rosso:
    1. Sebastian Bordais
    2. Sebastian Buemi

    Red Bull:
    1. Mark Webber
    2. Sebastian Vettel

    Williams:
    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Kazuki Nakajima

    BrawnGP:
    1. Jenson Button
    2. Rubens Barichello

    Force India:
    1. Giancarlo Fisichella
    2. Adrian Sutil


    2009 F1 Car Launch dates

    TEAM    
    DATE    
    WHERE    
    OTHER    
    Ferrari -F2009      TBA      TBA     
    McLaren -      TBA      TBA          
    Toyota -TF109      16th January 2009      TBA     
    BMW Sauber -F1.09      20th January 2009      Valencia, Spain     
    Red Bull -RB      TBA      TBA     
    BRAWNGP -BRGP01      TBA      TBA     
    Renualt -R      TBA      TBA          
    Williams -     TBA      TBA TBA     
    Toro Roso      TBA      TBA          
    Force India
    TBA      TBA     


    2009 Race Calendar

    I will try my best to keep these updated once the season gets going

    RACE      DATE      PODIUM     
    Austrailia (I'll be there)      29/3/09      1st. Jenson Button (BrawnGP) :D
    2nd. Rubens Barrichello (BrawnGP)
    3rd. Jarno Trulli (Toyota)
    Malaysia      05/4/09      1st. Jenson Button (BrawnGP) :D
    2nd. Nick Heidfeld (BMW)
    3rd. Timo Glock (Toyota)     
    China      19/4/09      1st. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
    2nd. Mark Webber (Red Bull)
    3rd. Jenson Button (BrawnGP)     
    Bahrain      26/4/09      1st. Jenson Button (BrawnGP)
    2nd. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
    3rd. Jarno Trulli (Toyota)     
    Spain      10/5/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Monaco      24/5/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Turkey      07/6/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Britain
        
    21/6/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Germany      12/7/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Hungary      26/7/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Valencia (Europe)      23/8/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Belgium      30/8/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Italy      13/9/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Singapore
    *NIGHT RACE*
        
    27/9/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Japan      4/10/09      1st. N/A
    2nd N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Brazil      18/10/09      1st N/A
    2nd N/A
    3rd. N/A     
    Abu Dhabi -NEW      1/11/09      1st. N/A
    2nd. N/A
    3rd. N/A     

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