So the 2009 line up: Bourdais is officially confirmed by STR

Though these sources are few and saying numbers are unofficial/provisory yet, additionally nothing in FIA site, however regarding Ferrari, traditionally they debut the car with their highest number, nonetheless we will see tomorrow;

Other than that, although this is bit off-topic (however just to avoid create another),the guys who administrate Interlagos are accepting some public suggestions here for changes, these are the highest rated till now.

i dont like the track, but i prefer the first one. its not worse than the 2nd or the original track.

I prefer the Rio de Janeiro Circuit!

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No, Interlagos would lose some very good corners if they went ahead with that. Although that new sweeping 180 degree turn would be fun to watch, it wouldn't be anywhere near as good as those high speed threading-the-needle corners, and I think it would provide less opportunities for overtaking.

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that 180 degree turn its part of the old circuit??

Here's something strange...
[www.scuderiatororosso.com]

Go choose your language...
...you see, there's no more french, but now there's japanese...

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Frantic Wrote:
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> that 180 degree turn its part of the old circuit??

Nope, it's purely fictional.

Interlagos is one of the tracks which is just fine the way it is. It's challenging, has a good layout and has a couple of decent overtaking points, neither of which is just a boring hairpin.

yes, interlagos should not be changed

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le_jaguar_2004 ecrit:
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> Here's something strange...
> [www.scuderiatororosso.com]
>
> Go choose your language...
> ...you see, there's no more french, but now
> there's japanese...
>
> ...


Nobody seems to be shocked

My God! What idiot ever decided that Interlagos needs to be changed? Seriously it's one of the few circuits that retained a decent layout after castration of it's former length and glory.

Though guys, I think these ideas are being voted highly mainly because if you look at them, they only change the complex around, keeping the current layout unotuched in any case, but adding a second option which is in the first, extending the straight and a 180° who should be fun I suspect plus some additional, in the second, notice it's proposed to reactivate part of the old 70's straight then a super big 180° who should be really fun I suspect plus very same additional pratically. I think this very same ending is happening in many cases because some topografy settings the guys have to obey.



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le_jaguar_2004 Wrote:
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> le_jaguar_2004 ecrit:
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> > Here's something strange...
> > [www.scuderiatororosso.com]
> >
> > Go choose your language...
> > ...you see, there's no more french, but now
> > there's japanese...
> >
> > ...
>
>
> Nobody seems to be shocked

You have a great eye, even if you've spotted language being ommitted because you're from France, terrific investigative work on your part.
If this means what we think it means, STR are not that good at keeping secrets are they?
Needless to say I'm disappoined, if Bourdais is in fact out.


/I can't recall though, was it available in Japanese in previous season?
//regardless, with no French language on the site anymore,I guess pretty much says it all about the future at STR when it comes to the Le Seb

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BAR#10 ecrit:
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> > le_jaguar_2004 ecrit:
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>
> > -----
> > > Here's something strange...
> > > [www.scuderiatororosso.com]
> > >
> > > Go choose your language...
> > > ...you see, there's no more french, but now
> > > there's japanese...
> > >
> > > ...
> >
> >
> > Nobody seems to be shocked
>
> You have a great eye, even if you've spotted
> language being ommitted because you're from
> France, terrific investigative work on your part.
>
> If this means what we think it means, STR are not
> that good at keeping secrets are they?
> Needless to say I'm disappoined, if Bourdais is in
> fact out.
>
>
> /I can't recall though, was it available in
> Japanese in previous season?
> //regardless, with no French language on the site
> anymore,I guess pretty much says it all about the
> future at STR when it comes to the Le Seb


Na, it wasn't aviable in Japanese. The French version is still aviable though (http://fr.scuderiatororosso.com) but there's not the link anymore.

And in the English version, the drivers presented are Bourdais & Buemi.

Bourdais isn't the best driver in the world, and he's not also my favourite one, but still, he deserves another chance. Especially with these new rules...

Maybe they'll do like Liuzzi&Klien in RBR 4 years ago ? (3 races per driver, then they switched...)

That is ambigiuous. Altough keep in mind, Bourdais is still their driver officially, he signed a three year contract, with clauses ofcourse.

So technically they don't really have to resign him, just not release him.
So him being still presented on the site might not mean anthing, even if he's officially not released yet.

Plus, why would they remove the link (option for french language), unless it was a mistake?
I hope I'm wrong, but this does point to a change.

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starts:100 Wins: 12, Podiums: 34, Fastest Laps: 14, poles: 12 Points: 708
winner of Belgian GP (s1), Australian GP (s1), Canadian GP (S1), Brazilian GP(s4, s5), Hungarian GP(s3), Italian GP(s3), French GP (s5,s7), Monaco GP (s4) and USA GP

3 years ? I read that he signed a 1 year contract, with an option for an extra-year :/
But anyway...wait and see

Yeah, it's a waiting game, but in case of Buemi he did sign couple weeks before it was out.

On Bourdais' three years contract, I got it from an Autosport' interview with Bourdais, which I can't find anymore, but here's an info from Nov 2008 Autosport article.
Bourdais signed a three-year contract with Toro Rosso, but he admits he has no guarantees he will continue at the team next year.
[www.autosport.com]

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starts:100 Wins: 12, Podiums: 34, Fastest Laps: 14, poles: 12 Points: 708
winner of Belgian GP (s1), Australian GP (s1), Canadian GP (S1), Brazilian GP(s4, s5), Hungarian GP(s3), Italian GP(s3), French GP (s5,s7), Monaco GP (s4) and USA GP

Bruninho Wrote:
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> FIA confirmed the F1 2009 numbering for the cars.
> Kimi got the #3 as I expected. I said that
> numerous times but no one wanted to believe, his
> teammate was not going to get the #1 status @
> ferrari, never, no matter how good his season
> could have been. Kimi is and will be their leader
> until he retires. They signed him for that in
> 2007. Get used to that, his teammate is the v2.0
> of a certain useless former Ferrari driver. He
> just had a Irvine 1999 moment in 2008.
>
> Alonso is #7 and Piquet Jr #8.

oh noes, from this side the rear wing looks awful, spoils the car

/like the front wing however
//cant quite make out the no. from this pic though

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starts:100 Wins: 12, Podiums: 34, Fastest Laps: 14, poles: 12 Points: 708
winner of Belgian GP (s1), Australian GP (s1), Canadian GP (S1), Brazilian GP(s4, s5), Hungarian GP(s3), Italian GP(s3), French GP (s5,s7), Monaco GP (s4) and USA GP



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Bourdais will be in a Newman Haas entry if he can find money.

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> //cant quite make out the no. from this pic though

its definitely a #3 in that pic

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X (@ed24f1)

its a #3, but its Raikkonens car not his car. In case u did not noticed, in the showcase pictures the car features both driver names behind the cockpit.

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