In a wholly unsurprising move, Toro Rosso have announced the replacement of Sebastien Bourdais with Jaime Alguersuari, making him the youngest ever F1-driver at just 19-years old. ?Hailing from Spain, he holds the British F3 title and currently drives in the World Series by Renault for Carlin Motorsport.
I started to watch F1 seriously after ITV won the contract to broadcast races in the UK, so I've never known any different, thus the sports return to the BBC for this season hasn't struck a chord with me as it has with many other fans. It's seven weeks until the beginning of the season and news is starting to hot up, teams are testing, rules are being examined and in the case of Honda, questions are being asked about their sale - making this a prime time to engage fans and snare new ones.
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An extra 80 horsepower for a burst of 6.7 seconds will be produced, it has a certain amount of 'green' thinking behind it and it showcases the break-through technology for which Formula One should be known. It also delivers a DC current in the hundreds of volts and the tens of amps, weighs between 25 and 40 kilos, requires cooling and costs plenty to research, test and produce. KERS stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System and it could be the most controversial rule change in 2009 F1.
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Surely 2009 has more or less been paid for by the teams, and was at the tail end of 2008? Honda's huff has surely meant a fat pile of cash went down the toilet when they quit so suddenly, since we had been hearing about their 2009 efforts and ongoing KERS research prior to that point. How much more money would it have taken to stay in for the 2009 season and simply put the team up for sale - therefore giving the sport the respect it deserves and more time to find a serious buyer - while perhaps improving the dismal reputation the team attracted thanks to it's lacklustre performance in 2008?
It's only seven points and we all know last year he had an even bigger margin and still managed to lose the Championship, but can it really happen twice? Let's look at the situation. The first non-driver influence is McLaren, who have been aching for a new World Championship win and after last years issues, seem to be in far better shape. The absence of hostility between the drivers must go some way to achieving this, however perhaps it's the opposite, with Heikki appearing not to be pulling his weight. In fact, Heikki is rapidly becoming Rubens Barrichello to Lewis's Schumacher - too little luck and possibly too little team support.
In a shock move not by the FIA, the F1 Pit Box blog has been given a 24 hour penalty due to not posting for a few weeks. F1 Pit Box's Team Principal replied to the decision saying 'we out-braked ourselves into the the last Grand Prix, leaving no room to post before other days of the week passed, then during the qualifying session at Fuji, our new high-tech lighting system, which tells our writer when to start writing, failed and ruined our afternoon.'
So, who's going to win in Hungary? Unless something untoward happens, this will be Lewis Hamilton's race.
Write a commentNo trackbacksCould this be Lewis Hamilton's most important race of 2008? It was obvious he was on a massive high after his Silverstone win, as his two key qualifying laps showed, and it must have felt good to see Raikkonen, who many would consider his main rival, struggling with the handling of his Ferrari. With Kimi starting down in sixth and Trulli, Alonso and his rear gunner Kovalainen between them, Hamilton must feel very, very confident for the race.
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A Look Back at F1 Hungary 2006.
With the fast approach of Hungary 2009, where Jenson Button's World Championship challenge could potentially begin to unravel, let's take a look back at his first Grand Prix win, where although Formula One was a very different beast, Jenson appeared to be the same man he is today.
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