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Post by TennisHack on Oct 27, 2005 21:07:53 GMT -5
2006 F1 Season (provisional)
Mar 12: Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain)
Mar 19: Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
Apr 02: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
Apr 23: San Marino Grand Prix (Imola)
May 07: European Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany)
May 14: Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
May 28: Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
Jun 11: British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
Jun 25: Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
Jul 02: United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
Jul 16: French Grand Prix (Mangy-Cours)
Jul 30: German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
Aug 06: Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
Aug 27: Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
Sep 10: Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
Sep 17: Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
Oct 01: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
Oct 08: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
Oct 22: Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
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Post by TennisHack on Nov 2, 2005 11:15:12 GMT -5
The 2006 Season Takes Shape
Wednesday August 17 2005
A look at how the 2006 grid is shaping up following Jenson Button's decision to stay at BAR.
Jenson Button's decision to stay with BAR in 2006 not only cost him a couple of million pounds but also meant that half of next year's Formula One teams have now finalised their driver line-up.
However, there are only seven seats still up for grabs as Williams, BMW and Red Bull have all confirmed one of their two drivers, while only Midland-Toyota and Red Bull's Junior team, Squadra Toro Rosso, have yet to sign anyone.
Take a look at who's driving where next year:
FERRARI
Michael Schumacher - confirmed
Felipe Massa - confirmed
BAR-HONDA
Rubens Barrichello - confirmed
Jenson Button - confirmed
RENAULT
Fernando Alonso - confirmed
Giancarlo Fisichella - confirmed
WILLIAMS-COSWORTH
Mark Webber - confirmed
Nico Rosberg - candidate: the GP2 Champion is certain to be confirmed soon
McLAREN-MERCEDES
Kimi Raikkonen - confirmed
Juan Pablo Montoya - confirmed
TOYOTA
Ralf Schumacher - confirmed
Jarno Trulli - confirmed
BMW
Nick Heidfeld - confirmed
Jacques Villeneuve - candidate: is under contract but BMW are believed to want him out
Davidson - candidate: has pace, technical know-how and is hungry to race
Dan Wheldon - candidate: rumours say he may drive or test for the team
RED BULL-FERRARI
David Coulthard - confirmed
Christian Klien - candidate: holds the upper hand over over Liuzzi
Liuzzi - candidate: didn't do too badly in his first few F1 grands prix
MIDLAND-TOYOTA
Christijan Albers - confirmed
Davidson - candidate: team has expressed interest in signing the Brit
SQUADRA TORO ROSSO
Klien - candidate: holds the upper hand over over Liuzzi
Liuzzi - candidate: didn't do too badly in his first few F1 grands prix
Scott Speed - candidate: has acted as RB's third driver at race weekends
SUZUKI AGURI-HONDA
Sato - candidate: team boss is keen to build the team around Sato, the man he wants as his number one driver
Davidson - candidate: BAR-Honda want a race seat for their test driver
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Post by TennisHack on Nov 2, 2005 11:19:25 GMT -5
Former driver launches new F1 teamTuesday November 01 2005 www.planet-f1.com/news/story_21440.shtmlEx-Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki has revealed his plans to launch a new team next season, with help from Honda. The Japanese manufacturer, who already own BAR, last month revealed they were in talks to back a second team. Suzuki's Super Aguri outfit have now been confirmed as the new team and have lodged an entry into the 2006 world championship with world governing body the FIA. "We have cleared all the hurdles we had to clear up to this point," Suzuki told reporters. "Obviously there is a huge amount of work left but we plan to be on the grid in 2006." Honda will supply Suzuki's team with engines but how they source a chassis is still undecided. Suzuki had looked at the option of buying the intellectual property rights to last season's BAR chassis or buying a 2007 model from Honda. However, the sport's ruling Concorde Agreement currently forbids this. Suzuki did confirm he wants Takuma Sato as his main driver, although he would not reveal whether Anthony Davidson is in line to partner the ex-BAR driver. "We are at a nice stage in talks with Takuma," said Suzuki. "I'd like to see him racing with a good team and he'll want that too. Our goal is to build a team he will want to drive for." The new team will be based in Tokyo but will operate out of the former Arrows headquarters in Leafield in Oxfordshire. Suzuki already has teams competing in the Indy Racing League and Japan's Super GT series but he will become the first all-new Formula One team since Toyota in 2002 if his plans succeed.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Oct 12, 2008 11:11:44 GMT -5
Its a shame TennisHack or in fact anyone else who cares isn't here so we could agree on what a complete joke Bourdais' penalty was and how McLaren might as well not bother turning up anymore.  |
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Post by Calico on Oct 13, 2008 21:21:36 GMT -5
I'm hoping Lewis Hamilton wins the Grand Prix title this year after letting it slip away as an F1 rookie last year. The pressure got to him but that shouldn't be the case this year.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Mar 17, 2009 12:58:13 GMT -5
Yet again one can only marvel at F1s unending capacity for pissing everyone off.
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Post by leelee on Mar 17, 2009 13:08:55 GMT -5
At least it's better than NASCAR. Oh, America's fascination with cars driving in a circle for 6 hours.
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