.:: FIA Formula One World Championships 2009 ::.

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Jenson Button (Brawn GP, 95 pts.)
2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 84 pts.)
3. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP, 77 pts.)
4. Mark Webber (Red Bull, 69.5 pts.)
5. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 49 pts.)
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari, 48 pts.)
7. Nico Rosberg (Williams, 34.5 pts.)
8. Jarno Trulli (Toyota, 32.5 pts.)
9. Fernando Alonso (Renault, 26 pts.)
10. Timo Glock (Toyota, 24 pts.)
11. Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 22 pts.)
12. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren, 22 pts.)
13. Nick Heidfeld (BMW, 19 pts.)
14. Robert Kubica (BMW, 17 pts.)
15. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ferrari, 8 pts.)*
16. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso, 6 pts.)
17. Adrian Sutil (Force India, 5 pts.)
18. Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota, 3 pts.)
19. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso, 2 pts.)
    Kazuki Nakajima (Williams, 0 pts.)
    Nelson Piquet Jnr. (Renault, 0 pts.)
    Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India, 0 pts.)
    Romain Grosjean (Renault, 0 pts.)
    Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso, 0 pts.)
    Luca Badoer (Ferrari, 0 pts.)

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Brawn GP (172 pts.)
2. Red Bull (153.5 pts.)
3. McLaren (71 pts.)
4. Ferrari (70 pts.)
5. Toyota (59.5 pts.)
6. BMW (36 pts.)
7. Williams (34.5 pts.)
8. Renault (26 pts.)
9. Force India (13 pts.)
10. Toro Rosso (8 pts.)

* Scored 8 points whilst driving for Force India

Isn't it nice for once to see no Ferrari, McLaren or BMW in the points at this early stage?

Feels like a changing of the guard :lol:

2008 season- Honda's constructor score after 18 rounds- 14 pts

2009 season- Brawn GP's constructor score after 1 round- 18 pts  8)

2008 season- Honda's constructor score after 18 rounds- 14 pts

2009 season- Brawn GP's constructor score after 1 round- 18 pts 8)

cjek

LOL I wonder if Honda are regretting their decision now?

This has probably been posted in another thread, but I thought it would be useful to have a copy of the 2009 Calendar here as well.

Australia - Melbourne, 27-29 March 2009

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, 3-5 April 2009

China - Shanghai, 17-19 April 2009

Bahrain -Sakhir, 24-26 April 2009

Spain - Barcelona, 8-10 May 2009

Monaco - Monte Carlo, 21-24 May 2009

Turkey - Istanbul, 5-7 June 2009

Great Britain - Silverstone, 19-21 June 2009

Germany - Nurburgring, 10-12 July 2009

Hungary - Budapest, 24-26 July 2009

Europe - Valencia, 21-23 August 2009

Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps, 28-30 August 2009

Italy - Monza, 11-13 September 2009

Singapore - Singapore, 25-27 September 2009

Japan - Suzuka, 2-4 October 2009

Brazil - Sao Paulo, 16-18 October 2009

Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi, 30 October - 1 November 2009

Will have to put my predictions for germany in early, on my family holiday till the 10th. Whoops!!!Bigcol1611

When do you go? I won't be making the thread until the 6th then so... if you're gone before then, you can PM me beforehand and I'll add it in for you :)

If, in the unlikely circumstances, the diffuser teams lose their points tomorrow, the championship tables will look even more goofier than they do already:

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Fernando Alonso (Renault, 11.5 pts.)
2. Nick Heidfeld (BMW, 9 pts.)
3. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso, 8 pts.)
4. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso, 8 pts.)
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull, 6 pts.)
6. Adrian Sutil (Force India, 5 pts.)
7. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 3 pts.)
8. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India, 3 pts.)
9. Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 2.5 pts.)
10. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 1 pt.)
11. Nelson Piquet (Renault, 1 pt.)
12. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari, 0.5 pts.)

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Toro Rosso (16 pts.)
2. Renault (12.5 pts.)
3. BMW (9 pts.)
4. Force India (9 pts.)
5. Red Bull (7 pts.)
6. McLaren (3 pts.)
7. Ferrari (3 pts.)

* Names in bold are race winners.

Toro Rosso top of the constructors!?!

[QUOTE="Bigcol1611"]Will have to put my predictions for germany in early, on my family holiday till the 10th. Whoops!!!Redders1989

When do you go? I won't be making the thread until the 6th then so... if you're gone before then, you can PM me beforehand and I'll add it in for you :)

If, in the unlikely circumstances, the diffuser teams lose their points tomorrow, the championship tables will look even more goofier than they do already:

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Fernando Alonso (Renault, 11.5 pts.)
2. Nick Heidfeld (BMW, 9 pts.)
3. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso, 8 pts.)
4. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso, 8 pts.)
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull, 6 pts.)
6. Adrian Sutil (Force India, 5 pts.)
7. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 3 pts.)
8. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India, 3 pts.)
9. Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 2.5 pts.)
10. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 1 pt.)
11. Nelson Piquet (Renault, 1 pt.)
12. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari, 0.5 pts.)

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Toro Rosso (16 pts.)
2. Renault (12.5 pts.)
3. BMW (9 pts.)
4. Force India (9 pts.)
5. Red Bull (7 pts.)
6. McLaren (3 pts.)
7. Ferrari (3 pts.)

* Names in bold are race winners.

Toro Rosso top of the constructors!?!

Redders1989

If the points were taken away, could Heidfeld possibly gain the worst win ever?

* Won a race off-track
* got half the points for it
* waited 10 days for it
* been passed on the final complete lap as it was

If the points were taken away, could Heidfeld possibly gain the worst win ever?

* Won a race off-track
* got half the points for it
* waited 10 days for it
* been passed on the final complete lap as it was

Redders1989

This just goes to show that Eddie was right, KERS is a pointless technology in F1 cars, and is a very useless expense, I see KERS only work well enough in, China, Bahrain, and Fuji, Thats it.

Apart from that, its pretty useless by the standings so far

This just goes to show that Eddie was right, KERS is a pointless technology in F1 cars, and is a very useless expense, I see KERS only work well enough in, China, Bahrain, and Fuji, Thats it.

Apart from that, its pretty useless by the standings so far

kipi19

And to boot, we ain't even going Fuji Speedway this year!

I don't care for the KERS either but it does add to the strategy of the race. So basically it is there just to challenge the teams while to the layman it looks like F1 is running 'hybrids.' PR and more dramatic racing, hopefully.

Note: Chiggers is a word.XSamFisherX

Eh? Oh yeah and they are hell!

I think its too late for the italians... but i am still gonna say you never know

there are a whole lot of races still to come, and with all the new parts and stuf there gonna get in the upcomming races well maby ferrari can jump a few places up:D

Jenson Button leads the World Championship with 14 points advantage over his teammate with 4 races to go. There are two other contenders too in Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, although their chances are now slim. On average, Button's three title challengers need to out-score him on these averages to take the title from him:

2nd place: Rubens Barrichello - 3.5 points per race: Wins with Button 3rd in the final 4 races will see the Brazilian overthrowing Jenson.

3rd place: Sebastian Vettel - 6.5 points per race: Wins with Button 6th in the final 4 races will see the German overthrowing Jenson.

4th place: Mark Webber - 7.125 points per race: Wins with Button 7th in the final 4 races will see the Australian overthrowing Jenson.

In realistic terms, Mark Webber has no chance of becoming Champion. Jenson only needs to outscore Mark by 2 points in Singapore to eliminate him from the title race. One more race win for Jenson at any point now guarantees Australia will have to wait at least another year.

Vettel - with his fluctuating performances as well as Jenson's - in my opinion right now still appears to be the most likely person to overthrow Jenson. Reasons being when Vettel has scored big in a race recently, Jenson's not quite been there. If Brawn have truly found their pace again, Vettel is another hopeless chance for the title. If Jenson wins in Singapore, Vettel will have to finish 2nd in order to remain in the title fight, otherwise he too will have to wait another year. Vettel surely has to be Germany's 2nd World Champion in F1 though.

Whilst the statistics favour Rubens, the reason I give him less of a chance than Vettel is that in the past three races - when his game has really been on the up, he's only taken 2 points out of Button each race, even though Jens DNF'ed Spa. With an average of 3.5 needed, he's still 1.5 points off what he needs. Rubens cannot be eliminated from the title contention in Singapore, but will need to score at least 4 more points than Jenson in the night race to ensure that the possibility of elimination can't take place in Japan.

3 races to go, and Button extends his lead to 15 points. Here's how the picture unravels now:

2nd place: Rubens Barrichello - 5 points per race: Wins with Button 5th or lower in the remaining races will see Rubens take the title. On the other hand, Barrichello is now in trouble of being dropped out of contention, but the chances still remain slim. Button needs to score 6 more points than Barrichello in Japan to ensure he removes his teammate from the picture.

3rd place: Sebastian Vettel - 8.3 points per race: Wins with Button 8th or lower in the remaining races will see Vettel take the title. Vettel himself needs to outscore Jenson by 6 points in Japan though if he wants to remain in the title picture.

4th place: Mark Webber - Now out of contention after his crash in Singapore.

So neither title was wrapped up in Japan. Here's how both look now:

Constructors Championship:
- Brawn GP need to score half a point in either Brazil or Abu Dhabi to take the title, no matter what Red Bull do.

Drivers Championship:
- Rubens Barrichello needs to outscore Jenson Button by 5 points in Brazil to keep himself in contention. 4 points won't be enough.
- Sebastian Vettel needs to outscore Jenson Button by 7 points in Brazil to keep himself in contention. 6 points won't be enough.

So how could the title be wrapped up in Brazil?

Barrichello wins, Button finishes 3rd or higher
Barrichello 2nd, Button finishes 5th or higher
Barrichello 3rd, Button finishes 7th or higher with Vettel failing to win
Barrichello 4th, Button finishes 8th or higher with Vettel lower than 2nd

If none of these scenarios play out, the title fight will go to Abu Dhabi.

Lewis Hamilton's Brazil podium gives him a remarkable achievement.. he has now been on the podium at every titled F1 Grand Prix he has raced at, in his 3 year F1 career:

2007: Aus, Mal, Bah, Spa, Mon, Can, USA, Fra, GBR, Hun, Ita, ***
2008: Tur, Ger, Eur, Bel, Chn
2009: Brz

The only event missing is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Let's wait and see if he can complete the achievement.

What a race! Truly the drive of a champion, and a great show for all us fans at home!