i'll let you be the judge of that, specially if he dies...
Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.
i'll let you be the judge of that, specially if he dies...
In deep snow, with his son along, probably not warp 3 fast...
Prayers for a good recovery Michael. You’re one of those athletes that seemed indestructible.
We can’t believe the reports either. My goodness so young and such a wonderful driver and man.
Prayers for Michael and family
Formula 1's governing body confirm drivers' numbers Formula 1 drivers have been allocated the race numbers they will use for the rest of their careers.
Governing body the FIA has published the 2014 entry list, revealing the numbers chosen by the drivers.
Under a new rule, drivers picked their preferred choices. If there was a clash, priority went to the driver placed higher in the 2013 championship.
As world champion, Sebastian Vettel has exercised his right to use one in 2014 and has picked five for his career.
Ferrari's double world champion Fernando Alonso is 14, his team-mate the 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen seven, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton 44 and McLaren's Jenson Button 22.
Alonso, who was runner-up to Vettel in 2013, has chosen 14 because he used it during his teenage years in karting and he considers it lucky.
The famously unemotional Raikkonen said he picked seven because "it's the number I already had last year and I saw no reason to change it".
Button asked for 22 because it was the number on his Brawn car when he won his sole world title in 2009.
The rule was introduced so drivers could market their image with one number, as happens in grand prix motorcycle racing and the US-based Nascar stock car series.
Previously, numbers were allocated to teams on the basis of their positions in the preceding year's constructors' championship, with the teams deciding which driver carried which of their two numbers.
After the entry list was published, Marussia officially announced that Englishman Max Chilton will retain his seat for a second season. He is named on the entry list, but without an allocated number.
Caterham have not yet chosen their drivers and their slots are to be confirmed.
The full 2014 F1 entry list is as follows, with the drivers' race number listed first:
1* Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull-Renault
44 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes
6 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes
14 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari
7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
8 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus-Renault
13 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus-Renault
22 Jenson Button (GB) McLaren-Mercedes
20 Kevin Magnussen (Den) McLaren-Mercedes
27 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India-Mercedes
11 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India-Mercedes
99 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari
21 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari
25 Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra) Toro Rosso-Renault
26 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Toro Rosso-Renault
19 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams-Mercedes
77 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams-Mercedes
17 Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia-Ferrari
TBA Max Chilton (GB) Marussia-Ferrari
TBC Caterham-Renault
TBC Caterham-Renault
*Vettel has chosen to carry number one, as is his right as world champion, but has chosen 5 for the duration of his career
So will the Earnhardt fans be pulling for Daniel Ricciardo this year? 20,000 Belgians holding up 3 fingers at Eau Rouge?
LOL!!!! hell, i'm STILL pizzed off they didn't pull it from the NASCAR lineup...
Well the 3 was Childress’ Cup number starting in 1969, long before Dale came along, so hard to quibble with his desire to keep it.
Eveyone had some sentimental reason for their number. Kimi’s sentimental reason was he had 7 last year and saw no reason to change. Gotta love the Iceman.
i know, that's why i'm not ticked at Childress himself
yeah yeah yeah, leave me alone, i KNOW what i'm doing... 8^)
Looking down the list of drivers’ numbers, and watching the snow fly in the air outside my office window, makes me realize that I am SOOOOOO ready for Albert Park...
57days...
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25749464 Bernie Ecclestone: F1 boss bids to buy Nurburgring circuit
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has made an offer to buy the Nurburgring race circuit, according to an interview with two German publications.
The track, which alternates with Hockenheim in hosting the German Grand Prix, is in administration after being burdened with debts equating to around 50 years' profit by local politicians.
The 83-year-old said his move was aimed at keeping a Formula 1 race in Germany.
"We made an offer and we now wait for it to be accepted," he said.
"We believe we can do more than anyone else for the circuit. There could be a decision as early as in the coming weeks," added Ecclestone, in a joint interview with Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche.
An official for the administrators refused to speak directly about Ecclestone's bid, saying: "We do not comment on any specific bidders. But everybody who has an interesting offer is warmly welcome.
"We're in the final stages of the process and want to conclude it in [the first financial quarter], so the new owner(s) can start the season in April."
A German court has yet to decide whether Ecclestone must stand trial on bribery charges related to a $44m (£28m)payment to a German banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky. Gribkowsky was jailed for more than eight years in 2012 for offences including tax evasion and bribery.
As noxious as ole Bernie is, I must say I grudgingly admire a guy who is almost 20 yrs older than I am and doing all these deals 24/7/365 worldwide.
What effect, if any, would this have on the fate of the Nordschleife? I frankly don’t care about the new circuit unless saving it also saves the real ‘ring.
i have no doubt that if you had his money, you would do a better job...
good question... and i agree, save the ring
that, and knowing she is simply there for the money...
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