11/23/2009

Michael Schumacher To Mercedes GP?

A lot is happening in F1 right now, specially with the new Mercedes GP team. They have hired Nico Rosberg who is a German native who was a Williams driver this season. There is some speculation about who will take the other seat. Michael Schumacher is the number one candidate to take it, but first They will have to convince him to come out of retirement. Nick Heidfeld is another choice. He drove for BMW Sauber this season, and he is also German. Kimi Raikkonen who drove for Ferrari is a third possibility but It all depends if the team wants a German duo.

Jenson Button, and Rubens Barrichello left the Brawn-Mercedes team (Now Mercedes GP). Jenson went to McLaren to join Lewis Hamilton to form an all British lineup. Rubens went to Williams. Fernando Alonso moved from Renault to Ferrari to replace Kimi Raikkonen. As you can see there is a lot going on these days in F1.

Picture courtesy of http://www.topgear.com/


11/16/2009

Surprise! Welcome Mercedes GP!


The Brawn-Mercedes success story continues. Mercedes-Benz has bought Brawn-Mercedes (Brawn GP). The team will now be Known as Mercedes GP with Ross Brawn remaining as team principal. The drivers for next year´s F1 season are not known yet.

11/10/2009

Fastest Car Ever On BBC TopGear's Track

There is a very popular and high quality show on BBC called TopGear; Its presenters are Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May known as captain slow, and The Stig who is an unknown excellent car tester (nobody knows his secret identity). This is one of the best car shows that I have seen, and you can watch it on BBC. Its website is www.topgear.com.

They have a test track (TopGear Track) where The Stig tests all kind of cars, and they keep a record of the fastest cars. This is a video of the fastest car on the TopGear Track, as you can imagine It had to be a F1 car. Enjoy the video.

11/02/2009

Jenson Button's 2009 F1 Season And Moves For 2010

The F1 season finished this year with an spectacular last lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was a good fight between World Champion Jenson Button and Mark Webber. Jenson finished third behind the Red Bull driver. The standings for this F1 season are as Follows:
Image courtesy of http://www.brawngp.com/


Driver Standings
1. Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 95 Points
2. Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 84 Points
3. Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 77 Points
Team Standings
1. Brawn-Mercedes 172 Points
2. RBR-Renault 153.5 Points
3. McLaren-Mercedes 71 Points
Some notes about Jenson Button:
He was born in United Kingdom on January 19 1980. In 2000 He Makes his Formula One debut with Williams and Scores 12 points to finish eighth in the standings. In 2002 Button enjoys a successful season taking seventh in the drivers' championship with Renault. In 2003 He moves to BAR and joins Jacques Villeneuve. In 2004 He scores in every race he finishes, with ten podium placings. In 2009 Honda (former BAR) was bought by Ross Brawn and renamed Brawn-Mercedes. The team continued with its two drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. Jenson Button and the Brawn-Mercedes team became the F1 World Champions.
Now We have to wait until next year, and see what happens. Rubens Barrichello is taking a Williams driving spot, and it looks like Jenson Button is going to stay at Brawn-Mercedes. Fernando Alonso is going to Ferrari joining Felipe Massa. Best of lucks to all F1 drivers for next season.

Image courtesy of http://www.brawngp.com/
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