FIA Formula One World Championship – Entry List

FIA Formula One World Championship – Entry List

No.	Driver	Team	Constructor
1	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren Mercedes
2	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren Mercedes
3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Grand Prix	Mercedes Benz GP
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Grand Prix	Mercedes Benz GP
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing Renault
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing Renault
7	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari
8	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari
9	Rubens Barrichello	AT&T Williams	Williams Cosworth
10	Nico Hülkenberg	AT&T Williams	Williams Cosworth
11	Robert Kubica	Renault F1 Team	Renault
12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault F1 Team	Renault
14	Adrian Sutil	Force India F1 Team	Force India Mercedes
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India F1 Team	Force India Mercedes
16	Sébastien Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	STR Ferrari
17	Jaime Alguersuari	Scuderia Toro Rosso	STR Ferrari
18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus F1 Racing	Lotus Cosworth
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus F1 Racing	Lotus Cosworth
20	TBA	HRT F1 Team	HRT Cosworth
21	Bruno Senna	HRT F1 Team	HRT Cosworth
22	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber Ferrari
23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber Ferrari
24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	Virgin Cosworth
25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	Virgin Cosworth

Note: The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in 2010.

Facing Things Head On

Sébastien Buemi awaits permission to leave the garage during testing in Jerez this week. The Toro Rosso suffered hydraulic problems, which halted some of their running. Massa also spent a lot of time in the garage with reliability niggles. Rubens Barrichello posted the fastest time of the day.

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Cool Runnings

Sébastien Buemi takes his Toro Rosso on an early morning lap of the Jerez circuit during Winter testing. Rain is expected to disrupt the weeks running, although skies did clear briefly on Wednesday afternoon.

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13-Feb-10: Hamilton Finishes Jerez Test on Top

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Welcome to an extra F1 Minute for the 13th February 2010, all about testing.

The final day concluded an hour or so ago, with the teams ready to wave goodbye to Jerez until next week. Hamilton topped the timesheets with a 1:19.5, which occured after the morning rain had cleared up. Sutil was second for Force India, and Barrichello was third for Williams. Virgin Racing had a much better day than they have all week, with di Grassi completing 63 laps and finishing about three seconds off the pace, rather than the ten seconds they were yesterday. More importantly, they weren’t last, as Alguersuari was tenth for Toro Rosso.

Schumacher caused a red flag after running out of fuel – on purpose – and Massa did something similar, also managing to complete two full race distances. Massa ended up seventh, Schumacher fifth, with Vettel between them. Following a successful test, Sutil said: “It’s early days, but I’ve never had such a good feeling before the season. That’s why I’m looking forward to the race.”

That’s all for now, I will be back on Monday for another F1 Minute.

10-Feb-10: Rosberg Leads a Wet First Day in Jerez

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Welcome to F1 Minute for the 10th February 2010.

The second test of 2010 got underway today, although there wasn’t an enormous amount of action to keep track of. The first hour was clear of rain, with Rosberg posting the fastest time for Mercedes, just ahead of Buemi in the Toro Rosso. Then the weather turned, and no one could beat Nico’s time. Also of note, though, Hulkenberg was third, completing the most laps – 118. Glock only ran 5 laps for Virgin Racing, which was a suspiciously low amount for the car’s first outing.

Elsewhere, you may have heard rumours recently, talking about the fact that teams would be given a three race allowance to miss events, mostly aimed at the new teams in case they aren’t ready for the season. However, the FIA have moved to clear this up, issuing a statement saying: “From a sporting and regulatory point of view, each team that has registered for the championship is obliged to take part in every event of the season.”

That’s all for today, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.

No Bull For Buemi

Sebastien Buemi steers the STR5 round the Ricardo Tormo circuit during the first pre-season test. The Toro Rosso is the first to be built by the team and not given to them by Red Bull, and although it suffered some reliability issues yesterday, the car was up to scratch (if not speed) today, and completed over 100 laps. Buemi ended the day two seconds off Massa, who posted the fastest time.

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02-Feb-10: Ferrari Continue to Lead in Valencia

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Welcome to F1 Minute for the 2nd February 2010.

For the second day in a row, Felipe Massa posted the fastest time in testing at Valencia. Sauber put in an impressive performance with Kobayashi second, and Hamilton was third in the McLaren. Renault were much improved on their previous day’s running, fourth instead of last. Toro Rosso were last, but at least worked out their reliability niggles and completed 107 laps. In fact, all the teams averaged 100 laps making it a good day’s work by all.

Elsewhere, it’s been a busy day, as Paul di Resta was officially confirmed as the Force India reserve driver. The teams approved yet another change on the points system to make a win worth 25 and second place worth 18, plus they agreed changes to tyre strategies that sees a driver have to start the race with the same rubber he qualifies on.

Finally, not quite F1 team Stefan GP have said they are testing a car in Portimao soon and they are going to turn up to Bahrain with all their equipment, despite not having an entry… yet.

That’s all for now, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.

01-Feb-10: 2010 Testing Gets Underway with Massa on Top

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This is F1 Minute for the 1st February 2010.

The first day of 2010 testing got underway today, but before we get to that, there were two more launches over the weekend, plus one today. Sauber and Renault revealed their new cars at the Valencia circuit yesterday, with Renault dominating most of the headlines for their striking yellow and black livery, and Sauber generating a bit of concern over their lack of livery and sponsors. Toro Rosso launched today with their first car designed in-house. It’s very similar to last year’s but has more red on the nose, presumably to help distinguish from the Red Bull.

So, on to testing, and Massa ended the day on top for Ferrari, but all eyes were on Rosberg in the morning for Mercedes, and Schumacher who took over in the afternoon. Michael was half a second faster than Nico, and when the press asked former teammate Rubens Barrichello on any words of advice for Rosberg, he said: “Yea, get out of there.” Toro Rosso suffered reliability issues, and Renault finished last by quite a way, so all eyes are on tomorrow. I’ll be back then, with another F1 Minute.

22-Jan-10: Alguersuari Confirmed at Toro Rosso for 2010

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This is F1 Minute and it’s the 22nd January 2010.

Toro Rosso have finally confirmed that Buemi’s teammate for this year will be Jaime Alguersuari. He always claimed he would be there this year and he had a contract to that effect, but he was missed off the FIA entry list, to much confusion. Clearly, there was some kind of delay, but it’s all sorted now and the Toro Rosso line up is complete. That leaves just four seats available for the 2010 season.

Elsewhere, McLaren have announced they will be live streaming the launch of their new car on the 29th January, as it is unveiled at the Vodafone headquarters in Newbury. The launch and the following press conferences will all appear on the website and it all gets underway at 11 o’clock UK time.

Finally, Autosport is reporting that Alan Donnelly will have no role in F1 this year. He used to be a permanent adviser to the stewards, but now that system has been shuffled, he has been moved to a non-motorsport role.

That’s all for today, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.

07-Jan-10: Lotus Ready to Test for the Mid-Field

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Welcome to F1 Minute, it’s the 7th January 2010.

Autosport is reporting that Lotus are pretty sure they will be on track at the second pre-season test in Jerez in the middle of February, and they’ll take part in the following Barcelona test as well – the last outing before the season gets underway in Bahrain. CTO Mike Gascoyne is happy with how their plans are shaping up, particularly as they are doing better than anticipated, he says: “Being a week ahead of schedule is pretty good considering it is modern F1. To get an entry on September 12 and to be there in good shape is not a bad effort.”

He is sure that picking up experienced drivers like Kovalainen and Trulli will propel Lotus to the mid-field, saying: “…with eight cars going out in Q1, you’ve only got to pick up one or two stragglers to get both cars into Q2 – and immediately you are a midfield team.” He specifically mentions wanting to beat Force India, Toro Rosso and maybe Sauber as well.

That’s all for now, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.

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