Podcast #132 ~ 2009 Season Reflections
November 10, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under Parc Fermé, Podcast, Top Story
Join Steve, Andy and I for a reflective look at the 2009 season. What were our initial impressions of the season that saw Brawn GP and Jenson Button talk all? You’ll have to listen to find out.
We cover:
The season as a reflection
F1 news including Toyota, bridgestone
Google pays Rubens
Ferrari offer scathing remark
Todt=fail on first official business
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About Ferrari Car – Badoer – Fisichella.
What everyone missed is Ferrari was KERS equipped car and hence braking was fundamentally different. Kimi and Massa drove that car from winter testing and hence the wide chasm in performance.
If Ferrari KERS system was plug-n-play like say BMW (who unplugged KERS for Kubica), Things would have been different when Fisi stepped in that car.
There was talk that Fisi was testing 2010 parts on his car in last races, if this was the case, I wonder why did they not take off the KERS unit off his car, anyways they will not be using KERS in 2010.
@SJSkid – Well @least Ferrari backed Kimi’s campaign compare his campaign after Ferrari made Alonso announcement to that of McLaren in 2006 (after they had signed incidentally Alonso), McLaren did everything to make their drivers look bad by not supporting both Kimi/JPM. Kimi was just lucky then that Luca Di McXXX had signed Kimi to break Schumi-Todt-Brawn Trinity
@ Frantic – From one Williams Fan to another, you are true about Nico. He rested on his laurels of first race show in 2006. And my heart goes out to Kaz, the team cost him points this year 2-3 times
Oh, my friend runs Continentals on his Mini.
J0J0 – you beat me to this Maybe SJK is using Cooper…
Toyota Sponsors – SJ Toyota Sponsors are essentially Toyota group of companies or associated with Toyota. Just like Most of F1F1 Sponsors are part of Vijay Mallya’s Business Interests. Only one sponsor on that car is Adrians Sutil’s personal sponsor
So what tires are you running on the Mini, SJ?
Toyo proxes4.
My favorite tyres to run on my minis (original) were Dunlop or Goodyear.
That is sent from my phone so apologies for the curtness
Hi guys,
I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for this latest, great, podcast. I’ve only recently discovered formula1blog.com so I’m avidly listening to past episodes – I litened to number 125 this afternoon and it was very enlightening!
But I digress, 132 was a bit of an epic one but it was perfect – for some unknown reason at about 1am I decided I needed to clean out, re-arrange, organise and tidy my shoddy rent-a-room and your disection of this past season has kept me going – in fact it was absolutely the perfect length! It’s just ended and I’m finishing up :) it’s 3am with me now so I have to resist the urge to listen to yet more F1 stuff and actually go to bed, but I’ll be back.
cheers
Em
The problem is a 2 hour episode isn’t that uncommon. I like the long ones though. Give me 8 hours and I will be happy.
I listened through it twice raking leaves this last week, as well as listening to Fringe #6 and those great interviews with Allan McNish. Neighbors must have been worried that I was walking around grumbling about Toyota quitting F1. Dang, and I thought I was going to be able to not talk about it. Sniff, sniff.
Almost forgot – welcome to the site, Emma!
I second that! Welcome Emma.
@ Frantic, Negative Camber, & SJ – Thanks for your kind words. I’m really sorry to see Toyota leaving F1, just like I was when they left WRC. It’s hard to be an enthusiast for any length of time when your team throws in the towel. Pick a series and stick with it! I understand the decision, but I don’t have to like it.
I have to say that it will always remain a story of what could have been. With someone besides Trulli behind the wheel, there was potential for better things. Kobe was a bit of a breath of fresh air as were the string of 2nd place finishes, but it was just not enough as long as Toyota had to preserve it’s core business to survive. Too bad it would probably save them cash and be more enjoyable for fans to just race rather than defend themselves in the lawsuits that will surely follow.
I agree. I really hoped they stayed in. They could use the PR and brand equity that F1 brings. BMW also pierced my heart and I am not even a BMW fanatic…Audi to be honest. :)