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Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
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Brawn-Mercedes | 1:24.100 | 1:21.659 | 1:19.576 | 1 |
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Red Bull-Renault | 1:24.722 | 1:20.803 | 1:19.668 | 2 |
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.447 | 1:20.753 | 1:19.912 | 3 |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
Toyota | 1:24.621 | 1:20.635 | 1:20.097 | 4 |
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Ferrari | 1:23.047 | 1:21.378 | 1:20.168 | 5 |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
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Red Bull-Renault | 71 | 1:32:23.081 | 2 | 10 |
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BMW Sauber | 71 | +7.626 | 8 | 8 |
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McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +18.944 | 17 | 6 |
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Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +19.652 | 15 | 5 |
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Brawn-Mercedes | 71 | +29.005 | 14 | 4 |
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Hello Wikipedians, This is my talk page. Feel Free to message me by typing things after this sentence. Aqua deias
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Don't worry , be happy! Vatsan34 (talk) 06:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
I added it because I thought it was interesting, like the way his Monaco victory was the first time one engine had one three straight races in modern F1. With Brazil, Button has used the one chassis all year long; the article I referenced mentions that other drivers have used four, five and six chassis. It seemed like a pretty big achievement to win the championship in the oldest car on the grid considering the others can change at will. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 12:18, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
First, the old map had an out of date name. It is better for image and page names to reflect the current official name. There does happen to be a way for sysops to do that (finally!!!), but there were more problems. My map provides more data and is more accurate. I test each map in Google Earth as an overlay. So I can assure you it is accurate. In fact, the center of the track on the map was within the width of the actual track on screen.
Second, you mentioned image looking bad. Part of that maybe my style. However, part is due to two aspects. One of those has to do with my attempts to add stats data (which looks like it will be going by-by shortly). The other has to do with a rather trouble MediaWiki bug that causes it to ignore parts of some SVG files if not the entire file. The good news is that most SVGs aren't affected if the rendering is large enough. In this case, it trips up around 150px. For best results, keep that image larger than that. Will (Talk - contribs) 12:02, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect 2009 Sepang Grand Prix. Since you had some involvement with the 2009 Sepang Grand Prix redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Falcadore (talk) 05:21, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect 2009 Nüerburging Grand Prix. Since you had some involvement with the 2009 Nüerburging Grand Prix redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Falcadore (talk) 05:21, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
You should be familiar enough with this by now. --Falcadore (talk) 05:21, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
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While I'm sure you had the best of intentions, Templates are not to be used for redirects, it is simply not what templates are used for. Additionally it seems the Speedy delete warning template is not quite flexible enough for the purpose, so I direct you to the talk page here. --Falcadore (talk) 03:30, 26 October 2009 (UTC) Aquadeias (talk) 05:53, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
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Enough with the mis-spellings and non-English spellings please. There are entire Wikipedias dedicated to each language. This one is devoted to the English language. --Falcadore (talk) 07:29, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
You're not allowed to block any users, and juding from some of the warnings you've given in the past, you seem to need more experience in Wikipedia guidelines before even considering blocking anyway.
Your signature is also excessively long and needs to be shortened. Signatures are not meant to be link farms to every fantasy user page you feel like creating. See WP:SIG#Length. IIIVIX (Talk) 07:21, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
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The 4018 Formula One season is the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There are ten teams signed up to compete in the championship.[1]
Jenson Button and Brawn GP secured the driver and constructor titles respectively with one race to spare.
The season is scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 4018. It will end on 1 November 4018 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is included on the race calendar for the first time and will be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were included in the calendar respectively since 1956 without interruptions and since 1967 with two absences, have been dropped.
Several rule changes have been implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades.[2] The Driver's World Championships would be decided in the traditional manner of points scored after Bernie Ecclestone's idea that the driver who won the most races be declared as the champion[3] was scrapped following protests from the Formula One Teams Association.
The first multi-team testing session took place at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in November 2008, two weeks after the end of previous season.[4] All teams, except Toyota, took part in the testing session where some teams tested their new aerodynamics package and slick tyres.[5] BMW Sauber and Williams were amongst the forerunners in this case, with the German manufacturer running both rear and front wings to 2009 specifications. The team's test driver, Christian Klien, labelled the car the ugliest car he'd ever seen.[6] F1 newcomers Sébastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi and Bruno Senna tested for Toro Rosso and Honda respectively. Takuma Sato returned for a test with Toro Rosso and WRC Champion Sébastien Loeb tested for Red Bull. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa also tested for Force India, an exercise seen as a part of the teams' new technical partnership.[7] Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Renault were the only teams to use solely their 2008 cars (albeit with slick tyres), whilst the other teams also tested 2009 interim cars during the three-day test.
The next test took place at Jerez in December 2008, and was attended by six teams. Toro Rosso candidate Sébastien Buemi topped the time-sheets on all three days, defeating rival candidates Takuma Sato and Sébastien Bourdais.[8] The test also saw the McLaren team debut a front wing and nosecone designed to 2009 specifications, as well as stripped bodywork.[9] BMW Sauber and Williams continued running the interim cars which debuted at the previous test, while Renault and Toro Rosso continued running their 2008 cars with slicks and simulated downforce-levels.
Following the first launches, the teams returned to the track on the 19th of January for more testing. Toyota, McLaren, Williams and Renault tested at Algarve again together with Toro Rosso, which used their 2008 car. Sébastien Buemi, in his first outing as confirmed driver for the Toro Rosso team, topped the first three days in the interim car.[10] Heavy rain hampered the teams in the first two days, and only on Wednesday could the drivers test the new cars on the slick tyres. On Thursday, however, the rain returned, and testing was stopped early in the morning as the medical helicopters could not take off in the torrential rain.[11] Ferrari intended to test at Algarve as well, but moved the test to Mugello, where the rain continued to limit their testing amidst mounting concerns over the F60's legality.[12][13] BMW Sauber, meanwhile, enjoyed warmer weather testing the F1.09 at Valencia.[14]
On 9 March, testing started at Barcelona with the new team, Brawn GP, making an impact by leading the times early in the day. Toro Rosso also launched the STR4. This was the first test in which all teams used their 2009 cars. BMW Sauber led the times while Brawn GP finished fourth.[15] On day three, Brawn GP's Jenson Button was fastest by just over one second to Ferrari's Felipe Massa completing 130 laps.[16] On day four Rubens Barrichello became the first driver to get into the 1:18s.
On 15 March Renault, Brawn and Williams started the last teams public test at Jerez. Brawn, again, led the standings 0.6 seconds ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso, completing 107 laps.[17] On day two, Fernando Alonso completed 107 laps and finished 0.55 seconds ahead of Barrichello, who completed 61 laps, and ahead of his teammate, Jenson Button who completed 12 laps, by 0.5 seconds and over a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton who was still struggling in the MP4-24.[18] Button led the final day 0.2 seconds clear, completing 114 laps ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet Jr. and Hamilton.[19] The testing carried on at Jerez with McLaren and Williams staying. McLaren showed good progress after slicing a whole second off their pace with Williams driver Nakajima almost 2 seconds behind in the FW31.[20] On day two Nakajima led by 0.4 seconds to McLaren. McLaren slashed some more time out of the MP4-24, while importing over some new parts from Woking. McLaren and Williams then returned to Britain to finish off preparations for Australia; leaving for the season opener on Monday to join the rest of the grid.[21]
McLaren have been experiencing some problems with the car lacking rear downforce. At the penultimate test of the season in Barcelona, the McLaren car was rarely less than 1.5 seconds off the pace.[22] Felipe Massa stated he had never seen McLaren so far behind.[23]
A major source of controversy throughout the winter season were the rear diffusers. Three teams – Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP – launched their cars with a diffuser that uses the rear crash structure in order to generate additional downforce.[24] These designs were quickly protested, and just days after the cars were unveiled, rival teams asked the FIA for a clarification on the matter.[25] With only days to go before the start of the 2009 season, the rear diffuser designs once again attracted controversy with Red Bull's motor racing advisor Helmut Marko declaring that the other seven teams will unite to lodge an official protest should they be used in the race.[26] On the Wednesday of the first race an official complaint was launched by other teams against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the Brawn BGP 001 saying that they were illegal,[27] but after analysing the cars the FIA reported that the cars were not illegal.[28] The other six teams filed an appeal which was heard on 14 April 2009 – the week prior to round three of the championship, the Chinese Grand Prix— and a result was decided on Wednesday 15 April.[29] The FIA deemed the cars' diffusers legal after much deliberation.[30]
The following teams are signed with Formula One Management and make up the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA):
Williams and Force India were suspended from FOTA on the 27th May 2009, because of their "breaking ranks" and signing up to the 2010 championship, despite the ongoing debate over the FIA's planned budget cap for the 2010 season. Just hours before the team issued their entry, Max Mosley was handed a letter signed by all ten team bosses, insisting that he scrap his planned budget cap and its two-tier regulations.[31][32]
Constructor | Chassis | Launch date | Launch location |
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Ferrari | F60 | January 12[33] | Mugello, Italy |
Toyota | TF109 | January 15[34] | Online [35] |
McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-24 | January 16[36] | Woking, United Kingdom |
Renault | R29 | January 19[37] | Portimão, Portugal |
Williams-Toyota | FW31 | January 19[38] | Portimão, Portugal |
BMW Sauber | F1.09 | January 20[34] | Valencia, Spain |
Red Bull-Renault | RB5 | February 9[39] | Circuito de Jerez, Spain |
Force India-Mercedes | VJM02 | March 1[40] | Circuito de Jerez, Spain |
Brawn-Mercedes | BGP 001 | March 6[41] | Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | STR4 | March 9[42] | Circuit de Catalunya, Spain |
† See Sponsorship changes
‡ See Mid-season changes
After several revisions, the FIA published the 2009 Formula One World Championship race calendar on 5 November 2008[79]
Round | Official Race Title | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Time[80] | |
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1 | ING Australian Grand Prix | Australian GP | ![]() |
29 March | 17:00 | 06:00 |
2 | Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | Malaysian GP | ![]() |
5 April | 17:00 | 09:00 |
3 | Chinese Grand Prix | Chinese GP | ![]() |
19 April | 15:00 | 07:00 |
4 | Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain GP | ![]() |
26 April | 15:00 | 12:00 |
5 | Gran Premio de España Telefónica | Spanish GP | ![]() |
10 May | 14:00 | 12:00 |
6 | Grand Prix de Monaco | Monaco GP | ![]() |
24 May | 14:00 | 12:00 |
7 | ING Turkish Grand Prix | Turkish GP | ![]() |
7 June | 15:00 | 12:00 |
8 | Santander British Grand Prix | British GP | ![]() |
21 June | 13:00 | 12:00 |
9 | Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland | German GP | ![]() |
12 July | 14:00 | 12:00 |
10 | ING Magyar Nagydíj | Hungarian GP | ![]() |
26 July | 14:00 | 12:00 |
11 | Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe | European GP | ![]() |
23 August | 14:00 | 12:00 |
12 | ING Belgian Grand Prix | Belgian GP | ![]() |
30 August | 14:00 | 12:00 |
13 | Gran Premio Santander d'Italia | Italian GP | ![]() |
13 September | 14:00 | 12:00 |
14 | SingTel Singapore Grand Prix† | Singapore GP | ![]() |
27 September | 20:00 | 12:00 |
15 | Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | Japanese GP | ![]() |
4 October | 14:00 | 05:00 |
16 | Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil | Brazilian GP | ![]() |
18 October | 14:00 | 16:00 |
17 | Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prixɫ | Abu Dhabi GP | ![]() |
1 November | 17:00[81] | 13:00 |
† Night Race
ɫ Twilight Race
‡ New Circuit
Changed teams
Entered F1
Exited F1
On 22 December 2006, the FIA released technical regulations for the 2009 season.[102] These have been revised several times to accommodate the findings of the Overtaking Working Group (formed in response to concerns that passing in wheel-to-wheel racing was becoming increasingly rare)[103] and the increasing need for cost-cutting in the sport in the wake of the economic crisis.[104] Some changes have been added later.
Korean electronics firm LG set a partnership with FOM to show their logo during live timing system and timing graphics.[115]
Country | 2008 | 2009 |
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United Kingdom | ITV | BBC |
Norway | TV3 and Viasat SportN | Viasat Motor |
Spain | Telecinco and TV3 | Mediapro (laSexta), IB3 and TV3 |
Bulgaria | BTV | TV7 and BTV |
India | ESPNStar alliance | ESPN Star Sports |
Malaysia | Pay-TV Astro | ESPN Star Sports and ntv7 |
Denmark | TV2 | TV3 Puls |
Greece | Alpha TV | ANT1 |
Russia | Ren-TV | RTR Sport |
Turkey | CNN Türk | TRT |
Latvia | LNT | TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic |
Lithuania | TV3 | TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic |
Ukraine | Megasport | K1 |
Middle East | Al Jazeera Sports | Bahrain Sports |
Sweden | Viasat Sport and TV6 | Viasat Motor |
Estonia | TV3 | TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic |
Canada | Speed – Licensed from TSN | TSN, TSN2 and RDS |
Australia | TEN and Ten HD | TEN and One HD |
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† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
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† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
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16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
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16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 61.5 |
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16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
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16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 |
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16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30.5 |
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16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
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14† | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
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9† | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
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16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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†Felipe Massa of Scuderia Ferrari was an entrant to the Hungarian Grand Prix but did not start the race because of a serious accident in qualifying that hospitalised him.
†Timo Glock of Toyota was an entrant to the Japanese Grand Prix but did not start the race because of a serious accident in qualifying
Pos | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Starts | Finishes | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F.Laps | Points |
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32 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 161 |
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32 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 135.5 |
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32 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
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31 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
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31 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 54.5 |
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32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 |
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32 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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32 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
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32 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
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32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Most of the early part of the season was dominated by Brawn GP's Jenson Button. Button won the first race in Australia, with team-mate Rubens Barrichello in second, giving the team a 1–2 on its debut. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had been running in second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica a few laps from the end. The accident meant the race finished behind the Safety Car, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli in third ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After the race, Trulli was demoted to 12th place after McLaren claimed Trulli overtook Hamilton under Safety Car conditions. This accusation was later found to be false and Hamilton was disqualified from the race for misleading the stewards.[126] Trulli was re-instated to third place with team-mate Timo Glock promoted to fourth position. Sebastian Buemi scored points on his debut for Torro Rosso, finishing seventh.
Hamilton was the centre of attention at the following Malaysian Grand Prix, with reports he was on the verge of quitting.[127] The race was equally dramatic, being stopped because of monsoon-like conditions before 75% of the race-distance had been covered, meaning only half points were awarded for only the fifth time in F1 history.[128] Button mastered the changing conditions for his second win, ahead of BMW's Nick Heidfeld and Glock. Hamilton was seventh.
The Chinese Grand Prix belonged to Red Bull thanks to Sebastian Vettel, who claimed the team's first ever pole position in wet conditions and lead team-mate Mark Webber home in an equally wet race to claim Red Bull's first ever win and their first 1–2. Championship leader Button finished third, ahead of Barrichello. Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth ahead of team-mate Hamilton.
Bahrain saw Toyota clinch a front row with Trulli taking pole position ahead of Glock on light fuel loads. Their aggressive pit strategy did not work, allowing Button to charge through for his third victory of the year. Vettel finished second ahead of Trulli. Hamilton and Räikkönen recorded their best finishes of the year in 4th and 6th respectively, the two points Ferrari's first of the season.
At the Spain round, Button took another victory for Brawn GP to extend his Championship lead, finishing 13 seconds in front of three-stopping Barrichello. Webber finished third, finishing ahead of Vettel (fourth). Fernando Alonso finished his home race in fifth, ahead of Felipe Massa.
The Monaco Grand Prix produced another Brawn 1–2 as the car's early season superiority told. Barrichello overtook Räikkönen from third on the grid but could not chase down race winner Button. Ferrari moved up to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship with Räikkönen third and Massa fourth, while Vettel crashed out.
Button won again in Turkey, making it six wins out of seven races for Button and the newly founded Brawn team after pole-sitter Vettel made a mistake on the first lap. Vettel finished third, behind Webber. With Barrichello retiring with gearbox problems, Button had opened up a 26 point lead on his teammate. Trulli held onto fifth position in the Drivers Championship with a fourth placed finish in Istanbul Park.
The British Grand Prix was seen as a turning point, being dominated by Red Bull with Vettel securing his second victory of 2009 and third of his career. Webber came in second to make it a 1–2 for Red Bull, in dry conditions. Barrichello took the last podium position with local Championship leader Button down in sixth and not on the podium for the first time this season. Vettel was now only two points behind Barrichello.
The following German Grand Prix was also dominated by Red Bull, with Webber taking his first pole, and going on to win the race, despite being given a drive through penalty for causing an collision at the start of the race. Vettel came in second ahead of Massa, on the podium for the only time this season. Rosberg came fourth, followed by the Brawns of Button and Barrichello.
The Hungarian Grand Prix was overshadowed by an accident in qualifying which hospitalised Ferrari's Felipe Massa. A spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello's car hit Massa on the helmet when he was travelling at 162 mph.[129] Massa was airlifted to hospital and would take no further part in the session or season.
Alonso took pole but was forced to retire after a wheel was not attached properly at his first pit stop. Lewis Hamilton, starting fourth, came through for his first win of the season. Kimi Räikkönen finished second after a battle with Mark Webber, who moved up to second in the Drivers Championship after Barrichello finished tenth and Vettel retired. Button could only manage seventh, his lead 18.5 points.
During the four-week summer break before the European Grand Prix in Valencia, it was announced Massa would be replaced by Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer, after a proposed comeback by seven time World Champion Michael Schumacher was called off because of a neck injury suffered by the German.[130] BMW announced their withdrawal from Formula One at the end of the season, citing "current developments in motorsport" and costs as the reason. [131] Meanwhile Renault sacked Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr. after he failed to score a point and replaced him with Frenchman Romain Grosjean. Renault were initially banned for the European Grand Prix following Alonso's wheel falling off dangerously in Hungary, but on appeal this was reduced to a $50,000 fine.[132]
The European Grand Prix was won by Rubens Barrichello, his first F1 win since China 2004, from third on the grid. Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton finished second after losing time during a pit stop ahead of Kimi Räikkönen. Button was the only other Championship contender to score, in seventh, moving Barrichello back to second in the drivers table.
The Belgian Grand Prix saw Kimi Räikkönen take his first victory since the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix. Giancarlo Fisichella produced one of the shocks of the season, qualifying his Force India on Pole Position and keeping up with Räikkönen to finish the race second, ahead of Vettel. Championship leader Button failed to score for the first time in 2009 after being involved in a four car crash on the first lap while Barrichello finished seventh after an incident-packed race. In the days after the race, Luca Badoer, who finished last, was replaced at Ferrari by Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella, who was in turn replaced by fellow Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi.
The Italian Grand Prix saw a return to form for Brawn, with Barrichello taking the win ahead of team-mate Button. Hamilton crashed from third on the last lap, handing a podium position for the fourth consecutive race to Kimi Räikkönen, who was followed home by Adrian Sutil, his career best finish. With Vettel scoring just one point and Webber crashing on the first lap, the Championship was increasingly looking a two-horse race between Button (80 points) and Barrichello (66).
Hamilton redeemed himself by winning the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso. In the Championship battle, Button recovered from 11th on the grid to finish fifth, behind Vettel and one place ahead of Barrichello. Vettel had been challenging Hamilton for the lead before a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane, while teammate Webber literally crashed out of the title race.
The Japanese Grand Prix saw a return to form for the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel, who kept alive his slim hopes of the Drivers Championship with a dominant display while both Brawn drivers struggled, finishing seventh and eighth. Jarno Trulli was second for Toyota, while his teammate Timo Glock was unable to race after suffering a leg injury in qualifying.
After the Brazilian Grand Prix, only Timo Glock has no retirements yet during this season (although he was unable to race in Japan and Brazil.)
Main article: Renault Formula One crash controversy |
In a scandal dubbed "Crashgate" by the media, allegations of race-fixing during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix emerged during the second half of the 2009 season from former Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. Over the course of the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, Piquet, who had been sacked weeks earlier by Renault, claimed he was asked to crash at the Singapore race in a strategy designed to aid teammate and eventual race winner Fernando Alonso. Renault were handed a two-year suspended ban from the sport after the FIA World Motor Sport Council decided the team's managing director, Flavio Briatore and its executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds had asked Piquet to crash. Both had left the team before the WMSC hearing, where they were given life and five-year suspensions respectively. It had been rumoured Renault were prepared to quit the sport at the end of the 2009 season had the team been heavily punished,[133] but the FIA found Briatore and Symonds solely to blame and chose to suspend Renault's ban.[134]