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HAMILTON SWITCHES TO BRAWN GP! :O
In a surprise statement issued shortly after midnight on this date, the highly competitive Brawn GP team shocked the F1 community by announcing that Lewis Hamilton is switching to the Brackley-based outfit for the remainder of the 2009 season.
The reigning World Champion will therefore leave the McLaren Mercedes team with immediate effect, and will be wearing the Brawn operation’s white overalls at this week-end’s Malaysian Grand Prix.
“It was a logical decision to make when considering the situation both our teams are facing at present,” Ross Brawn stated. “Everyone is very confident in regards to our potential in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships.”
It seems that Brawn GP’s current budget, combined with the lack of performance provided by McLaren’s new single-seater, provoked an important brainstorming session within the Mercedes camp which ultimately resulted in pushing the daring plan forward and putting the best chances on their side.
“You have to look at the numbers,” explained Norbert Haug, VP of Mercedes-Benz Motorsports. “By switching Lewis and part of our budget to Brawn – which is already Mercedes-powered – statistically we can manage to win both championships this season.”
“I know there’s only been one race so far this year,” Haug admitted, “but it adds up.
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“This is really a wonderful gesture,” said a smiling Hamilton. “This is the best way for me to help my regular team move forward. With the spotlight on me at Brawn while I win all these races, McLaren don’t have to worry about having a World Champion aboard and all that pressure.”
“Really,” he added, “I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of this myself!”
Ron Dennis, Martin Whitmarsh and Anthony Hamilton issued a joint statement which reads: “We have raised this child to be a World Champion again and again (…) this is a bold step in preserving that goal.”
The situation means that either Jenson Button or Rubens Barrichello will have to move aside to make place for Hamilton. The decision regarding who will sit in the vacated McLaren car has not yet been made, but the news was obviously badly received.
“I think not,” said Button. “You see, I’m spotted to be the next Brit F1 star.”
Reached by phone, Barrichello’s response was more direct: “I told them I was through with making way for champions!”
It is unknown at present if the changes announced today will affect the Brawn team’s expected title sponsorship with the Virgin empire, but it has been reported that a portion of the money previously tagged for F1 will now be used to purchase a fleet of small fishing vessels off the coast of Newfoundland.
Dan B. Fish
© CAPSIS International[quote=RawFlesh]http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090401093727.shtml
HAMILTON SWITCHES TO BRAWN GP! :O
In a surprise statement issued shortly after midnight on this date, the highly competitive Brawn GP team shocked the F1 community by announcing that Lewis Hamilton is switching to the Brackley-based outfit for the remainder of the 2009 season.
The reigning World Champion will therefore leave the McLaren Mercedes team with immediate effect, and will be wearing the Brawn operation’s white overalls at this week-end’s Malaysian Grand Prix.
“It was a logical decision to make when considering the situation both our teams are facing at present,” Ross Brawn stated. “Everyone is very confident in regards to our potential in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships.”
It seems that Brawn GP’s current budget, combined with the lack of performance provided by McLaren’s new single-seater, provoked an important brainstorming session within the Mercedes camp which ultimately resulted in pushing the daring plan forward and putting the best chances on their side.
“You have to look at the numbers,” explained Norbert Haug, VP of Mercedes-Benz Motorsports. “By switching Lewis and part of our budget to Brawn – which is already Mercedes-powered – statistically we can manage to win both championships this season.”
“I know there’s only been one race so far this year,” Haug admitted, “but it adds up.
”
“This is really a wonderful gesture,” said a smiling Hamilton. “This is the best way for me to help my regular team move forward. With the spotlight on me at Brawn while I win all these races, McLaren don’t have to worry about having a World Champion aboard and all that pressure.”
“Really,” he added, “I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of this myself!”
Ron Dennis, Martin Whitmarsh and Anthony Hamilton issued a joint statement which reads: “We have raised this child to be a World Champion again and again (…) this is a bold step in preserving that goal.”
The situation means that either Jenson Button or Rubens Barrichello will have to move aside to make place for Hamilton. The decision regarding who will sit in the vacated McLaren car has not yet been made, but the news was obviously badly received.
“I think not,” said Button. “You see, I’m spotted to be the next Brit F1 star.”
Reached by phone, Barrichello’s response was more direct: “I told them I was through with making way for champions!”
It is unknown at present if the changes announced today will affect the Brawn team’s expected title sponsorship with the Virgin empire, but it has been reported that a portion of the money previously tagged for F1 will now be used to purchase a fleet of small fishing vessels off the coast of Newfoundland.
Dan B. Fish
© CAPSIS International[/quote][b]APRIL FOOL!![/B] 😕
[quote=naza][quote=luen]not fair to both Button and Barichello :down:[/quote]
…bro, you kena laaa! :D[/quote]
Kekekeke 😀 APRIL FOOL! 😉 😀:up:
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090402110240.shtmlAs the chequered flag flew Sunday evening in Melbourne, Jarno Trulli celebrated a fine third position after starting the 58-lap Australian Grand Prix from the pit lane.
The Italian veteran was later handed a 25 second penalty for allegedly overtaking Lewis Hamilton whilst behind the safety car, dropping the Toyota racer to 12th in the results.
Today stewards looked at ‘new evidence’ and concluded that Hamilton had deliberately mislead the FIA delegates in Australia. Trulli is therefore reinstated to third position while defending champion Hamilton has been excluded from the results.
The final finishing positions for the opening round of the season are; Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, Sebastien Buemi and Sebastien Bourdais.
Further details to follow…
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090402170443.shtml
Contrary to McLaren’s denial, the FIA late on Thursday insisted the team and Lewis Hamilton misled the stewards during an inquiry at Albert Park last Sunday.
The reigning world champion has been disqualified from the results of the event, having told the stewards that Jarno Trulli illegally overtook him under the safety car towards the end of the Melbourne race.
A statement issued by the FIA reveals that stewards asked Hamilton and Team Manager David Ryan ‘specifically’ whether the British driver was instructed to allow Trulli’s Toyota to pass him.
“Both the driver and the Team Manager stated that no such instruction had been given,” the FIA said.
“The Race Director specifically asked Hamilton whether he had consciously allowed Trulli to overtake. Hamilton insisted that he had not done so,” the statement added.
Also released by the governing body on Thursday was a recording of a post-race media interview, in which Hamilton admitted that McLaren told him to let Trulli pass.
The FIA also published audio and text transcripts of radio conversations between Hamilton and the pitwall, where the team told its driver: “Allow the Toyota through now.”
The FIA said the stewards feel “strongly that they had been misled” by Hamilton and McLaren “which led to Jarno Trulli being unfairly penalised and Lewis Hamilton gaining third place.”
E.A, Source: GMM
© CAPSIS InternationalIt just gets more n more interesting as the days goes by :up:
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Britain’s mainstream sports press branded Lewis Hamilton a ‘liar’ overnight, after stewards revealed he and the McLaren team deliberately misled them in Australia.At a reconvened inquiry in Malaysia, Jarno Trulli had his podium reinstated while 24-year-old Hamilton was excluded from the results, regarding the incident behind the safety car at Albert Park days earlier.
But additional sanctions are now possible, given the FIA’s right to refer the matter to the World Motor Sport Council because Hamilton was charged with bringing the sport into disrepute.
“It is potentially an extremely severe situation,” a spokesman for the Paris body said at Sepang. “We cannot rule out further action.
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The British press is musing the possibility of race bans, or total exclusion from the world championship.
But the worst damage is likely to be to the reigning world champion’s image.
The Daily Star headlined the story ‘Liar Lewis’, and The Sun tabloid said ‘You’re a liar, Lewis’.
Source: GMM
© CAPSIS InternationalIn a ruling that could have major implications on the outcome of the 2009 World Championship, the International Court of Appeal has ruled that the diffusers of Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams are legal.
‘The FIA International Court of Appeal has decided to deny the appeals submitted against decisions numbered 16 to 24 taken by the Panel of the Stewards on 26 March at the 2009 Grand Prix of Australia and counting towards the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.
‘Based on the arguments heard and evidence before it, the Court has concluded that the Stewards were correct to find that the cars in question comply with the applicable regulations.
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[quote=csetter]In a ruling that could have major implications on the outcome of the 2009 World Championship, the International Court of Appeal has ruled that the diffusers of Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams are legal.
‘The FIA International Court of Appeal has decided to deny the appeals submitted against decisions numbered 16 to 24 taken by the Panel of the Stewards on 26 March at the 2009 Grand Prix of Australia and counting towards the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.
‘Based on the arguments heard and evidence before it, the Court has concluded that the Stewards were correct to find that the cars in question comply with the applicable regulations.
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…the other teams better fit their diffusers for the next race this weekened….if they have one that is.
[quote=csetter]In a ruling that could have major implications on the outcome of the 2009 World Championship, the International Court of Appeal has ruled that the diffusers of Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams are legal.
‘The FIA International Court of Appeal has decided to deny the appeals submitted against decisions numbered 16 to 24 taken by the Panel of the Stewards on 26 March at the 2009 Grand Prix of Australia and counting towards the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.
‘Based on the arguments heard and evidence before it, the Court has concluded that the Stewards were correct to find that the cars in question comply with the applicable regulations.
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