F1 » Toyota announces it is quitting F1

Sad to see them go, of course, as with any other team. But they were a victim of their own making. Trying to do it from Germany (how many other teams are there in Germany), consistently hiring the wrong drivers and paying them too much and not getting rid of them when they did not perform. F1 isn't on message for Toyota. As many others have said, WRC is where they should be. It's like saying Subaru are entering F1. It just doesn't gel. It would be interesting to see if anyone buys them, then who will get the nod for 2010. Sauber or "Toyota".

F1 » MUST SEE: Abu Dhabi's unique pit-lane tunnel exit...

Well, the circuit isn't as bad as it could have been, although there are too many 90 degree corners. It would have been nice to see a pit entry as well. As for Bruno driving slowly, we don't know the spec of the car, it was carrying a passenger and the circuit is new and can't have had that much rubber put down yet. All in all, I think he did OK.

F1 » Button to join Hamilton at McLaren in 2010?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo

F1 » Bernie: Briatore 'life term' more than killers receive

Can I volunteer to serve his ban?

F1 » POLL: Who will win the 2009 F1 World Championship?

Put it this way, The WDC is Button's to lose.

F1 » MotoGP-style test plan for F1?

blzbub, I think that McLaren as well as a lot of other teams could have developed their car a lot faster, especially in the first half of the season that they were able to. If you look at the results for the first half, Brawn pretty much had it all to themselves. They could only really test parts a races, and then only in a limited fashion on Friday, after which they had to concentrate on setting up and qualifying. To have a test ban after so many fundamental rule changes also beggars belief. To me at least. I actually think it was a deliberate ploy by MM to shake things up.

F1 » MotoGP-style test plan for F1?

The testing ban has only helped to create a runaway season for the likes of Brawn and Red Bull, as other teams have been unable to develop their cars as quickly as before. It was a great idea, NOT. Anything that seeks to redress this situation can only be good.

MOTOGP » Hiroshi Aoyama to MotoGP with Honda.

Morgue, thanks. That kind of passed me by somehow.

F1 » Hamilton refuses to blame reliability

@andrewm I think that you are setting unobtainale targets for who can be "arrogant". In almost all years, the driver who wins the WDC has the best car. It kind of goes with, if you know what I mean. Sure, the driver plays a large part, but without the car, even a great driver can't perform miracles.

F1 » McLaren to ditch Mercedes for BMW in F1 2010?

sounds pretty stupid to me. The Mercedes engine is one of the better engines in F1 at the moment. To move away from that would seem to be a huge gamble.