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Image:Fernando_Alonso_2006_Canada.jpg The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter: Happy First Anniversary!
Year II · Issue 2 · February 3, 2009 – March 5, 2009

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;New users

New members --
{{User|Grahamhopgood}} (February 13, 2009)
{{User|Vakie81}} (February 24, 2009)
New recipients --
{{User|Alistairjh}} (February 11, 2009)
{{User|Grahamhopgood}} (February 13, 2009)
{{User|Ian Dalziel}} (February 15, 2009)
{{User|Vakie81}} (February 22, 2009)
New editors --

;WikiProject news

Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status.

;Newsletter news

The Newsletter is looking for contributors. We are asking YOU to help this Newsletter become a better ~~place~~ Newsletter
It is the Newsletter's 1st anniversary!

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; Article developments

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articles

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{{Top-Class|category=Category:Top-importance Formula One articles|Top}}

{{High-Class|category=Category:High-importance Formula One articles|High}}

{{Mid-Class|category=Category:Mid-importance Formula One articles|Mid}}

{{Low-Class|category=Category:Low-importance Formula One articles|Low}}

{{No-Class|category=Category:Unknown-importance Formula One articles|No}}

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| 3 || 4 || 4 || || || 11

| 1 || 3 || 1 || || || 5

| || || 2 || || || 2

| 3 || 5 || 5 || 6 || || 19

| 17 || 28 || 35 || 55 || 10 || 145

| 4 || 15 || 15 || 22 || 1 || 57

{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Formula One articles|Start}}

| 12 || 98 || 132 || 278 || 241 || 761

{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Formula One articles|Stub}}

| 1 || 20 || 93 || 1001 || 367 || 1482

{{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class Formula One articles|List}}

| 4 || 7 || 9 || 2 || || 22

| 45 || 180 || 296 || 1364 || 619 || 2504

{{Unassessed-Class|category=Category:Unassessed Formula One articles|Unassessed}}

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| 45 || 180 || 296 || 1364 || 623 || 2508

New Good Articles --

2008 Chinese Grand Prix

Completed Peer Reviews --

2008 Chinese Grand Prix

Ongoing Peer Reviews --

2008 Bahrain Grand Prix

2008 German Grand Prix

Portal:Formula One

New articles --

Force India VJM02

Red Bull RB5

US Grand Prix Engineering

Deletions --

Alonsomania

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;Editors' Comment

;We need a few users to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors --

{{User|Diniz}}
{{User|Chubbennaitor}}
{{User|Cdhaptomos}}
{{User|Cs-wolves}}
{{User|LB22}}

;How to help WPF1 --

Expand the articles in :Category:Formula One stubs.
Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks:

Article requests: Erich Zakowski, Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Giorgio Stirano, Steve Tarrant, Dave Ryan, Tony Jardine, Simon Taylor

Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley

Expand: Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard

more

Update: History of Formula One, Toyota, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, {{CURRENTYEAR}} Formula One season, Future of Formula One, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship

Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe more

For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list

Keep in touch and up-to-date with the changes at the project talk page.
Please leave any queries at the Newsletter Desk.

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Images

Below is the selected F1 Picture (found here) which is chosen monthly. The picture has to be one uploaded that month and only from the current season.

;It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE.

File:Sebastian Vettel Jerez Feb 2009 3593a.jpg testing the new Red Bull RB5 at the Jerez circuit.]]

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2004

File:Montoya 2004 Canada.jpg

File:Coulthard 2004 Canada.jpg

File:Alonso 2004 Canada.jpg

File:Button 2004 Canada.jpg

2005

File:Mark Webber 2005 San Marino.jpg

File:Nick Heidfeld 2005 San Marino.jpg

File:McLarens 2005 San Marino.jpg

2006

File:Nico Rosberg 2006 Canada 2.jpg

File:Jenson Button 2006 Canada 2.jpg

2007

Image:Kubica Canada 2007.jpg

2008

File:Podium 2008 Australia.jpg

Image:Japan '08 race.jpg

Image:Massa Japan '08.jpg

Image:Massa Japan '08 - Crop.jpg

File:Nick Heidfeld 2008 Belgium 2.jpg

Image:Kubica 2008 Malaysia.jpg

Image:Kubica Italy '08.jpg

Image:Alonso Italy '08.jpg

File:Nico Rosberg 2008 3.jpg

Image:Mark Webber 2008 French GP.jpg

File:Sebastien Bourdais 2008 Belgium.jpg

File:Aguri Suzuki 2008.jpg

File:Adrian Sutil 2008.jpg

Image:Sutil Italy '08.jpg

File:Giancarlo Fisichella 2008 2.jpg

Image:Sutil 2008 Malaysia.jpg

Image:Davidson 2008 Malaysia.jpg

Image:Hamilton 2008 Malaysia.jpg

Image:Lewis Hamilton 2008 French GP.jpg

2009

File:Heikki Kovalainen Jerez Feb 2009 3285.JPG

File:Heikki Kovalainen Jerez Feb 2009 3611a.jpg

File:McLaren MP4-24 Jerez Feb 2009 3297.JPG

File:Raikkonen test Ferrari F60.jpg

File:Klien test BMW F1.09.jpg

File:Nelson Piquet Jr Jerez Feb 2009 3680a.jpg

File:Nelson Piquet Jr Jerez Feb 2009 3661.JPG

File:Renault R29 Jerez Feb 2009 3699a.jpg

File:Sebastian Buemi Jerez Feb 2009 3521a.jpg

File:Sebastian Buemi Jerez Feb 2009 3526.JPG

File:Sebastian Buemi Jerez Feb 2009 3619.JPG

File:Sebastian Vettel Jerez Feb 2009 3593a.jpg

File:Sebastian Vettel Jerez Feb 2009 3430a.jpg

File:Sebastian Vettel Jerez Feb 2009 3501a.jpg

File:Sebastian Vettel Jerez Feb 2009 3585a.jpg

File:Nico Hulkenberg Jerez Feb 2009 3693.JPG

File:Nico Hulkenberg Jerez Feb 2009 3681a.jpg

File:Williams FW31 Jerez Feb 2009 3682a.jpg

Circuit

Image:Melbourne main straight.jpg

Cars

Image:McLaren MP4-23 side pod.jpg

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{{center|Article of the month - 2008 Chinese Grand Prix, new Good Article}}

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The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix (formally the V Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 19, 2008 at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. It was the 17th and penultimate race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, contested over 56 laps, was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from pole position. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa finished second, and Kimi Räikkönen was third in the other Ferrari.

Hamilton, the eventual Drivers' Champion, led the Championship going into the race, and started from pole position alongside Räikkönen. Second in the Drivers' Championship, Massa began from third, next to Fernando Alonso of Renault. The first three drivers retained their positions into the first corner, but Alonso was passed by Hamilton's McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen. However, Alonso was able to regain the place midway through the first lap. Over the course of the race, Hamilton extended a considerable lead over the two Ferraris. Massa passed Räikkönen with seven laps remaining, to improve his chances of surpassing Hamilton's points tally at the final race in Brazil.

The result extended Ferrari's lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship from seven to 11 points. Third-placed in the Drivers' Championship, Robert Kubica's sixth place at the Grand Prix eliminated his hopes of winning the Championship, and reduced his lead over fourth-placed Räikkönen to six points.

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2009 Teams ! Team ! Constructor ! Drivers ! Car
\|{{flagicon\|UK}} Vodafone McLaren Mercedes \| McLaren \|{{flagicon\|UK}} Lewis Hamilton \|McLaren MP4-24
\| \| \|{{flagicon\|Finland}} Heikki Kovalainen \|
\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro \| Ferrari \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Felipe Massa \| Ferrari F60
\| \| \|{{flagicon\|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen \|
\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} BMW Sauber F1 Team \| BMW Sauber \| {{flagicon\|Poland}} Robert Kubica \| BMW Sauber F1.09
\| \| \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Nick Heidfeld \|
\| {{flagicon\|France}} ING Renault F1 Team \| Renault \| {{flagicon\|Spain}} Fernando Alonso \| Renault R29
\| \| \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Nelson Piquet, Jr. \|
\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Panasonic Toyota Racing \| Toyota \| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Jarno Trulli \| Toyota TF109
\| \| \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Timo Glock \|
\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Scuderia Toro Rosso \| Toro Rosso \| {{flagicon\|Switzerland}} Sébastien Buemi \| Toro Rosso STR4
\| \| \| {{flagicon\|France}} Sébastien Bourdais \|
\| {{flagicon\|Austria}} Red Bull Racing \| Red Bull \| {{flagicon\|Australia}} Mark Webber \| Red Bull RB5
\| \| \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Sebastian Vettel \|
\| {{flagicon\|UK}} AT&T Williams F1 Team \| Williams \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Nico Rosberg \| Williams FW31
\| \| \| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Kazuki Nakajima \|
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2009 Teams

! Team

! Constructor

! Drivers

! Car

|{{flagicon|UK}} Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

| McLaren

|{{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

|McLaren MP4-24

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Kovalainen

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

| Ferrari

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

| Ferrari F60

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen

| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW Sauber F1 Team

| BMW Sauber

| {{flagicon|Poland}} Robert Kubica

| BMW Sauber F1.09

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Nick Heidfeld

| {{flagicon|France}} ING Renault F1 Team

| Renault

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Fernando Alonso

| Renault R29

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Nelson Piquet, Jr.

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Panasonic Toyota Racing

| Toyota

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Jarno Trulli

| Toyota TF109

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Timo Glock

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Toro Rosso

| Toro Rosso

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sébastien Buemi

| Toro Rosso STR4

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Red Bull Racing

| Red Bull

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Webber

| Red Bull RB5

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Sebastian Vettel

| {{flagicon|UK}} AT&T Williams F1 Team

| Williams

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Nico Rosberg

| Williams FW31

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Kazuki Nakajima

| {{flagicon

} Former Honda*

| TBA*

| {{flagicon|}} TBA

| TBA*

| {{flagicon|}} TBA

| {{flagicon|India}} Force India F1 Team

| Force India

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Adrian Sutil

| Force India VJM02

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giancarlo Fisichella

*Honda Motors Ltd. have pulled out but are hoping for potential buyers

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2009 Grands Prix ! Grand Prix ! Circuit ! Last Winner ! Date
\| {{flagicon\|Australia}} ING Australian Grand Prix \| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lewis Hamilton \| 29 March
\| {{flagicon\|Malaysia}} Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix \| Sepang International Circuit \| {{flagicon\|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen \| 5 April
\| {{flagicon\|China}} Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix \| Shanghai International Circuit \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lewis Hamilton \| 19 April
\| {{flagicon\|Bahrain}} Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix \| Bahrain International Circuit \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Felipe Massa \| 26 April
\| {{flagicon\|Spain}} Gran Premio de España Telefónica \| Circuit de Catalunya \| {{flagicon\|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen \| 10 May
\| {{flagicon\|Monaco}} Grand Prix de Monaco \| Circuit de Monaco \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lewis Hamilton \| 24 May
\| {{flagicon\|Turkey}} Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix \| Istanbul Park \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Felipe Massa \| 7 June
\| {{flagicon\|UK}} Santander British Grand Prix \| Silverstone Circuit \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lewis Hamilton \| 21 June
\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Großer Preis von Deutschland \| Nürburgring \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lewis Hamilton \| 12 July
\| {{flagicon\|Hungary}} Magyar Nagydij \| Hungaroring \| {{flagicon\|Finland}} Heikki Kovalainen \| 26 July
\| {{flagicon\|Europe}} Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe \| Valencia Street Circuit \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Felipe Massa \| 23 August
\| {{flagicon\|Belgium}} ING Belgian Grand Prix \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Felipe Massa \| 30 August
\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Gran Premio Santander d'Italia \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Sebastian Vettel \| 13 September
\| {{flagicon\|Singapore}} SingTel Singapore Grand Prix \| Marina Bay Street Circuit \| {{flagicon\|Spain}} Fernando Alonso \| 27 September
\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix \| Suzuka Circuit \| {{flagicon\|Spain}} Fernando Alonso \| 4 October
\| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Grande Prêmio do Brasil \| Autódromo José Carlos Pace \| {{flagicon\|Brazil}} Felipe Massa \| 18 October
\| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix \| Yas Marina Circuit \| Inaugural Race \| 1 November

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2009 Grands Prix

! Grand Prix

! Circuit

! Last Winner

! Date

| {{flagicon|Australia}} ING Australian Grand Prix

| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

| 29 March

| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix