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Image:Fernando_Alonso_2006_Canada.jpg The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
Year II · Issue 8 · August 3, 2009 – September 7, 2009

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; Article developments

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colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Formula One
articles		colspan="6" | Importance
{{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}}Total
rowspan="13" | Quality
{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class Formula One articles|FA}}

| 3 || 4 || 5 || || || 12

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

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

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

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

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

| 3 || 5 || 9 || 5 || || 22

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

| 17 || 28 || 38 || 54 || 11 || 148

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

| 4 || 19 || 16 || 29 || 1 || 69

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

| 13 || 103 || 146 || 297 || 226 || 785

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

| 2 || 24 || 97 || 1056 || 364 || 1543

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

| 3 || 8 || 9 || 2 || || 22

{{Assessed-Class}}

| 46 || 194 || 323 || 1443 || 602 || 2608

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

| || || || || 94 || 94

Total

| 46 || 194 || 323 || 1443 || 696 || 2702

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  • 2008 French Grand Prix

  • Good Article Reassessments --
  • Brabham BT46
  • Monaco Grand Prix

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  • F1 2010 (video game)

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    2009

    File:Lewis Hamilton 2009 Europe.jpg

    File:Heikki Kovalainen 2009 Europe.jpg

    File:Luca Badoer 2009 Europe.jpg

    File:Kimi Räikkönen 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.jpg

    File:Robert kubica 2009 hungary.JPG

    File:Fernando Alonso on three wheels during 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.jpg

    File:Fernando Alonso 2009 Europe.jpg

    File:Fernando Alonso 2009 Europe 2.jpg

    File:Fernando Alonso 2009 Europe 3.jpg

    File:Romain Grosjean 2009 Europe.jpg

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    File:Formula One Standings 2006.PNG

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    {{center|Article of the month - Brabham BT46, current Good Article, after reassessment.}}

    Image:2001 Goodwood Festival of Speed Brabham BT46B Fan car.jpg

    The Brabham BT46 was a Formula One racing car, designed by Gordon Murray for the Brabham team, owned by Bernie Ecclestone, for the 1978 Formula One season. The car featured several radical design elements, the most obvious of which was the use of flat panel heat exchangers on the bodywork of the car to replace conventional water and oil radiators. The concept did not work in practice and was removed before the car’s race debut, never to be seen again. The cars, powered by a flat-12 Alfa Romeo engine, raced competitively with modified nose-mounted radiators for most of the year, driven by Niki Lauda and John Watson, winning one race in this form and scoring sufficient points for the team to finish third in the constructors championship.

    The "B" variant of the car, also known as the "fan car", was introduced at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix as a counter to the dominant ground effect Lotus 79. The BT46B generated an immense level of downforce by means of a fan, claimed to be for increased cooling, but which also extracted air from beneath the car. The car only raced once in this configuration in the Formula One World Championship—when Niki Lauda won the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp. The car was withdrawn before it could race again and the concept was declared illegal by the FIA. The BT46B therefore preserves a 100% winning record.

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    Drivers' Championship

    ! Position

    ! Driver

    ! Team

    ! Points

    |

    |

    |

    |

    |1st

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | Brawn GP

    | 72

    |2nd

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | Brawn GP

    | 56

    |3rd

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | Red Bull

    | 53

    |4th

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | Red Bull

    | 51.5

    |5th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | Ferrari

    | 34

    |6th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | WilliamsF1

    | 30.5

    |7th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | McLaren

    | 27

    |8th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli

    | Toyota

    | 22.5

    |9th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa

    | Ferrari

    | 22

    |10th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | McLaren

    | 18

    |11th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

    | Toyota

    | 16

    |12th

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

    | Renault

    | 16

    |13th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld

    | BMW

    | 10

    |14th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

    | Force India

    | 8

    |15th

    | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

    | BMW

    | 8

    |16th

    | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi

    | Toro Rosso

    | 3

    |17th

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

    | Toro Rosso

    | 2

    |18th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Sutil

    | Force India

    | 0

    |19th

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima

    | WilliamsF1

    | 0

    |20th

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

    | Renault

    | 0

    | 21st

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Badoer

    | Ferrari

    | 0

    | 22nd

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaime Alguersuari

    | Toro Rosso

    | 0

    | 23rd

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

    | Renault

    | 0

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    Constructors' Championship

    ! Position

    ! Constructor

    ! Entered Chassis

    ! Points

    |

    |

    |

    |1st

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP F1 Team

    | BGP 001

    | 128

    |2nd

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Racing

    | RB5

    | 104.5

    |3rd

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

    | F60

    | 56

    |4th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

    | MP4-24

    | 44

    |5th

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Panasonic Toyota Racing

    | TF109

    | 38.5

    |6th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} AT&T WilliamsF1 Team

    | FW31

    | 30.5

    |7th

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

    | F1.09

    | 18

    |8th

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

    | R29

    | 16

    |9th

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

    | VJM02

    | 8

    |10th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Scuderia Toro Rosso

    | STR4

    | 5

    |

    |}

    See 2009 Formula One season for more information

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    {{flagicon|Spain}} {{f1 gp|2009|European}}

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Race Time

    1st

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:35:51.289

    2nd

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | + 2.358

    3rd

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | + 15.994

    4th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | + 20.032

    5th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | + 20.870

    6th

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

    | + 27.744

    7th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | + 34.913

    8th

    | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | + 36.667

    9th

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | + 44.910

    10th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Sutil

    | {{flagicon|IND}} Force India

    | + 47.935

    colspan=3|Fastest Lap: {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:38.683 on lap 55

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    European Grid Line up

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Time

    ! Weight

    Row one

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:39.498

    | 653.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:39.532

    | 655.0 kg

    Row two

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:39.563

    | 662.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:39.789

    | 654.0 kg

    Row three

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:39.821

    | 661.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | 1:40.144

    | 661.5 kg

    Row four

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | 1:40.185

    | 665.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

    | 1:40.236

    | 656.5 kg

    Row five

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:40.239

    | 664.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | 1:40.512

    | 657.5 kg

    |

    |}

    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77814 FriP1: Barrichello fastest in first practice]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77821 FriP2: Alonso tops Valencia practice 2]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77857 SatP: Sutil fastest in final Valencia practice]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77866 Qualifying: Hamilton leads all-McLaren front row]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77920 Race: Barrichello wins again five years later]

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    {{flagicon|Belgium}} {{f1 gp|2009|Belgian}}

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Race Time

    1st

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | 1:23:50.995

    2nd

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

    | {{flagicon|IND}} Force India

    | + 0.939

    3rd

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | + 3.875

    4th

    | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | + 9.966

    5th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | + 11.276

    6th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | + 32.763

    7th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | + 35.461

    8th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | + 36.208

    9th

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | + 36.959

    10th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

    | + 41.490

    colspan=3|Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:47.263 on lap 38

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    Belgian Grid Line up

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Time

    ! Weight

    Row one

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

    | {{flagicon|IND}} Force India

    | 1:46.308

    | 648.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

    | 1:46.395

    | 656.5 kg

    Row two

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | 1:46.500

    | 655.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:46.513

    | 644.5 kg

    Row three

    | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | 1:46.586

    | 649.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | 1:46.633

    | 655.0 kg

    Row four

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

    | 1:46.677

    | 648.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:46.761

    | 662.5 kg

    Row five

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:46.788

    | 658.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | 1:47.362

    | 670.0 kg

    |

    |}

    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78048 FriP1: Trulli sets pace in rain-hit practice]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78057 FriP2: Hamilton tops second practice at Spa]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78101 SatP: Heidfeld fastest in final Belgium practice]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78107 Qualifying: Fisichella takes shock pole at Spa]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78173 Race: Raikkonen wins again as Fisichella stars]

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