Sitting at the airport having nothing to do has some advantages. Here is link I received by email short while ago from Red Bull – animated video explaining the evolution from 2008 RB4 to 2009 RB5. Commentary by Sebastian Vettel. And of course there are some sneak previews of 2009 Red Bull car designed by Adrian Newey.

Click here to watch on Red Bull site! or see the YouTube version within this post:

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The waiting is over, the 2009 F1 seat is secure for Bourdais

Toro Rosso took their time but at the end they made the decision that many would consider being the right one. They chose Sebastien Bourdais over Takuma Sato for 2009 season. This decision also ends speculations about Jenson Button or Rubens Barrichello possibly joining the Faenza team following collapse of Honda F1 project. This is what Le Seb had to say:

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We are ten days closer to the start of 2009 Australian GP. Not much has happened in past ten days. Despite unofficial end January deadline there are still no news on future of the team formerly known as Honda.

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Max Mosley believes there can be 12 teams on the grid in 2010

We were supposed to see 12 teams on the grid in 2008. But Prodrive never made it (because of the customer car rules), Super Aguri dropped out after only four races and barely a month after 2008 season ended Honda bowed out. F1 is facing 9 teams grid in 2009, Toro Rosso is for sale and there are doubts about long term commitment of some of the remaining manufacturers. Max Mosley however believes we will see the grid increased in 2010:

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If we are to believe what Motorsport Total presents as their exclusive story we may see from 2010 season brand new USF1 team on Formula 1 grid. The team even has a website USF1.com although the only thing on that website is the logo.

The original article reports that the people behind the USF1 team idea are Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor.

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After few weeks break here is another part of the F1 Liveries History post. This time year 1995 when 13 teams entered (although Simtek did not last for too long) and 37 different drivers started races. Forti was the new team on the grid, Jordan was yet to get the Benson&Hedges on board, and there was also MTV car .

Benetton-Renault

Williams-Renault

Ferrari

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F1 fans have a rare chance to bid for Formula One paddock passes with team hospitality for two at each of the nine European Grands Prix.

For nine weeks from 9 February 2009 the Tom Pryce Memorial Trust will be auctioning one pair of passes for a Grand Prix each week, with all the money raised contributing towards a memorial to Tom Pryce in his home town of Ruthin, North Wales.

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Here comes one of the new regular features of F1Wolf – Weekly Quizz. Every week there will be 10 questions to tackle. Choose the correct answer and click NEXT. After the final question is answered you will see the result with the correct answers. Go ahead and share your result with others in the comments below this post. And please, do not cheat. Try to answer without the little help of the Google friend .

Who won the very first Formula 1 race ?

Alberto Ascari
Juan Manuel Fangio
Nino Farina

What was the closest ever F1 race finish ?

2002 Austrian GP
1971 Italian GP
1986 Spanish GP

How many times did Damon Hill start from front row in 1996 ?

15
16
17

What is the car on the picture ?

Jordan
Forti
Footwork

What was the first Middle Eastern Formula 1 Grand Prix venue ?

Abu Dhabi
Bahrain
Dubai

2004 was the best season for BAR Honda. The next season however did not start that well for them and it took quite a few races to finally get some points. How many ?

10
9
11

What was the last F1 season featuring V12 engines ?

1989
1995
1997

How many times did Lamborghini finish on F1 podium ?

1
5
10

Kimi Raikkonen won the 2005 Japanese GP after slicing through the field like hot knife through butter. Where did he qualify for that race ?

P9
P13
P17
P22

And the last one now - Between 2000 and 2005, how many drivers raced for Minardi in more than 1 season ?

1
2
3