All the rumours of who'll be where in 2011...

Confirmed positions:

No.	Team	Engine	Driver 1	Driver 2	Reserve Driver
1-2	Red Bull Racing	Renault	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber
3-4	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	Jenson Button
5-6	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	Fernando Alonso	Felipe Massa	Jules Bianchi
7-8	Mercedes GP Petronas	Mercedes	Michael Schumacher	Nico Rosberg
9-10	Lotus Renault GP	Renault	Robert Kubica	Vitaly Petrov
11-12	AT&T Williams	Cosworth	Rubens Barrichello	Pastor Maldonado	Valtteri Bottas
14-15	Force India F1 Team	Mercedes
16-17	Sauber F1 Team	Ferrari	Kamui Kobayashi	Sergio Perez	Esteban Gutiérrez
18-19	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Ferrari			Daniel Ricciardo
20-21	Team Lotus	Renault	Jarno Trulli	Heikki Kovalainen
22-23	HRT F1 Team	Cosworth
24-25	Marussia Virgin Racing	Cosworth	Timo Glock	Jerome D'Ambrosio

I kind of think either would be replaced before next season if Red Bull had any doubts, neither have impressed and so they can only get better. Given the faith put in them to do so, surely they'll be given the whole season?

Am I right in thinking that Jaime only scored points this year because of the new points system down to 10th place?

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Yossarian Lives

Two ninth's and a tenth for cut 'n' paste, Buemi had an 8th, 9th and two 10th place finishes

So it would have been a solitary point for Toro Rosso based on last year's points system - they really did become anonymous in 2010.

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Yossarian Lives

It seems that Loeb was refused a licence to drive for Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi in 2009.

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"With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go"

And we knew that in 2009

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"Kimi is one of the greatest" - Martin Whitmarsh 14/05/13

Some confirmation of drivers as the FIA release the 2011 entry list.
Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and Lotus retain their line-ups while Kubica and Barrichello remain at their respective teams and Kobayashi is of course joined by Perez.

More importantly, Renault remain Renault F1 Team and Tony Fernandes' outfit will Team Lotus - battle won?

Meanwhile, Virgin are confirmed as being Marussia Virgin Racing next year

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Yossarian Lives

Curious, Button to be number 3 and Hamilton number 4 it seems

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Yossarian Lives

Well if it was ok for Schumi to take no 3 why not Button?

That's not the point
It's usual to base it on the previous season - Mercedes had a reason for changing that (daft as it was), what is McLaren's reason?

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Yossarian Lives

Hamilton was always quick on even number years?? Apart from this year I guess...

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"Kimi is one of the greatest" - Martin Whitmarsh 14/05/13

I don't think even McLaren can change what year it is next year

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Yossarian Lives

Funny. Just to clarify I meant that 2007 he was 2, 2008 22. 2 good years. 2009 number 1, bad year. 2010 I just realised he was number 2 and had a good year. Therefore being even number 4 means he is due for a good year

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"Kimi is one of the greatest" - Martin Whitmarsh 14/05/13

So you're saying he's superstitious about even numbers- the anti-Schumacher?

It's possible - number 3 didn't seem to do Schumacher any favours!

It might just be part of McLaren's "we treat our drivers equally" mantra and they'll tell us they tossed a coin but it's bound to be a question that is asked...

Maybe it's just aesthetics - the guy with the yellow helmet gets the yellow camera, the guy with lots of red in his helmet gets the red camera?
Maybe Ron Dennis is still in charge after all?

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Yossarian Lives

Alphabetical order, perhaps?
Or the fact that Button was champion more recently than Hamilton?

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"He's a pain in the arse, but he's a quick pain in the arse." - Williams on Mansell

Hamilton is second driver due to the fact the colour on top is yellow which corresponds to his helmet. he was only 1st driver in 2008/9 because Heikki isnt that great. McLaren want the equality thing so they just do this system because the colours match

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"Anyone who doesn't speak English isn't worth speaking to" - Bernie Ecclestone

I suspect the battle is far from won.
I think Fernandes has just responded to the messages of support from fans and decided to fight Lotus Group.
Still, at least Renault will be Renault - one hurdle out of the way.

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Yossarian Lives