2009 Grid Predictions

[FIA]

What are your predictions for the grid line up for the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?

Mine

Ferrari: Massa & Raikkonen
McLaren: Hamilton & Kovalainen
BMW: Kubica & Alonso (I just think it will happen, personally)
Renault: Piquet & Di Grassi (Di Grassi over Grosjean, sadly)
Toyota: Trulli & Glock
Red Bull: Vettel & Webber
Toro Rosso: Bourdais & Sato (I don't think that Senna or Buemi are quite ready)
Williams: Rosberg & Heidfeld (Nick back to Williams, Kazuki gone)
Honda: Button & Barrichello
Force India: Fisichella & Pantano (I think Giorgio could just get a seat)

I think this is what could happen, which would mean there is only 1 debutant Di Grassi, and that Nakajima and Sutil follow Coulthard out of the F1 door. But this is just my thought.

[ioan]

Williams: Rosberg & Heidfeld (Nick back to Williams, Kazuki gone)

Toyota engines gone too. I wonder if Rosberg and Heidfeld will be training to peddle real fast next season in this case?!

[truefan72]

going off on a limb here

Ferrari: Massa & Raikkonen
McLaren: Hamilton & Kovalainen
BMW: Kubica & Sutil (or alonso)
Renault: Piquet & Di Grassi (Grosjean 3rd driver, sadly)
Toyota: Trulli & Glock
Red Bull:Bourdais & Webber
Toro Rosso: Vettel & Alonso (probably new name new colors too)
Williams: Rosberg & Sato
Honda: Button & Nakajima (or heidfeld)
Force India: Fisichella & Pantano (or indian driver)

yeah, you heard it here first!

[Nikki Katz]

Ferrari: Massa & Raikkonen
McLaren: Hamilton & Kovalainen
BMW: Kubica & Alonso
Renault: Heidfeld & Piquet
Toyota: Trulli & Glock
Toro Rosso: Sato & Senna
Red Bull: Vettel & Webber
Williams: Rosberg & Nakajima
Honda: Button & Barrichello
Force India: Fisichella & Sutil

[dwf1]

Ferrari: Massa & Raikkonen
McLaren: Hamilton & Kovalainen
BMW: Kubica & Heidfeld
Renault: Alonso and di Grassi
Toyota: Trulli & Glock
Red Bull: Vettel and Webber (already decided people!!!)
Toro Rosso: Bourdais (due to second half pace) and Buemi (even tho I dont rate him)
Williams: Rosberg & Senna/Piquet (Senna needs to make f1 if Buemi does and piquet could bring renault engines)
Honda: Button & Rubens
Force India: Fisichella & Senna/Di grassi (with Chandok as tester)

[Corny]

BMW: Kubica & Sutil (or alonso)
Red Bull:Bourdais & Webber
Toro Rosso: Vettel & Alonso (probably new name new colors too)
Williams: Rosberg & Sato
Honda: Button & Nakajima (or heidfeld)
Force India: Fisichella & Pantano (or indian driver)

yeah, you heard it here first!

hehe you are one funny guy !

[pettersolberg29]

Ferrari: Massa & Raikkonen
McLaren: Hamilton & Kovalainen
BMW: Heidfeld & Alonso
Renault: Kubica & Piquet
Toyota: Trulli & Glock
Toro Rosso: Bourdais & Buemi
Red Bull: Vettel & Webber
Williams: Rosberg & Nakajima
Honda: Button & Barrichello
Force India: Fisichella & Sutil

Not many changes, but I dont think Heidfeld is going anywhere. If there is any change at BMW, it'll be Kubica who'll leave.

[jens]

The most probable scenario is that all the line-ups are the same as in 2008 except that Vettel moves to Red Bull and Buemi or Senna replaces him at STR.

Well, in this case the line-ups of eight teams remain the same... A bit boring, TBH - would like to see more changes. : Therefore I hope Alonso goes at least somewhere (even Honda!), but won't stay at Renault again.

Among those eight teams there is also a possibility that Bourdais will be replaced by Sato and Piquet could be replaced by someone... tough call between Grosjean and di Grassi.

I don't think Kubica will leave BMW as Ferrari's seats are locked - where could he go? Nowhere.

[Cozzie]

FERRARI: Kimi and Massa
MCLAREN: Hamilton and Kovalainen
BMW: Kubica and Alonso
RENAULT: Heidfeld and Piquet
TOYOTA: Trulli and Glock
TORO ROSSO: Bourdais and Senna
RED BULL: Vettel and Webber
WILLIAMS: Rosberg and Nakajima
HONDA: Button and Barrichello
FORCE INDIA: Fisichella and Sutil

[FIA]

Seems a lot of people agree Heidfeld is on the move.