2014 Formula One World Championship - The teams and drivers of next season

I assume Hulkenberg has chosen #27 as homage to the number carried by Villeneuve and then later Alesi (also in homage to Gilles).

I guess Maldonado picked 13 not because it's bad luck for him, but rather bad luck for anyone near him

Giedo Van der Garde has been confirmed to join Sauber as a Reserve and test driver for the 2014 Season.

And Kobayashi and Marcus Ericcson have been confirmed as Caterham's race drivers.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112208

Now the everyone has been confirmed, here is the official lineup for the field, with all the new car numbers.

Red Bull
#1 Sebastian Vettel
#3 Daniel Ricciardo

Mercedes
#6 Nico Rosberg
#44 Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari
#7 Kimi Raikkonen
#14 Fernando Alonso

Lotus
#8 Romain Grosjean
#13 Pastor Maldonado

McLaren
#20 Kevin Magnussen
#22 Jenson Button

Force India
#11 Sergio Perez
#27 Nico Nulkenberg

Sauber
#21 Esteban Gutierrez
#99 Adrian Sutil

Toro Rosso
#25 Jean-Eric Vergne
#26 Daniil Kvyat

Williams
#19 Felipe Massa
#77 Valterri Bottas

Marussia
#4 Max Chilton
#17 Jules Bianchi

Caterham
#9 Marcus Ericsson
#10 Kamui Kobayashi

Rumoured that Brawn to McLaren with Whitmarsh expected to be removed from his position.

Does anybody know the story of why in the 1980s teams had semi permanent numbers?
If I remember correctly Williams was #5 and #6, Ferrari was 27 & 28, and I think Lotus was (usually) 11 and 12.

Kobayashi will bring Caterham £2m next year, a fraction of the amount required to run the car for an entire season, but will not be receiving a wage himself!

Force India are the first team to release a photo of their 2014 scheme.

BWardboy88 wrote:Force India are the first team to release a photo of their 2014 scheme.

Black and Orange are always a great combo for a car.

BWardboy88 wrote:Force India are the first team to release a photo of their 2014 scheme.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

BWardboy88 wrote:Force India are the first team to release a photo of their 2014 scheme.

Hell to the yes. Hard to go wrong with Black.

Already liking the fact that the nose is back to what it was in 2008, gives me hope the rest of the field will look nice.

Wow, Force India have put out a nice livery.

Too bad it won't get much TV time...

>Dat Force India Livery

Smexy

RyanB06 wrote:Wow, Force India have put out a nice livery.

Too bad it won't get much TV time...

Don't be so pessimistic on this one;

Force India could be a real dark horse this year if you think about it. One of the handiest driver pairs on the grid in Checo and the Hulk, a design team that has produced cars that don't have noticeable flaws have been given extra time to develop it, McLaren gearbox and related goodies that won't explode leaving the team to continue on making the car better, and a Mercedes engine that odds are will be one of the best in the field. Force India can easily jump to fourth in the Constructors Tables considering the potential disarray the likes of McLaren, "Lotus", and even Ferrari.

Williams F1 car:

This is the testing livery:



Only one thing to describe that nose:

McLaren :

I don't think the new noses are that bad looking. They look fine to me!

They're cool, but Williams one is literally "falling" that's why the Gonzo joke, on Facebook there's a censor bar on it.

I hate to say it I think the ugly noses are gonna be quite an unpopular look for the fans.

I've always loved this:

That lake is pretty sexy

The new Lotus




... that front end...

Oh my, oh my, god oh my, god oh, my god, oh my god.

That Lotus nose. I'm done.

The new Lotus nose looks like walrus teeth.

CLOSE ENOUGH.

flyingturns89 wrote:Caterham
#9 Marcus Ericsson
#10 Kamui Kobayashi

I find it funny that Lotus-Renault ran 9 and 10 in 2011 and now the "real" Lotus team is running them.

At first, I lost faith in the 2014 F1 grid. But then this turned up:



Suddenly, I feel Fleetwood Mac coming on.

NOW THAT'S BETTER

bsoyuz wrote:NOW THAT'S BETTER

Yeah...sure.

Milan655 wrote:

bsoyuz wrote:NOW THAT'S BETTER

Yeah...sure.

Ferrari, just............try again!

I like the Lotus nose... Not so much the Ferrari!

Alpineopossum wrote:Does anybody know the story of why in the 1980s teams had semi permanent numbers?
If I remember correctly Williams was #5 and #6, Ferrari was 27 & 28, and I think Lotus was (usually) 11 and 12.

I can explain that (a few days later).

From 1974 onwards, with entries becoming more regular, teams were given specific numbers to use permanently. For the first season, the order was based on the previous year's constructor championship, then on order of entries or by preference, apparently. For each season, the team with the reigning world drivers' champion inherited numbers 1 and 2 while the team that raced with those numbers the previous year got the numbers of the team that switched to 1 and 2. New teams got numbers based on the time of received entry. After every season, gaps were filled, first by the previous season's new teams with the best results and, if unavailable, by completely new outfits. Basically, gaps were filled arbitrarily, but the core of it stays the same.

Basically, Lotus started with 1 and 2 (having won the '73 constructor's title) with McLaren on 5 and 6 (having finish 3rd). In '74, Fittipaldi won the title and stayed with McLaren, who got 1 and 2. Lotus therefore got McLaren's previous numbers of 5 and 6 for '75. Lauda then won the title for Ferrari (then using numbers 11 and 12, having finished fifth in the '73 title) who got numbers 1 and 2 while McLaren got the 11 and 12. After Hunt's title, it switched back, so for '77, McLaren had 1 and 2, Lotus had 5 and 6, Ferrari had 11 and 12 and the new Williams team had 27 (except the last race where it was used by the second Ligier. 28 was used by Copersucar).

Lauda won the title and took 1 and 2 to Brabham. Because they could, the FIA gave Ferrari McLaren's 11 and 12 while McLaren got Brabham's old 7 and 8. In '78, Andretti won for Lotus and stayed there, giving them 1 and 2 for '79 while Brabham inherited 5 and 6. Ferrari then won the title, and with Scheckter staying put, numbers 1 and 2 while Lotus inherited 11 and 12, with which they would stick. The following year, Alan Jones won in the Williams, taking 1 and 2 and giving Ferrari 27 and 28, with which they would stick as well. Piquet won for Brabham in '81, so Williams got Brabham's 5 and 6. The title would switch hands again and again until '84, where Williams were back with 5 and 6 after Piquet's title. Lauda won that year, giving Brabham McLaren's old 7 and 8.

This system is also why Tyrrell never changed at all from 3 and 4. They finished second in '73 then never won another title again.

tl;dr, it's all linked to the '73 constructors' championship and arbitrary FIA decisions.

Milan655 wrote:

bsoyuz wrote:NOW THAT'S BETTER

Yeah...sure.

It looks like a vacuum cleaner. It sucks.

Ben Atkins wrote:The new Lotus




... that front end...

One side is longer than the other. This bothers me more than it should...

The McLaren and Lotus noses look like interlocking puzzle pieces.

Mother of Invention wrote:The McLaren and Lotus noses look like interlocking puzzle pieces.

Well, you're the only person who isn't referring them to a dick and vagina, so I'll give you that.

Here is Sauber's Car for 2014.

BWardboy88 wrote:Here is Sauber's Car for 2014.

Why the coolest cars probably won't be in the front...............

BWardboy88 wrote:Here is Sauber's Car for 2014.

Curse you Sauber! I always complain when F1 rules make the cars ugly and then you have to go and make something that looks pretty decent!

RealRacer4 wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

Mother of Invention wrote:The McLaren and Lotus noses look like interlocking puzzle pieces.

Well, you're the only person who isn't referring them to a dick and vagina, so I'll give you that.

Courtesy of TrackForum.

Now Toro Rosso wants to make it a 3 way.

Milan655 wrote:

Potentially NSFW:

And it looks as if Force India have done the same thing.

This car has more sex jokes than Danica now.

And...the debate begins:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25918114

I don't care how ugly a car looks, the question is, can it get you some trophies?!? If so, I don't care if it looks like some old snaggletoothed witch.

Caterham.

That front wing looks like it came off of a mechanized proton accelerator somethingorother.