Somebody "bottom line" the F1 off-season for me...

[sts 50]

I jumped on the Speed site for a minute the other day and was bewildered by the amount of change. What's going on?

[SentraWV]

- Schu's back (w/Mercedes, which used to be Brawn)
- Alonso to Ferrari
- No more refueling
- New points system
- USF1 still needs another driver

But, yeah, there's more.

[Jason V]

I wonder if USF1 is anywhere near having a car ready??? I hope they do as I would love to see them do well!!

[SentraWV]

Well, I guess the idea of an American F1 team was a nice dream while it lasted (http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-news/228416/us-f1-could-skip-2010-season/):


The US F1 team could decide not to compete in Formula 1 this year, according to reports in the Argentinean press on Tuesday. It is also believed that driver José María López could now switch to the Campos team as US F1 sponsor YouTube engages in discussions with the Spanish outfit.

[RobbieNelson]

Official entry list for 2010:

The full, final F1 2010 entry list is as follows:

1 Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes
2 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes
3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP Petronas Mercedes-Benz
4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP Petronas Mercedes-Benz
5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Renault
6 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Renault
7 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
8 Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
9 Rubens Barrichello AT&T Williams Williams-Cosworth
10 Nico Hülkenberg AT&T Williams Williams-Cosworth
11 Robert Kubica Renault F1 Team Renault
12 Vitaly Petrov Renault F1 Team Renault
14 Adrian Sutil Force India F1 Team Force India Mercedes
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India F1 Team Force India Mercedes
16 Sébastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso STR-Ferrari
17 Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso STR-Ferrari
18 Jarno Trulli Lotus Racing Lotus Cosworth
19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Racing Lotus Cosworth
20 TBA HRT F1 Team HRT Cosworth
21 Bruno Senna HRT F1 Team HRT Cosworth
22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber-Ferrari
23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber-Ferrari
24 Timo Glock Virgin Racing Virgin Cosworth
25 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin Racing Virgin Cosworth



I noticed that there is no number 13. Really? Has it always been that way?