Comments on: Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg to drive for Williams-Cosworth in 2010

By: Toby Bushby

Toby Bushby — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:43:59 +0000

There was nothing wrong with the Cosworth engine in 2006. It was the most powerful by far, and one of the most reliable. Unfortunately, it was Williams that made the engine look unreliable with their gearbox and elctric gremlins. Think Red Bull and Renault engines…..

The biggest problem for Cosworth will be the fuel consumption. Williams could be running around with a car 10kg heavier than the Ferrari/Mercedes/Renault engined teams.

Also, Williams’ partnership with Cosworth is more than engine supply. This is about securing serious money for the future of Williams by diversifying their income stream. Flywheel KERS, gearbox design and probably alternative fuels, all designed to market outside F1. And their partnership in Qatar will probably have some Cossie people hanging around too.

I’m personally delighted at the line-up for Williams next year. Having an experienced (winning) driver who knows how to qualify versus a young hot-shoe is extremely exciting. Bring on “New-Nico”! I’ve been following him since A1GP, and I think his debut season will be Hamilton-esque. Poor Rubens will get thrashed, but he’ll be there to pick up the pieces when inexperience intervenes. That’s a big part of what Williams has been missing for years. Let’s hope they can get the car right next season.

My two cents.

By: Toby Bushby

Toby Bushby — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:22:34 +0000

Pizzonia drove for Williams (badly), and the 3rd race is Malaysia, not Bahrain.

By: The Limit

The Limit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:05 +0000

Well, yet again Rubens Barrichello proves me wrong. I said Ross Brawn would not run him in 2009 and he did, and then that Brawn would drop him and he would retire and he didn’t! It’s almost as if he’s the energizer bunny or something.
As for the Williams move, that has surprised me also. If anything, the best I thought Barrichello could have hoped for was one of the new teams. I am very interested in Nico Hulkenberg as I know nothing about him other that he comes very highly rated.
I don’t know what to make of William’s decision to run with Cosworth engines as opposed to Toyota, time will tell I guess. At the moment the Mercedes engines are producing the goods in so many ways, and appear almost bullet proof.
Rosberg deserves his chance at Brawn. I know alot of people on this site doubt is raw pace and talent, but in truth, the Williams team never produced a reliable car when he was there. Infact, they havn’t produced a super fast car since 2004, one huge reason for them loosing Mark Webber to Red Bull and Juan Montoya to McLaren.

By: DCNunes

DCNunes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:29 +0000

Might explain the disdain for british drivers.

Perhaps I was too succint, because you misundertood something.

As I said, I have no problem with British drivers. Indeed, my favourite is Hamilton.

By: WidowFactory

WidowFactory — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:37:54 +0000

Totally. With the flywheel KERS that’s been in development for the past 18 months they may just have a brawn-esque rocketship on their hands! Forza Williams!

By: AP

AP — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:34:57 +0000

Rosberg is so over rated, crunch time next year..must score a few wins. Or he may find himself as a Ferrari test driver…or worse

By: AP

AP — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:30:37 +0000

or strange pit strategies that changed mid race to favor Button….

By: AP

AP — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:28:58 +0000

Hell no to Fisi, how dare you even mention it LOL we were just about to get rid of him finally.

By: Tarzan

Tarzan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:16:50 +0000

By the way, I am Brazilian.

Might explain the disdain for british drivers.

Here’s the question raised by a Frenchman: How many French drivers? (Panis (2000),Alesi (2001), Grosjean (Half a season) , Bourdais, Montagny (7 GPs)). If you add all the French participations of the past 5 years, you hardly get to 40 starts… But hey, looking back at Grosjean and Bourdais, we’re probably not good enough (Thank you Loeb!)

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:12:33 +0000

We’ll see next year. I for one wouldn’t be surprise if Hülkenberg torched Barrichello after the first three races or so. I think Barrichello is a reliable driver, but the pure raw speed is a bit lacking. This is the reason he’s not the first driver in most teams. Sure with Schumacher he had a contract. But now with Button, a good driver sure but no Alonso/Hamilton/Vettel/Raikkonen, he couldn’t really get close to him in his dominant streak. Let’s see how he matches up against Hülkenberg, the history of the kid is more impressive than Hamilton’s and we all know what he’s capable of.