Barrichello will drive for Williams

[void]

The Brazilian Globo TV said that Barrichello had confirmed the he signed with Williams F1 for 2010 championship.

http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/ ... MS+EM.html

PS. Sorry about my very bad English!

[Alexpcenteno]

The brazilian commentator Luciano Burti was the one who spread the word on this. He says in his twitter that:

"Quem confirmou foi uma pessoa ligada a Williams dizendo que Rubens assinou por 2 anos (1+1) e usarao motores Cosworth. Isso eh novidade..."

http://twitter.com/LucianoBurti

That means:

"Who confirmed was a person from Williams. Rubens has a 2 year deal and that Williams will be using the Cosworth engines."

[Carlos]

I don't think so, today it is a rumour that will take maybe another day to be officially confirmed.
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/20 ... 88222.html
http://www.as.com/motor/articulo/barric ... smot_3/Tes
http://www.marca.com/2009/10/11/motor/f ... 88277.html

[xpensive]

He should have been happy with this season's indian summer!

[sdimm]

Nice, so who goes to Brawn? Nico?

[lebesset]

I can't believe this would be admitted as yet
it would force brawn to handicap reubens ...they couldn't possibly take the risk that the number one car would be at williams next year , it's too important to any team ....I am correct it goes to the winning driver am I not ?

[raceman]

I can't believe this would be admitted as yet
it would force brawn to handicap reubens ...they couldn't possibly take the risk that the number one car would be at williams next year , it's too important to any team ....I am correct it goes to the winning driver am I not ?

I agree. Ross said they will see these things not before the season finale as that would hamper driver concentration.....

Yes, the No. 1 goes to the Drivers' Champion and to whoever team he goes, that team will keep No. 1 and No. 2 for their cars irrespective of "that" team's Championship status in yesteryear's Championship

[hasalard]

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/n ... 4209.shtml

Another report, nothing official yet.

[Giblet]

I can't believe this would be admitted as yet
it would force brawn to handicap reubens ...they couldn't possibly take the risk that the number one car would be at williams next year , it's too important to any team ....I am correct it goes to the winning driver am I not ?

All kinds of drivers have won championships and move to a new team the next year. Alonso being a very recent example.

I think Rubens knew he had to start shopping, as you can't just keep slagging your team in the media, and be beaten by your teammate for the most part, and expect to be still around.

The Brawn is a known race winning car, and I am sure Ross knows that almost any driver in the field could have won a couple races with it this season. Rubens knows that Brawn doesn't need him and vice versa.

[WhiteBlue]

Nico to Mercedes Brawn is one for the bank I guess. That must have been signed before Monza when Merc seriously fell out with McLaren and started to invest in Brawn via third parties.

Williams Petronas will run Barichello/Hülkenberg in the Cosworth powered car if they can pinch Petronas from Sauber.

Toyota are rumored to run Nakajima/Kobayashi unless they bite the bullit and keep Timo.

[pjobmathew]

* Quote lebesset

I can't believe this would be admitted as yet
it would force brawn to handicap reubens ...they couldn't possibly take the risk that the number one car would be at williams next year , it's too important to any team ....I am correct it goes to the winning driver am I not ?
I can't believe this would be admitted as yet
it would force brawn to handicap reubens ...they couldn't possibly take the risk that the number one car would be at williams next year , it's too important to any team ....I am correct it goes to the winning driver am I not ?

could you explain why its too important for any team
remember when hill had a ZERO on his nose cone (93-94) ferrari using 27 and 28

its more important to have a better driver in the car than a better number on the race car . i don't think ( i'm not sure ) that ascari drove with no 1 on his car after his first championship win , i mean the following year .

[lebesset]

the reason for the importance of number one is quite simple ; the majority of people who watch a GP are not what we would call fans ..they are people who are interested on a more casual basis
that's why the system was changed some years back ....joe public can understand that the reigning champion drives car number 1 !

it's called marketing , sponsors like it , the car featured in their ad's have number 1 on them ...ask any team owner if it brings in sponsorship

as they said in ' the godfather' , it's only business

[Richard]

Monza when Merc seriously fell out with McLaren

Did they? Any more on that?

[axle]

Nico to Mercedes Brawn is one for the bank I guess. That must have been signed before Monza when Merc seriously fell out with McLaren

Your wording is very ambiguous here...

McLaren and Mercedes have both been re-evaluating their relationship offtrack since the SLR and McLaren's desire to build their own cars grew in strength...and on track with Spygate and then Liegate. McLaren won't sell up so if Mercedes want to have their own team they need a new partner and Brawn fit the bill perfectly.

Mercedes have been looking at Brawn since they literally blew away the opposition in Oz'09. Any deal signed will have been signed after hours and hours of negotiations not after a falling out with McLaren at Monza (if that's what you mean)?

[mcdenife]

Did they? Any more on that?

2 + 2 = 423.91287563 This is what you get when you take a pinch rumour, add a dollop(?) of speculation, a touch of fact, a generous helping of personal opinion, then let simmer in some wild summation and viola, done it again, pat on the back, pat on the back.