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BMW sells Sauber back to founder Unless Toyota decides to sell their team and entry to another entity, Sauber will be on the grid for 2010. The reason it's dependant on if Toyota sells is because Toyota had signed the Concord Agreement, guaranteeing them a spot on the grid, while BMW Sauber didn't, so who ever buys Toyota's F1 team will get Toyota's guaranteed spot.

A bit of a tl;dr, so just scroll to the bottom for quick blurbs: Silverstone 'set to seal F1 deal'? Hopefully they'll come to a deal to keep the British GP on the calendar next year and further. What I have heard regarding the spat between Bernie and BRDC is that the BRDC has complained that they don't have the funds to modernize the paddock area to Bernie's needs, but when they do get funds, they use them on other projects, like a club house for BRDC members. Fortunately, it looks like cooler heads might prevail. We'll just wait for an official announcement to see if that happens. Canadian GP back on - at a fraction of Ecclestone's price Like the report of the British GP being on the 2010 schedule next year, we'll have to wait until an official announcement to see if the race will be run in 2010. As with everything in F1, it all comes down to money- that is, money that many private promoters (like Legault), don't have, especially in the current economic climate. Bernie is pricing F1 out of the hands of people who, gasp, want to make a profit, and going to whoever flashes the most $$$$$$$$$$$$$ in front of his nose, all because of CVC's debt to get the F1 commercial rights. Bernie wants $175 MILLION Canadian dollars to host the Canadian GP. Who in the day blue hell has that kind of money? That's right, a government, in this case, the Canadian government (which gets the money from its tax base, their people and businesses). Sad, really, that Bernie is killing off promoters with his high sanctioning fees. Lopez signs conditional USF1 deal Lopez is apparently short of about 20%, or about, what, $1.6 million. I am a bit disappointed in that Anderson and Windsor is going for a pay driver, despite having the co-founder of YouTube as an investor. I never expected that US F1 would employ drivers from the United States (hey, Lopez is American, just South American ), as there aren't any drivers that would easily qualify for an FIA Superlicense. Here's a Wikipedia page on Lopez: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_L%C3%B3pez Lopez has 1 win in GP2, and he has tested for Renault F1 Team in 2006, I think. He has spent the past few years racing in Argentina in their touring car series, TC 2000. To qualify for a Super License, the driver must (from Appendex L of the Inernational Sporting Code): For the final four classified in the IndyCar Series points, they are: 1) Dario Franchitti (Scottish), 2) Scott Dixon (New Zealander), 3) Ryan Briscoe (Australian), and 4) Helio Castroneves (Brazilian). Obviously, there are no Americans in the top 4 of the IndyCar series points (first American is Danica Patrick, who finished in 5th). I also don't think there are any Americans in the IndyCar Series that would hold their own in a test with a 2009 F1 car. While talking about Americans in F1, here's news that Force India is giving a test to Indy Lights champion JR Hildebrand, as well as to DTM driver (and former McLaren test driver) Paul di Resta. At least one American is given a shot to show what he can do. The test will be done from December 1st to December 3rd at Jerez, using Force India's 2009 spec car. The test is to determine who will become Force India's test/reserve driver for 2010. The abridged version of the above: 1) Possible British GP deal near 2) Possible Canadian GP deal near, for less than what Bernie wants 3) Possible pay driver to US F1 Team, short 20% needed, no other American qualified for FIA Super License 4) American tabbed for test drive for Force India, could land a 2010 test/reserve driver role That's all the big news that I have for now. Enjoy the silliness of the off season

Was bored and wanted to see if I can make a halfway decent schedule image. Obviously, it isn't anything like what Matt does (I would love to know how he does that ice that looks like it was skated on). I used GIMP to make it. Every image was found online, except for those flag buttons, which I made myself using flags I found on the Internet. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/com...provisional.png This is the provisional calendar. The FIA will release the official schedule on December 11th, I believe. Obviously, this isn't meant as a desktop wallpaper or anything like that. EDIT: decided to leave it as a link, as I don't want to cause any problems for those that have a slow internet connection. Also, I wasn't sure if the image was too big for the mods liking, so I just played it safe.

British GP facing final deadline 16 days from now, we'll know for sure if there will be a British GP in 2010 or not . Donington Park has been ruled out, so it's either Silverstone or bust *sigh* .

Central Division standings after tonight's game: 1) Blackhawks: 28 2) Blue Jackets: 26 (-2) 3) Red Wings: 26 (-2) 4) Predators: 23 (-5) 5) Blues: 18 (-10) Western Conference Standings 1) Sharks: 34 2) Avalanche: 29 (-5) 3) Blackhawks: 28 (-6) 4) Flames: 28 (-6) 5) Kings: 28 (-6) 6) Blue Jackets: 26 (-8) 7) Red Wings: 26 (-8) 8) Coyotes: 24 (-10) 9) Stars: 24 (-10) 10) Canucks: 24 (-10) 11) Predators: 23 (-11) 12) Oilers: 21 (-13) 13) Blues: 18 (-16) 14) Wild: 18 (-16) 15) Ducks: 17 (-17) Some game stats: Shots on goal Red Wings: 34 Canadiens: 18 Goal Scorers Red Wings 1) Stuart (@ 12:41, 1st Period), PPG, assists from Lebda and Cleary 2) Datsyuk (@ 14:42, 1st Period), PPG, assists from Raffalski and Lidstrom 3) Datsyuk (Shootout) Canadiens 1) Cammalleri (@ 00:09, 3rd Period), Even Strength, assist from Kostityn and Spacek 2) Cammalleri (@ 08:45, 3rd Period), Even Strength, assists from Kostityn and Plekanec Penalty minutes Red Wings (2 minutes total) 1) Abdelkater (@ 18:51, 1st Period), holding the stick, 2 minutes Canadiens (14 minutes total) 1) Laruque (@ 08:52, 1st Period), high stick, 4 minute double minor 2) Laruque (@ 08:52, 1st Period), tripping, 2 minutes 3) Mara (@ 13:07, 1st Period), Cross-checking, 2 minutes 4) Moen (@ 15:10, 1st Period), Roughing, 2 minutes 5) O'Byrne (@ 15:44, 1st Period), Slashing, 2 minutes 6) Lapirrer (@ 10:56, 3rd Period), Delay of game-puck over the glass, 2 minutes Power Play Red Wings: 1-5 (5v4), 1-2 (5v3), 2-7 total, 10:24 total power play time Canadiens: 0-1 (5v4), 0-1 total, 2:00 total power play time EDIT: Forgot that the Blackhawks are playing tonight. Someone else can post their updated points standings, but I'll be in bed by the time the game is done. Either way, the math's not that hard to figure out Night all.

Wings win it 3-2 after going to the Skills Compet... err, shootout after blowing a 2 goal lead in the wee seconds in the 4rd. Jimmy Howard gets the win and the Wings go 11-6-4 in the season, 26 points in their back pocket.

Not the Skills Compet... er, shootout . WIN IT FOR KRONNER!!!

Bert for OT winner!!! You heard it first!!!

OT, again. A point to both teams. here's to the wings getting the extra point!!!

Beautiful chance from Homer, just wide. 1 minute left in regulation.

C'mon Bert, stop sucking for a few moments and score a goal (or ten) for us!!! 2 minutes left in regulation.

4:22 left in regulation. C'mon Wings, score and we won't have to go to OT, again!!!

Cammalleri scored the tying goal @ 8:45 in the 4rd, with helpers going to Kostityn and Pleakanec. Nothing to show on the PP.

Delay of game penalty to the Canadiens. Wings PP after the TV timeout.

*sigh* Where have I seen this before. Tie game. Hank couldn't cover Cammalleri.

12:53 left in the game.

Wings need to get goals here to kill of the pressure from the Canadiens. Too many chances from the Canadiens for my liking.

You'll fill up about five pages on this board from all the s*** that went down just this past week .

Cammalleri scores 9 seconds into the 4rd, with help from Kostitsy and Spacek.

Aw, f***, there's the momentium the Canadiens needed 2-1 Wings. LIGHT THEM UP, WINGS!!!

Start of the 4rd period. Put them down, Wings!!! Light Price up!!!

I think the X-ray is to look for any crack/break to the bones near the knee, just to make sure, then go get an MRI/CT scan to look for soft tissue damage (ligaments, tendons, cartilage and the like). Beside, I don't think every NHL stadium has an MRI/CT machine, but they might have an X-ray machine in the medical room. (The last part is just a guess on my end, as I've heard of players having X-rays done at the game) Hope any damage to Kronner's knee is minimal, and that Laraque sits for several games.

End of 2nd. Wings still lead 2-0 after 40 minutes. Wings need to hold off the Canadiens attack much better than they did last night . We could also do well by scoring some more goals, preferably ten or twenty more .

What do you expect? It seems like the refs let a lot of s*** go when it comes to Homer in front of the net (except for goal scoring )

But Laraque did eat some composite there