Formula 1 2011 season, race by race

[snake coward]

Woohoo season starts!
Fri prac been and gone. Red Bull, Maccas and Ferrari seem to be on pace straight away.
Adjustable rear wings are the big talking points also tyres.. seems they degrade a lot faster.
Tyres are color coded as well:


Wet - orange
Intermediate - light blue
Supersoft - red
Soft - yellow
Medium - white
Hard - silver

(silver and white? really who thought of that one)

OneHD streaming it on web in case your not in front of a tv.
Formula One Live Streaming One HD

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Ridiculous colour coding.

[snake coward]

Quali result.
The 107% rule has been introduced again so drives failing to get a 107% to the pole sitters time wont be racing.
Vettel on fire.. Webber needs to sort something out for the race as Lewis pipped him to get 2nd.
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m23.529s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.307s + 0.778s
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m24.395s + 0.866s
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.779s + 1.250s
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m24.974s + 1.445s
6. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m25.247s + 1.718s
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.421s + 1.892s
8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m25.599s + 2.070s
9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m25.626s + 2.097s
10. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.066s + 3.537s
Q2 cut-off time: 1m25.882s
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m25.971s
12. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.103s
13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.108s
14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.739s
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m26.768s
16. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m31.407s
17. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth
Q3 cut-off time: 1m27.222s
18. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m27.239s
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m29.254s
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m29.342s
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m29.858s
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.822s
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m32.978s
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m34.2932

107% time: 1m31.266s

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HRT would be piiiiissed.

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Vettel is a cuntfreak. Freakcunt. Cruntfeak. Whatever. He's amazing... Such a prick (only because he's so much better than Webber). :/

Given how boring Melbourne normally is, I think we're in for a cracker of a season.

PS. can't wait to see Red Bull with KERS.

[snake coward]

R2 F1 Malyasian GP 2011

Really close fought qualifying between RB and Mclaren.
RB do have kers this race and it made the difference it seems.

One HD website streaming the race live if your in Darwin, as the One HD Darwin tv station still showing the races delayed by 30min. Baffling.

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m34.870s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m34.974s + 0.104
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m35.179s + 0.309
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.200s + 0.330
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.802s + 0.932
6. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m36.124s + 1.254
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.251s + 1.381
8. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m36.324s + 1.454
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m36.809s + 1.939
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.820s + 1.950
Q3 cut-off time: 1m36.811s Gap **
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m37.035s + 1.466
12. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m37.160s + 1.591
13. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m37.347s + 1.778
14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m37.370s + 1.801
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m37.496s + 1.927
16. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m37.528s + 1.959
17. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m37.593s + 2.024
Q3 cut-off time: 1m38.163s Gap *
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m38.276s + 1.532
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m38.645s + 1.901
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m38.791s + 2.047
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m40.648s + 3.904
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m41.001s + 4.257
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m41.549s + 4.805
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m42.574s + 5.830

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Closer racing this time with a lot of overtaking.
Webber lost kers at the start and got swamped but fought back to get 4th.

The Malaysian Grand Prix
Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
56 laps; 310.408km;
Weather: Dry.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h37:39.832
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 3.261
3. Heidfeld Renault + 25.075
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 26.384
5. Massa Ferrari + 36.958
6. Alonso Ferrari + 37.248
7. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 49.957
8. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:07.239
9. Schumacher Mercedes + 1:24.896
10. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1:31.563
11. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1:45.000
12. Rosberg Mercedes + 1 lap
13. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
14. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
15. Kovalainen Lotus-Renault + 1 lap
16. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps
17. Petrov Renault + 4 laps

Fastest lap: Webber, 1:40.571

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 47
D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 43
Trulli Lotus-Renault 32
Perez Sauber-Ferrari 24
Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 23
Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 15
Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 9

[ResLo]

Highly entertaining race. Webber drove that car like a man possessed what a shame his Kers wasn't working. Red Bull need to sort that shit out.

[ResLo]

R3 F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bulls looking good, no surprise there...lets hope that Webber can get onto the Podium this time.

[Knight Of Nih]

sweet movie.
previously i didnt really enjoy F1 but the last 2 seasons has been far more competitive so im starting to get into it when i can work around the v8 races.

[ResLo]

V8 race today was a sight to behold... I love wet races but it got a bit silly in the end.

As for Webber and a podium, I think its beyond him given everyone in front has KERS.

[snake coward]

Good god what a brilliant race.
Webber 18th to 3rd.. amazing pace with 3 stops.
Vettel screwed up with tyres with only 2 stops, 2nd
Lewis 1st with 3 stops.

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R4 F1 Turkey Grand Prix

After a 3 week break F1 is back!.
RBR easily the fastest with Vettel and Webber 1 and 2.
Rosberg claims 3rd beating out the Mclaren and Ferrari's.

Qualify
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m25.049s
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m25.454s + 0.405
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.574s + 0.525
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.595s + 0.546
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m25.851s + 0.802
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.982s + 0.933
7. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m26.296s + 1.247
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.646s + 1.597
9. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m26.659s + 1.610
10. Felipe Massa Ferrari No time
Q3 cut-off time: 1m26.740s Gap **
11. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m26.764s + 1.154
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m27.027s + 1.417
13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.145s + 1.535
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m27.236s + 1.626
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.244s + 1.634
16. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.255s + 1.645
17. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.572s + 1.962
Q3 cut-off time: 1m28.321s Gap *
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m28.780s + 1.767
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m31.119s + 2.106
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.445s + 3.432
21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m30.692s + 3.679
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.813s + 3.800
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m31.564s + 4.551
24. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari No time

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Treated to another great race with heaps of overtaking.
Vettel cruised to another win.
Webber had to fight to retain 2nd.
Alonso brings up 3rd.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h30:17.558
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 8.807
3. Alonso Ferrari + 10.075
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 40.232
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 47.539
6. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 59.431
7. Heidfeld Renault + 1:00.857
8. Petrov Renault + 1:08.168
9. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:09.300
10. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:18.000
11. Massa Ferrari + 1:19.800
12. Schumacher Mercedes + 1:25.400
13. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
14. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
15. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
17. Maldonado Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
18. Trulli Lotus-Renault + 1 lap
19. Kovalainen Lotus-Renault + 2 laps
20. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps
21. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 3 laps
22. Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth + 5 laps

Fastest lap: Webber, 1:29.703

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Di Resta Force India-Mercedes 45
Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1

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R5 F1 Spanish Grand Prix

RBR dominate qualif once again.. with Webber taking pole.
Vettel 2nd
Hamilton 3rd.
autosport.com - F1 News: Webber secures pole in Spain

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m20.981s
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m21.181s + 0.200
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m21.961s + 0.980
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m21.964s + 0.983
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m21.996s + 1.015
6. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m22.471s + 1.490
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m22.599s + 1.618
8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m22.888s + 1.907
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m22.952s + 1.971
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes
Q3 cut-off time: 1m23.506s Gap **
11. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.231s + 1.691
12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.367s + 1.827
13. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.694s + 2.154
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.702s + 2.162
15. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m25.403s + 3.863
16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercede 1m26.126s + 4.586
17. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercede 1m26.571s + 5.031
Q3 cut-off time: 1m25.874s Gap *
18. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m26.521s + 3.561
19. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m26.910s + 3.950
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m27.315s + 4.355
21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m27.809s + 4.849
22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m27.908s + 4.948
23. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m28.556s + 5.596
24. Nick Heidfeld Renault No time