Formula 1 2011 season, race by race

[snake coward]

R14 Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix

Vettel can clinch the title here and hes in a very good position with pole.
Webber 2nd followed by Button.

Here’s the maths on Vettel becoming champion in Singapore- James Allen on F1 – The official website

If Vettel wins:
Alonso needs to be off the podium
AND
Webber/Button finish no higher than 3rd
Hamilton is automatically eliminated
(This scenario happened in Australia and Spain this year)

If Vettel is 2nd:
Alonso needs to be no higher than 8th
AND
Webber/Button need to be no higher than 5th
AND
Hamilton must not finish ahead of him
(This scenario has not happened at all this season)

If Vettel is 3rd:
Alonso needs to be no higher than 9th
AND
Webber/Button need to be no higher than 7th
AND
Hamilton must not finish ahead of him
(This scenario has not happened at all this season)

If Vettel is 4th:
The title cannot be decided in Singapore

Vettel flies to 11th pole of 2011 in Singapore - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m44.381s
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m44.732s + 0.351
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m44.804s + 0.423
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m44.809s + 0.428
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m44.874s + 0.493
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m45.800s + 1.419
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m46.013s + 1.632
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time
9. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes no time
10. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes no time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m47.486s Gap **
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m47.616s + 2.685
12. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m48.082s + 3.151
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m48.270s + 3.339
14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m48.634s + 3.703
15. Bruno Senna Renault 1m48.662s + 3.731
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m49.862s + 4.931
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari No time
Q1 cut-off time: 1m49.588s Gap *
18. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m49.835s + 3.438
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m50.948s + 4.551
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m51.012s + 4.615
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m52.154s + 5.757
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m52.363s + 5.966
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m52.404s + 6.007
24. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m52.810s + 6.413

107% time: 1m53.844s

[Knight Of Nih]

best start i have seen webber do yet. how good will he be when he nails starts, going from 2nd to 4th then 5th after a wing clip then to 3rd he just makes it hard for himself.

and fucking schumacher he crashes out every time i bet on him for top 10. grrr.


Singapore track looks great , might have to go there in septembers instead of februarys

[feary]

He crashes in style haha I'll give him that! Was a great watch I think I might look at being in Singapore next year for f1/birthday

[rec]

The race was ok. There were a few good moves, while tyre degradation and strategy kept things interesting until the end. It was good seeing Mark and Hamilton finish where they did after poor starts.

PS. Button is awesome.

PPS. I'm totally down for a Singapore trip either 2012 or 2013.

[rec]

I thought I'd merge the threads into one for the whole season so qual/result lookup is easier, and because we don't get a heap of replies in each race thread anyway.

[ResLo]

Good idea.

[snake coward]

R15 Formula 1 - Japan Grand Prix

Vettel just need one point to secure the championship.. and he gets pole.
Reminder that race is around 3pm.

Sebastian Vettel pips Jenson Button to secure 12th season pole at Suzuka - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m30.466s
2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m30.475s + 0.009
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m30.617s + 0.151
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m30.804s + 0.338
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.886s + 0.420
6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m31.156s + 0.690
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time
8. Vitaly Petrov Renault no time
9. Bruno Senna Renault no time
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari no time

Q2 cut-off time: 1m32.380s Gap **
11. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m32.463s + 1.997
12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m32.746s + 2.280
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.079s + 2.613
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m33.224s + 2.758
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.227s + 2.761
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.427s + 2.961
17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari no time
Q1 cut-off time: 1m35.111s Gap *
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m35.454s + 4.988
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m35.514s + 5.048
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.439s + 5.973
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.507s + 6.041
22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m37.846s + 7.380
23. Nico Rosberg Mercedes no time
24. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth no time

[rec]

I've put a few bucks on Button for the win - so close between him and Vettel.

[snake coward]

Great win by Button.. McLaren finally find some performance and beat Redbull fair and square... but far far to late.
Vettel wins the WC.

[Knight Of Nih]

didnt really enjoy the japan race, with singapore being such a sweet looking street circuit at night being back on a trace in the day was kinda boring.
grats to vettel for officially claiming the championship but lets cheer on webber for 2nd!

[rec]

Boring race. Well done to Vettel and Red Bull, and a great race by Button (thanks for the $40!).

[ResLo]

Buttons win gave me 2 from 2 for my days motorsport's betting with Tander winning the Bathurst 1000 (which was heaps more entertaining), helped recoup some of my losses from the Rugby.

Bring on Korea next week.

[snake coward]

R16 Formula 1 - Korean Grand Prix

Sombody else other then Vettel takes pole!
Hamilton gets pole, followed by Vettel then Button.
Webber 4th.

Lewis Hamilton ends Red Bull's pole run in the Korean Grand Prix - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.820s
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.042s + 0.222
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.126s + 0.306
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.468s + 0.648
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.831s + 1.011
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.980s + 1.160
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m37.754s + 1.934
8. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m38.124s + 2.304
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes no time
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes no time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m38.254s Gap **
11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.315s + 1.789
12. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.354s + 1.828
13. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.508s + 1.982
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.775s + 2.249
15. Bruno Senna Renault 1m38.791s + 2.265
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m39.189s + 2.663
17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.443s + 2.917
Q1 cut-off time: 1m39.464s Gap *
18. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m39.538s + 2.013
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m40.522s + 2.997
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m41.101s + 3.576
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m42.091s + 4.566
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m43.483s + 5.958
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m43.758s + 6.233
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth no time

[ResLo]

I was sure Button would get pole, Hamilton did a great lap and Vettel extremely close to edging him out.

Hopefully its a McLaren 1-2 after lap 1 to make it interesting.

[Formula1]

Nice Qualy, Hamilton seemed pretty emo about it all.