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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:
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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
Ridiculous colour coding.
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
HRT would be piiiiissed.
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.
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
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
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.
R3 F1 Chinese Grand Prix
Red Bulls looking good, no surprise there...lets hope that Webber can get onto the Podium this time.
[Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4trPJetaX4]
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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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
If Seb has KERS ready for the race, he'll surely be the clear favourite.
Vettel wins but was pressured all the way by Hamilton.
Webber went backwards to end up 4th.
The Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain;
66 laps; 307.104km;
Weather: Sunny.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h39:03.301
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 0.630
3. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 35.697
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 47.966
5. Alonso Ferrari + 1 lap
6. Schumacher Mercedes + 1 lap
7. Rosberg Mercedes + 1 lap
8. Heidfeld Renault + 1 lap
9. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
10. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
11. Petrov Renault + 1 lap
12. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
13. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
14. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
15. Maldonado Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 2 laps
17. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 2 laps
18. Trulli Lotus-Renault + 2 laps
19. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 3 laps
20. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth + 3 laps
21. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 4 laps
Fastest lap: Alonso, 1:26.727
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Massa Ferrari 60
Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 49
Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 29
man how good was the start, i dont know how these drivers do it hey, even watching it in slow mo i couldn't keep up with the dodging and weaving.
R6 F1 Monaco Grand Prix
No break for f1.. its straight to Monaco.
Qualifying was disrupted with Perez crashing out after the tunnel. Thankfully he was ok.
autosport.com - F1 News: Vettel on Monaco pole as Perez crashes
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.556s
2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.997s + 0.441
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m14.019s + 0.463
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.483s + 0.927
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m14.682s + 1.126
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m14.877s + 1.321
7. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.280s + 1.724
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m15.766s + 2.210
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m16.528s + 2.972
10. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari No time
Q3 cut-off time: 1m15.545s Gap **
11. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m15.815s + 1.540
12. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m15.826s + 1.551
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.973s + 1.698
14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m16.118s + 1.843
15. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m16.121s + 1.846
16. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m16.214s + 1.939
17. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m16.300s + 2.025
Q3 cut-off time: 1m16.813s Gap *
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m17.343s + 2.136
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m17.381s + 2.174
20. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.820s + 2.613
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m17.914s + 2.707
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m18.736s + 3.529
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth No time
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth No time
Seb has this in the bag.
Is it cause I'm black?
What a douche..
I reckon swap Hamilton with Webber. Then you have two teams with suited team mates. :D
R7 F1 Canada Grand Prix
Epic rain delayed race. :thumbs-up:
Button wins in the last lap after pressuring Vettel into a mistake.
Webber 3rd after being hit from behind by Hamilton and dropping back.
What a race. So glad I stayed up through the two hour rain delay.
Races are becoming so unpredictable, especially when cars can pit twice as much as others, and be running last, yet still win.
The only near certainty is that Vettel will probably win most races. ;)
R8 F1 Valencia Grand Prix
So despite the new rule of not letting teams change the engine maps between Quali and the race RBR lock out the front grid.
Vettel secures yet another pole position ahead of European GP - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Pos Driver Team Time ap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.975
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m37.163 + 0.188
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m37.380 + 0.405
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m37.454 + 0.479
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m37.535 + 0.560
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m37.645 + 0.670
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.231 + 1.256
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.240 + 1.265
9. Nick Heidfeld Renault No time
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes No time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m39.034s Gap **
11. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m39.068s + 1.763
12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m39.422s + 2.117
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m39.489s + 2.184
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.525s + 2.220
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m39.645s + 2.340
16. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.657s + 2.352
17. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.711s + 2.406
Q1 cut-off time: 1m40.131s Gap *
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.232 + 1.819
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m41.664 + 3.251
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m42.234 + 3.821
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m42.553 + 4.140
22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m43.584 + 5.171
23. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m43.735 + 5.322
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m44.363 + 5.950
just sat down planning to watch the F1 while doing my uni assignment but i cant take my eyes away from the telly.
im wrapped that webber started well too!!
OneHD Darwin showed the F1 race live! as well as the motogp yesterday.. im in shock.
Vettel wins yet again.
Alonso takes 2nd.
Webber 3rd.
dude... im still watching it :(
Valencia is shit. Really not a fan of the track.
R9 F1 British Grand Prix
Very changeable conditions and regulations at Silverstone.
FIA decided to ban off-throttle blown diffuser before Quali.
Webber beats Vettel and Mclaren drop down the grid.. new regs to blame?
Webber leads all-Red Bull front row for the British Grand Prix - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m30.399s
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m30.431s + 0.032
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.516s + 0.117
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m31.124s + 0.725
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m31.989s + 1.590
6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m31.929s + 1.530
7. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m31.933s + 1.534
8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.128s + 1.729
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.209s + 1.810
10. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.376s + 1.977
Q2 cut-off time: 1m32.588s Gap **
11. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m32.617s + 0.977
12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.624s + 0.984
13. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.656s + 1.016
14. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m32.734s + 1.094
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.119s + 1.479
16. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m33.805s + 2.165
17. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m34.821s + 3.181
Q1 cut-off time: 1m35.132s Gap *
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.245s + 2.575
19. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.749s + 3.079
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.203s + 3.533
21. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m36.456s + 3.786
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m37.154s + 4.484
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m37.484s + 4.814
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m38.059s + 5.389
107% time: 1m39.156s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2
I don't think the new regs had anything to do with Webber topping Vettel but we'll see come the race. It was a very brave lap given the conditions and he was 2 tenths down on Vettle through S2 but made it up in the fast last sector (the old S1 with the flat out left-right-left-right sweepers).
Should be a cracking race.
w00t!
Great finish to the race, and overall one of the most exciting Silverstone races I've watched.
Shame about RBR's shameful team orders - mark would have cleared him, almost undoubtedly.
Brilliant race with changeable conditions and great moments.
I'll remember it as the race that sealed Webbers exit from Red Bull. You do not get to ignore team orders and live to tell the tale.
From a team management perspective I understand the order, but it still shouldn't be happening. I'm glad he flipped them the bird.
I'm really hoping we see Webber in a McLaren next year, as Hamilton is just looking for excuses not to re-sign with them now.
I'm also pumped to see another Aussie in the field. Hopefully next race we see a little more footage of Ricciardo. :D
haha yes it was funny seeing him give vettel a good go against orders.
how exciting was that race, from the start when half the track was raining and the other half dry, to the bit dramas and more pit dramas to the aussie fighting for 2nd at the end.
good thing is we are only a race away from half way through the championship :P
Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz saying Webber will be staying at RBR.
Red Bull boss Mateschitz says Webber will stay on next year - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Bah.
R10 F1 German Grand Prix
Very close and frantic Qualify.
Webber gets pole followed by Hamilton, punting Vettel off the front grid.
Webber beats Hamilton to pole position in the German Grand Prix - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1n30.079s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1n30.134s + 0.055
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1n30.216s + 0.137
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1n30.442s + 0.363
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1n30.910s + 0.831
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1n31.263s + 1.184
7. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1n31.288s + 1.209
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1n32.010s + 1.931
9. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1n32.187s + 2.108
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1n32.482s + 2.403
Q2 cut-off time: 1m33.180s Gap **
11. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m32.215s + 1.217
12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m32.560s + 1.562
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m32.635s + 1.637
14. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.043s + 2.045
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.176s + 2.178
16. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.546s + 2.548
17. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.698s + 2.700
Q1 cut-off time: 1m33.664s Gap *
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.786s + 1.960
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m35.599s + 3.773
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.400s + 4.574
21. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 1m36.422s + 4.596
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.641s + 4.815
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m37.011s + 5.185
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m37.036s + 5.210
webbers starts are average tho, although they have been better these last 3-4 meets.
hope team redbull dosnt make him give his position up to vettel if he is still in front at the tail end of the big race.
looking forward to it all tomorrow night
Such a great lap by Webber. If he doesn't bog the start I'll get excited.
Awesome race.
[Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud0X8jwdjzI]
R11 Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix
Prac 1 and 2 finished and McLaren looking very strong. I think the playing field has levelled, Red Bull do not have things their own way anymore. P3 and Qual will be interesting, unfortunately I wont get to see either live.
In other news BBC have last night signed a new TV rights deal with Eccelstone and Sky (Foxtels equal in the UK). The deal runs from next year till 2018 and means the Beeb will only show 10 races live, where as Sky will show each race, the qualifying and practices live.
BBC Sport - F1 - BBC and Sky awarded rights in new Formula 1 deal
Can't wait for quali!!
R12 Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix
4 weeks break and F1 roars back at Spa.
News just in Webber re-signs for RBR for another year, also turns 35 today
Heildfeld dumped for lack of performance, Bruno Senna the 3rd driver takes over.
Fri practice was wet with some dry spells.
3rd practice about to start and its raining.
More fucking Rain.... FUCK OFF RAIN!!! You're no fun unless its the race. Stoopid Belgium.... you're ruining a great track.
Drying track toward the end of the qualify.
Biggest talking point is what seems an intentional side swipe by Maldonado on Hamilton.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m48.298s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m48.730s + 0.432
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m49.376s + 1.078
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m50.256s + 1.958
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m50.552s + 2.254
6. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m50.773s + 2.475
7. Bruno Senna Renault 1m51.121s + 2.823
8. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m51.251s + 2.953
9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m51.374s + 3.076
10. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m52.303s + 4.005
Q2 cut-off time: 2m04.625s Gap **
11. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m04.692s + 1.924
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2m04.757s + 1.989
13. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m05.150s + 2.382
14. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 2m07.349s + 4.581
15. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2m07.777s + 5.009
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 2m08.106s + 5.338
17. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 2m08.354s + 5.586
Q1 cut-off time: 2m07.194s Gap *
18. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2m07.758s + 5.945
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 2m07.773s + 5.960
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2m09.566s + 7.753
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 2m11.601s + 9.788
22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 2m11.616s + 9.803
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 2m13.077s + 11.264
24. Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time
Hugely interesting quali session. Can't wait for race.
schu's wheel coming off was interesting.
wahoo sunday nights are interesting again..
Maldanaro.... WTF guy ??
Vettel pulls another Pole out of his arse.
I think Mark would've had him covered if he had a clean run on this last attempt
Button and team.... WTF dudes??
It's nearly time for the greatest track on the calendar to be ruined by the worst first corner on the calendar.
Oh and gongrats on Webber agreeing to another year at RB.
Webbers pass on Alonso full speed through Eau Rouge.. jaw dropping insane.
I hear that. I would have pulled out of that (and most other situations) in the fricking game never mind real life. That race more than ever shows how committed these guys are. What an awesome race. I cant remember the last one that was so jam packed with moves.
Looking forward to Monza now.
yess the results of that race topped up my betting account. RBR 1 and 2, loved it!
R13 Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix
Monza.. fastest track of the season.
RBR turn the tables on the power teams.. but rumor is Vettel has chosen a shorter gear ratio
to get out of corners faster.. will he be a sitting duck on the straights with DRS?
Webber seems to be still suffering KERS issues in qualify.
Qualify:
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m22.275s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.725s + 0.450
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.777s + 0.502
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m22.841s + 0.566
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m22.972s + 0.697
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m23.188s + 0.913
7. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m23.530s + 1.255
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m23.777s + 1.502
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.477s + 2.202
10. Bruno Senna Renault No time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m24.157s Gap **
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m24.163s + 1.249
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m24.209s + 1.295
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m24.648s + 1.734
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m24.726s + 1.812
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.845s + 1.931
16. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.932s + 2.018
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m25.065s + 2.151
Q1 cut-off time: 1m25.164s Gap *
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m25.334s + 1.358
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m26.647s + 2.671
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m27.184s + 3.208
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m27.591s + 3.615
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m27.609s + 3.633
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m28.054s + 4.078
24. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m28.231s + 4.255
Webber missed up his quali good and proper. It's all Vettel this race, especially considering they'll get more out of the tyres at Monza.
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looking forward to the dual DRS zones, should really make an exciting race with all the overtaking opportunities. rugby union, league, afl, then f1's what a fantastic day to be on the couch!
6am tomorrow Stosur plays US Open final as well. Will be her first if she wins, and is in good form.
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
Quote:
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
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
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
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.
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.
Good idea.
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
I've put a few bucks on Button for the win - so close between him and Vettel.
Great win by Button.. McLaren finally find some performance and beat Redbull fair and square... but far far to late.
Vettel wins the WC.
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!
Boring race. Well done to Vettel and Red Bull, and a great race by Button (thanks for the $40!).
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.
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
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.
Nice Qualy, Hamilton seemed pretty emo about it all.
Yeah, absolutely no reaction when he got out of the car, nothing on the radio. What a sook.
R17 Formula 1 - Indian Grand Prix
Get your vindaloo ready.. its the Indian GP!
Qualif done and dusted.. and i mean dusted.. track is very dusty.
Hamilton go's back 3 places due to posting a fast lap during a yellow yesterday.
Button may get a penalty for doing the same during qualify.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m24.178s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.474s + 0.296
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m24.508s + 0.330
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m24.519s + 0.341
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.950s + 0.772
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m25.122s + 0.944
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.451s + 1.273
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes
9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Q2 cut-off time: 1m26.319s Gap **
11. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m26.319s + 1.662
12. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.337s + 1.680
13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.503s + 1.846
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m26.537s + 1.880
15. Bruno Senna Renault 1m26.651s + 1.994
16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m27.247s + 2.590
17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.562s + 2.905
Q1 cut-off time: 1m27.479s Gap *
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.876s + 1.687
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m28.565s + 2.376
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m28.752s + 2.563
21. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m30.216s + 4.027
22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m30.238s + 4.049
23. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.866s + 4.677
24. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m34.046s + 7.857
Yawn... I just woke up from the most boring race of the year.
I reckon the track could produce some awesome racing. But it didn't. Blame the dust! :)
i enjoyed the indian race more then japan, the trace is interesting but some things just look out of place.... im not really going to say i like it.
i did however enjoy the race.
abu dhabi next, i would really like to attend next years abu dhabi race as its combined with a v8 supercar round, and the trace and its surrounds is brilliantly planned and executed.
Abu Dhabi is up there in my list of possible international F1 races to attend, but I think I need to see Singapore before it falls off the calendar.
I agree with Knight that India was still more enjoyable than Japan.
I also agree we need to go to Singapore!
its all pending on if the mother in law gets married in greece next year, if she does im out :(
if she dosnt im in for abu dhabi or if funds are lacking spore!
Singapore GP was great, urge anyone to go.
Also cause the track is in the city if you cant take the humidity/heat aircon malls/building are right beside the track :)
Live bands playing at various locations around the track, great food stalls, right by the marina so some great views.
The metro was brilliant to get to the race.. i booked late and got a hotel about 15 min out.
Only gripe was they really didn't plan the mass exits properly with a lot of delays.. hopefully they have fixed that.
Brazil - Final Round
They say there could be rain so I guess I'll have to sleep on the couch and then watch the race live.
Some good odds out on Webber to, if he comes in 1st I'll get over "00 :) and he was no slouch in Qualy. Lets just hope he f**ks up the start and stays 2nd into the 3rd corner
Looking good for Webber and I'll also have an extra "00 in my pocket if he pulls this off.
he did, congrats to webber a MASSIVE win 17secs or something.
pitty the race was so late, hope to catch a replay tonight.
what a season, im hooked on this f1 shit, its overtaken the aussie v8s for me.
still looking to go to adu dabi next year for the dual races.
The race wasn't very exciting, but it was good to see Webber win. Vettel was short-shifting much of the race due to gearbox issues.
Prob the worst kept secret.. Kimi is back in F1 next year with Renault.
Renault confirms Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 in 2012 - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
The grid is littered with world champs now.
yeah but will he be another MSC and be flat out staying in the top10?
C/- Mitch McLeod on Twitter >
Kimi Raikkonen impression done by Sebastian Vettel - YouTube
What is with the German knife joke though... seriously dodgy.