Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

The result of the 3rd practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:37.642 -
2. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:38.169 + 0.527
3. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:38.511 + 0.869
4. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 1:38.582 + 0.940
5. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : 1:38.666 + 1.024
6. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:38.705 + 1.063
7. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:38.766 + 1.124
8. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:38.791 + 1.149
9. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:38.833 + 1.191
10. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : 1:38.932 + 1.290
11. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:38.954 + 1.312
12. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:39.010 + 1.368
13. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:39.150 + 1.508
14. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1:39.156 + 1.514
15. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:39.345 + 1.703
16. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1:39.448 + 1.806
17. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 1:39.537 + 1.895
18. Bruno Senna : Williams : 1:39.706 + 2.064
19. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : 1:41.114 + 3.472
20. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : 1:41.437 + 3.795
21. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team : 1:41.684 + 4.042
22. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team : 1:42.062 + 4.420
23. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team : 1:42.845 + 5.203
24. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team : 1:42.882 + 5.240

There was a problem with the car of Mark Webber , it could be that they have to change his gearbox ,witch means that he wil get a 5 place grid penalty after quaifying !.......but so far it's a rumor !

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2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX
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1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.832 33
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.864 0.032 33
3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.160 0.328 28
4 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.219 0.387 29
5 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:39.330 0.498 31
6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.422 0.590 30
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:39.584 0.752 36
8 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.717 0.885 25
9 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:39.739 0.907 33
10 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:39.839 1.007 26
11 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:39.957 1.125 28
12 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:40.089 1.257 32
13 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:40.112 1.280 34
14 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.445 1.613 28
15 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.745 1.913 11
16 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:40.789 1.957 31
17 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:40.997 2.165 32
18 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:41.200 2.368 33
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:41.602 2.770 23
20 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:42.596 3.764 28
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:43.066 4.234 21
22 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:43.067 4.235 22
23 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:43.869 5.037 36
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:44.533 5.701 24

2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX
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1 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.148 23
2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.450 0.302 21
3 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:39.575 0.427 21
4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.854 0.706 23
5 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:40.088 0.940 21
6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:40.221 1.073 21
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:40.396 1.248 24
8 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:40.422 1.274 22
9 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:40.440 1.292 19
10 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.480 1.332 21
11 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:40.929 1.781 14
12 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:41.048 1.900 25
13 12 Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1:41.140 1.992 21
14 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:41.220 2.072 19
15 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:41.514 2.366 20
16 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:41.596 2.448 23
17 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:42.021 2.873 25
18 19 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:42.027 2.879 23
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:42.104 2.956 24
20 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:42.175 3.027 13
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:42.706 3.558 22
22 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:42.820 3.672 19
23 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:44.517 5.369 23
24 23 Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth 1:45.735 6.587 22

South Korean Grand Prix – Yeongam circuit – 3° edition
This circuit features different distinct sections. Firstly there are three straights connected by tight curves. In sector one, you need a very good top speed and good traction because there are big breaking zones at the end of the straights one of which, (the second) is 1.2 kilometer long. These are followed by a series of twisting bends. Turns 7 and 8 are fast and then in third section (the last part of the lap) there are slow and medium turns with the track that runs close to the barriers on both sides; so the aerodynamic set-up is compromise between the differing needs of each sector. The lap runs anticlockwise, with the pitlane on the outside of the circuit along the seafront. Yeongam circuit has been designed by celebrated architect Hermann Tilke, but honestly, I do not like this track. The reason: three consecutive straights that begin and end with slow corners and the last two sectors are busy of not interesting bends. In my opinion only Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi) and Bahrain circuit are worse than Yeongam. In the last race at Suzuka, the Red Bull has experimented a passive 'double-DRS' device. This new system helped the RB8 in qualifying when the rear wing is open. In this way the Red Bull gains in top speed. In this season all the cars are slower than last year, but in the japanese Grand Prix, the gap between the pole position 2011 (1.30.466) and 2012 (1.30.839) was only +0.373 sec. while in the other races of this season, the gap has always been higher. At Suzuka, Vettel never used DRS in the race but was still very fast, perhaps due to a new exhaust layout regulation. Sunday his best lap was 1.35.774 almost nine tenths less than Button and Kobayashi, while the best lap for Massa was 1.36.894 with the same strategy. We'll see what happens in Korea. Tyre compounds Soft yellow (prime) and supersoft red(option) as at Monaco, Montreal and Singapore. The DRS zone on the main straight.
Podium 2011: Vettel – Hamilton – Webber. fastest lap on race: Vettel – pole position : Hamilton 1'35''820
Podium 2010: Alonso – Hamilton – Massa. fastest lap on race: Alonso – pole position : Vettel 1'35''585
The statistic of this season after 15 races
wins: Vettel, Alonso and Hamilton (3)Webber and Button (2), Rosberg, , Maldonado (1)
second place: Raikkonen and Button (3); Alonso, Vettel and Perez (2), Rosberg, Grosjean and Massa(1)
third place: Raikkonen Alonso and Hamilton(3) Grosjean (2), Vettel, Schumacher, Perez and Kobayashi (1)
pole: Hamilton(5) Vettel (4); Alonso (2), Rosberg, Maldonado, Webber and Button (1)
fastest lap: Vettel(4); Raikkonen and Rosberg (2), Button, Kobayashi, Grosjean, Perez, Schumacher Senna and Hulkenberg(1)

Reminder :

Friday :
1st practice session : 03:00 - 04:30 CET
2nd practice session : 07:00 - 08:30 CET
Saturday :
3rd practice session : 04:00 - 05:00 CET
Qualifying : 07.00 CET
Sunday :
Race : 08.00 CET

Short News :

Kaltenborn to take over as Sauber team principal per direct :
Peter Sauber will step down as team principal of his outfit, the team have confirmed.
The team’s CEO Monisha Kaltenborn will take over from Sauber, who turns 69 on Saturday. Sauber has previously said he wished to relinquish his duties before turning 70.
“We decided a long time ago that Monisha would take over from me but we left the timing open,” said Sauber.
“Now is a good time for both of us, so this is the right moment to pass on the baton. After all, there have been a number of races I’ve been unable to attend – most recently the Japanese Grand Prix, where the team put in an excellent performance.
“I’m in no doubt that Monisha has all the necessary skills to be an outstanding team principal, and I’m equally certain she will ensure that the values underpinning the company live on. That is very important to me.”
Kaltenborn joined Sauber in 2000 and has been the team’s CEO since 2010. She said: “Naturally I’m very aware of the major responsibility I have for Peter Sauber’s racing team.
“He founded the team over 40 years ago, and in the spring it will be 20 years since Sauber lined up for its debut Formula One Grand Prix. We are the fourth-oldest team in Formula One.
“To build up a project like this and keep it alive in a difficult environment is a tremendous achievement. I have set my sights high and am committed to taking the team forward as Peter Sauber would want and leading it on to success.”


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Shaky-Schumi

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2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX
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Fri 12 October 2012
Practice 1 03:00 - 04:30
Practice 2 07:00 - 08:30
Sat 13 October 2012
Practice 3 04:00 - 05:00
Qualifying 07:00
Sun 14 October 2012
Race 08:00

constructors world standings
1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 324
2 McLaren-Mercedes 283
3 Ferrari 263
4 Lotus-Renault 239
5 Mercedes 136
6 Sauber-Ferrari 116
7 Force India-Mercedes 81
8 Williams-Renault 58
9 STR-Ferrari 15
10 Marussia-Cosworth 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0
12 HRT-Cosworth 0

f1 drivers standings
1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 194
2 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 190
3 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 157
4 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 152
5 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 134
6 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 131
7 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 93
8 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 82
9 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 69
10 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 66
11 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 50
12 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 44
13 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 43
14 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 37
15 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 33
16 Bruno Senna Brazilian Williams-Renault 25
17 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 8
18 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 7
19 Timo Glock German Marussia-Cosworth 0
20 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Caterham-Renault 0
21 Vitaly Petrov Russian Caterham-Renault 0
22 Jerome D'Ambrosio Belgian Lotus-Renault 0
23 Charles Pic French Marussia-Cosworth 0
24 Narain Karthikeyan Indian HRT-Cosworth 0
25 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish HRT-Cosworth 0

The result of the GP of Japan :

1. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:35.774
2. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : + 20.639
3. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : + 24.538
4. Jenson Button : McLaren : + 25.098
5. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : + 46.490
6. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : + 50.424
7. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : + 51.159
8. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : + 52.364
9. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : + 54.675
10. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : + 1:06.919
11. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : + 1:07.769
12. Paul di Resta : Force India : + 1:23.400
13. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : + 1:28.600
14. Bruno Senna : Williams : + 1:28.700
15. Heikki Kovalainen :Caterham : + 1 lap
16. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team : + 1 lap
17. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham + 1 lap
18. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team + 1 lap
Did Not Finish :
19. Romain Grosjean : Lotus
20. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team
21. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team
22. Sergio Perez : Sauber
23. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari
24. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP

Fastest Lap : Sebastian Vettel 1:35.774
Pitstop Grosjean : DNF
D.S.L : 14

Comment of the race :
Sebastian Vettel demolished Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 world championship lead by dominating the Japanese Grand Prix as the points leader retired in a first-lap crash. The reigning champion is now just four points behind with five races to go, and has momentum on his side after back to back victories.
Felipe Massa came through from 10th on the grid to second for his first podium finish in nearly two years.
But for the home crowd everything was insignificant compared to Kamui Kobayashi fending off Jenson Button for his maiden F1 podium in third place, as he equalled the best ever finish for a Japanese driver.
Vettel's third Suzuka victory in four starts at the venue came easily as several likely challengers were eliminated in a chaotic first lap. The carnage began when Alonso's Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus banged wheels on the run to the first corner. That caused damage to the Ferrari and left it spinning into the sand trap.
Kobayashi had thrust his Sauber between the Red Bulls off the line, and things then got much worse for Mark Webber when Romain Grosjean slid into him at the second corner. The Lotus driver picked up front wing damage and a 10-second stop/go penalty, while Webber was spun to the back and needed a pitstop for checks.
As the chain reaction unfolded behind, Nico Rosberg's Mercedes was taken out in a clash with Bruno Senna's Williams. Once the resultant safety car had come in, Vettel was free to dominate, leading by as much as 20s on his way to a third victory of 2012. Kobayashi held second until the first pitstops, when both he and the chasing Button were leapfrogged by Massa. Like Button, the Ferrari driver had gained a lot of ground in the first-corner shambles, and once ahead of the McLaren and Sauber, Massa was quick enough to pull away.
Button tried his utmost to similarly demote Kobayashi, but a slightly slow final pitstop did not help and the local hero to keep last year's Suzuka winner at bay. Lewis Hamilton had a quiet start to the race in the second McLaren before coming through to fifth. He fell victim to a superb dive-bomb pass from McLaren replacement Sergio Perez in the first stint - the Sauber having dropped behind in a failed outside-line bid to pass Raikkonen at the first corner. Hamilton then got back ahead of Perez at the first pitstops, and as he tried to retaliate down the outside at the hairpin, Perez ran wide and spun into retirement. The McLaren then jumped Raikkonen for fifth at the second stops - emerging alongside the Lotus and muscling it aside at the second turn despite Raikkonen seeming to have the momentum. Nico Hulkenberg's Force India chased Raikkonen home in seventh while resisting pressure from Pastor Maldonado's Williams. Webber recovered to ninth, pitting just once more after his lap-one stop. Daniel Ricciardo made it two Australians in the points as Toro Rosso's mini-resurgence continued. Ricciardo resisted pressure from Michael Schumacher to the finish, preventing Mercedes from scoring this weekend. The lap one mess gave Caterham a sniff of an opportunity as Heikki Kovalainen emerged in 11th. He could not stay ahead of the recovering frontrunners though.

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Shaky-Schumi

Awful start and a beautiful finish ! Kamui has justified hopes of their fans ! Left 5 races ! And I'd be afraid to
call the winner ! By far the most interesting League !

both Red Bull on pole position! Kamui Kobayashi - at home and native walls help! In General, the legendary route! In the past years, decided the fate of a champion's title!

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Latest update !

Sebastian Vettel will not be penalized for obstructing Fernando Alonso , Vettel will start tomorrow on pole in the Grand Prix of Japan.

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Shaky-Schumi

News update !

Jean-Eric Vergne will be put 3 places back on the grid because at the end of Q1 he held up Bruna Senna who was on his fasted lap .
Meanwhile there is also an investigation into Vettel who have hindered/held up Alonso ,and also Hamilton would have done the same with Schumacher.
More news about this will follow as soon they have looked into it !

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Shaky-Schumi