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Here are the times of the 3rd and last day of testing at the Mugello circuit in Italy :

1. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 1m21.035s laps 66
2. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : 1m21.267s + 0.232s laps 106
3. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1m21.363s + 0.328s laps 98
4. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 1m21.604s + 0.569s laps 117
5. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1m22.229s + 0.879s laps 118
6. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : 1m22.325s + 0.975s laps 55
7. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1m22.497s + 1.147s laps 63
8. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : 1m22.579s + 1.229s laps 129
9. Oliver Turvey : McLaren : 1m22.662s + 1.312s laps 99
10. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1m23.002s + 1.652s laps 34
11. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : 1m23.169s + 1.819s laps 138
12. Timo Glock : Marussia : 1m23.466s + 2.116s laps 110


Comment of the 3rd day of testing :

Romain Grosjean put the seal on an impressive test at Mugello for his Lotus team by going fastest on the final afternoon.
His best - a 1m21.035s set with two hours of the afternoon to run - was the quickest any driver managed across the three days. The Frenchman had also topped the second day of running at the Italian circuit, Lotus having opted to alter plans and give him both days of testing following the day one washout. Sebastian Vettel's morning best was enough to keep him second for Red Bull, less than one tenth of a second ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard had set the early running in a Ferrari featuring revisions to its exhaust exits and rear bodywork, but an hour in he went off and nudged the wall at Turn 12, leading to delays of more than two hours for the Scuderia.Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo closed to within a quarter of a second of Alonso in the afternoon, ending the day fourth fastest. Sergio Perez finished six tenths of a second down the road in fifth, having triggered one of several red flags on the final day when his Sauber stopped on the main straight at the exit of the pitlane. Nico Hulkenberg, taking over from Paul di Resta for the final afternoon, was less than one tenth of a second slower in sixth. Di Resta was initially tucked up behind his Force India stable-mate, but late improvements from Pastor Maldonado, Oliver Turvey and Nico Rosberg forced him down to 10th.
Rosberg (Mercedes) set new bests on his final two tours to jump into eighth, 0.082s behind Maldonado's Williams.
Turvey meanwhile completed a low-key test for McLaren, which opted not to run either of its two race drivers, by finishing ninth ahead of Heikki Kovalainen and Timo Glock. Kovalainen was the busiest driver of the day, completing 138 laps in the Caterham.

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Shaky-Schumi

News round up will follow this weekend !

Here are the times of the 2nd day of testing at Mugello :

1 Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 1’21.603 laps 97
2 Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber :1’21.603 + 0.000 laps 87
3 Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : 1’21.825 + 0.222 laps 64
4 Mark Webber : Red Bull : 1’21.997 + 0.394 laps 54
5 Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1’22.257 + 0.654 laps 106
6 Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1’22.422 + 0.819 laps 65
7 Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso :1’22.588 + 0.985 laps 22
8 Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : 1’23.404 + 1.801 laps 144
9 Charles Pic : Marussia : 1’23.982 + 2.379 laps 46
10 Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : 1’24.312 + 2.709 laps 112
11 Gary Paffett : McLaren : 1’24.480 + 2.877 laps 59
12 Timo Glock : Marussia :1’24.499 + 2.896 laps 37
13 Paul di Resta : Force India : 1’24.749 + 3.146 laps 14
14 Bruno Senna : Williams :1’24.842 100 + 3.239 laps 3.

Comment 2nd day of testing :

Romain Grosjean put Lotus on top as the second morning of in-season testing at Mugello came to a close. In contrast to the torrential weather which blighted the opening day, conditions were dry almost from the outset, allowing teams the chance to catch up with their disrupted programmes. Many therefore opted to run with periscope gauges or various aero sensors rather than chase times. Such priorities would not diminish Grosjean's pace, however, as he pulled clear of the field after barely an hour in and never looked under threat thereafter. He ended the morning on a 1m21.603s.
Mark Webber, in the Red Bull for this morning before handing over to reigning champion Sebastian Vettel for the final day and a half, ended the morning as Grosjean's nearest challenger. Webber had run second for much of the morning, still more than 1.5s adrift of the Frenchman, but in the final hour a medium-tyre run allowed him to close to within four tenths. The pair were the only two to dip below the 1m22s mark. Felipe Massa kept Ferrari near the top by going third fastest, despite a programme which saw him make several low speed runs early on and run with a periscope gauge attached to his roll hoop for almost the duration. Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne ended fourth ahead of Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi and Mercedes' Michael Schumacher, with the German managing 74 laps, the most of any driver.
That was in stark contrast to Paul di Resta, who managed just seven laps and failed to set a time in the Force India. The team said an issue with the hydraulics was the most likely cause of its woes, but it remains optimistic of running before the end of the day.The Scot propped up the timesheets as a result, separated from Schumacher by Charles Pic (Marussia), Vitaly Petrov (Caterham), Gary Paffett (McLaren) and Bruno Senna (Williams).

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Shaky-Schumi

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Eighteen years ago today, Williams Formula One driver Ayrton Senna died at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

The Brazilian, three times F1 World Champion, entered the high-speed Tamburello corner on lap 7, but his Williams car left the track at around 205mph and hit the concrete retaining wall at around 135mph.

He was declared dead hours later at Bologna's Maggiore Hospital, a day after Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger perished during qualifying.

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Senna's success in the sport occasionally lifted the darkness which loomed over his country during impoverished times. Three days of national mourning were declared after he died, and an estimated three million people flocked to the streets of his hometown of São Paulo to pay their respects.

Aged 34 when he passed away, Senna's legacy and life-story is one of the most colourful in any sport. He was immortalised outside of Brazil courtesy of Asif Kapadia's superb 2010 documentary.

Here are the times of the 1st day of 3 days testing at the Mugello circuit :

1. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1m22.444s laps 46
2. Mark Webber : Red Bull : 1m23.648s + 1.204s laps 24
3. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1m23.891s + 1.447s laps 32
4. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Lotus : 1m24.048s + 1.604s laps 40
5. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : 1m24.100s + 1.656s laps 49
6. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1m24.736s + 2.292s laps 48
7. Oliver Turvey : McLaren : 1m25.303s + 2.859s laps 30
8. Jules Bianchi : Force India : 1m25.475s + 3.031s laps 19
9. Rodolfo Gonzalez : Caterham : 1m27.197s + 4.753s laps 35
10. Charles Pic : Marussia : 1m27.359s + 4.915s laps 45
11. Valtteri Bottas : Williams : 1m29.179s + 6.735s laps 28
12. Gary Paffett : McLaren : 1m50.898s + 28.454s laps 4
13. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : No time : laps 5


Comment of the 1st day :

Fernando Alonso's morning best of 1m22.444s was comfortably the fastest time of a rain-hit first day of testing at Mugello on Tuesday. In contrast to the morning, when a wet circuit had slowly dried, the afternoon started wet following lunchtime showers and only worsened as torrential rain settled in, severely disrupting team's test programmes and the anticipated phasing in of new upgrades. Conditions became so bad that the circuit at one stage had to be closed, as the emergency helicopter could not take off safely due to the low light. As a result, several teams decided to skip the session altogether and save tyres for the second and third days of running, choosing as they must from the 100 sets of Pirelli rubber they are assigned for tests at the start of the year. McLaren's Gary Paffett and Mercedes's Nico Rosberg - taking over from Oliver Turvey and Nico Rosberg respectively – were two of the few who did venture out. Paffett managed just four laps, while Schumacher completed five but did not set a time. Schumacher's stable-mate Nico Rosberg finished with the highest number of laps completed of any driver, a relatively paltry 49. The dwindling contingent of fans who braved the weather and stayed until the chequered flag were rewarded when Fernando Alonso rejoined the fray in the final hour, although the Spaniard rarely completed a flying lap as he focussed instead on practice starts from the pitlane.
Better weather is predicted for the second day of running on Wednesday, when a raft of driver changes will take place – among them Felipe Massa taking over at Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel taking charge of the afternoon running for Red Bull.

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Shaky-Schumi

Today starts a 3 day test session at the Mugello Circuit (Italy), the names for these 3 days are :

Red Bull Racing
Tuesday: Mark Webber
Wednesday: Mark Webber / Sebastian Vettel
Thursday: Sebastian Vettel

McLaren
Tuesday: Oliver Turvey / Gary Paffett
Wednesday: Oliver Turvey
Thursday: Gary Paffett

Ferrari
Tuesday: Fernando Alonso
Wednesday: Felipe Massa
Thursday: Fernando Alonso

Mercedes
Tuesday: Nico Rosberg / Michael Schumacher
Wednesday: Michael Schumacher
Thursday: Nico Rosberg

Lotus
Tuesday: Jerome D'Ambrosio
Wednesday: Kimi Raikkonen
Thursday: Romain Grosjean

Sauber
Tuesday: Kamui Kobayashi
Wednesday: Kamui Kobayashi
Thursday; Sergio Perez

Force India
Tuesday: Jules Bianchi
Wednesday: Paul di Resta
Thursday: Nico Hulkenberg

Toro Rosso
Tuesday: Jean-Eric Vergne
Wednesday: Jean-Eric Vergne
Thursday: Daniel Ricciardo

Williams
Tuesday: Valtteri Bottas
Wednesday: Bruno Senna
Thursday: Pastor Maldonado

Caterham
Tuesday: Rodolfo Gonzalez
Wednesday: Vitaly Petrov
Thursday: Heikki Kovalainen

Marussia
Tuesday: Charles Pic
Wednesday: Charles Pic / Timo Glock
Thursday: Timo Glock

HRT will not participate in this test !

Times of this 1st test day will follow later today !

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Shaky-Schumi

f1 standings

1 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 53
2 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 49
3 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 48
4 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 43
5 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 43
6 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 35
7 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 34
8 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 23
9 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 22
10 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 15
11 Bruno Senna Brazilian Williams-Renault 14
12 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 9
13 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 4
14 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 4
15 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 2
16 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 2
17 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 2
18 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 2
19 Timo Glock German Marussia-Cosworth 0
20 Charles Pic French Marussia-Cosworth 0
21 Vitaly Petrov Russian Caterham-Renault 0
22 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Caterham-Renault 0
23 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish HRT-Cosworth 0
24 Narain Karthikeyan Indian HRT-Cosworth 0

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Highlight :

30 years ago today: Villeneuve and Pironi’s fatal feud at Ferrari

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Shaky-Schumi

Felipe Massa 25th April 1981
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Happy Birthday to your 31st anniversary

23/04/1963 happy birthday to paul belmondo former f1 driver
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The Latest News :
Rosberg escapes penalty for incidents with Hamilton and Alonso
Nico Rosberg has escaped any sanction for the on-track moments during the Bahrain Grand Prix when he appeared to push Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso off the track.The stewards of the meeting met with the drivers and their team representatives after the race to look into the details of the clash that took place as Hamilton exited the pits on lap 11 and tried to retake a position. Rosberg defended hard, moving across to the right on the exit of Turn 3, and Hamilton had to complete his pass off the track before Turn 4. The situation was repeated when Alonso tried to pass the German on lap 11, although the Spaniard did not manage to overtake.
The stewards looked into the matter and decided that because Rosberg had moved to the right to defend his position in a 'constant and continuous straight line manner' and because Hamilton was not alongside Rosberg as he began that move that the German did nothing wrong.
The stewards added: "Had a significant portion of Car 4 (Hamilton) been alongside that of Car 8 (Rosberg) whilst Car 4 still remained within the confines of the track, then the actions of Car 8 may not be considered legitimate."
Rosberg was cleared for his incident with Alonso for the same reasons.
"I can only say that if, instead of such a wide run-off area there had been a wall, I'm not sure I'd be here now to talk about it," said Alonso.
After hearing the decision, Alonso wrote on Twitter: "I think you are going to have fun in future races! You can defend position as you want and you can overtake outside the track! Enjoy!"

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Shaky-Schumi

shaky-schumi wrote:....but it wil not have a effect on our game

hehehe our game is above the F1 rules ! hehehe

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2012
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Fri 11 May 2012
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 12 May 2012
Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 13 May 2012
Race 14:00

We have seen 4 races with 4 different winners,i hope that this can continue the whole season..this way it will be a very exciting F1 year .Congratulations to Vettel for winning his 1st GP this season..and also congratulations to Raikkonen and Grosjean of the Lotus Team.....a well diserved 2th and 3rd place ..it was actualy not a surprive ..but only when it will happen ..and today we saw that the Lotus car is capable to reach the podium...and also congratulations to the Ferrari Team ..they did a fantastic job with the pitstops..this way both cars ended up in the top 10 ..and this means that finaly Felipe Massa has his first points of the season !!! Also Congratulations Schumi ....from 22nd place to 10th place ! Hopefully next time it will be for a podium !
Oké enough blablabla .... here is the result of the GP of Bahrain 2012 :

1. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : 1:35:10.990
2. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : +3.333
3. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : +10.194
4. Mark Webber : Red Bull : +38.788
5. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : +55.460
6. Paul di Resta : Force India : +57.543
7. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : +57.803
8. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : +58.984
9. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : +1:04.999
10. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : +1:11.490
11. Sergio Perez : Sauber : +1:12.702
12. Nico Hülkenberg : Force India : +1:16.539
13. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : +1:30.334
14. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : +1:33.723
15. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : +1 lap
16. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : +1 lap
17. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : +1 lap
18. Jenson Button : McLaren : +2 laps
19. Timo Glock : Marussia : +2 laps
20. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT : +2 laps
21. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT : +2 laps
Did Not Finish
22. Bruno Senna : Williams : +3 laps
23. Pastor Maldonado : Williams :+32 laps
24. Charles Pic : Marussia : +33 laps

Fastest Lap : Sebastian Vettel - 1:36.379
Pitstop Sergio Perez : 3
D.S.L : 14 drivers

There is still a investigation going on of the incidents between Rosberg and Hamilton ,Rosberg and Alonso and the unsafe release of Alonso ....but it wil not have a effect on our game

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Shaky-Schumi

Congratulations To Sebastian! Lotus - an accident or pattern. McLaren dismiss the left rear mechanics! Jenson