Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

Jaime Alguersuari 23rd March 1990
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Here are the time for this weekend Gp of Malaysia :

Friday :
1st free practice session : 03.00u - 04.30u CET
2nd free practice session : 07.00u - 08.30u CET

Saturday :

3rd free practice session : 06.00u - 07.00u CET
Qulification : 09.00u 10.00u CET

Sunday :

Race : 10.00u CET

News :

Massa to get new chassis for Malaysian Grand Prix :
Felipe Massa will have a new chassis for the Malaysian Grand Prix as Ferrari tries to get to the bottom of its troubles with its new F1 car. In a statement on their website Ferrari said: “Work has already begun in the Sepang pits to prepare chassis number 294, which replaces the number 293 and will be used by the Brazilian in the second race of the season.
“This choice was taken to clear up any doubts about the unusual performance of his car during the weekend at Albert Park.” Massa qualified 16th in Melbourne, a second slower than team mate Fernando Alonso. He failed to finish the race after colliding with Bruno Senna while running 13th.
Ferrari added: “Felipe knows he can count on the team to do everything, both from the technical and the operational point of view, to put him in a better state to show off his talents – even at the cost of extra work in these few days that separate the Australian race from the one in Malaysia.”

Malaysia’s unpredictable rain will keep teams guessing :
For the second race weekend in a row the teams have been greeted by heavy rain at an F1 track on Thursday. In Australia it cleared up in time for the all-important qualifying and race sessions. Will the same happen in Malaysia?
Rain is a regular occurrence in this part of the world at this time of year, so it’s no surprise to see weather forecasts predicting it throughout the race weekend and beyond. But the rainfall tends to happen late on in the day. That means there’s a good chance it won’t come during the race. History provides a good guide on this point. In the 13 previous Malaysian Grands Prix, two have seen heavy rainfall. And on one of those occasions, in 2009, the race was held in a later than usual time slot. The start time has been moved forward an hour since then.
But early reports of an increased chance of rain later in the weekend will have teams watching their weather radars closely. Even that is no guarantee – in 2010 McLaren and Ferrari took what their radar was telling them for granted during qualifying and got no further than Q1 after being caught out by a sudden shower. hen it rains in Malaysia, it tends to fall in huge, sudden downpours. But high ambient temperatures help the track dry quickly. Thesehot, humid conditions make life hard for the drivers, the pit crews, and the cars. Any shortcoming in a car’s cooling will be mercilessly exposed with temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s.

Drivers and teams pay tribute to Marco Simoncelli in Sepang :
F1 drivers and teams have paid tribute to Moto GP rider Marci Simoncelli in Sepang. Simoncelli was killed in a race at the circuit in October last year. Fernando Alonso said: “From now on, coming here will never be the same again as it will always make one think of Marco.
“I think the Ferrari family and all Italians who love sport and motorcycling will remember him always. His death was something one could never have expected. We will remember him always and he will always be a hero to us.”
Felipe Massa added: “We wanted to go to Turn 11 to pay a tribute to Marco’s memory. I think it was the least we could do for him, for his family and for all his fans. I think that all weekend long, we will drive here with thoughts of Marco.”
The Ferrari team displayed the message “Sic: Always with us” on their pit board. Heikki Kovalainen and was among other drivers who visited the site of Simoncelli’s crash at turn 11

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Alonso certain Ferrari can challenge for championship :
Fernando Alonso says he’s “convinced” Ferrari can be championship contenders in 2012 despite their poor start to the season. Quizzed by journalists in Malaysia, Alonso said: “This is Formula One. There is not an easy time for anybody. We need to work hard every day and night to normally catch up people in these three years.
“But anyway, you know, the experience has been fantastic. As you all know, fighting for the world championship in the first year and then last year with one win and ten podiums. Obviously, the target is always to win the world championship but it was not possible the last two years.
“This year we are convinced that we will fight for it. We need to stay focused and work more than the others knowing that we are a little bit behind now.
“But the championship is long. We stay calm, we stay focused, because we see a lot of determination in the team. We see the team with a very good atmosphere, (we) trust each other in the team, we are very united, so the time will come to us very soon.” He said the team’s goal for the coming races was to limit the damage until they can improve their car:
“We are not in the situation we wanted to start the 2012 championship but after 11 years in Formula One I think you understand how long the championship is, what you need when you have the best and what you need when you don’t have the best car – which is sometimes more points or less points. “But as far as our targets and our goals (are concerned) we need to score as many points as possible in these couple of races and in a very short period of time try to be on the podium and win races.
“If we manage to do that we have plenty of races to recover the gap. If we don’t manage to do that it’s because someone else did a better job than us. We just need to wait and see but I have 100 per cent trust in the team.”

UK TV audience falls by one million at Sky’s first F1 race :
Viewing figures from the first race weekend of 2012 indicates a fall of over a million viewers in the UK. There was no live free-to-air coverage of the race in Britain. The race was shown live on Sky while the BBC broadcast highlights later in the day. Sky declined to issue details of their TV audiences for their F1 programming over the race weekend when asked .
However multiple sources have reported their first F1 broadcast attracted a peak audience of 1.02 million viewers.
This represents a fall of over 2 million compared to the figure recorded by the BBC for last year’s live race. The BBC reported a peak of 3.2 million people watched their highlights programme, over one million more than their repeat of the race in a similar time slot attracted last year. Combining the figures suggests around one million fewer people in the UK watched the first F1 race of the season, a fall of over 20%.
However Sky commentator Martin Brundle, who left the BBC to join the broadcaster, praised the figures, saying on Twitter: “Very happy Sky F1, BBC F1 (and hopefully BBC 5 live) had strong Australian F1 audiences. So important for British [motorsport], Silverstone and F1 generally.”
Half of this year’s ten races will be shown live on the BBC, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix.

Ross Brawn says Mercedes' new technical structure is paying off :
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes his team's approach of having multiple technical directors is already paying off - and thinks the benefits will only increase in the future. Although some rival outfits have poured scorn on the Mercedes approach – with the team having Bob Bell, Aldo Costa, Geoff Willis and Brawn all pushing on the technical side – the man in charge is delighted with the way things are panning out.
"They are getting on very well, gloriously well," explained Brawn. "Bob Bell's position was very easy. We didn't have a technical director. I was trying to cover that role, but not effectively enough.
"We have John Owen as chief designer, who is very talented, but needed some support.
"So with Aldo looking after the engineering side and Geoff looking after the aerodynamics, they are natural areas of responsibility. They are able to focus more on taking care of their areas than perhaps they were when they were just technical directors." Brawn thinks having such a pool of technical talent at his team will also pay off hugely with big regulation changes looming for 2014.

FIA confirms single DRS zone for 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix :
The FIA has confirmed the DRS zone for the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit.
Unlike the season-opening Australian GP, which had two zones, the Sepang race will have a single DRS zone, with the detection at the end of the back straight and the activaction zone right after the final corner. The activation zone remains unchanged in comparison to last year's race.

Sergio Perez focused on Sauber job despite Ferrari speculation :
Sergio Perez has vowed to concentrate on his job at Sauber despite Italian media speculation linking him to Felipe Massa's seat at Ferrari. The Mexican is a member of Ferrari's young driver programme and tested for the Italian squad last year.
Massa has had a poor run of form since his accident in qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. This year's season opener in Melbourne continued the trend, qualifying 16th before clashing with Bruno Senna in the race.
Perez had a successful year in 2011 and is highly rated by the Italian team.
However, Perez poured cold water on the talk of a change, saying: "It was only the first race of the season, so very early to speculate. I am really focused with my team, with Sauber, we have a great car and there is nothing else I can say."
He added: "The rumours... they are only rumours."

FIA rejects claims that Mercedes's rear wing is illegal :
Lotus and Red Bull Racing's complaints that the DRS-activated F-duct on the Mercedes rear wing is illegal have been rejected by the FIA . The two outfits wanted clarification on the matter ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, with both teams reckoning the duct that helps stall the Mercedes wings for a straight-line speed boost is a breach of the rules that prevents driver activated aerodynamic devices. Discussions between the FIA and all the teams involved have taken place throughout Thursday in the Sepang paddock, but the governing body has not changed its stance on the matter. The FIA informed the outfits that it remains convinced that the concept is legal because it is passive, and there is nothing in the rules that outlaws a device that is activated by movement of the DRS.
FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who is head of the F1 technical department, said in Australia last weekend: "It is completely passive. There are no moving parts in it; it doesn't interact with any suspension. No steering, nothing. Therefore I cannot see a rule that prohibits it."
The news means that Red Bull Racing and Lotus - the two teams most unhappy about the design – must now choose to either challenge the matter with an official protest in Malaysia this weekend, or go ahead and develop a similar system themselves.

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

KIMI RAIKKONEN is shooting for a podium finish in Malaysia this weekend.
Iceman Raikkonen is convinced he can fight at the front at Sepang, the venue of his maiden win for McLaren nine years ago.
He claims his new Lotus E20 "feels very good" and insists he was unable to show its full potential in Australia because he was often stuck in traffic.
The Finn said: "Who knows what might have happened if I'd had a better grid slot? There is a lot of speed in the car. As long as qualifying goes well we could be fighting for podiums.There's much more to come. We're learning about the car all the time and the Melbourne race didn't really give us a chance to use its full potential.Hopefully Malaysia will be a bit more straightforward."

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I think we maybe will see how many speed is really in that new car ! We know racing-speed is sometimes different to qualifying-speed or ?! But maybe we are not know much more after the next race - the malaysian rain you know !?!?!?

But nevertheless I am really curious about what will happen with the new car - McLaren and RedBull seems to be the yardstick for Lotus ! Impressive !!!

14° GP Malaysian Grand Prix - Kuala Lumpur Sepang circuit (first edition 1999)
This is the first circuit designed by architect Hermann Tilke in Asia. The track is a mix of high speed corners, slow hairpins, rapid direction changes, and two very long straights. The track is wide and there are good chance of overtaking. Problems here are the oppressive heat and high level of humidity. There is also a good probability of thunderstorm during the race week end, therefore the weather conditions will be important. The Sepang circuit is very demanding for the engines. In fact, pilots spend much time at full throttle, during the track lap and also tyre management will be important on this track. For Sepang the tyre choice is medium(white) and hard(silver) - the more conservative choice between those available, due to the tyre wear.(very high here). Sepang is one of the most demanding track for Pirelli tyres. Drs: only one zone.
15 Corners (10 right-hand and 5 left-hand corners)
Podium 2011 – Vettel - Button –Heifeld. Best lap on race: Webber - pole position : Vettel time 1'34''870
Podium 2010 – Vettel- Webber – Rosberg. Best lap on race: Webber - pole position : Webber(rain condition)
Podium 2009 – Button - Heidfeld – Glock. Best lap on race: Button - pole position : Button time 1'35''181
Malaysian GP: wins for current pilots: Schumacher(3); Raikkonen, Vettel , Alonso (2) Button (1).
Hamilton and Webber: best finish 2 th place at Sepang circuit

Today March 21, however, is a special day. 52 years ago, was born Ayton Senna
His sporting exploits are in the legend. (his the first lap at Donington Park 1993 was extraordinary)
He has been one of the greatest champions in the history of the F1
I remember him, almost rookie during the Monaco GP 1984 under a heavy rain. with his white Toleman, number 19 (the same, as Bruno, in this season) He made a spectacular recovery. His first win in 1985 at Estoril with his black Lotus, or Suzuka 1988. another fabulous race, and his favorite tracks: Monaco(6 wins) and Spa(5 wins). A great man, an unforgettable champion

Ayrton Senna, simply the best...

Ayrton Senna
(F1 World Champion 1988,1990,1991)
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Born : 21st March 1960 - Died : 1st May 1994

21/03/1960
01/05/1994
always in the heart of formula1 fans

hanshel wrote:And Brothers don´t press the button for me and this post now ! - press for shaky and his hours of work in his threads !

Yes, for shaky

kuala lumpur (malaysia) 23/25 march 2012


Fri 23 March 2012
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 24 March 2012
Practice 3 13:00 - 14:00
Qualifying 16:00
Sun 25 March 2012
Race 16:00
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shaky-schumi wrote:Thanks to some opservation from our members oberon and one earlyer from fman1 i had made a mistake with given points and had to calculate again ,so there is a slight change in 2 Champions list for pepeg ,the " Top3 " and The Combined Championslist ....sorry pepeg & Carl , but now you are on the right place with the right points ! Thanks to fman1 and oberon for correcting me

Kind Regards
Shaky

No shaky that wasn´t a really big mistake I think ! pepeg....as a novice like me....on top after the first event that is maybe not good for his development in the future ! You have done for the veterans !

(sorry pepeg - for sure well done )

I think we have to thank for a great work to start the game !

And Brothers don´t press the button for me and this post now ! - press for shaky and his hours of work in his threads !

Thanks to some opservation from our members oberon and one earlyer from fman1 i had made a mistake with given points and had to calculate again ,so there is a slight change in 2 Champions list for pepeg ,the " Top3 " and The Combined Championslist ....sorry pepeg & Carl , but now you are on the right place with the right points ! Thanks to fman1 and oberon for correcting me

Kind Regards
Shaky

I put a 3rd Champions List here ,the reason why i post a 3rd list is simple ....if i count the points from saturday & sunday together in the Champions List from sunday it would not be correct /fair for the people who play only on saturday and not sunday ...and visa versa ...the point differents would be big ! So there will be 3 Champions List this season of the Formula1 Game .... i think this will be the most fair solution to do !
So this list is with the names of people who play both games !!!

Saturday – Sunday Combined Points Champions List 18/03

16: elmo : 6 points
15: piggy : 6 points
14: F40LM : 15 points
13: pascalo : 15 points
12: Shaky : 16 points
11: Carl : 18 points
10: stephane : 18 points
09: oberon :20 points
08: hansel :20 points
07: GenaroXP: 21 points
06: kyke50 : 21 points
05: dazaman : 21 points
04: Bad-Boy : 24 points
03: wolf1: 25 points
02: pepeg : 27 points
01: iveco : 27 points


Congratulations here also for iveco with scoring a total of 27 points ...and after a correction that i had to made :blush:is also pepeg having 27 points !!
And also for the top 2 till 9 for having it so close to the nr.1 !

Kind Regards
Shaky

I hope that everyone can be satisfied with this separate list after my explanation

Here is the Official Result of the race from Australia :

1. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:34:09.565
2. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : +2.139
3. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : +4.075
4. Mark Webber : Red Bull : +4.547
5. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : +21.565
6. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : +36.766
7. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : +38.014
8. Sergio Perez : Sauber : +39.458
9. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : +39.556
10. Paul di Resta : Force India : +39.737
11. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : +39.848
12. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : +57.642
13. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : +1 lap
14. Timo Glock : Marussia : +1 lap
15. Charles Pic : Marussia : +5 laps
16. Bruno Senna : Williams : +6 laps
Did Not Finish
17. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : +12 laps
18. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : +20 laps
19. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : +24 laps
20. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : +48 laps
21. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : +57 laps
22. Nico Hülkenberg : Force India : +58 laps

Fastest Lap : Jenson Button -1:29.187
Pitstop Schumi : Did Not Finish
D.S.L : 12 drivers in same lap

Source :GpUpdate + formula1 .com

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

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Congratulations To Jenson ! Shame Pastor ! ,, Thanks,, Vitalik !