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Result of the 2nd practice session :

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:27.306 -
2. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:27.531 + 0.225
3. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:27.592 + 0.286
4. Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:28.129 + 0.823
5. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:28.147 + 0.841
6. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:28.405 + 1.099
7. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:28.540 + 1.234
8. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:28.560 + 1.254
9. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:28.739 + 1.433
10. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:28.891 + 1.585
11. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:28.928 + 1.622
12. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:29.049 + 1.743
13. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:29.174 + 1.868
14. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:29.717 + 2.411
15. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:29.783 + 2.477
16. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:30.425 + 3.119
17. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:30.748 + 3.442
18. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:31.061 + 3.755
19. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:31.118 + 3.812
20. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:31.165 + 3.859
21. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:31.211 + 3.905
22. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:31.770 + 4.464

Nico Rosberg stays on top in wet second practice :
Nico Rosberg kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets in a second wet Friday practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Heavy rain before the start of the session left the Interlagos track saturated, contributing to a general dearth of action that prevailed until a frantic final 10 minutes. The initial situation was exacerbated as the rain abated and conditions entered the uncertain window between wets and intermediates, with those who did venture out being warned about overheating problems on their wets. Such circumstances meant that only six drivers set a time over the opening half hour, while seven drivers - among them Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton - still had to set a time at the hour mark. For a long while Rosberg's early 1m28.873s was therefore good enough for top spot, but Alonso helped breathe life into the session when he headed out on intermediates 20 minutes from the end and immediately went third. That provided the encouragement for Felipe Massa, Vettel, Hamilton and the rest of the pack to also emerge on intermediates, with times tumbling as a result. Sebastian Vettel kicked off the surge when he demoted Rosberg with a 1m27.993s, at the time seven tenths clear of the field. He extended that advantage further, while behind him Webber also improved to move into second and complete a Red Bull one-two two minutes from the end. Rosberg still had time to respond however, and duly disrupted the Red Bull party by reclaiming top spot with a 1m27.306s. That was more than 0.8s clear of team-mate Hamilton, who clinched fifth on his final flyer. The Briton had earlier spun in the treacherous conditions. Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus split Hamilton and the two Red Bulls. Jean-Eric Vergne put his Toro Rosso sixth, fractions ahead of Ferrari's departing Felipe Massa and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg. Daniel Ricciardo and Romain Grosjean completed the top 10, ahead of Alonso, Esteban Gutierrez and Paul di Resta, back in the Force India after James Calado took over driving duties for first practice.

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Shaky - Schumi

Result of the 1st practice session :
1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:24.781 -
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:25.230 + 0.449
3. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:25.387 + 0.606
4. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:25.391 + 0.610
5. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:25.593 + 0.812
6. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:25.797 + 1.016
7. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:25.946 + 1.165
8. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso - 1:26.064 + 1.283
9. Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:26.133 + 1.352
10. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:26.232 + 1.451
11. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:26.248 + 1.467
12. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:26.326 + 1.545
13. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:26.570 + 1.789
14. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:26.593 + 1.812
15. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:27.115 + 2.334
16. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:27.269 + 2.488
17. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:27.358 + 2.577
18. James Calado - Force India - 1:27.436 + 2.655
19. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:28.107 + 3.326
20. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:28.199 + 3.418
21. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:30.004 + 5.223
22. Rodolfo Gonzalez - Marussia F1 Team - 1:32.646 + 7.865

Nico Rosberg leads Mercedes one-two in damp practice:
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton handed Mercedes a one-two in a rain-hit first practice session for Formula 1's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. A late surge lifted Sebastien Vettel to third ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber. The Red Bull duo had spent much of the session in the garage or on single-lap data runs, but both improved in the final 20 minutes. Conditions largely dictated the order, with the first half hour proving the optimal time to run before rain returned and times consequently dropped significantly. Rosberg epitomised that trend, setting an early 1m24.781s benchmark that would remain unbeaten for the remainder of the 90 minutes. Hamilton moved into second moments later, just over four tenths of a second down on his team-mate. Both men had moments even as they set their fastest times however: Rosberg went too deep into the Senna S immediately after going top for the first time, while Hamilton was the session's first spinner when he lost the rear of his Mercedes through the Descida do Lago. Button also set his best time early on, but behind him Alonso bucked the session's overall pattern when he surged into fourth at the halfway mark, just as the rain began to worsen. Red Bull meanwhile was yet to set any times, with Webber ensconced in the garage and Vettel electing to run cautious data-gathering laps on the hard slick compound. At that point times were around two seconds per lap slower than the early running and the top order looked settled, but the session swung 20 minutes from the end when the rain abated. Vettel and Webber were the chief movers: the Australian, competing in his final grand prix, slotted into fifth on his second run, but was then demoted when Vettel moved into third 10 minutes from the flag. McLaren's departing Sergio Perez was seventh ahead of Toro Rosso's 2014 signing Daniil Kvyat, standing in for Daniel Ricciardo for first practice. Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen and Sauber's in-the-spotlight Nico Hulkenberg were next up in ninth and 10th respectively. Felipe Massa ended the first session of his Ferrari swansong in 11th, fractions ahead of Esteban Gutierrez and Romain Grosjean. The conditions meant none of the teams were able to sample Pirelli's 2014 prototype slick tyre, with Vettel's data runs on the hard compound the only slick running of the session.

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Shaky-Schumi

Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos circuit – Autodromo José Carlos Pace (San Paolo)
(19th round of the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship) Last race of the year.
Interlagos is a good track with a long history. The current layout dates back to 1990, before the track was much longer and more twisty. Senna's victory in 1991 is still in the memory of his fans. I often look at the video of the last lap of that race. It was his first victory in Brazil. Simply unforgettable and to remember Ayrton, at Interlagos there is a downhill chicane known as the “S” do Senna. The circuit follows the ups and downs of hilly ground and there are some really interesting corners as Ferradura, Mergulho and Juncao. The last sector is very fast with 2 high-speed corners (Subida dos Boxes and Arquibancadas). The autodromo Carlos Pace requires a medium to high downforce setup. Pirelli will bring hard compound(orange stripe) and medium compound (white stripe). There will be two DRS zones on the start finish straight and on the straight(Reta Oposta) between turn n. 3(Curva do Sol) and turn n. 4(Descida do Lago).

In this season, Vettel has already won 12 Gran Prix of which the last eight in a row, one more than Schumacher in 2004. Michael still has the record of 13 Grand Prix victories in one year, but in Brazil, Vettel can achieve also this record. Yet the first part of the season seemed balanced. After five races Vettel and Alonso had both won two races. But between Spanish GP and Monaco GP, things change. There's the famous secret test of the Mercedes, then Hamilton and Rosberg were able to win three races (Monaco, Silverstone and Budapest). However, an important event happens in July. Following the problems at Silverstone, Pirelli reverts to tyres built around Kevlar belts as in 2012. A good news for Red Bull, much less for Ferrari, that is no longer competitive. After the summer break at Spa and Monza, Vettel wins both races. It is now clear that the world championship is won, and Sebastian in the following races, is virtually unbeatable. He and his Red Bull have no rivals.

Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos(between lakes): winners, podium and pole position(last 3 editions)
Podium 2010: Vettel(Red Bull) – 2° Webber and 3° Alonso. Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Hulkenberg 1'14''470
Podium 2011: Webber(Red Bull) – 2° Vettel and 3° Button. Fastest lap: Webber – pole position : Vettel 1'11''918
Podium 2012: Button (McLaren) – 2° Alonso and 3° Massa. Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Hamilton 1'12''458

This will be the last grand prix for the v8 aspirated engines

A Reminder for this weekend :

brudgon wrote:Fri 22 November 2013
Practice 1 13:00 - 14:30
Practice 2 17:00 - 18:30

Sat 23 November 2013
Practice 3 14:00 - 15:00
Qualifying 17:00

Sun 24 November 2013
Race 17:00

Kind Regards
Shaky- Schumi

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2013
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Fri 22 November 2013
Practice 1 13:00 - 14:30
Practice 2 17:00 - 18:30
Sat 23 November 2013
Practice 3 14:00 - 15:00
Qualifying 17:00
Sun 24 November 2013
Race 17:00

constructors standings
1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 553
2 Mercedes 348
3 Ferrari 333
4 Lotus-Renault 315
5 McLaren-Mercedes 102
6 Force India-Mercedes 77
7 Sauber-Ferrari 53
8 STR-Ferrari 32
9 Williams-Renault 5
10 Marussia-Cosworth 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0

drivers standings
1 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 372
2 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 227
3 Lewis Hamilton British Mercedes 187
4 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 183
5 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 181
6 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 161
7 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 132
8 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 106
9 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 61
10 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 48
11 Nico Hulkenberg German Sauber-Ferrari 47
12 Sergio Perez Mexican McLaren-Mercedes 41
13 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 29
14 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 19
15 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 13
16 Esteban Gutierrez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 6
17 Valtteri Bottas Finnish Williams-Renault 4
18 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 1
19 Jules Bianchi French Marussia-Cosworth 0
20 Charles Pic French Caterham-Renault 0
21 Giedo van der Garde Dutch Caterham-Renault 0
22 Max Chilton British Marussia-Cosworth 0
23 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Lotus-Renault 0

Result of the race :

1.Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:39:17.148
2.Romain Grosjean Lotus +6.284
3.Mark Webber Red Bull +8.396
4.Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +27.358
5.Fernando Alonso Ferrari +29.592
6.Nico Hülkenberg Sauber +30.400
7.Sergio Perez McLaren +46.692
8.Valtteri Bottas Williams +54.509
9.Nico Rosberg Mercedes +59.141
10.Jenson Button McLaren +1:17.278
11.Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso +1:21.004
12.Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso +1:24.574
13.Felipe Massa Ferrari +1:26.914
14.Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber +1:31.707
15.Heikki Kovalainen Lotus +1:35.063
16.Paul di Resta Force India +1:36.853
17.Pastor Maldonado Williams +1 lap
18.Jules Bianchi Marussia +1 lap
19.Giedo van der Garde Caterham +1 lap
20.Charles Pic Caterham +1 lap
21.Max Chilton Marussia +2 laps
Did Not Finish :
22. Adrian Sutil Force India +56 laps

Fastest Lap : Sebastian Vettel - 1:39.856
Pitstop Valtteri Bottas : 1 ( lap 24 )
Bat. 2 Team : Lewis Hamilton > Fernando Alonso
Grid Pos. Heikki Kovalainen : 15th place

Vettel takes number eight :
Sebastian Vettel won the United States Grand Prix in Austin today in his Red Bull-Renault. Vettel is now the only driver to win eight consecutive races in a season. Romain Grosjean in the Lotus Renalt finished in second place 6.2 seconds behind. Mark Webber in the second Red Bull was third, 8.3 seconds behind Vettel. Jenson Button starts 15th after receiving a three-place penalty from friday practice. Esteban Gutierrez starts 20th. Charles Pic will start last after a gearbox change and Max Chilton will have to make a drive-through penalty within the first 5 laps of the race. There is no chance of rain on a hot afternoon in Texas. At the start polesitter Vettal takes the lead from Grosjean, Hamilon, Webber, and Hulkenberg. One the first lap, breaking for turn 12, Adrian Sutil toyches wheels with another car and crashes into the wall and is out. the safety car is deployed. Gutierrez pits. Sutil's Force India is cleared from the track. At the end of lap 4 the safety car pulls in and the race resumes. Vettel leads Grosjean, Hamilton ,Webber, Hulkenberg, Perez, Alonso, Bottas De Resta and Ricciardo .On lap 5 Perez is pressuring Hulkenberg in fifth place. Chilton pits to serve his drive through penalty. Vettel sets fast lap at 1m44.250 seconds, and again the next lap at 1m44.097s. On lap 8 Maldonado is given a black flag as his front wing is askew. He pits and the team changes the wing. On lap 10 Vettel sets fast lap at 1m43.812 seconds - others in the top 10 running 1m44 and 1m45s. Hamilton is complaining to his team that the front tyres are starting to go off. Alonso is closing on Perez in sixth place. On Lap 13 Webber passes Hamilton under the DRS zone for third place. Button is closing on Massa in 13th
At lap 15, Vettel leads Grosjean by 5.6 seconds, followed by Webber (10.6s), Hamilton (14.1s), Hulkenberg (17.1s), Perez (18.2s), Alonso (21.1s), Bottas (22.0s), Di Resta (25.2s), Ricciardo (26.8s) in tenth place. Vettel sets fastest lap at 1m43.626 seconds, and then again at 1m43.347 on lap 17. On lap 15 Maldonado passes Chilton for 20th. On lap 18 Kovalainen pits and switches to hard compound tyres. Bottas is closing on Alonso in seventh place. Red Bull looks to be trying for a one-stop tyre strategy. On lap 20 Rosberg passes Ricciardo for 10th place. On lap 21 Button pits and switches to hard compound tyres. Pic also pits. On lap 22 Massa pits and switches to hard tyres. coning out ahead of Button. On lap 23 Perez pits along with Di Resta, Rosberg and Ricciardo. On lap 24 Bottas pits from seventh place and switches to hard tyres. On lap 24 Webber sets fast lap at 1m42.787s. At lap 25 Vettel leads Grosjean by 7.9 seconds, followed by Webber )12.8s), Hamilton (23.1s), Hulkenberg (25.2s), Alonso (28.9s), Gutierrez (47.0s), Vergne (48.2s), Perez (48.7s) and Bottas (51.3s) in tenth place. On lap 26 Hamilton pits from fourth place. Gutierrez passes Vergne for seventh place. On lap 27 Perez passes Vergne as well. Alonso pits and switches to hard tyres. On lap 28 Vettel pits from the lead and switches to hard tyres. Chilton pits as well. Hulkenberg pits for hard tyres. Vergne pits and switches to medium tyres, the only man to start on the hard tyres. Webber pits and rejoins in third. On lap 29 Alonso passes Gutierrez for sixth place. Grosjean pits from the lead. Vettel sets fast lap. On lap 30 Webber sets fast lap at 1m42.458s. On lap 31 Perez passes Gutierrez for seventh place. Di Resta passes Kovalainen for tenth. On lap 32 Rosberg passes Kovalainen as well, the Finn's tyres older than the others. On lap 33 Kovalainen pits, and switches back to medium tyres. The team also changes the front wing. Webber sets another fast lap at 1m42.166s. On lap 34 Rosberg passes Di Resta for tenth place. Bottas passes Gutierrez for eighth place. At lap 35 Vettel leads Grosjean by 10.7 seconds, followed by Webber (12.7s), Hamilton (23.7s), Hulkenberg (25.5s), Alonso (29.7s), Perez (32.5s), Bottas (42.0s), Gutierrez (44.0s) and Rosberg (52.0s) in tenth place. On lap 36 Webber, who is dropping back from Grosjean, is complaining of vibrations in his brakes. Gutierrez pits from ninth place for medium tyres. On lap 37 Webber is pushing harder again and sets fast lap at 1m41.683s. On lap 39 Massa pits and changes back to medium tyres. On lap 40 Vettel sets fast lap at 1m41.102 seconds. The team reports to Vettel about a possible issue with he car. Alonso is closing on Hulkenberg in fifth. On lap 41 Ricciardo tries to pass Di Resta, but can't make it stick. Kovalainen goes off track, but continues. On lap 42 Red Bull warns Vettel to watch after his tyres. On lap 44 Ricciardo passes Di Resta for tenth place. Alonso passes Hulkenberg for fifth. At lap 45 Vettel leads Grosjean by 10.4 seconds, followed by Webber (12.2s), Hamilton (25.1s), Alonso (27.0s), Hulkenberg (27.9s), Perez (33.6s), Bottas (51.0s), Rosberg (54.9s) and Ricciardo (64.5s) in tenth place. On lap 45 Webber sets fast lap at 1m40.710s. Webber has closed on Grosjean in second place. Alonso closes to a second behind Hamilton in fourth. On lap 47 Massa passes Maldonado for 15th place.
On lap 48 Webber is closing in on Grosjean. On lap 50 Di Resta pits from 12th place and switches to medium tyres. Gutierrez chases Vergne for 13th .On l;ap 51 Kovalainen passes Maldonad for 15th. On lap 52 Webber continues to put pressure on Grosjean for second place. Pic serves a drive through for ignoring blue flags. Grosjean sets fast lap. On lap 54 Vettel sets fast lap at 1m39.856s. On lap 55 Alonso and Hulkenberg battle. Vettel crosses the line first and wins over Grosjean and Webber.

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Shaky-Schumi

According to interviews of Nico Rosberg and a Pirelli official only 1 pitstop expected. (Hard and medium tyres)

Result of the qualifying :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:36.338 -
2. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:36.441 + 0.103
3. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:37.155 + 0.817
4. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:37.296 + 0.958
5. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:37.345 + 1.007
6. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:37.376 + 1.038
7. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:37.452 + 1.114
8. Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:37.715 + 1.377
9. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:37.836 + 1.498
10. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:38.034 + 1.696
Q2
11. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:38.131 + 1.793
12. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:38.139 + 1.801
13. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:38.217 + 1.879
14. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:38.364 + 2.026
15. Felipe Massa - Ferrari 1:38.592 + 2.254
16. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso 1:38.696 + 2.358
17. Adrian Sutil - Force India 1:39.250 + 2.912
Q1
18. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:39.351 -
19. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:40.491 + 4.153
20. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:40.528 + 4.190
21. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:40.596 + 4.258
22. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:41.401 + 5.063

Qual :1:36.338
Pole : Sebastian Vettel
Team Battle : Paul di Resta > Adrian Sutil
Grid Position Charles Pic : 21st place

Vettel beats Webber to US Grand Prix pole :
Guess who qualified third for the United States Grand Prix? It was easy to predict that Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber would grid first and second, but not so easy to guess who would start third. It ended up being Romain Grosjean who was third fastest in his Lotus ahead of a fleet Nico Hulkenberg in the Sauber.
Qualifying 1 :
The ambient air temperature at the start of the 60-minute session was 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius.) Max Chilton got things going in his Marussia. He was first on the track and first to set a time with a 1:47.022. 4 minutes into the session, Nico Hulkenberg turned a 1:43.698. But many drivers were setting times now, and Valtteri Bottas shot to the top after posting a 1:39.825 in his Williams. 6 minutes into the session, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) beat that with a 1:39.658. The Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber remained in the pits. 8 minutes into the session, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) went to the top with a 1:39.153. Moments later Bottas beat that with a 1:38.773 . 10 minutes into the session, Romain Grosjean turned a 1:38.676 in his Lotus. With 8 minutes remaining in the session, Webber headed out.With 7 minutes remaining in the session, Vettel joined him. The top teams all had their drivers on the hard compound Pirellis. With 5 minutes remaining in the session, Webber clocked a 1:38.493 to take over first place. Every driver except Grosjean was on the track at this time. Vettel crossed the line with a time of 1:38.516. Some of the drivers were now on the medium compound including Jean-Eric Vergne who moved into sixth with a time of 1:38.88 in his Toro Rosso. Back at the front, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was now fastest with a 1:37.959 on the medium tires with 2 minutes remaining in the session. Esteban Gutierrez was second after turning a 1:38.082 in his Sauber. In the final seconds Bottas claimed the top spot with a 1:37.821. Hamilton, Gutierrez, Webber, Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez (McLaren), Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus), Vettel, Jenson Button (McLaren) and Grosjean rounded out the top 10 The six drivers eliminated at the end of Q1 were: Adrian Sutil (whose Force India stopped out on the track), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Guido van der Garde (Caterham), Jules Bianchi, Charles Pic (Caterham) and Chilton.
Qualifying 2 :
Vergne was the first out for the 15 minute Q2. He turned a 1:38.696. Moments later his teammate Daniel Ricciardo set a 1:38.804.
But Hamilton and Bottas easily beat that with a 1:38.104 and a 1:38.140 respectively. The drivers were using the medium compound Pirellis with the white sidewalls. With 9 minutes remaining in the session, Paul di Resta moved his Force India into second place after clocking a 1:38.139. With 7 minutes remaining in the session, Vettel and Webber had yet to post a time. With 5 minutes remaining in the session, the Red Bull boys were on track while Perez grabbed second with a 1:38.116. With 4 minutes remaining in the session, Grosjean went fastest with a 1:37.523. With 3 minutes remaining in the session, Webber beat that with a 1:37.312. With 2 minutes remaining in the session, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) grabbed second but that became third as Vettel took top honors with a 1:37.065.
Nobody went quicker in the lead group, but there were changes in the order behind them and so the top 10 at the end of Q2 were: Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Bottas, Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Gutierrez, Perez and Kovalainen. The six drivers eliminated at the end of Q2 were: Ricciardo, di Resta, Button, Nico Rosberg ,Felipe Massa and Vergne.
Qualifying 3 :
And so it was on to Q3 that would determine the top 10 grid places for the United States Grand Prix. Once again, the drivers were on the softer of the two Pirelli compounds. Perez was the first to make a run, clocking a 1:38.074. Webber beat that with a 1:36.699,
With 5 minutes remaining in the session, Vettel took second place with a 1:36.851 while Grosjean was third with a 1:37.976.
Bottas, Alonso, Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Gutierrez did not go out for the first round of runs. With 3 minutes remaining in the session, Bottas, Hamilton and Hulkenberg took to the track. Then Alonso and Gutierrez headed out as well. With 2 minutes remaining in the session, all 10 drivers were on the circuit. Bottas took third behind Webber and Vettel. Then, in the waning seconds, Webber improved to a 1:36.441. Grosjean got up to third and Hulkenberg fourth. And then Vettel crossed the line to grab the pole with a time of 1:36.338. So it was a Red Bull front row, while the second row consisted of Grosjean and Hulkenberg. Hamilton, Alonso, Perez, Kovalainen, Bottas and Gutierrez rounded out the top 10.

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
qualifying results
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.516 1:37.065 1:36.338 12
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.161 1:37.312 1:36.441 14
3 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:38.676 1:37.523 1:37.155 17
4 11 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.339 1:37.828 1:37.296 20
5 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.959 1:37.854 1:37.345 20
6 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:38.929 1:37.368 1:37.376 19
7 6 Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.367 1:38.040 1:37.452 21
8 7 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:38.375 1:38.078 1:37.715 21
9 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:37.821 1:37.439 1:37.836 24
10 12 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.082 1:38.031 1:38.034
11 19 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:38.882 1:38.131
12 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:38.894 1:38.139
13 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.588 1:38.217
14 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.743 1:38.364
15 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.094 1:38.592
16 18 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:38.880 1:38.696
17 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:39.250
18 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:39.351
19 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:40.491
20 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.528
21 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1:40.596
22 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.401
Q1 107% Time 1:44.668
Note - Button penalised 3 grid spots for passing under red flags in FP1. Pic penalised 5 for unscheduled gearbox change.

Result of the 3rd practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:36.733 -
2. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:36.936 + 0.203
3. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:37.064 + 0.331
4. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:37.272 + 0.539
5. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:37.345 + 0.612
6. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:37.534 + 0.801
7. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:37.578 + 0.845
8. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:37.583 + 0.850
9. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:37.747 + 1.014
10. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:37.748 + 1.015
11. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:37.763 + 1.030
12. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:37.774 + 1.041
13. Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:37.879 + 1.146
14. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:38.022 + 1.289
15. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:38.109 + 1.376
16. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:38.275 + 1.542
17. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:38.408 + 1.675
18. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:38.636 + 1.903
19. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:39.578 + 2.845
20. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:40.056 + 3.323
21. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:40.825 + 4.092
22. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:41.293 + 4.560

Vettel leads final practice :

It really was no surprise as Red Bull teammates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber topped Free Practice 3 for the United States Grand Prix. The ambient air temperature at the start of the 60-minute session was 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius.) As in FP2, Heikki Kovalainen was first out in the Lotus.
Jules Bianchi set the first time, a 1:43.098 in his Marussia. And Daniel Ricciardo set the second time, a 1:40.098 in his Toro Rosso.
12 minutes into the session, Ricciardo had lowered the best time to a 1:38.810, but then Adrian Sutil beat that with a 1:38.559 in his Force India. Sutil then improved to a 1:38.289. 15 minutes into the session, only 10 drivers had set times as guys like Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Ferrari teammates Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa remained in the pits. 16 minutes into the session, Nico Rosberg posted the second best time, a 1:38.625, in his Mercedes. 18 minutes into the session, Mark Webber topped the list with a 1:38.158 in his Red Bull. 20 minutes into the session, Romain Grosjean (Lotus) beat that with a 1:37.829 only to see Vettel turn a 1:37.684. Vettel went even faster with a 1:37.433. Webber was now third after clocking a 1:37.972. At this time all the drivers were running the hard compound Pirelli slicks. At the midpoint of FP3 the top six were: Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber), Grosjean, Jenson Button (McLaren,) Webber and Sergio Perez (McLaren.) All but Perez were below the 1 minute 38 second barrier.
With 22 minutes remaining in the session, Valtteri Bottas slotted his Williams into second place with a time of 1:37.759 as Webber moved into third with a 1:37.790. With 20 minutes remaining in the session, only five drivers were on the track. The rest were in the pits having their cars prepared for qualifying simulation runs on the medium compound tires. One of drivers out there was Webber who improved to a 1:37.626. With 15 minutes remaining in the session, everybody was in the pits. With 13 minutes remaining in the session, Bianchi was the first to head out on the softer tires. Perez was next out, and more drivers followed him on track.
With 8 minutes remaining in the session, Button took over second with a 1:37.621. Sutil moved into fourth with a 1:37.748.
With 6 minutes remaining in the session, only three drivers were in the pits as Hulkenberg topped the list with a 1:37.356. With 5 minutes remaining in the session, every driver was on track. With 4 minutes remaining in the session, Webber went second quickest at 1:37.418. With 3 minutes remaining in the session, Hulkenberg improved to a 1:37.272 as Grosjean went third best with a 1:37.431. With 1 minute remaining in the session, Vettel turned a 1:36.733 to snatch first place. Webber improved to a 1:36.938 to take second place. And at the very end of the session Hamilton moved up to third with a 1:37.064. The top 10 at the end of FP3 were: Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Grosjean, Button, Rosberg, Perez, Bottas and Sutil.

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Newsupdate :

Button hit with grid penalty for overtaking under red :
Jenson Button has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for overtaking under red flag conditions during Friday morning practice for the United States Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was found to have passed another car after the session was red-flagged because of a problem with the medical helicopter. The incident happened just 14 minutes into the delayed session and has led to the 2009 world champion being punished under Appendix H, article 2.4.4.1 of the FIA International Sporting Code. This states that when the red flag is shown "overtaking is forbidden and drivers should remember that race and service vehicles may be on the track, the circuit may be totally blocked because of an accident and weather conditions may have made the circuit undriveable at racing speed." It is the first time Button has been hit with a grid penalty in 2013.

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Result of the 2nd practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:37.305 -
2. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:37.420 + 0.115
3. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:37.785 + 0.480
4. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:37.958 + 0.653
5. Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:38.073 + 0.768
6. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:38.229 + 0.924
7. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:38.254 + 0.949
8. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:38.255 + 0.950
9. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:38.269 + 0.964
10. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:38.461 + 1.156
11. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:38.719 + 1.414
12. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:38.938 + 1.633
13. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:38.941 + 1.636
14. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:39.246 + 1.941
15. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:39.410 + 2.105
16. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:39.512 + 2.207
17. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:39.579 + 2.274
18. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:39.784 + 2.479
19. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:40.376 + 3.071
20. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:40.563 + 3.258
21. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:46.226 + 8.921
22. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:47.009 + 9.704

Sebastian Vettel goes fastest in second F1 practice :
Sebastian Vettel returned to the top of the timesheets during second practice for the United States Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver posted a 1:37.305 on the Medium tyre to lead team-mate Mark Webber by just over one tenth of a second, with Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton occupying third and fourth. In a pleasant contrast to the opening session, the drivers enjoyed all 90 minutes of scheduled action this afternoon. During the Hard tyre runs, Vettel quickly asserted his authority, eclipsing the pace-setting time posted by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in FP1. As the switch to the Medium rubber arrived, Vettel maintained his advantage over the field and ultimately ended the day 0.115 seconds ahead of Webber. Mercedes drivers Rosberg and Hamilton emerged as Red Bull's closest rivals, while Heikki Kovalainen starred en route to fifth position during only his second session with the Lotus team.
Sauber's Esteban Gutiérrez and Nico Hülkenberg continued their strong start to the weekend in sixth and seventh positions, while Lotus' Romain Grosjean, penalised McLaren driver Jenson Button and the aforementioned Alonso completed the top ten. At the tail-end of the order, Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde comfortably led the battle of the sport's newest teams. Perhaps concerningly for Marussia, Max Chilton and Jules Bianchi were 8.9 seconds and 10.6 seconds off the ultimate pace. Chilton's late final corner spin and stoppage – after his brake pedal jammed shut – was the biggest incident, with the majority of the afternoon session void of drama.

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Shaky - Schumi