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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 !

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Here is the result of the qualifying :

1.Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:30.839 -
2. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:31.090 + 0.251
3. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:31.290 + 0.451
4. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:31.700 + 0.861
5. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 1:31.898 + 1.059
6. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:32.022 + 1.183
7. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:32.114 + 1.275
8. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : 1:32.208 + 1.369
9. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:32.327 + 1.488
10. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : no time -

Q2
11. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:32.293 + 1.454
12. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1:32.327 + 1.488
13. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:32.469 + 1.630
14. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:32.512 + 1.673
15. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:32.625 + 1.786
16. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 1:32.954 + 2.115
17. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1:33.368 + 2.529

Q1
18. Bruno Senna : Williams : 1:33.405 -
19. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : 1:34.657 + 3.818
20. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team : 1:35.213 + 4.374
21. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team : 1:35.385 + 4.546
22. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team : 1:35.429 + 4.590
23. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : 1:35.432 + 4.593
24. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team : 1:36.734 + 5.895

Rain : no

Comment of qualifying :
Sebastian Vettel took pole position at Suzuka for the fourth straight year with a commanding performance in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying. The world champion led the way in Q2, then set a 1m30.839s early in Q3.
Vettel was set to improve further before Kimi Raikkonen spun his Lotus into the Spoon gravel, causing a middle sector yellow flag when all the top 10 were trying to improve.
Mark Webber completed Red Bull's first front row sweep of 2012, 0.2 seconds down on his team-mate.
Home hero Kamui Kobayashi will start third. He was fourth fastest for Sauber, but will gain a place when third-placed Jenson Button is given his gearbox change penalty.
Both Button's McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton and world championship leader Fernando Alonso appeared to be stymied by the Raikkonen yellow. Alonso's Ferrari was only seventh, ahead of Raikkonen and Hamilton.
Ferrari was already struggling for pace in Japan, with Felipe Massa unable to do better than 11th.
Romain Grosjean was fifth for Lotus, with Sergio Perez underlining Sauber's pace in sixth.
Nico Hulkenberg edged out Force India team-mate Paul di Resta by less than a tenth to make it into Q3, where he took 10th. But the German has also received a gearbox-change penalty.
Mercedes had been centre of attention in the week but its on-track performance was an anti-climax after Michael Schumacher's retirement announcement.
The seven-time champion waited until the final seconds of Q1 to set a time and only just scraped through in 16th, before taking 13th in Q2, two places ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg.
It was another miserable qualifying session for Bruno Senna. He got trapped behind Jean-Eric Vergne's Toro Rosso at the chicane on his last Q1 lap - prompting angry gesticulations and a slow time.
When Schumacher delivered his last-gap lap, Senna was pushed down to 18th, just behind Vergne.
Pastor Maldonado could not do much to raise Williams team spirits this time, only managing 14th.
The tail-end pack started with Heikki Kovalainen's Caterham and finished with Narain Karthikeyan's HRT as usual, but things were shaken up in between, with Timo Glock and Pedro de la Rosa ahead of Charles Pic and Vitaly Petrov.


Ps : Schumacher 23th place after his 10 place penalty , Button 8th place after 5 place penalty ,Hulkenberg 15th place after 5 place penalty !!!

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Shaky-Schumi

Here are the results of the 3rd practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull-Renault : 1m32.136
2. Mark Webber : Red Bull-Renault : 1m32.371s + 0.235
3. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1m32.824s + 0.688
4. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : 1m32.918s + 0.782
5. Sergio Perez : Sauber-Ferrari : 1m32.920s + 0.784
6. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber-Ferrari : 1m32.924s + 0.788
7. Romain Grosjean : Lotus-Renault : 1m33.008s + 0.872
8. Jenson Button : McLaren-Mercedes : 1m33.025s + 0.889
9. Paul di Resta : Force India-Mercedes : 1m33.094s + 0.958
10. Pastor Maldonado : Williams-Renault : 1m33.160s + 1.024
11. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1m33.184s + 1.048
12. Kimi Raikkonen : Lotus-Renault : 1m33.224s + 1.088
13. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren-Mercedes : 1m33.56$s + 1.433
14. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso-Ferrari : 1m33.722s + 1.586
15. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : 1m33.899s + 1.763
16. Bruno Senna : Williams-Renault : 1m33.984s + 1.848
17. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso-Ferrari : 1m34.023s + 1.887
18. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India-Mercedes : 1m34.369s + 2.233
19. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham-Renault : 1m35.568s + 3.432
20. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham-Renault : 1m36.355s + 4.219
21. Timo Glock : Marussia-Cosworth : 1m36.389s + 4.253
22. Charles Pic : Marussia-Cosworth : 1m36.517s + 4.381
23. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT-Cosworth : 1m36.649s + 4.513
24. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT-Cosworth : 1m36.875s + 4.739

Comment of the 3rd session :
Sebastian Vettel went quickest in final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as he set the scene perfectly to try to secure his fourth consecutive pole position at Suzuka. The German, a two-time winner in Japan, moved to the top of the times in the dying seconds, outpacing team-mate Mark Webber to secure a Red Bull one-two ahead of qualifying. Ferrari's Felipe Massa was third quickest, albeit over half a second off Vettel's pace, with Michael Schumacher fourth in the Mercedes and Sergio Perez fifth in the Sauber ahead of team-mate Kamui Kobayashi. The McLarens of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton wound up eighth and 13th respectively, but both men were hindered by traffic on their final flying laps. Championship leader Fernando Alonso was 11th fastest. The day welcomed the drivers with a clear sky and high temperatures, the circuit reaching 36 degrees Celsius ahead of the start of the 60 minutes. Nico Rosberg set the early benchmark seven minutes into the session with a lap of 1m43.4s, the German posting the first proper laptime on his next round with a 1m35.1s.
Team-mate Schumacher was the next man to complete a full lap, going quicker than Rosberg by nearly a second to take the top spot 10 minutes in. Schumacher's time remained unbeaten for some 10 minutes before Pastor Maldonado became the first driver to lap in the 1m33s 20 minutes into the session.
Button moved to the top of the times just a minute after that in the McLaren, posting a 1m33.6s, but his time was bettered by 0.052 seconds an instant later by his team-mate Hamilton, despite the Briton locking up his front left tyre at the hairpin. Hamilton stayed on top until Vettel completed his first flying lap, the Red Bull driver going quickest by over three tenths of a second when the session was about to reach the halfway point.
Nico Hulkenberg's day came to an early finish with 20 minutes to go after the German lost the rear of his car at the second Degner curve, crashing into the barriers and damaging the front wing and the front left corner.
It was the second accident for Force India this weekend after team-mate Paul di Resta damaged his car on Friday afternoon. After the track was cleared, Schumacher was the first driver to try the soft Pirelli tyres to move into first place with 15 minutes left. Vettel improved his time moments later despite running on used, harder rubber, although it was not enough to relegate his compatriot.
Kimi Raikkonen, who had a troubled practice on Friday, seemed to have problems again this morning, the Finn not posting a time until the 45-minute mark as he struggled with his car's handling. He finished down in 12th.
With six minutes left, Button kicked off the final rush to try the softer rubber, the McLaren driver having to abort his first lap after finding a slow Schumacher at the 130R corner.
Hamilton was also unable to complete a proper flyer after a big scare when the Briton found Marussia's Charles Pic cruising ahead of the final chicane as he came flying out of 130R.
Webber did finish his lap a minute later to move into first with a lap of 1m32.371s, as Vettel went second quickest, also using the soft tyres, the German finding traffic on his lap.
Vettel went for another lap and outpaced his team-mate by 0.235s to secure the fastest time as the chequered flag dropped. Apart from Hulkenberg, the man in the most trouble was HRT's Narain Karthikeyan, who damaged his car's new floor when going off track. He missed part of the session as the team worked on it.

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Shaky-Schumi

Ps : Schumachers get's a 10 place grid penalty because of last race , Button get's a 5 place grid penalty for changing gearbox

2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
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1 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.493 34
2 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.707 0.214 32
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.836 0.343 37
4 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:32.987 0.494 30
5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:33.093 0.600 28
6 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:33.107 0.614 35
7 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.349 0.856 22
8 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:33.499 1.006 35
9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:33.614 1.121 32
10 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.750 1.257 13
11 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.866 1.373 19
12 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:33.903 1.410 36
13 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:33.983 1.490 33
14 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:34.291 1.798 12
15 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:34.300 1.807 33
16 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:34.863 2.370 32
17 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:35.080 2.587 34
18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:35.711 3.218 41
19 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:35.870 3.377 37
20 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:36.194 3.701 32
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:36.636 4.143 28
22 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:37.342 4.849 30
23 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:37.701 5.208 35
24 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes No time 2

2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
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1 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.507 20
2 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.740 0.233 26
3 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:34.856 0.349 24
4 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:35.059 0.552 18
5 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:35.122 0.615 20
6 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.199 0.692 27
7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.283 0.776 24
8 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:35.299 0.792 18
9 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:35.474 0.967 22
10 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:35.478 0.971 24
11 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:35.484 0.977 26
12 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.584 1.077 24
13 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:35.691 1.184 22
14 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:35.724 1.217 21
15 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:36.123 1.616 19
16 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:36.222 1.715 25
17 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:36.366 1.859 23
18 19 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:36.389 1.882 24
19 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:37.716 3.209 17
20 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:38.295 3.788 23
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:38.616 4.109 25
22 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:39.043 4.536 25
23 20 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1:39.374 4.867 22
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:39.688 5.181 19

A litle reminder :

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

These are the CET times

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Shaky-Schumi

The Important News of today

Michael Schumacher to retire at the end of 2012
Michael Schumacher will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the 2012 season, the 43-year-old German announced on Thursday at Suzuka. Following last week's announcement that the seven-time world champion will be replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, Schumacher called a press conference along with the team in Japan to call time on a career that has spanned 21 years and more than 300 races.
Speaking of his decision, Schumacher said: "It is without doubt that we did not achieve our goals to develop a world championship fighting car. But it is also very clear that I can still be very happy about my overall achievements in the whole time of my career.
"In the past six years I have learned a lot about myself. For example, that you can open yourself without losing focus. That losing can be both more difficult and more instructive than winning.
"Sometimes I lost sight of this in the early years. But you appreciate to be able to do what you love to do. That you should live your convictions and I was able to do so.
"I would obviously like to thank Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, the team, the engineers, and all my mechanics for all the trust that they put in those years in to myself. But I would also like to thank all of my friends, partners and companions who over many years in motor sport supported myself."
Schumacher added that he had felt his energy and enthusiasm had begun to wane, just as it did when he quit Ferrari and the sport the first time at the end of 2006.
"I have been thinking for quite a while [about this]," he said. "We had a three-year agreement, hard to keep motivation and energy - it's natural you think about this more than when you are young.
"I have had my doubts for quite a while whether I had energy to [carry on]. I said in 2006 my battery was empty and now I am in the red zone. I don't know if there is time to recharge them - but I am looking forward to my freedom.
"I have no hard feelings. In a different way we achieved a great deal...
"Now I will do exactly as I did the first time - to finish and focus 100 per cent on what I do."
Speculation had linked Schumacher to a move to Sauber, where he began his world championship-level career with the Mercedes-backed Swiss-team's endurance prototype squad in 1990, but that proved wide of the mark.

Michael Schumacher's retirement speech in full
It is probably not a complete surprise to explain a little bit on how my thoughts are on this. Basically I have decided to retire by the end of the year. Although I am still able and capable to compete with the best drivers that are around, at some point it is good to say goodbye - and that is what I am doing this season. This time it might even be forever. During the past month, I was not sure if I still had the motivation and energy which is necessary to go on. It is not my style to do something that I am not 100 per cent feeling for. With today's decision, I feel released from those doubts and in the end my ambition to fight for victories and the pleasure of driving is nourished by competitiveness. It is without doubt that we did not achieve our goals to develop a world championship fighting car. But it is also very clear that I can still be very happy about my overall achievements in the whole time of my career. In the past six years I have learned a lot about myself. For example, that you can open yourself without losing focus. That losing can be both more difficult and more instructive than winning. Sometimes I lost sight of this in the early years. But you appreciate to be able to do what you love to do. That you should live your convictions and I was able to do so.
I would obviously like to thank Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, the team, the engineers, and all my mechanics for all the trust that they put in those years in to myself. But I would also like to thank all of my friends, partners and companions who over many years in motor sport supported myself.
But most of all I would like to thank Corinna, and my family for standing always by my side, giving me the freedom to live my conviction and share my joy. That is very special.
I would like now to concentrate until the end of the season for the last races, and enjoy them together with you. Let's have fun.
Thank you.

Michael Schumacher relieved to announce exit from Formula 1
Michael Schumacher says he feels a sense of 'relief' after announcing his retirement from Formula 1.
After weeks of speculation about his future plans intensified following Mercedes' decision to sign Lewis Hamilton for 2013, Schumacher revealed on Thursday that he would not be continuing in F1 after the end of this campaign. And rather than be sad about the tough decision he has had to take, Schumacher said he felt some excitement that he could now look forward to a rest after his three years back in the sport.
"If [anything] at all, it is relief," he explained. "We had a three-year agreement and already it was hard work for me to keep the motivation and keep the energy and always go forward.
"With all that I have achieved, it is natural that you think about it a little bit more than maybe being young. So in a way how things have developed, I am actually very pleased.
"I have always been informed by the team, so I knew what was going on and I am quite happy that things have developed in this direction and I am free to get back the freedom I had before."
He added: "I told you at the time [of my first retirement] in 2006 that my battery was empty, and [now] I am on the red zone with my batteries.
"I was not sure if I could recharge them with the time we have available or not, and I felt it is time for freedom again." Schumacher said the final call on his future was made after Hamilton committed to Mercedes last week - as up until that point he was unsure of his own desires.
"The special moment in a way was obviously that the team found an option with Lewis that sort of helped me find that decision," he said when asked about what was the key factor in him reaching a conclusion on his plans.
"Obviously there was an option for me to do so at an earlier stage and I was in the picture when there was the negotiation going on, but I didn't want to decide.
"I wasn't sure about myself, so it is like this. Sometimes in life your destiny will develop by itself and so it did. But without any hard feelings and without any regrets."

Sebastian Vettel: Michael Schumacher quitting is a big loss for F1
Michael Schumacher's retirement from Formula 1 is a big loss to the sport according to reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel. The seven-time champion announced on Thursday that he was leaving Formula 1 at the end of the year, in what is his second retirement following the first one in 2006.
Red Bull driver Vettel, who had said in the past that Schumacher was a childhood hero to him, admitted he would have preferred for Schumacher to continue racing.
"I think it's a big loss. It's a shame," said Vettel at Suzuka. "There's a lot of people who wanted him to continue, including myself.
"Hopefully he'll be around in some other function so that at least we get to see him from time to time."

I had options to stay in F1, says Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher says he had options to carry on racing in F1 next season before deciding to call time on his career. The seven-time champion announced at Suzuka on Thursday that he will retire from F1 at the end of the year, following a comeback that failed to deliver the results he and his Mercedes team had hoped for.
However, Schumacher said that he had the chance to carry on driving - and also that he is evaluating other non-racing options that exist, including a management role at Mercedes.
"If I wanted to stay I had options to stay, but I didn't really feel like it, quite honestly," said Schumacher in front of a packed press conference in the Suzuka paddock.
When asked what was the next step for him, Schumacher said: "It is very clear what comes next. Six races to go. That is what comes next.
"Whatever comes after, we will see. There is no point or any need to find any decisions right now, and I will do it exactly as I did it the first time, although I didn't at that time think there was a second time but here we are, which is to focus and finish 100 per cent on what I do.
"And then I will think about what I am going to do next after that.
"There is no more to say about this. I have options obviously yes, and you know some of the options. But whatever they will be, we will decide when the time is there."

Ross Brawn reckons Michael Schumacher is the driver of the century
Mercedes boss Ross Brawn says Michael Schumacher deserves the label as 'driver of the century' - even though his comeback did not achieve the high targets that were set.
Schumacher returned to F1 in 2010 hoping to be gunning for championship glory, but in three campaigns he has so far been fastest in qualifying once and only delivered a single podium finish.
Nevertheless, Brawn believes that Schumacher's contribution to the team and the sport should not be underestimated.
"I think he is the greatest racing driver of this century," explained Brawn at the press conference where Schumacher announced his retirement.
"I was very privileged to work with Michael from the very beginning and obviously we had some fantastic times, tough times too, but also very successful times.
"I think Michael brought a lot to the team in this second period that people don't see. There was a huge contribution behind the scenes.
"We have not achieved what we wanted to achieve together, and that is frustrating, but I think what we do achieve in the future, Michael will have made a contribution to it. So for me personally, [that is why] he is the greatest racing driver of this century."
Mercedes-Benz motorsport boss Norbert Haug was also full of praise for the way Schumacher had applied himself to the job - even though success was hard to achieve.
"He gave it everything. He never complained, and he was a constructive guy," said Haug. "I learned from this 'new' Michael in his second career even more than in the first, because he was successful and we were friends and we are friends."
Brawn said that Mercedes did discuss future plans with Schumacher - but in the end it was unable to reach an agreement because of issues over the potential length of the deal.
"Michael was well aware and kept informed, and we discussed our options with him," explained Brawn. "Michael was considering the situation, and you have to remember that if there was an agreement reached it wouldn't just be for one year, we needed a longer agreement than that.
"So it evolved as a mutual decision. It suited everyone to make the decision that we did but, of course, Lewis took some time before he made his mind up on what he wanted to do. There were no conflicts or decisions in the process, it evolved very smoothly.
"Michael kept us aware, kept me very aware of his feelings and his thoughts, and we discussed the way that decisions were going, or discussions were going, and I think the important thing for the team is someone of the calibre of Lewis does not become available every day. That was an important factor that came into it."

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Shaky-Schumi

1st Kaleya ,than Lia and now Gia & "Der Meister " Schumi 0...it can get a bit too much sometimes for a person

Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka circuit
Suzuka is the best circuit overseas of the season and one of the fastest tracks used in Formula One. Its layout is an unusual figure of eight, with a large range of different bends as the legendary high-speed 130R curve or the Esses, a consecutive series of bends with rapid change of direction. In the second sector there are also a tight hairpin and a long double-apex left-hand, Spoon Curve. The snaking series of Esses at Suzuka, where you need a well-balanced car, is similar the Maggots Becketts Chapel complex at Silverstone. Spoon curve and 130R are large-radius turns very demanding for the tyres. I like the whole circuit and for me only Spa Franchorchamps is a bit better than Suzuka. Another very famous zone of this track is the Casio Triangle; the chicane, where in 1989 Prost and Senna collide. Prost out, Senna continues and is first under the checkered flag, but due an unfair (in my opinion) decision is disqualified after the race. The year before(1988) instead Senna won a memorable race after a fantastic recovery winning his first F1 world championship. And then Schumacher. 6 wins – 9 podiums – 8 pole positions – 4 fastest laps – 1804 kms in the lead. His biggest success was in 2000 when finally a Ferrari driver regained the world championship after 21(twenty-one) years. This year will be the 24 edition at Suzuka but 4 times the Japanese Gran Prix took place at Fuji Crcuit. The first one was held in 1976. That morning I got up very early to watch the race. Fighting for the title James Hunt (McLaren) and Niki Lauda (Ferrari), which was recently returned to racing after a serious accident at the old Nurburgring. His car had caught fire and Lauda had survived, but badly burned. 40 days later despite the injuries he was back on track at Monza. In the last GP of the season at the Fuji circuit, the race started in a torrential downpour, and Lauda retired almost immediately, so after a GP full of surprises James Hunt, third under the checkered flag, won his first and unique world championship. Just one point ahead in the standings. How many years have passed. But we return to nowadays. Tyres for Sukuza: Silver hard (prime) and Yellow Soft(option) as at Barcelona and Silverstone. DRS: only one zone.
Podium 2011: Button – Alonso – Vettel. fastest lap on race: Button – pole position : Vettel 1'30''466
Podium 2010: Vettel – Webber – Alonso. fastest lap on race: Webber – pole position : Vettel 1'30''785
victories for current pilots: Schumacher(6) Alonso(*) and Vettel (2) Hamilton(*) Raikkonen and Button(1)
*Alonso(2008) and Hamilton(2007) won at Fuji circuit
Pole position: Schumacher(8) Vettel(3) in the last three editions. Hamilton(2 always at Fuji) and Massa(1)

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Oh man thats sad,I say thank you Schumi and I wish you good Luck in the last Races and in your future Life. For me you will allways the best F1-Driver of all Time!!!

Michael Schumacher to retire

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Born : 1st October 1930 - Died : 29th August 2009

now is official
f1 calendar races 2013
The FIA ​​World Council has officially launched the 2013 calendar of the world of Formula 1, which includes twenty races. There are three changes from what was communicated to the teams a week ago during the race weekend in Singapore: two relate to the dates of the Grand Prix of Germany and the Grand Prix of Belgium, both in advance of a week, while the other involves the inversion of dates between the GP of Korea and one in Japan, both to be held in October. The main change for the upcoming season is the doubling of the races in the U.S., with the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and that of America, New Jersey, which, however, remains to be confirmed (the decision will be made in the next meeting of the World Council) and in the list released by the FIA ​​appears flanked by an asterisk. Here is the complete schedule of Formula 1 2013: March 17 Australia (Melbourne) 24 March Malaysia (Sepang) April 14th China (Shanghai) April 21 Bahrain (Sakhir) May 12, Spain (Barcelona) May 26 Monaco (Monte Carlo) June 9 Canada ( Montreal) June 16 America (New Jersey) * June 30 England (Silverstone) July 14th Germany (Nurburgring) July 28, Hungary (Hungaroring) August 25 Belgium (Spa) 08 September Italy (Monza) September 22 Singapore (Marina Bay) October 6th Korea South (Yeongam) October 13, Japan (Suzuka) October 27 India (Buddh International Circuit) November 3 Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) November 17 United States (Austin) November 24 Brazil (Interlagos).

news
Lewis Hamilton is a new Mercedes driver. The British rider has signed a three-year contract with the German company will replace Michael Schumacher. This was announced by the German but did not specify the future plans of the former world champion. Today it was announced also the entrance of the Austrian Niki Lauda as non-executive chairman of the board of directors.

28/09/1968 happy birthday to mika hakkinen former finnish f1 driver

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