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brudgon wrote:2013 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

Fri 20 September 2013
Practice 1 12:00 - 13:30
Practice 2 15:30 - 17:00
Sat 21 September 2013
Practice 3 12:00 - 13:00
Qualifying 15:00
Sun 22 September 2013
Race 14:00

Kind Regards
Shaky

The Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay street circuit) – 6th edition, night race – 20/21/22 September 2013
The first Formula 1 Grand Prix of Singapore was held in 2008. At Singapore there is a spectacular atmosphere because the race takes place under artificial lighting and this Gran Prix was the first night race in F1 history. Of course in Europe we will see the event in the afternoon (in 2014 also Bahrain Grand Prix will be run as a night race). The Singapore Grand Prix is one of the slowest of the Formula 1 season with low average speed and requires a high downforce. It is a stop-start track with too many 90-degree curves (altogether there are 23 corners). However this year, the race organizers have modified the track layout. The chicane at Turn 10, will be removed totally and the lap will be around 1 sec faster. Is a little step forward, to improve the layout. The Singapore Grand Prix runs anticlockwise and is very demanding for pilots due to the heat, humidity and length of the race. This is a twisty circuit with very few run-off areas and is one of the most grueling races of the year. The barriers are close to the track and the chance of a Safety Car is very high. There has been at least one Safety Car at every Singapore GP. Pirelli will bring supersoft compound (red stripe) and medium compound (white stripe), the same combination used in 2013 at Melbourne and Montreal. Two DRS zones: the first on the start-finish straight, the other between the curves 5 and 7.
Winners, Podium and pole position (last 3 editions)
2010: 1° Alonso – Ferrari (2° Vettel and 3° Webber) – fastest lap: Alonso – pole: Alonso, time 1m 45.390
2011: 1° Vettel – Red Bull (2° Button and 3° Webber) – fastest lap: Button – pole: Vettel, time 1m 44.381
2012: 1° Vettel – Red Bull (2° Button and 3° Alonso) – fastest lap: Hulkenberg – pole: Hamilton 1m 46.362
Wins for current pilots: Alonso 2 wins (2008-2010) – Vettel 2 wins (2011-2012) Hamilton one win(2009)
Podiums at Singapore: Alonso(4 times) – Vettel(3) – Button, Webber and Hamilton(2) – Rosberg(1)
Pole position: Hamilton(2) – Vettel, Massa and Alonso(1)
The stats of this season(2013) after 12 races.
Winners: Vettel(6 times) Alonso and Rosberg(2); Raikkonen and Hamilton (1)
Second place: Raikkonen(5); Alonso(4); Webber(2) Vettel(1)
Third palce: Hamilton(4); Vettel Webber and Grosjean(2) Alonso and Massa(1)
Total Podium: Vettel(9); Alonso(7); Raikkonen(6); Hamilton(5); Webber(4); Rosberg and Grosjean(2); Massa(1).
Pole position: Hamilton(5 times) – Vettel(4) – Rosberg (3)

17/09/1960 damon hill former british f1 driver
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f1 news
Race organisers in Singapore have modified the Marina Bay Street Circuit’s layout ahead of the forthcoming 2013 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix.
The chicane at Turn 10, known as ‘Singapore Sling’, has been removed and replaced by a single-apex left-hand bend.

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13/09/1986 kamui kobayashi japan f1 driver
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KIMI IS BACK !!!

This is one of the most wished comeback i ever seen in F1.
Kimi is the best ..very good choice Ferrari !

Kimi Raikkonen first words after his return in Ferrari : " I' m really happy I came back,
after the three fantastic years I've already spent in Maranello, I always kept with me
all the beautiful memories of those years; I'm impatient to work with Fernando, an
extraordinary driver, we can give the team the success it deserves"

Ferrari team principal Domenicali : "I see Kimi very happy and already fixed
on the next year work, I also want to thank with all my heart Felipe Massa, in
the name of our fans too, for his extraordinary commitment in all these years
with us"

Fernando Alonso on Twitter says goodbye to Massa : " Good luck for your next
years ! You'll be for sure a tough opponent ! Great team mate. We still have 7
GP to have fun together !

Great news for Ferrari, i'm very happy that Raikkonen is back.

brudgon wrote:next year seems kimi raikkonen will be back in the ferrari team

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gp singapore 2012 podium
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 2:00:26.144
2 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +8.9 secs
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +15.2 secs
pole position
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.362

Massa reveals he is leaving Ferrari at the end of 2013 F1 season :
Felipe Massa has revealed that he will not be at Ferrari next season, with his departure leaving the way open for Kimi Raikkonen to rejoin the team. Ferrari has spent the last few days finalising its 2014 driver line-up, and it was widely expected that Massa would not be retained. Ahead of a scheduled appearance at Maranello on Wednesday, Massa duly confirmed that he was looking for fresh opportunities in Formula 1. In a message that was posted on his Twitter feed, Massa said: "From 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari. "I would like to thank the team for all the victories and incredible moments experienced together. Thank you also to my wife and all of my family, to my fans and all my sponsors. From each one of you I have always received a great support!
"Right now I want to push as hard as possible with Ferrari for the remaining seven races. For next year, I want to find a team that can give me a competitive car to win many more races and challenge for the championship, which remains my greatest objective."


Thank You for All the Years that you drove for Ferrari Felipe !!!!!!!!!!!

Alonso will accept Ferrari's 2014 decision as Raikkonen talk grows
Fernando Alonso insists that whoever Ferrari decides to pick as his team-mate for the 2014 Formula 1 season will be positive for him.
Amid growing speculation that Kimi Raikkonen is closing on a return to Maranello, Alonso has made it clear that he has no qualms about who he is paired with.Alonso has been a staunch supporter of current team-mate Felipe Massa, and was eager for him to remain, but he is confident that Ferrari will ultimately make the right call on its 2014 line-up. Writing in response to fans' questions about his future team-mate, Alonso said: "It's not possible for me to talk of any name for next year because I have a lot of respect for Felipe. "We've been working very hard and close for four years to give Ferrari the maximum. "Whatever decision the team will take will be good for me, and we will keep working to give Ferrari the best results possible." Ferrari is expected to announce its driver plans imminently, with the team having deliberately waited until after its home race in Italy to finalise the matter.
Lotus is still pushing to convince Raikkonen to stay, and it is understood that the outfit has had no indication so far that those efforts have failed. A Ferrari decision to sign Raikkonen would be a change of policy at the team, which has based most of its efforts around Alonso and his title ambitions in recent years. There has been talk that Alonso is unhappy about the mooted arrival of Raikkonen because of the potential compromises it would have on his own championship hopes. However, despite widespread rumours that he was considering options elsewhere, Alonso insisted that Ferrari was his focus. "It's a way of living," he said. "My team, my second family, my friends."

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Shaky

this is the new ferrari 458 speciale presented in frankfurt saloon
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Italianfan wrote:

brudgon wrote:next year seems kimi raikkonen will be back in the ferrari team

Even if today Luca Montezemolo said so : " I' m going to an appointment
with a driver to see if he's willing to join us, I really hope to convince him.
His name is MICHAEL SCHUMACHER"
It goes without saying it was only a joke

he forgot ross brauwn and jean todt also

brudgon wrote:next year seems kimi raikkonen will be back in the ferrari team

Even if today Luca Montezemolo said so : " I' m going to an appointment
with a driver to see if he's willing to join us, I really hope to convince him.
His name is MICHAEL SCHUMACHER"
It goes without saying it was only a joke