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These are the times from the morning session of the young-driver test, day 2 :
Today was also the debut of Kevin Korjus, Kevin Ceccon en Johnny Cecotto junior in a Formule 1-car

1. Jean-Eric Vergne – Red Bull Racing – 1:40.188 – 17 laps
2. Jules Bianchi – Ferrari – 1:40.838 – 45 laps
3. Valtteri Bottas – Williams – 1:42.548 – 38 laps
4. Gary Paffett – McLaren – 1:42.645 – 23 laps
5. Esteban Gutierrez – Sauber – 1:43.637 – 47 laps
6. Sam Bird – Mercedes GP – 1:43.734 – 43 laps
7. Luiz Razia – Team Lotus – 1:44.323 – 44 laps
8. Kevin Korjus – Lotus Renault GP – 1:44.425 – 38 laps
9. Kevin Ceccon – Scuderia Toro Rosso – 1:44.947 – 41 laps
10. Johnny Cecotto jr – Force India – 1:45.475 – 39 laps
11. Jan Charouz – HRT – 1:46.728 – 37 laps
12. Charles Pic – Virgin Racing – 1:48.397 – 21 laps

And these are the times of the complete day + the actual driven laps :

1. Jean-Eric Vergne : Red Bull Racing RB7 : 1:40.188 - 43 laps
2. Jules Bianchi : Ferrari 150° : 1:40.279 + 0.091 - 91 laps
3. Gary Paffett : McLaren MP4-26 : 1:41.756 + 1.568 - 52 laps
4. Valtteri Bottas : Williams FW33 : 1:42.367 + 2.179 - 68 laps
5. Johnny Cecotto jr : Force India VJM-04 : 1:42.873 + 2.685 - 84 laps
6. Esteban Gutierrez : Sauber C30 : 1:43.367 + 3.179 - 96 laps
7. Sam Bird : Mercedes GP W02 : 1:43.734 + 3.546 - 94 laps
8. Kevin Korjus : Lotus Renault R31 : 1:43.776 + 3.588 - 81 laps
9. Luiz Razia : Team Lotus T128 : 1:43.944 + 3.756 - 89 laps
10. Kevin Ceccon : Toro Rosso STR6 1:44.808 + 4.620 - 97 laps
11. Jan Charouz : HRT F111 : 1:46.644 + 6.456 - 56 laps
12. Charles Pic : Virgin Racing MVR-02 : 1:46.698 + 6.510 - 61 laps
13. Nathanael Berthon : HRT F111 : 1:48.646 + 8.458 - 9 laps


Italian F3 pair complete Ferrari test
While all eyes are on the Young Drivers Test in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari also tested another pair of junior races in Italy yesterday.
Italian Sergio Campana and Canadian Michael Lewis drove a 2009-specification F60 at the Vallelunga circuit.
Campana won the Italian Formula Three championship and Lewis was the best rookie in the series this year. Campana did 43 laps and set a best time of 1’20.600, while Lewis did a quickest time of 1’21.040 in 45 laps.


Source : F1Today + F1 Fanatic- The Formula 1 Blog

Tomorrow will be the last day of this 3 day testing ,those times will be posted tomorrow after work .

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Shaky-Schumi

As promissed here are the times of the 1st day of the 3 day rookie test at Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit :

These 1st times are from the morning session :

1. Jean-Eric Vergne – Red Bull Racing – 1:40.707 – 33 laps
2. Jules Bianchi – Ferrari – 1:42.632 – 34 laps
3. Oliver Turvey – McLaren – 1:43.502 – 35 laps
4. Valtteri Bottas – Williams – 1:43.816 – 47 laps
5. Fabio Leimer – Sauber – 1:44.354 – 34 laps
6. Robert Wickens – Lotus Renault GP – 1:44.579 – 29 laps
7. Rodolfo Gonzalez – Team Lotus – 1:45.026 – 44 laps
8. Sam Bird – Mercedes GP – 1:45.564 – 12 laps
9. Max Chilton – Force India – 1:45.714 – 42 laps
10. Dani Clos – HRT – 1:46.922 – 39 laps
11. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs – Virgin Racing – 1:47.292 – 32 laps

And these are the times of the complete 1st day -including the total driven laps of the day ! :

1. Jean-Eric Vergne : Red Bull Racing RB7 : 1:40.011 : 82 laps
2. Jules Bianchi : Ferrari 150° : 1:40.960 + 0.949 : 85 laps
3. Robert Wickens : Lotus Renault R31 : 1:42.217 + 2.206 : 77 laps
4. Fabio Leimer : Sauber C30 : 1:42.331 + 2.320 : 67 laps
5. Gary Paffett : McLaren MP4-26 : 1:42.912 + 2.901 : 41 laps
6. Max Chilton : Force India VJM-04 : 1:43.016 + 3.005 : 80 laps
7. Valtteri Bottas : Williams FW33 : 1:43.118 + 3.107 : 71 laps
8. Oliver Turvey : McLaren MP4-26 : 1:43.502 + 3.491 : 35 laps
9. Sam Bird : Mercedes GP W02 : 1:43.548 + 3.537 : 52 laps
10. Rodolfo Gonzalez : Team Lotus T128 : 1:44.022 + 4.011 : 87 laps
11. Stefano Coletti : Toro Rosso STR6 : 1:45.278 + 5.267 : 87 laps
12. Dani Clos : HRT F111 : 1:45.329 + 5.318 : 68 laps
13. Charles Pic : Virgin Racing MVR-02 : 1:46.930 + 6.919 : 30 laps
14. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs : Virgin Racing MVR-02 : 1:47.292 + 7.281 : 32 laps

The times from the 2nd day ( wednesday ) will be posted tomorrow after work !

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Shaky-Schumi

On tuesday ( 15/11) starts on the circuit in Abu Dhabi a three-day rookie test . Young talents will have the opertunity do drive a Formula 1 car and get some experience. The names for these 3 days are :

Red Bull Racing
Tuesday: Jean-Eric Vergne
Wednesday: Jean-Eric Vergne
Thursday: Jean-Eric Vergne

McLaren
Gary Paffett en Oliver Turvey (not yet known who will drive when)

Ferrari
Tuesday: Jules Bianchi
Wednesday: Jules Bianchi
Thursday: Jules Bianchi

Mercedes GP
Tuesday: Sam Bird
Wednesday: Sam Bird
Thursday: Not yet known

Lotus Renault
Tuesday: Robert Wickens
Wednesday: Kevin Korjus
Thursday: Jan Charouz

Force India
Tuesday: Max Chilton
Wednesday: Johnny Cecotto Jr.
Thursday: Max Chilton

Sauber
Esteban Gutierrez en Fabio Leimer (Not yet known who will drive when)

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Tuesday: Stefano Coletti
Wednesday: Kevin Ceccon
Thursday: Stefano Coletti/Kevin Ceccon

Williams
Tuesday: Valtteri Bottas
Wednesday: Valtteri Bottas
Thursday: Mirko Bortolotti

Team Lotus
Tuesday: Rodolfo Gonzalez
Wednesday: Luiz Razia
Thursday: Alexander Rossi

HRT
Tuesday: Dani Clos
Wednesday: Dani Clos
Thursday: Dani Clos

Virgin Racing
Tusday :Adrian Quaife-Hobbs/Charles Pic
Wednesday: Charles Pic
Thursday:Robert Wickens

If there are times given free for public i will post them tomorrow after my work !

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Here is the Official result of the Grand Prix Formula 1 of Abu Dhabi :

1. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1.37:11.886
2. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : + 8.457
3. Jenson Button : McLaren : + 25.881
4. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing + 35.784
5. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : + 50.578
6. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : + 52.317
7. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : + 1:15.900
8. Adrian Sutil : Force India : + 1:17.100
9. Paul di Resta : Force India : + 1:40.000
10. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : + 1 lap
11. Sergio Perez : Sauber : + 1 lap
12. Rubens Barrichello : Williams : + 1 lap
13. Vitaly Petrov : Lotus Renault : + 1 lap
14. Pastor Maldonado : Williams: + 1 lap
15. Jaime Alguersuari : Toro Rosso : + 1 lap
16. Bruno Senna : Lotus Renault : + 1 lap
17. Heikki Kovalainen : Team Lotus: + 1 lap
18. Jarno Trulli : Team Lotus : + 2 laps
19. Timo Glock : Virgin Racing : + 2 laps
20. Vitantonio Liuzzi : HRT : + 2 laps
Did Not Finish
21. Daniel Ricciardo : HRT
22. Sébastien Buemi : Toro Rosso :
23. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Virgin Racing
24. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing

Safetycar : no
Fastest Lap : Mark Webber : 1:42.612
Pitstops Kamui Kobayashi : 2

source : F1Today + The Official Formula1 Webside

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Shaky-Schumi

No offence to German F1 fans but Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Hamilton wins

With Sebastian Vettel taking pole today he as equaled the record for most poles in one season at 14 held by Nigel Mansell, so with Brazil still to come it is possible he will have that record to himself

Here is the official result of the qualification :

1. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:38.481
2. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:38.622 + 0.141
3. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:38.631 + 0.150
4. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:38.858 + 0.377
5. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:39.058 + 0.577
6. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:39.695 + 1.214
7. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:39.773 + 1.292
8. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:40.662 + 2.181
9. Adrian Sutil : Force India : 1:40.768 + 2.287
10. Paul di Resta : Force India : no time -

Q2
11. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:40.874 -
12. Vitaly Petrov : Lotus Renault : 1:40.919 + 2.438
13. Sébastien Buemi : Toro Rosso : 1:41.009 + 2.528
14. Bruno Senna : Lotus Renault : 1:41.079 + 2.598
15. Jaime Alguersuari : Toro Rosso : 1:41.162 + 2.681
16. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:41.240 + 2.759
17. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:41.760 + 3.279

Q1
18. Heikki Kovalainen : Team Lotus : 1:42.979 + 4.498
19. Jarno Trulli : Team Lotus : 1:43.884 + 5.403
20. Timo Glock : Virgin Racing : 1:44.515 + 6.034
21. Daniel Ricciardo : HRT : 1:44.641 + 6.160
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Virgin Racing : 1:44.699 + 6.218
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi : HRT : 1:45.159 + 6.678
24. Rubens Barrichello : Williams : no time set at all -

Source : F1Today + GPupdate.net + the Official Formula1 Webside

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Shaky-Schumi

Here are the results of the last practice session from today :

1. Lewis Hamilton : 1:38.976
2. Sebastian Vettel : 1:39.403 + 0.427
3. Mark Webber : 1:39.427 + 0.451
4. Jenson Button : 1:39.429 + 0.453
5. Fernando Alonso : 1:39.661 + 0.685
6. Nico Rosberg : 1:40.135 + 1.159
7. Felipe Massa : 1:40.183 + 1.207
8. Adrian Sutil : 1:40.429 + 1.453
9. Paul di Resta : 1:40.511 + 1.535
10. Michael Schumacher 1:40.938 + 1.962
11. Bruno Senna : 1:41.509 + 2.533
12. Kamui Kobayashi : 1:41.527 + 2.551
13. Sergio Perez : 1:41.566 + 2.590
14. Vitaly Petrov : 1:41.594 + 2.618
15. Sébastien Buemi : 1:41.622 + 2.646
16. Jaime Alguersuari : 1:41.855 + 2.879
17. Pastor Maldonado : 1:42.025 + 3.049
18. Heikki Kovalainen : 1:43.409 + 4.433
19. Rubens Barrichello : 1:43.861 + 4.885 *
20. Timo Glock : 1:45.262 + 6.286
21. Vitantonio : 1:45.302 + 6.326
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio : 1:45.509 + 6.533
23. Daniel Ricciardo 1:45.732 + 6.756
24. Jarno Trulli Team: no time **

* = oil leak
** = engine problem

This afternoon at 14.00u CET is the qualification

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Shaky-Schumi

Hey motorsports fans
Here is a link for the 3rd practice session ,you can watch it " Live " now
Klik on motorsport and clik than on free practice 3rd session and than take the link of BBC + on the right side there is also a chat box !

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Shaky-Schumi

These are the times of todays 2nd practice session :

1. Lewis Hamilton: 1:39.586
2. Jenson Button : 1:39.785 + 0.199
3. Fernando Alonso : 1:39.971 + 0.385
4. Felipe Massa : 1:39.980 + 0.394
5. Mark Webber : 1:40.104 + 0.518
6. Sebastian Vettel : 1:40.132 + 0.546
7. Michael Schumacher : 1:40.553 + 0.967
8. Adrian Sutil : 1:40.951 + 1.365
9. Paul di Resta : 1:41.021 + 1.435
10. Kamui Kobayashi : 1:41.490 + 1.904
11. Sergio Perez : 1:41.565 + 1.979
12. Sébastien Buemi : 1:41.680 + 2.094
13. Vitaly Petrov : 1:41.947 + 2.361
14. Jaime Alguersuari : 1:41.983 + 2.397
15. Bruno Senna : 1:42.369 + 2.783
16. Rubens Barrichello : 1:42.798 + 3.212
17. Pastor Maldonado : 1:42.910 + 3.324
18. Heikki Kovalainen : 1:43.562 + 3.976
19. Jarno Trulli : 1:44.050 + 4.464
20. Nico Rosberg : 1:44.265 + 4.679
21. Timo Glock : 1:45.468 + 5.882
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio : 1:46.142 + 6.556
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi : 1:46.249 + 6.663
24. Daniel Ricciardo : 1:46.328 + 6.742

Tomorrow morning at 11.00u will be the 3rd practice session

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Shaky-Schumi

Off Topic : Got this afternoon a email with the conformation that my Bronze tickets for next years Gp of Spa-Franchorchamps are orderd and that they have resieved my payment ..so next year again to the GP..and maybe it will also be the last time next year that there is the Gp of Belgium , because there are rumors that the Belgium GP changes/swap with the France GP ,this means Gp of France in 2013 and Belguim GP in 2014 ,GP¨France 2015 and Belguim GP un 2016 ,etc

I orderd the tickets so soon allready because at the moment there is a discount until December

Here are the results of the 1st practice session of the GP of Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit :

1. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:40.263
2. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:40.389 + 0.126
3. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:40.403 + 0.140
4. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:40.755 + 0.492
5. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:40.801 + 0.538
6. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:41.260 + 0.997
7. Adrian Sutil : Force India : 1:41.340 + 1.077
8. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:42.130 + 1.867
9. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1:42.151 + 1.888
10. Jaime Alguersuari : Toro Rosso : 1:42.377 + 2.114
11. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1:42.633 + 2.370
12. Romain Grosjean : Lotus Renault : 1:42.685 + 2.422
13. Vitaly Petrov : Lotus Renault : 1:43.118 + 2.855
14. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:43.255 + 2.992
15. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:43.389 + 3.126
16. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:44.412 + 4.149
17. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:44.484 + 4.221
18. Heikki Kovalainen : Team Lotus : 1:44.565 + 4.302
19. Jarno Trulli : Team Lotus : 1:44.898 + 4.635
20. Vitantonio Liuzzi : HRT : 1:46.385 + 6.122
21. Daniel Ricciardo : HRT : 1:46.532 + 6.269
22. Timo Glock : Virgin Racing : 1:48.024 + 7.761
23. Robert Wickens : Virgin Racing : 1:48.551 + 8.288
24. Rubens Barrichello : Williams : no time - **

** = had engine problem ,his engine has to be changed for the 2nd practice session

Bruno Senna was ( Lotus-Renault ) replaced by Romain Grosjean for one session
Jerome D'Ambrosio ( Virgin Racing ) was replaced by Robert Wickens for one session

The 2nd session will be broadcast " Live" at 14.00u Cet on tv on the german sender Sport1 ( DSF )

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Shaky-Schumi

Short News :

Lotus has officially announced it will be re-named Caterham in 2012.

Derek Warwick is FIA-steward at GP of Abu Dhabi ! (The Brit was Formule 1-driver between 1981 and 1993)

At the moment it's just a rumor but the German Sport Bild says that Michael Schumacher has signed the contract for the F1 season 2013 with MercedesGP....so it's not yet official but just a rumor ...but if this is true than i will say ...Go Schumi,Go Schumi,Go Schumi . I'm convinced when MercedesGP can give a very good car than Schumi will have a 8th ( or even 9 ) World Champions titel ! The only sad part is that it will not be with Ferrari

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Shaky-Schumi

the podium of the last two Abu Dhabi GP

2010
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull- Renault
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
fastest lap on race: Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes

2009
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull- Renault
2. Mark Webber Red Bull- Renault
3 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes
fastest lap on race: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull- Renault

will be the 3° edition of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix(Yas Marina Circuit)
in my opinion this race takes place on one of the worst track of the season. Designed by renowned architect Hermann Tilke, like the circuits in Bahrein, Malaysia, China, Turkey, Valencia, Singapore, Korea, and India. Infact my favorite circuits are: Spa(the best), Suzuka, Interlagos, Monaco, Silverstone Monza Montreal and Melbourne. Only Sepang and Istanbul are not so bad. Just sufficient New Delhi and Shanghai. Abu Dhabi is one of the few track on the calendar to run in an anti-clockwise direction and overtaking is almost impossible. Perhaps this year you will be able to see a few overtaking only by DRS. As in the last Indian Gran Prix, there will be two separate DRS zones. First DRS zone will be located on the longest straight between Turn 7 and Turn 8. The other on the following straight. Why run on this track? I'd like to see two races each year at Spa-Francorchamps. The section of circuit after the long straight of Kemmel, and up to Blanchimont exalts the driving abilities. But business want the Formula 1 in the desert. The Abu Dhabi race starts at dusk and finishes at night. This produces a challenge in terms of track and tyres temperatures. The main originality of Yas Marina circuit is the pit exit that goes under the circuit through a small tunnel. Last year at this track, Alonso lost the world championship due to a wrong strategy. The Ferrari driver stayed several laps behind Petrov and was never able to overtake.
the medium(white) and the soft(yellow) tyre will be used as “prime” and “option” respectively
after 17 races, three interesting statistics about the teammates:
Red Bull - Vettel: 11 wins, Webber: no victory
McLaren - Button on the podium 10 times, only five Hamilton
Ferrari - Alonso on the podium 9 times and never Massa

Short News :

Renault, Lotus and Virgin to change names in 2012 !
The long-standing row over the use of the Lotus name will finally be resolved next year.
The FIA’s Formula 1 Commission has approved changes which will see Lotus renamed as Caterham, paving the way for Renault to take the name Lotus from next year, according to the BBC.
A further change will see the Virgin team formally change their name to Marussia next season.
In May the High Court ruled Lotus had the right to the name Team Lotus, and not Renault, who are sponsored by car manufacturer Group Lotus. The pair have been in negotiations to resolve the dispute since then.

Raikkonen comeback rumors.

According to Finnish media Kimi Raikkonen will be presented next week in Abu Dhabi as a Williams driver in 2012. The World Champion of 2007 has signed a contract already a while ago .
Since September there are already rumors about a possible comeback of Raikkonen after the Finn had visited the Williams factory in Grove.
His salary would be funded with money from Qatar, where Williams has a technology center stand.

Paul Seaby is the new Lotus Renault team manager.
Seaby follows the recently departed John Wickham on.

Sam Michael on November 1 went to work at McLaren.
The 40-year-old Australian took during the race weekend in Singapore goodbye to Williams, where he worked for the past eight seasons as technical director.
Former McLaren-designer Mike Coughlan has taken over the place from S.Michael at Williams .

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Shaky-Schumi

abu dhabi circuit

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a Formula One race. It was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the United Arab Emirates. The first race took place on November 1, 2009, held at the Hermann Tilke designed Yas Marina Circuit.
On June 25, 2008 the FIA announced the provisional 2009 Formula One calendar including the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the 19th and final race of the season on November 15. On November 5, 2008, however, it was announced that the race would be held as the season finale on November 1, two weeks before the initially planned date, as the 17th and final race.
The race was Formula One's first ever day-night race, starting at 17:00 local time. Floodlights used to illuminate the circuit were switched on from the start of the event to ensure there is a seamless transition from daylight to darkness.
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Friday November 11
• Free Practice 1 10:00 to 11:30
• Free Practice 2 14:00 to 15:30
Saturday, November 12
• Free Practice 3 11:00 to 12:00
• Qualifications 14:00
Sunday, November 13
• Race 14:00