Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

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08.01.2012, 21:37

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Aldo that i have not a brain that works for the 100% because i have a small one Confused ( brain that is !!! Blush Big Grin )..i'm allready brainstorming since a couple of weeks some ideas for this years " F1 season game " .. i lift the curtain a bit Confused Blush..what would you say if i make a little game allready on saturday ? ..the points that are scored on saturday will be added on sunday ..i'm not 100% sure if i'm going to do it ..because i'm still thinking about some things for this year Cool but it's a pad (road) that i could chooze Smile....about the rest i will be silend Blush

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07.01.2012, 00:00

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07.01.2012, 00:00

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07/01/1985 happy birthday to lewis hamilton english f1 driver
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06.01.2012, 18:09

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This time the pit stop is not the most welcome: Jos Verstappen ends up in jail custody. The former Dutch driver of Benetton , Stewart and Minardi was arrested because he invested his ex-girlfriend. The woman, who suffered bruises and abrasions, filed a complaint and now fears retaliation. The Dutch abused former wife that she then promptly denounced for multiple contusions.

05.01.2012, 21:09

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Short News :

Red Bull have announced Sebastien Buemi will be their reserve driver for 2012.
Buemi drove for Toro Rosso from 2009 to 2011, but was dropped at the end of last season.
He will also be Toro Rosso's reserve driver in 2012.

Mark Webber will next month drive as the first with the new Red Bull car, when the first test begins at Jerez . So post Auto Motor und Sport. The Australian willtake the first two days of testing with RB8 on his behalf, after that Sebastian Vettel takes the wheel from him. The German is therefore less prone to the teething problems that may occur with a new car. The test session at the Spanish Jerez begins on February 7.

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has visited Thursday the Lotus factory in British Enstone for a race seat to foam.

Daimler AG is official as of today no longer a shareholder of the McLaren Group !!! McLaren announced the end of 2009, 40 percent owned by Daimler to buy back after Daimler bought the Brawn GP team.Starting today, Daimler has for the first time in twelve years time any shares in McLaren. ! Daimler had in 2010 only 11 percent owned by McLaren , and in 2012 this is 0 percent. At present, the Bahraini Mumtalakat Holding Company has 50 percent of the shares, while Ron Dennis and TAG Group each own 25 percent.As a result, McLaren and Mercedes are for the first time in years two completely separate companies, McLaren must pay from 2013 for the engines of the German manufacturer.


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04.01.2012, 20:06

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Short News :

FIA clarifies rules on defensive driving :

The FIA has published the 2012 F1 sporting rules which includes an explanation of how drivers may defend their positions.
This was a matter of considerable debate in 2011 following an exchange between Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton during the Italian Grand Prix.
Article 20.3 of the 2012 FIA Sporting Regulations says: “More than one change of direction to defend a position is not permitted. Any driver moving back towards the racing line, having earlier defended his position off‐line, should leave at least one car width between his own car and the edge of the track on the approach to the corner.”
This does no appear to constitute a change in practice – the rule is consistent with how defensive driving has been policed in recent years. However as it is now written in the sporting regulations there is less room for ambiguity.
Teams also face new restrictions on what cars they may use in testing. A rewritten clause states: “Track testing shall be considered any track running time not part of an event undertaken by a competitor entered in the championship, using cars which conform substantially with the current Formula 1 Technical Regulations in addition to those from the previous or subsequent year, with the exception of promotional events carried out using tyres provided specifically for this purpose by the appointed supplier.”

There is also a proviso for teams to be allocated an extra set of option tyres in practice if it is deemed necessary – the previous rule applied only to the prime compound.
Another new rule states that if a part is removed from a car while it is being worked on in parc ferme, it must be reattached before the car leaves the pits. In China last year Lewis Hamilton left the pits prior to the start of the race with part of his engine cover missing as the team conducted last-minute repairs to his car.

For more and complete details of thz f1 season 2012 look at the official webside of the FIA : [hidden link - please register]

the parts to look at are :
2012 F1 Sporting Regulations - published on 04.01.2012
2012 F1 Technical Regulations - published on 04.01.12

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03.01.2012, 00:00

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Michael Schumacher 3rd January 1969
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02.01.2012, 21:43

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F1 News of the day :

The team Marussia has unveiled a new logo. The British racing stable was the last year as Marussia Virgin on the grid, but is now only from this season named Marussia .
Although Virgin is no longer part of the team name, the company of Richard Branson continues an important partner of the team, this was sayd by the team management a few months ago. Marussia is not the only team that has the name changed for 2012. Mercedes has replaced the letters GP for this year with AMG and is official called Mercedes AMG Petronas, Lotus Renault GP F1 Team continues as Lotus and Team Lotus for 2012 renamed Caterham F1.

The helmet that Kamui Kobayashi had at the Grand Prix of Brazil raised on an online auction nearly $ 15,000 for charity. This announced Sauber . The helmet was designed by one of the band members of Linkin Park ! The proceeds from the safe goes to Music For Relief, an organization that was established in 2005 by the American rock band and dedicated to victims of natural disasters and projects that can help prevent such disasters.The idea was a special helmet to be auctioned during the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix, where the Japanese driver had a meeting with the band.

Nico Rosberg is not worried about the fact that the Mercedes Team skips the first test session in Jerez . Team principal Ross Brawn previously announced that the new Mercedes makes his debut at the second collective test session of the year . It begins on February 21 at the Barcelona circuit.

AT & T will stop immediately as title sponsor of Williams !!! The consequences of poor performance of Williams now appear in sponsorship to make sense. AT & T will immediately stop as sponsor of the British team. An official statement, the team has not yet given, but is likely to Qatar National Bank, the successor to AT & T.The team website has now changed from [hidden link - please register] to [hidden link - please register]. Also, the domain [hidden link - please register] already identified and recorded by an unknown user. There are also the logo of the team clues to the impending change of sponsor. AT & T logo has disappeared and is now only a 'W'. AT & T will probably still be active as a partner of Williams, but a much smaller sponsors. The website of the team, the company continues under the title "partner".

Ferrari enhanced aerodynamic department at the expense of McLaren ! Ferrari's aerodynamic department has strengthened some former engineers from McLaren . Some time ago, only Ferrari engineers to accept from Italy, but this design does not seem to succeed. Due to poor results, the team has now strengthened its staff. We have a great and long tradition in mechanical engineering, but unfortunately not in the area of ​​aerodynamics, "said president Luca di Montezemolo. Pat Fry was the first employee of McLaren who switched to Ferrari in 2010 when hes ucceeded technically Director Aldo Costa .Fry's departure from McLaren made ​​a moment later that Giacomo Tortora, an aerodynamics specialist, made ​​the move to Ferrari. From 2012 are also former McLaren engineers Rupad Darek, Heal and Chris Lawrence Hodge for Ferrari. In addition, the Italian project Bdukoski Martin managed to get away from Woking.

After leaving his post at Toro Rosso Sebastien Buemi should not take long to find a new seat for 2012.According to the German Blick's ,because Buemi appointed test and reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso.He exchanges this position with Jean-Eric Vergne who has managed to get a race seat at Toro Rosso.

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01.01.2012, 13:36

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Drivers List + starting number for 2012

Red Bull : 1. S. Vettel
2. M. Webber

McLaren : 3. J. Button
4. L. Hamilton

Ferrari : 5. F. Alonso
6. F. Massa

Mercedes Grand Prix : 7. M. Schumacher
8. N. Rosberg

Lotus Renault : 9. K. Raikkonen
10. R. Grosjean

Force India F1 : 11. P. di Resta
12. N. Hulkenberg

Sauber : 14. K. Kobayashi
15. S. Perez

Scuderia Toro Rosso 16. D. Ricciardo
17. J. Vergne

Williams : 18. P. Maldonado
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Caterham : 20. H. Kovalainen
21. J. Trulli

HRT F1 Team : 22. P. de la Rosa
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Marussia 24. T. Glock
25. C. Pic

**** = Have to full in a 2nd driver


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01.01.2012, 13:28

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The 1st News post of the New Year :

Background: what is different in 2012 ?

In 77 days starts in Australia the 63rd Formula 1 season .This year there are again some new names on the grid and the rules changed again slightly.Furthermore, for the first time since 2007 there's again a U.S. Grand Prix held on a brand new track in Austin, Texas.
There are still two teams that have fill in a driver for 2012, Williams and HRT, but as it seems, this year there are two new faces on the grid: Charles Pic en Jean-Eric Vergne.Pic is driving for Marussia, the last two seasons have named/called Virgin. Vergne, who in 2011 became vice-champion in the World Series by Renault, boards at Toro Rosso, where he and Daniel Ricciardo will be the drivers for that Team. Furthermore in 2012 a few riders who return. Kimi Raikkonen is of course the biggest name ! The World Champion of 2007, who have done two years rallying is going to work at Lotus, the former Renault team.The 32-year-old Finn become the team-mate of reigning GP2 champion Romain Grosjean, .The Frenchman gets a second chance, after eight races earlier in 2009 for the Enstone team driven to have to replace the fired Nelson Piquet Jr. .Nico Hülkenberg will be joining again on the track ,this time at Force India . The German drove a strong debut season in 2010 at Williams, culminating in the pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, but was nevertheless not a race seat for 2011 to decorate.After one year reserve driver to have been at Force India, he can go racing for the team.
Pedro de la Rosa meanwhile starts his umpteenth F1 adventure. After raced for Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren, BMW Sauber and have , the 40-year-old Spaniard is now trying it at HRT.
Note: Lotus Renault, this year marked only as Lotus. What in 2011 was Lotusis called Caterham this year. Virgin is, as said Marussia.
The key rule change for 2012 is the introduction of a Mimimum height for the outlets. That may sound trivial, but as a result, the teams can no longer use the effect of the blown diffuser in 2012 , where the warm air from the vents to diffuse run thus creating extra downforce.The teams matched last year the engines so that a constant stream of warm air to the rear of the car went to optimally use the blown diffuser. Because there was much to do to the legality of the so-called off-throttle blown diffuser, FIA decided to adjust the rules for outlets for this year .Also, the FIA ​​rules for the crash tests tightened. A car must also get passed all crash tests, before they can take it on the circuit.HRT risks for the latter a problem. The Spanish Team fears that the car get not ready in time for the crash test and therefore for the third consecutive year start the season with an untested car again .
Safety car rules. They are not tesame every season. For 2012 it was decided that all cars during a round neutralization lag, get the chance to pass the safety car and to retrieve to the back of the field . This means that at the restart the forefront runners no longer suffer from back beams .The FIA ​​has also decided to race a maximum duration of four hours to prevent situations like last year in Canada which eventually lasted more than four hours.This led in particular by television stations for several problems. The introduction of a maximum duration racing know the channels, but also all other stakeholders, will be better where they stand as a race threatens to walk out.
If all the races this year continue, 2012 will go into the books as the longest ever Formula 1 season ! As in 2011 there are twenty races on the calendar, but last year the Bahrain Grand Prix not due to political unrest in that country. This year the Formula 1 goes back to the oil state, though some say it's still not pais and quiet in Bahrain.New on the calendar is the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin. Construction of the new circuit had delays for some various reasons , but according to the organization, the date of November 18 is still easily achieved. The race in Texas is the penultimate race of 2012 and at the expense of Turkey that disappears after seven years of the calendar .

Adrian Newey and Nigel Mansell started with a happy feelingthe new year. The two Brits received a royal decoration on the last day of 2011 . They may be now called OBE (Officer of the British Empire) and CBE (Commander of the British Empire) .Newey has been named Commander for his achievements in motorsport. The British 53-year-old Red Bull designer is responsible for the titles of the Austrian team and made ​​earlier in his career winning cars for Williams and McLaren.
Mansell, who has been MBE (Member of the British Empire) was called, has been recognized for his work with children and young people.The World Champion of 1992 is President of UK Youth, a foundation focusing on the youth of Britain.

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31.12.2011, 15:58

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The last Short News for this year :

Patrick Head ends F1 involvement

Patrick Head, one of Formula 1’s most influential figures, has ended his illustrious career today ( saturday ). The Williams icon, who has been involved in the sport for more than 30 years, will relinquish his Board of Directors role with immediate effect.Having co-founded Williams back in 1977, Head has fronted the team’s engineering department ever since, picking up a total of nine Constructors’ and seven Drivers’ titles, plus 113 Grands Prix victories. However, despite his withdrawal from F1 and his successful partnership with Sir Frank Williams, the 65-year-old will continue his work with Williams Hybrid Power Limited, a subsidiary of the Grove-based outfit.

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26.12.2011, 10:24

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26/12/1958 happy birthday to adrian newey british engineer
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25.12.2011, 00:00

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25/12/1943 happy birthday to wilson fittipaldi former brazilian f1 driver
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23.12.2011, 18:43

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This is over it ( too much ) !!!! Karting should be fun.....and not like this !!!

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When i Kart i can get also sometimes fired up ... but like this ? ... no way ..it only motivates me do it ( try it) better ..but fighting ? ...are you kidding !!!!
Karting can be a fantastic competition...even a hard competition sometimes Cool ... but it's just for having some fun or having some time of from a daily/weekly work to get a load of your back and want to have some fun , or just as a hobby, to free your mind ,etc. It's not that your life depends on it forgot sake Envy !


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23.12.2011, 16:28

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