Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

unveiled at valencia the new red bull
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aesthetically, I do not like the new Ferrari F2012, I hope will be fast, but that step is really ugly
Also, Sahara Force India and Caterham have the step
better, however, the McLaren MP4-27,without step(the only one until now) with a very low nose. With these rules is difficult to make elegant cars. Today will be presented the Lotus Renault and tomorrow we will see the new Red Bull RB8 of Adrian Newey
on Tuesday, at Jerez. there will also be the Grand Inquisitor Charlie Whiting.

Some F1 News Round up of this week :

Links of the New Ferrari F1 car for season 2012 :
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Ferrari F2012 key changes explained
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Sky F1 2012 - Force India unveil VJM05
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Narain Karthikeyan takes final F1 seat at HRT

With the confirmation of Narain Karthikeyan at HRT are all racing seats filled for next season.
Here is a list of all teams and their drivers for this season :

Red Bull Racing
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
3. Jenson Button
4. Lewis Hamilton

Scuderia Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa

Mercedes AMG Mercedes
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg

Lotus F1 Team
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. Romain Grosjean

Sahara Force India
11. Paul di Resta
12. Nico Hülkenberg

Sauber F1 Team
14. Kamui Kobayashi
15. Sergio Perez

Scuderia Toro Rosso
16. Daniel Ricciardo
17. Jean-Eric Vergne

Williams F1 Team
18. Pastor Maldonado
19. Bruno Senna

Caterham F1 Team
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Jarno Trulli

HRT F1 Team
22. Pedro de la Rosa
23. Narain Karthikeyan

Marussia Racing
24. Timo Glock
25. Charles Pic

Caterham announce Giedo van der Garde as third driver
Dutchman Giedo van der Garde has been announced as Caterham’s third driver.
Van der Garde finished fifth in GP2 last year, his best result in three years of competing in the category.
According to the team, van der Garde’s duties will include some appearances in first practice sessions during the season.

Yet no shakedown for new Williams
Williams appears Thursday on a last minute dash to have put the shakedown of the new FW34, at the circuit of IDIADA in Spain. "We have not driven the car because of the bad weather ." The car, which is presented on 7 February, is going to be for the first time on the track at the first week of testing in Jerez .Pastor Maldonado takes the first two days of testing on his behalf, Bruno Senna drives the last two days.

Santander extends Ferrari sponsorship deal
Santander sponsors the Ferrari Team at least until the end of 2017 .Santander, a major Spanish bancassurance, is sponsor of Ferrari since 2010 .

Sauber technical director James Key says goodbye after two years
The roads of technical director James Key and team Sauber divorce after two years. The Brit is in a position with another team . The further design and development of the new C31 is taken over by the department .

Next week the F1 teams are awakening from their hibernation. At the Jerez test most teams show their new cars for the first time. The final line-up for this four-day test session is also fixed. Only Caterham must still disclose its choice.Only Marussia Racing is missing but this because they dont have there new car ready

Red Bull
Tuesday : Webber
Wednesday : Webber
Thursday : Vettel
Friday : Vettel

McLaren
Tuesday : Button
Wednesday :Button
Thursday : Hamilton
Friday : Hamilton

Ferrari
Tuesday :Massa
Wednesday : Massa
Thursday : Alonso
Friday : Alonso

Mercedes
Tuesday : Rosberg - Schumacher
Wednesday : Schumacher
Thursday : Rosberg
Friday : /

Lotus
Tuesday : Raikkonen
Wednesday : Raikkonen
Thursday : Grosjean
Friday : Grosjean

Force India
Tuesday : Di Resta
Wednesday : Di Resta
Thursday :Hülkenberg
Friday : Hülkenberg

Sauber
Tuesday : Kobayashi
Wednesday : Perez
Thursday : Perez
Friday : Kobayashi

Toro Rosso
Tuesday : Ricciardo
Wednesday :Ricciardo
Thursday : Vergne
Friday : Vergne

Williams
Tuesday : Maldonado
Wednesday : Maldonado
Thursday : Senna
Friday : Senna

HRT
Tuesday : De La Rosa
Wednesday e La Rosa
Thursday : Karthikeyan
Friday : Karthikeyan

Caterham
Tuesday : TBC
Wednesday : TBC
Thursday : TBC
Friday : TBC

(* = To Be Confirmd )

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Shaky-Schumi

brudgon wrote:latest news

Narain Karthikeyan will occupy the last available seat in F1 in 2012 since he announced his engagement on the part of HRT . The Indian will join Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa .
The 35 year old, 40 year old with his colleague, will form the older couple's premier class this year.

Great news for F1.
I can't wait see Karthikeyan driving.
We can also put some bets,like how many rounds he will be back at the end of the race or how many pilots (he is not) will he stall and so on.
Well,this man must have a lot of money to spend just for his pleasure.

btw, does someone know when HRT and Marussia will show us their cars? I didn't find any terms from them.

latest news

Narain Karthikeyan will occupy the last available seat in F1 in 2012 since he announced his engagement on the part of HRT . The Indian will join Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa .
The 35 year old, 40 year old with his colleague, will form the older couple's premier class this year.

Here is the timing of the next announced unveilings of new cars:

February 3 - Ferrari February 3 - Force India
February 5 - Lotus
February 6 - Red Bull
February 6 - Sauber
February 6 - Toro Rosso
February 21 - Mercedes

Yes, F2012 won't be one of prettiest cars, here we've got a bit better look

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Anyway we forgot about Force India:

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Great discussion about the nose.

Not even last night gave truce: the snow continued to fall on Maranello and the surrounding areas and even this morning it did not seem to change. Forecasts are always negative, both in terms of snowfall than on the temperature, set down sharply.
Therefore, it was decided to cancel the presentation ceremony of the new car, scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10.30. It 'was a decision made in the light of unpredictable weather conditions and difficulties that were met with about three hundred guests including partners, authorities and media representatives to reach Maranello

GenaroXP wrote:Michael Schumacher 3rd February 1968
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Happy Birthday to your 44th anniversary

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Michael Schumacher 3rd February 1968
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shaky-schumi wrote:Ferrari cancel F1 car launch
Ferrari have cancelled the launch ceremony for their 2012 F1 car tomorrow.
Heavy snow in Maranello has forced the team to rethinks its plans.
Ferrari announced on Twitter: “It is still snowing heavily here in Maranello. Therefore, the launch ceremony of the new F1 car has been cancelled.”
Ferrari added they will release images and technical details of their new car tomorrow.

I'm not sure...livestream is still available, maybe they meant to cancel driving test on Mugello

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McLaren MP4-27 launch - 1st February 2012 :
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Ferrari cancel F1 car launch
Ferrari have cancelled the launch ceremony for their 2012 F1 car tomorrow.
Heavy snow in Maranello has forced the team to rethinks its plans.
Ferrari announced on Twitter: “It is still snowing heavily here in Maranello. Therefore, the launch ceremony of the new F1 car has been cancelled.”
Ferrari added they will release images and technical details of their new car tomorrow.

Lotus preys with strengthened leadership team title in 2015, 2016
Lotus F1 Team has made some changes to the leadership team . The British racing stable named Thomas Mayer as chief operating officer and moved its predecessor Patrick Louis to the position of chief executive officer. Both will work closely with team boss Eric Boullier.

Toro Rosso renews sponsorship agreement with Falcon
Scuderia Toro Rosso and Falcon Private Bank have renewed the sponsorship contract for 2012. The logo of the financial institution will be on the wing end plates of the front wing and will be shown at the front of the STR7 .

Sauber welcomes NetApp as official technical partner
The Sauber team will be assisted next season by NetApp, a specialist in innovative solutions for data storage and management. The NetApp logo is not on the car, but in the pit and on the trucks.

Ferrari switch supplier BBS with OZ rims
Ferrari teamed up with a new rims supplier for 2012 . The German BBS is thanked for services rendered and the Italian OZ is brought in as new partner. The agreement between Ferrari and OZ is for three years ." This cooperation for the Formula 1 strengthens the relationship between Ferrari and OZ that they had for years on the field of production cars. "

The Williams F1 Team has just announced it will present the 2012 cart to the public on 7 February .

A day earlier than Williams ,Toro Rosso - just like big brother Red Bull Racing - present his new car . The Italian racing stable plant on Monday 6 February a presentation in the Jerez pit lane.

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

I don't want to disappoint you all (especially I'm big fan of Kubica), but his comeback in 2012 is unreal, even as test driver. Why? Because we haven't had any confirmed news about his recovery since he left hospital (april 2011). We got some speculations about him, but all of those "news" were wrong

Ok, I'll wait to 3.02, but I don't expect anything special