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Former F1 medical delegate Sid Watkins dies aged 84 (wednesday 12th september 2012 ) :
Sid Watkins, Formula 1's former FIA Medical Delegate, who was key in making the sport as safe as it is today, has died. He was 84. Widely known throughout motor racing as 'the Prof', Watkins served for more than two decades as head of F1's on-track medical team - improving safety standards and saving the lives of many drivers.Born and educated in Liverpool, Watkins had worked as a doctor at Brands Hatch and Watkins Glen before being offered the medical delegate role for F1 after meeting Bernie Ecclestone in 1978.
He campaigned hard to improve safety standards and medical facilities at tracks through a spell where the sport lost many high-profile drivers - including Ronnie Peterson and Gilles Villeneuve.
His efforts to ensure that medical centres were up to scratch, medical cars were used correctly and a medical helicopter was mandatory helped improve the sport dramatically.
That work helped save the lives of a number of drivers through Watkins' 26-year spell in F1, including Didier Pironi, Nelson Piquet, Gerhard Berger, Rubens Barrichello, Mika Hakkinen, Martin Donnelly, and Karl Wendlinger.
But his saddest weekend came at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, where Watkins witnessed first-hand as both Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna - a personal friend - were killed.
After that Imola weekend, Watkins was involved in the setting up of the FIA Expert Advisory Safety Committee, which eventually became the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety.
Watkins retired from his medical role in F1 in 2005, but continued to push for ever improved standards through his role as the first president of the FIA Institute, before stepping down from that position in 2011 but retaining an honorary role.
He most recently returned to the spotlight in the film 'Senna' where he recounted the Imola 1994 weekend and how he tried to persuade the Brazilian racing driver to retire from the sport after Ratzenberger's crash so the pair of them could 'go fishing'.
Watkins famously wrote in his autobiography about what he told Senna: "What else do you need to do? You have been world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let's go fishing."
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My condolences goes out to Mister Sid Watkins family & friends !!!!!!

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Shaky-Schumi

Kamui Kobayashi 13th September 1986
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Nice race, unfortunately we've got unpleasant information from british spectator who was participating in the flower ceremony:

Just got back to my hotel and had to post this.

Never, in 25 years of going to GPs, have I witnissed a reception like Lewis got this afternoon. Standing on the track at the podium ceremony, and there were whistles, boos, and plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of monkey noises and racist phrases being thrown out.

I was so looking forward to Monza as I thought it would be a place (like Silverstone) with educated and articulate F1 fans without the corporate feel of Bahrain etc. It was full of imbeciles and wouldnt recommend it again.

Seeing Fernando win at Silverstone - yes the crowd were a bit down, but he still got a polite round of applause.

Just really disapointed that it ruined a great weekend for a British F1 fan. Speaking to some Fins and Germans on the way out, and they were also very shocked by it. Seems like the Tifosi are a 'different breed' to the British F1 fan along with the vast majority of Europe.

Come on Lewis, hunt him down and shut them up for good.

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maybe in official website wrong....i don't know but certainly you better informed than me

I hope that our friend brudgon don't mind ...but here are the CET times of the Singapore race

Friday :
1st free practice session: 12:00 - 13:30
2nd. free practice session : 15:30 - 17:00 Uh
Saturday :
3rd free practice session 12:00 - 13:00
Qualifying : 15:00
Sunday :
Race :14:00

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Shaky-Schumi

2012 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
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Fri 21 September 2012
Practice 1 18:00 - 19:30
Practice 2 21:30 - 23:00
Sat 22 September 2012
Practice 3 18:00 - 19:00
Qualifying 21:00
Sun 23 September 2012
Race 20:00

Championship Standings Driver :

01 Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 179
02 Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 142
03 Kimi Raikkonen : Lotus : 141
04 Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : 140
05 Mark Webber : Red Bull : 132
06 Jenson Button : McLaren : 101
07 Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : 83
08 Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 76
09 Sergio Perez : Sauber : 65
10 Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 47
11 Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : 43
12 Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 35
13 Paul di Resta : Force India : 32
14 Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : 31
15 Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 29
16 Bruno Senna : Williams : 25
17 Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 8
18 Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 4
19 Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham-Renault 0
20 Vitaly Petrov : Caterham-Renault 0
21 Timo Glock : Marussia-Cosworth 0
22 Charles Pic : Marussia-Cosworth 0
23 Narain Karthikeyan : HRT-Wosworth 0
24 Pedro de la Rosa : HRT-Wosworth 0

Championship Standings Constructor :

01 Red Bull 272
02 McLaren 243
03 Ferrari 226
04 Lotus 217
05 Mercedes 126
06 Sauber 100
07 Force India 63
08 Williams 54
09 Toro Rosso 12
10 Caterham :0
11 Marussia 0
12 HRT 0

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Shaky-Schumi

The result of a interesting race :

1. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:19:41.221
2. Sergio Perez : Sauber : + 4.356
3. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : + 20.594
4. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : + 29.667
5. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : + 30.881
6. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : + 31.259
7. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : + 33.550
8. Paul di Resta : Force India : + 41.057
9. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : + 43.898
10. Bruno Senna : Williams : + 48.144
11. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : + 48.682
12. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : + 50.316
13. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Lotus : + 1m15.861
14. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : + 1 ronde
15. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : + 1 ronde
16. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team : + 1 lap
17. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team : + 1 lap
18. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team : + 1 lap
19. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team : + 1 lap
Did Not Finish
20. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing
21. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India
22. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing
23. Jenson Button : McLaren
24. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso

Fastest lap : Nico Rosberg
Pitstop Vettel : did not finish
D.S.L : 13

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Shaky-Schumi

Beautiful race. Congratulations - Lewis Hamilton! But I think the main hero - Cheko Perez! The most beautiful overtaking - Alonso Massa! Even Jean Alesi shrugged! Very sad for Jenson Button Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber! Red Bull completely failed the race! Well well - goodbye Europe ahead of Singapore!

The double success of McLaren! On-site Alonso I have already started to worry!

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