Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

Result of the 1st practice session :

1 Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 1’25.141
2 Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1’25.250 + 0.109
3 Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari 1’25.812 + 0.671
4 Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull-Renault + 1’26.053 0.912
5 Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull-Renault 1’26.070 + 0.929
6 Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1’26.395 + 1.254
7 Carlos Sainz Jnr - Toro Rosso-Renault 1’26.727 + 1.586
8 Sergio Perez - Force India-Mercedes 1’26.776 + 1.635
9 Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Mercedes 1’26.825 + 1.684
10 Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso-Renault 1’26.934 + 1.793
11 Fernando Alonso - McLaren-Honda 1’27.272 + 2.131
12 Jenson Button - McLaren-Honda 1’27.308 + 2.167
13 Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes 1’27.317 + 2.176
14 Felipe Massa - Williams-Mercedes 1’27.381 + 2.240
15 Felipe Nasr - Sauber-Ferrari 1’27.409 + 2.268
16 Marcus Ericsson - Sauber-Ferrari 1’27.732 + 2.591
17 Pastor Maldonado -Lotus-Mercedes 1’28.568 + 3.427
18 Will Stevens - Manor-Ferrari 1’29.693 + 4.552
19 4 Fabio Leimer - Manor-Ferrari 1’30.631 + 5.490

Hamilton on top after Perez crash stops practice :
Sergio Perez was unhurt after a rolling his Force India during the first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Force India driver spun at the exit of turn 11 when a right-rear suspension component appeared to fail on his car. The VJM08 hit the barrier on the inside of the track nose-first, then flipped onto its roll-hoop after it rebounded. Perez quickly told his team he was OK before climbing out of the car. The crash occurred almost one hour into the session and the red falgs were out for over quarter of an hour while the car was recovered. Practice eventually resumed with 26 minutes remaining. At that point Lewis Hamilton was still leading the times with the 1’25.291, but soon after returning to the track he took over a tenth of his best time. Nico Rosberg also improved, ending up little more than a tenth of a second off his team mate. However a further red flag caused another interruption. Kimi Raikkonen’s front wing failed at the exit of turn 12, showering the track with debris. While he limped back with a wing-less car and a punctured tyre, the marshals began another clean-up operation. This was completed with little more than half a minute remaining, allowing some drivers to head out for a quick extra couple of laps and a practice start or, in Pastor Maldonado’s case, an aerodynamic cruise test. Lotus were playing catch-up having done little running in the opening minutes of the session, and Jolyon Palmer failed to set a time before.

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

His fellow GP2 champion Fabio Leimer had his first run in an official F1 session, ending up 19th for Manor.

The Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring 24,25 and 26 July
The circuit is located just outside the wonderful city of Budapest
Hungaroring is well-known for its tricky layout, that offers rare opportunities to overtake, so strategy during the race is important
Pirelli has chosen the for this weekend in Budapest
White medium” and “Yellow soft” compounds for this Grand Prix
The same choice as in Melbourne, Bahrain and Shanghai

2011 Podium: Button(Mc Laren) – 2° Vettel and 3° Alonso.
Fastest lap: Massa – pole position : Vettel 1.19.815

2012 Podium: Hamilton (Mc Laren) – 2° Raikkonen and 3° Grosjean.
Fastest lap: Vettel – Pole position : Hamilton 1.20.953

2013 Podium: Hamilton (Mercedes) – 2° Raikkonen. and 3° Vettel
Fastest lap: Webber – pole position : Hamilton 1.19.388

2014 Podium: Ricciardo(Red Bull) – 2° Alonso and 3° Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg – pole position: Rosberg 1.22.715

the winners
4 wins: Hamilton (2007-2009-2012-2013)
2 wins: Button (2006-2011)
1 win: Raikkonen(2005) Alonso(2003) and Ricciardo(2014)

pole position:
4 pole: Hamilton (2007-2008-2012-2013)
2 pole: Alonso (2003-2009) and Vettel (2010-2011)
1 pole: Raikkonen (2006) and Rosberg(2014)

Fastest lap
3: Raikkonen(2005-2007-2008)
2: Vettel (2010-2012); Massa(2006-2011)
1: Rosberg(2014)

Podium(winner+second+third) for current pilots at Hungaroring
7 (1 win +5 second +1 third) Raikkonen
5 (4+0+1) Hamilton
5 (1 +2 +2) Alonso
3 (0+1+2) Vettel
2 (2+0+0) Button
1 (1+0+0) Ricciardo
1 (0+0+1) Grosjean
Never on podium Rosberg(9 races) and Massa

F1 saturday qualifying game, same stats:
Team Battle: Stevens vs Mehri 5-3 (but no time for Stevens in Sepang)
grid position for Maldonado average 11,22
2015 best grid position 6th in Canada
9th in Monaco amd 10th in Melbourne
And then five times between the 11th and 14th place
Worst grid position 16th in Bahrain
kind regards,oberon.

Timetable Hungarian GP:

- Friday July 24: 10:00 to 11:30: First free practice
- Friday July 24: 14:00 to 15:30: Second free practice

- Saturday July 25th: 11:00 to 12:00: Third free practice
- Saturday July 25th: 14:00 to 15:00: Qualifying

- Sunday, July 26: 14:00: Race

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

R.I.P. Jules, you' ll be missed

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ADDIO JULES

The World Motor Sport Council has revealed the provisional calendar for the 2016 Formula 1 season.
The calendar features 21 races (the most in F1 history, beating the previous record of 20, set back in 2012).
As expected, the season is set to start at the beginning of April in Australia and features more back-to-back events.
The German GP returns after missing out on a race this year, due to the inhability of either the Nurburgring or Hockenheim,
the European GP joins the calendar and will take place on July 17th in Baku (Azerbaijan), the Malaysian GP has moved from its usual
round two slot to now go back-to-back with Singapore at the end of September, so the Chinese GP is now the second round of the season,
another race on the move is the Russian GP, becoming the fourth round of the season by going back-to-back with the Bahrain GP

PROVISIONAL 2016 CALENDAR :

3 April : Australian GP (Albert Park, Melbourne)
10 April : Chinese GP (Shanghai)
24 April : Bahrain GP (Bahrain International Circuit)
1 May : Russian GP (Sochi)
15 May : Spanish GP (Barcelona)
29 May : Monaco GP (Monaco)
12 June : Canadian GP (Montreal)
26 June : British GP (Silverstone)
3 July : Austrian GP (Red Bull Ring)
17 July : European GP (Baku, Azerbaijan)
31 July : German GP (Hockenheimring)
7 August : Hungarian GP (Hungaroring)
28 August : Belgian GP (Spa)
4 September : Italian GP (Monza)
18 September : Singapore GP (Singapore)
25 September : Malaysian GP (Sepang)
9 October : Japanese GP (Suzuka)
23 October : United States GP (Austin)
30 October : Mexican GP (Mexico City)
13 November Brazilian GP (Sao Paulo)
27 November : Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina Circuit)

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 9 RACES :

1. Mercedes 371 points
2. Ferrari 211 points
3. Williams 151 points
4. Red Bull 63 points
5. Force India 39 points
6. Lotus 29 points
7. Sauber 21 points
8. Toro Rosso 19 points
9. McLaren 5 points

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 9 RACES :

1. L. Hamilton GBR Mercedes 194 points
2. N. Rosberg GER Mercedes 177 points
3. S. Vettel GER Ferrari 135 points
4. V. Bottas FIN Williams 77 points
5. K. Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 76 points
6. F. Massa BRA Williams 74 points
7. D. Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 36 points
8. D. Kvyat RUS Red Bull 27 points
9. N. Hulkenberg GER Force India 24 points
10. R. Grosjean FRA Lotus 17 points
11. F. Nasr BRA Sauber 16 points
12. S. Perez MEX Force India 15 points
13. P. Maldonado VEN Lotus 12 points
14. M. Verstappen NED Renault 10 points
15. C. Sainz jr. ESP Toro Rosso 9 points
16. M. Ericsson SWE Sauber 5 points
17. J. Button GBR McLaren 4 points
18. F. Alonso ESP McLaren 1 point

Result of the race :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1h:27.729 ( 1:37.093 )
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP + 10.956
3. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari + 25.443
4. Felipe Massa - Williams + 36.839
5. Valtteri Bottas - Williams + 1m03.194
6. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing + 1m03.955
7. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India + 1m18.744
8. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari + 1 lap
9. Sergio Perez - Force India + 1 lap
10. Fernando Alonso - McLaren + 1 lap
11. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber + 1 lap
12. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team + 3 laps
13. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team + 3 laps
Did Not Finish :
14. Carlos Sainz jr -Toro Rosso - mechanical
15. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing - engine
16. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso - spin
17. Pastor Maldonado Lotus -crash
18. Romain Grosjean Lotus - crash
19. Jenson Button McLaren - crash
Did Not Start :
20. Felipe Nasr - Sauber - engine

Fastest Lap : Lewis Hamilton - 1:37.093
Pitstop D. Ricciardo : DNF
Bat 2 Teams : Daniil Kvyat > Carlos Sainz jr
Grid Pos . Max Verstappen : DNF

Lewis Hamilton takes hard-fought home Formula 1 win :
Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the third time with a battling drive to victory in a rain-hit race Silverstone Formula 1 race initially led by Williams. Mercedes' F1 champion recovered from a poor getaway, in which he dropped from pole position to third, and then drove confidently when rain fell in the second-half of the race before timing his switch to the intermediate tyre well.
Nico Rosberg finished second, the German able to pass both Valtteri Bottas and then Felipe Massa, who struggled in the wet conditions after leading the first stint for Williams, to limit the loss to Hamilton in the championship, with the gap now 17 points.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel benefited from an early switch to the intermediates to leapfrog both Williams as the rain intensified to finish third. Massa made an explosive start from third on the grid, slicing through the middle of the slow-starting Mercedes to take the lead into Abbey, with Bottas slotting into second ahead of Hamilton and Rosberg. Hamilton reclaimed second with a pass on Bottas into Village, but the race was then neutralised when the safety car was called into action following collisions in the midfield.
The Lotus of Romain Grosjean appeared to tangle with the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo, which speared the Frenchman into his team-mate Pastor Maldonado, putting both out of the race. That incident caused a secondary accident behind with Fernando Alonso taking avoiding action and hitting his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button, which put the Briton out of the race and left Alonso needing to pit for a new nose. At the restart, Hamilton launched an attack on Massa into Club, but ran wide as the Williams defended the lead. That opened the door for Bottas to nip in and take second, with Hamilton having to fend off Rosberg. Bottas closed on Massa and while the team initially told both drivers to work together, it then allowed Bottas to attack but the Finn could not find a way through. Hamilton was the first to pit, crucially rejoining in front of the longer-running Force India of Sergio Perez, with Massa and Rosberg pitting together the next time around. Massa exited his pitbox alongside Rosberg and kept his nose in front on the exit but by then, Hamilton had gone through. Bottas then pitted and rejoined between Massa and Rosberg, meaning Hamilton inherited the lead, the Briton leading for the 18th race in succession to break Sir Jackie Stewart's 45-year-old record.
The rain added a further headache later, but gave Rosberg a chance to fight pass both Bottas and Massa before closing on Hamilton. The leader then timed his switch to intermediates perfectly and re-established a gap over Rosberg, who came in one lap later and had to settle for second. Williams's race unravelled when the rain came, with Massa and Bottas struggling for pace and ending up fourth and fifth, jumped by Vettel as Ferrari made an earlier dive for intermediates and then pulled clear. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat was sixth and nearly caught Bottas at the end. Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez ensured Force India's B-spec car had a double-points haul on its debut by finishing seventh and ninth respectively, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen splitting the duo, the Finn losing ground by taking intermediates too soon. Alonso, who was one of several cars who pitted for intermediate tyres early, scored his first point of the season - after four successive retirements - with 10th. It was a disastrous race for Toro Rosso, which had showed such strong pace early in the weekend. Max Verstappen's weekend ended in the gravel when he spun off on cold tyres after the early safety car came in. Carlos Sainz Jr was running ninth when he stopped out on track at the final corner, banging the steering wheel in disbelief, with the virtual safety car being called into action briefly as a result. Sauber's Marcus Ericsson, who ran in the points for much of the race, struggled in the wet conditions and dropped to 11th with Manor's Roberto Merhi and Will Stevens - who required a late nose change after an off in the wet - the last of the finishers in 12th and 13th respectively. Ricciardo retired his Red Bul before the halfway point with what he suspected was an electrical problem. Felipe Nasr did not make the start after the Sauber driver stopped on one of his reconnaissance laps on the way to the grid. The team was unable to fix his problem in time.

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Result of the Qualifying :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1:32.248
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:32.361 +0.113
3. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:33.085 +0.837
4. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:33.149 +0.901
5. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:33.379 +1.131
6. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:33.547 +1.299
7. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing 1:33.636 +1.388
8. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:33.649 +1.401
9. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India 1:33.673 +1.425
10. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:33.943 +1.695
Q2
11. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:34.084 +1.836
12. Romain Grosjean - Lotus 1:34.289 +2.041
13. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso 1:34.502 +2.254
14. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 1:34.511 +2.263
15. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:34.868 +2.620
16. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:34.888 +2.640
Q1
17. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:34.959 +2.711
18. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:35.207 +2.959
19. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team 1:37.364 +5.116
20. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team 1:39.377 +7.129

Qualifying Time : 1:32.248
Pole : Lewis Hamilton
Team Bat. F.Massa > V. Bottas
Grid Pos. Nico Hulkenberg : 9th place

Home pole for Hamilton as Williams beat Ferrari :
Lewis Hamilton claimed his eighth pole position of 2015 and his third for his home grand prix at Silverstone. Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid and behind them the two Williams cars relegated Ferrari to the row three.
Q1
The Ferrari drivers felt they had to use a set of the medium tyres in order to make it through into the second part of qualifying. Raikkonen headed the times after switching to the softer compound. However both Mercedes drivers easily made it through using just the hard tyres, as did the Red Bull pair and the Williams of Valtteri Bottas. Having looked quick in final practice, Max Verstappen hit trouble early in qualifying with a spin at Village corner. The Toro Rosso driver needed another run to secure his passage to Q2. But the corner which caused the most problems for drivers was Copse, where they had been warned their lap times would be deleted if they ran wide. Many drivers did so, and as a result several of them had to do extra laps to post a time that would stand. The Manor drivers dropped out as usual – with Roberto Merhi lagging a long way off Will Stevens as he has done all weekend. They were accompanied by the two McLaren drivers and Felipe Nasr, the latter just 11 hundredths of a second slower than Pastor Maldonado.
Q2
Hamilton had to abandon his first effort at a time in Q2 after locking his front-right wheel at Village. He did another lap on the same set and made it through, although he will have to start the race on that set of tyres. He was also unable to match the pace set by his team mate, who lapped in 1’32.737 to head the second phase of qualifying. Copse continued to catch drivers out, including Maldonado who had a time deleted as he had in Q1. This time he was unable to make it into the next phase, and Lotus team mate Romain Grosjean was also eliminated as he struggled with his car’s handling. Raikkonen also lost one of his lap and that put him under some pressure. The Ferrari driver had begun his run late in the session and he now had just one chance left to get into Q3, but his final effort was comfortably quick enough. Perez was another driver who had a lap time deleted, though it made no difference to his eventual finishing position of eleventh.
Q3
Hamilton’s first lap in Q3 was superbly committed: despite a puff of smoke from his right-front brake at Club, he stopped the clock at 1’32.248. Rosberg, running behind him, was a little more than a tenth of a second off after their first runs. Last year Hamilton had made the mistake of backing off too soon on his final effort in Q3, letting Rosberg in to take pole position from him. He was in a similar position this year: two sectors in it was clear no improvement was coming, so he backed off and headed for the pits. But this time Rosberg wasn’t able to capitalise. “Very strange,” he reported on the radio, “no grip on the left-front”. Hamilton duly claimed his third British Grand Prix pole position. Behind them the two Williams drivers kept the Ferrari pair from the second row. A displeased Sebastian Vettel blamed Felipe Massa for holding him up on his out-lap as they came onto the Hangar straight, disrupting his tyre preparation. Daniil Kvyat secured seventh place on the grid but team mate Daniel Ricciardo could only manage tenth after becoming the latest driver to fall foul of the track limits. The pair were separated by Carlos Sainz Jnr and Nico Hulkenberg.

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Result of the 3rd practice session :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1:32.917
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:33.469 +0.552
3. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:33.692 +0.775
4. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:33.918 +1.001
5. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso 1:34.147 +1.230
6. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:34.282 +1.365
7. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:34.501 +1.584
8. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:34.538 +1.621
9. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing 1:34.545 +1.628
10. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 1:34.708 +1.791
11. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India 1:34.886 +1.969
12. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:34.896 +1.979
13. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:35.121 +2.204
14. Romain Grosjean - Lotus 1:35.246 +2.329
15. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:35.587 +2.670
16. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:35.695 +2.778
17. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:35.919 +3.002
18. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:36.101 +3.184
19. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team 1:37.989 +5.072
20. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team 1:38.285 +5.368

Hamilton leads gearbox-troubled Rosberg :
Lewis Hamilton led the final practice session for the British Grand Prix after team mate Nico Rosberg suffered another gearbox problem. Rosberg, who came to a stop during first practice yesterday with a gearbox problem, was delayed by an oil leak during the final hour of running. However the team was able to rectify the problem, which occurred on his race gearbox, and got him back on track in time to do his qualifying simulation run. With just one lap, Rosberg ended up over half a second off the time set by his team mate. Hamilton was the only driver to lap in the 1’32s, after no one got below 1’34 yesterday. Track conditions were significantly cooler than yesterday – surface temperatures were almost 20C down on second practice – and lap times fell quickly. Hamilton set the benchmark time on the hard compound, lapping in 1’33.333, over eight-tenths of a second quicker than the best time seen on the mediums rubber yesterday. None of Mercedes rivals could get within 1.2 seconds of them on the hard tyres. Kimi Raikkonen led the charge in third place for Ferrari, following by Daniil Kvyat in the Red Bull and the second Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. Daniel Ricciardo in the other Red Bull was plagued by a low-speed handling imbalance Raikkonen maintained that third position after his medium tyre run while the Red Bull drivers slipped back. Vettel moved up to fourth while the two Toro Rosso drivers demonstrated strong one-lap pace. Max Verstappen was fifth ahead of Carlos Sainz Jnr. The Williams drivers took seventh and eighth, while Kvyat fell to ninth ahead of Pastor Maldonado.

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Result of the 2nd practice session :

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:34.155
2. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:34.502 +0.347
3. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:34.522 +0.367
4. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1:34.621 +0.466
5. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing 1:35.009 +0.854
6. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:35.153 +0.998
7. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso 1:35.300 +1.145
8. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India 1:35.387 +1.232
9. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:35.866 +1.711
10. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:36.147 +1.992
11. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 1:36.164 +2.009
12. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:36.183 +2.028
13. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:36.351 +2.196
14. Romain Grosjean - Lotus 1:36.728 +2.573
15. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:36.731 +2.576
16. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:36.822 +2.667
17. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:37.196 +3.041
18. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:37.327 +3.172
19. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team 1:38.279 +4.124
20. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team 1:39.878 +5.723

Rosberg ahead again as Hamilton struggles :
Second practice at Silverstone was headed by Nico Rosberg – and interrupted twice by red flags. Having edged Lewis Hamilton in the first practice session Rosberg kept Hamilton from the top spot more decisively in the second. The two Ferrari drivers further relegated the world champion to fourth place. Hamilton was almost half a second slower than Rosberg, and reported his car was “all over the place” during the latter stages of the session, and struggled to meet the target lap time set by his race engineer.
Despite an overheating problem at one stage Rosberg’s 1’34.155 was a tenth of a second better than he managed in first practice. During the session the stewards also confirmed he would face no penalty for his car being covered up during first practice, though the team was reprimanded. There was little to separate the two Ferraris who separated the Mercedes pair. Despite being puzzled by a lack of rear grip at the beginning of the session, Kimi Raikkonen pipped Sebastian Vettel by two-tenths of a second. The two Red Bulls were next, asserting themselves over the Toro Rosso drivers who fell to seventh and ninth having been in the top five during first practice. Luffield corner caught out several drivers during the session, causing the red flags to appear twice. Romain Grosjean was first, the Lotus driver unable to crawl out of the gravel bed after spinning off. Fernando Alonso almost did the same but he managed to drag his very dusty McLaren back onto the circuit. Roberto Merhi also got going after spinning at the same corner later on, but the Manor driver was sat there for so long the race director elected to stop the session. It was only once the red flags came out that Merhi was able to get going again.

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Result of the 1st practice session :

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:34.274
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1:34.344 +0.070
3. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso 1:35.530 +1.256
4. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:35.588 +1.314
5. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:35.669 +1.395
6. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:35.739 +1.465
7. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:35.818 +1.544
8. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing 1:35.876 +1.602
9. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India 1:36.157 +1.883
10. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:36.469 +2.195
11. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:36.855 +2.581
12. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:36.889 +2.615
13. Susie Wolff - Williams 1:37.242 +2.968
14. Jolyon Palmer - Lotus 1:37.262 +2.988
15. Raffaele Marciello - Sauber 1:37.372 +3.098
16. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 1:38.080 +3.806
17. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:38.222 +3.948
18. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:38.860 +4.586
19. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team 1:38.891 +4.617
20. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team 1:40.477 +6.203

Stoppage can’t keep Rosberg from fastest time :
Nico Rosberg headed the first practice session for the British Grand Prix despite being halted for much of it by a hydraulic problem.
Rosberg had just five laps on the board and was on a flying lap when he reported his brake pedal had gone long, gear shifts had become “very bad” and “a lot of lights went on on my steering wheel”. When the reply came to stop the car because of a “loss of hydraulic pressure” a surprised Rosberg asked “stop on track – right now?” The decision was confirmed and as the car was recovered Rosberg was able to return to the track in the final five minutes. He continued to report very harsh gear changes when shifting up after returning to the track during the final five minutes. However his final effort was quick enough to beat team mate Lewis Hamilton by just seven-hundredths of a second. Hamilton’s start to the session wasn’t trouble-free either as the Mercedes driver spun at the exit of Stowe. He and Rosberg ended practice over a second quicker than the fastest time seen in the same session last year. Max Verstappen was ‘best of the rest’ behind the Mercedes, albeit one-and-a-quarter seconds slower than the W06s. Team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr ensured both their cars were in the top five, however Rosberg was unhappy with one of them who he accused of “dangerous” driving. “He started to do a bite point in front of me, just slowed down suddenly two corners before the end,” Rosberg reported on the radio. A late improvement by Kimi Raikkonen split the two Toro Rossos, while Sebastian Vettel put the other Ferrari sixth. Raikkonen’s running was also disrupted during the final half hour when the team detected a problem with his MGU-H and called him back into the pits. Nico Hulkenberg’s updated Force India took ninth behind the two Red Bulls. Felipe Massa completed the top ten ahead of Felipe Nasr, while both their team mates handed their cars over to test drivers for this session. Raffaele Marciello drove the Sauber while two British drivers – Susie Wolff and Williams and Jolyon Palmer at Lotus – got to run in front of their home crowd. Both McLaren drivers spend long periods in the garage due to various problems. Jenson Button only set his first lap time during the final five minutes, and complained about being held up by Sergio Perez at one stage.

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Bristish GP – Silvestone circuit – Week-end 3/4/5 July

Silverstone hosted the first Grand Prix of the F1 championship in 1950 and is the permanent home of the British Grand Prix since 1987. The circuit has been changed many times over the years. most recently in 2010, when the track was lengthened
Silverstone is one of the fastest circuits on the calendar
the tyre selection is unchanged from last year.
This circuit is very demanding for tyres; so the hardest two compounds in the range will be used at Silverstone.
Pirelli has chosen: the “Orange, hard tyre” and “White, medium tyre” like as at Sepang and Barcelona
both the races were won using two-stop strategies.
Silverstone is also very demanding for Power Units and the downforce level is high

Podium 2011: Alonso (Ferrari) – 2° Vettel and 3° Webber.
Fastest lap: Alonso – pole position : Webber 1'30''399

Podium 2012: Webber (Red Bull) – 2° Alonso and 3° Vettel.
Fastest lap: Raikkonen – Pole position : Alonso 1'51''746 (wet condition)

Podium 2013: Rosberg (Mercedes) – 2° Webber and 3° Alonso.
Fastest lap: Webber – pole position : Hamilton 1'29''607

Podium 2014: Hamilton (Mercedes) – 2° Bottas and 3° Ricciardo.
Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Rosberg 1'35''766(damp track)

the winners
2 wins: Alonso (2006-2011) Hamilton (2008 - 2014)
1 win: Raikkonen(2007) Vettel (2009) Rosberg(2013)

pole position:
3 pole: Alonso (2005-2006-2012)
2 pole: Hamilton (2007-2013) and Vettel (2009-2010)
1 pole: Raikkonen (2004) and Rosberg(2014)

Fastest lap
4: Raikkonen(2005-2007-2008-2012)
3: Alonso (2006-2010-2011);
1: Vettel (2009) and Hamilton(2014)

Podium(winner+second+third) for current pilots at Silverstone
6 (2 wins+3 second+1 third) Alonso
5 (1+1+3) Raikkonen
4 (2+1+1) Hamilton
3 (1+1+1) Vettel
2 (1+0+1) Rosberg
1 (0+1+0) Bottas
1 (0+0+1) Ricciardo
Never on podium Button and Massa

Hulkenberg 2015 Grid position: 13°(Melbourne) - 13°(Sepang) - 16°(Shanghai) - 8°(Bahrain) -17°(Barcelona)
11°(Monaco)- 7°(Montreal) - 5°(Austria)
team battle 2015 Williams: Massa VS Bottas 4-3

The schedule for this weekend F1 :

Friday 03/07 :
1st practice session : 11.00u - 12.30u CET
2nd practice session : 15.00u - 16.30u CET

Saturday 04/07 :
3rd practice session : 11.00u - 12.00u CET
Qualifying : 14.00u - 15.00u CET

Sunday 05/07 :
Race : 14.00u CET

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi