Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

Here are the results of the 2nd free practice session :

1. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:15.746 - laps 15
2. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 1:16.138 + 0.392 laps 18
3. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:16.602 + 0.856 laps 20
4. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:16.661 + 0.915 laps 22
5. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:16.820 + 1.074 laps 19
6. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:17.021 + 1.275 laps 14
7. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:17.148 + 1.402 laps 22
8. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:17.153 + 1.407 laps 21
9. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:17.293 + 1.547 laps 11
10. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing 1:17.303 + 1.557 laps 20
11. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:17.375 + 1.629 laps 18
12. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1:17.395 + 1.649 laps 21
13. Bruno Senna : Williams : 1:17.655 + 1.909 laps 18
14. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : 1:17.800 + 2.054 laps 24
15. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:18.251 + 2.505 laps 24
16. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : 1:18.440 + 2.694 laps 24
17. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1:18.522 + 2.776 laps 22
18. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 1:18.808 + 3.062 laps 26
19. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : 1:19.267 + 3.521 laps 25
20. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team 1:19.309 + 3.563 laps 29
21. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham 1:20.029 + 4.283 laps 13
22. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team : 1:20.240 + 4.494 laps 21
23. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team : 1:20.631 + 4.885 laps 12
24. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team : 1:20.886 + 5.140 laps 10

Good to see Felipe infront of Alonso for ones

Short Comment of 2nd practice session :

Jenson Button was quickest in Thursday afternoon practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, as all the leading positions were set in 15 minutes of early dry running before showers intervened. All the teams were expecting rain to feature in practice two, which meant a rush of early runs prior to the first precipitation arriving a quarter of an hour in.
By that time, Button's McLaren was on top with a lap in 1m15.746s, 0.392 seconds clear of second-placed Romain Grosjean's Lotus. The Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso were next up, with Barcelona winner Pastor Maldonado completing the top five for Williams. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull was back in 10th.
The rain did briefly ease around the half-hour mark, encouraging a few drivers to come back out on slicks, but conditions were far from good enough for quick times, and a second shower came soon after. Although the track dried out again towards the end, even with nearly the full field on the circuit at times, a truly dry line never emerged.
Despite the slippery conditions, everyone managed to avoid the barriers. There were plenty of trips down escape roads, with everyone managing to continue except Heikki Kovalainen, who could not get his Caterham's reverse gear to cooperate after sliding off at Mirabeau.

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Shaky-Schumi

free practice 1
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16.265 22
2 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:16.630 0.365 17
3 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.711 0.446 19
4 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.747 0.482 12
5 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:16.760 0.495 20
6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.843 0.578 19
7 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.038 0.773 21
8 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.190 0.925 13
9 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:17.222 0.957 14
10 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:17.261 0.996 18
11 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:17.413 1.148 14
12 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:17.631 1.366 18
13 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:18.106 1.841 14
14 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:18.209 1.944 25
15 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:18.252 1.987 28
16 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:18.302 2.037 16
17 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:18.617 2.352 20
18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:19.039 2.774 20
19 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:19.341 3.076 16
20 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:20.838 4.573 26
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:20.895 4.630 18
22 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:21.638 5.373 9
23 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:22.423 6.158 15
24 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault No time

The race that all pilots want to win. The first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929. It is one of the oldest races and on this track were born some of the most important legends of Formula One(1984 Ayrton Senna), but for someone this circuit is too narrow, too tight for anything other than a lengthy procession. For me absolutely no. This is a legendary circuit, very difficult for the pilots. Every error is punished by the barriers and guardrails lining the track. Even the most famous pilots have made mistakes at Montecarlo. This circuit does not forgive anyone. Over the years the track has changed little. The nouvelle chicane after the tunnel. The chicane of swimming pool after the tabac corner. The Rascasse and Antony Noghes curves, instead of Gasometer hairpin. The entire first part is not changed: Saint Devote, Beaurivage, Massenet, Mirabeau, the tight hairpin of Grand Hotel (formerly Loews and Old Station), and the double right-hander called Portier, are always the same. I have seen many memorable races at this track. A few weeks ago I reviewed on television the whole Grand Prix of 1981. A fantastic victory of Gilles Villeneuve. Here overtaking is truly problematic and perhaps only the curve of St. Devote offers a small chance. The overall speeds are low and so the most important thing for the cars is generate downforce and the low-speed handling. This race has the slowest average speed of all the circuits. DRS: only one zone, along the start-finish straight during the race; while is always banned in the tunnel. Brake demand: high. Downforce Level: very high. Tyre wear: Low. Pirelli tires for this race will be soft (prime, yellow) and supersoft (option, red) never used in this season. The tires have narrow windows of performance and it is very important(perhaps too much) to use them with care. The performance of the Pirelli tyres appears to be so linked to weather conditions and also small changes in track temperature have a large effect. Winners, impossible to forget: Ayrton Senna: 6 wins; 5 pole position; 8 times on podium in only 10 edition (1984-1993).
Podium 2011: Vettel – Alonso – Button – fastest lap on race: Webber – pole position : Vettel 1'13''556
Podium 2010: Webber – Vettel – Kubica – fastest lap on race: Vettel – pole position : Webber 1'13''826
Podium 2009: Button – Barrichello – Raikkonen – fastest lap on race: Massa – pole position : Button 1'14''902
Monaco GP: victories for current pilots: Schumacher(5) Alonso (2), Raikkonen, Webber, Vettel, Hamilton and Button (1).
Monaco GP: pole position for current pilots: Schumacher(3), Alonso (2), Webber, Vettel, Raikkonen, Massa, and Button (1)
A little bit strange. Hamilton: never in pole position here.
Until now there have been five different winners in as many races. Button(nr.3), Alonso(nr.5), Rosberg(nr.8), Vettel(nr.1), and Maldonado(nr.18), This year the races are lotteries. On which number the roulette ball will stop in Monaco?

happy birthday to rubens barrichello brasilian f1 driver
San Paolo, 23 maggio 1972
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Rubens Barrichello 23rd May 1972
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Pedro Diniz 22nd May 1970
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Red Bull Parade

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Maybe this is the new champion!

The fastest car of «Formula-1», at the wheel of which the German Sebastian Vettel in 2011 became the champion of the world, and thanks to whom the team Red Bull Racing won a convincing victory in the Cup of Designers, has demonstrated its speed on the streets of Kyiv.

On Saturday afternoon, may 19, car RB7 «traveled» to the capital, entertaining the spectators in the framework of the «Red Bull Parade of Champions». See, what is this «Formula-1» residents and guests of the capital could in the Pechersk district (Blvd. Lesia Ukrainka), where it took place the race.

Controlled racing car one of the most gifted young riders of the new generation, the main pilot of the Formula 1 team Scuderia Toro Rosso - Daniel Riccardo.



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Heinz-Harald Frentzen 18th May 1967
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Happy Birthday to your 45th anniversary

Today only some News about the Williams F1 Team ,other F1 News will follow tomorrow ! :

Williams thankful to rivals for help with garage fire in Spain
Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan has offered his thanks to rival teams who reacted so quickly to the fire in its pit garage after the Spanish Grand Prix. A major fire broke out in the garage shortly after a team photo was taken in celebration of the first Williams victory since 2004. But prompt action from crew members from nearby teams, including Force India and Caterham, ensured that the damage was limited.
"On behalf of Williams, I'd like to thank all of the team members from other teams for their helped during the fire," Gillan sayd. "We were overwhelmed by the support. It was really impressive.
"Williams would like to say thanks to the teams, the FIA, FOM and all of those who came to help. It was a serious issue and I am very grateful indeed.
"What happened after a great result is very disappointing, but things were limited by the fast response of our team and everyone who helped."
Gillan confirmed that Williams has lost a large amount of equipment in the fire. But despite this he has no doubts that the team will be fully operational in time for next week's Monaco Grand Prix both in terms of equipment and crew.
"We had a lot of damage and we have lost a lot of equipment, including IT equipment," said Gillan. "Over the next couple of days we will be looking at where we are parts-wise.
"We will have everything we need to run operationally at Monaco, but we may be missing a few of the extras because obviously we don't carry a complete set of spares for everything."
Initial inspections of Bruno Senna's car, which was in the garage when the fire erupted as it had not finished the race, suggest that the chassis is undamaged. However, Williams will not be certain of that until it has examined the car more closely back at its Grove base.

Two further Williams team members have been released from hospital, the team confirms
The Williams F1 team has confirmed that a further two team members have been released from hospital and have returned home after being treated for smoke inhalation following its pit garage fire at the Spanish Grand Prix.
One member of the team, who suffered burns in the incident, remains in hospital in Spain but is expected to return to the UK for further treatment within the next 48 hours. A statement from Williams reported that investigations into the cause of the fire are still on-going. Team principal Sir Frank Williams said he was pleased to have been able to welcome the majority of the team back to the factory on Monday.
"I was pleased to welcome back to the factory the majority of our team this morning. One of our people remains in Spain for further medical assistance, but we are all looking forward to his imminent return," Williams said.
"Everyone at Williams F1 is extremely relieved that this event was contained as quickly as it was and the damage which occurred was, relatively speaking, limited in its nature.
"While the incident was unexpected and definitely most undesirable, it has demonstrated the genuine cohesiveness, camaraderie and spirit of co-operation that exists within the Formula One paddock.
"The astonishing response from the teams and other paddock personnel was immediate, unconditional and overwhelming."

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Shaky-Schumi

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012
24-27/05/2012
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Thu 24 May 2012
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 26 May 2012
Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 27 May 2012
Race 14:00

maryna1234 wrote:What I do not remember such the beginning of the championship! (1983) 5 races - 5 different winners!

Yes, it is true, this is something that usually does not happen, but:
to what like that is it more exciting and interesting? for once FIA it has done well on having prohibited the blown diffusers.
At least, I think this.

What I do not remember such the beginning of the championship! (1983) 5 races - 5 different winners!