Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

It was so close to have the victory in hands .......but again the wrong strategy of tyres for Alonso
A nice result of Felipe
Schumi's 7th place is not worthy ...... he should have ended up the podium !!!!
Thank god that i was not one of the pitcrew of Kobayashi ...it was like bowling the way he did it
Not a good result for the McLarens
It should have bin a Ferrari that crossed the line as 1st car ...but as sportif person i would like too Congratulate Mark Webber with the victory of the British GP ...it keeps the Championship exciting
This season is so far unpredictable for who's going to be the Champion of 2012 ...let's hope that this can continue
But i hope that when it's the Belgian GP i can have a victory cheer for a win of a Ferrari...or for Schumi ....it's closing ....it's getting near ....the 1st GP after the summer vacation break it's going to be my turn again for cheering,shouting ..getting crazy

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Congratulations! Webber - Alonso 2-2! Beautiful victory -Mark ! Remember the incident two hot Latin guys! Just hitting Kamui there at your command! I think the circle of candidates narrowed up to 4 people! I have a bad feeling about this! Again the Italo-Spanish final?

The Championship Positions for the Drivers after the GP of Great Britain :

1. Fernando Alonso : 129
2. Mark Webber : 116
3. Sebastian Vettel : 100
4. Lewis Hamilton : 92
5. Kimi Räikkönen : 83
6. Nico Rosberg : 75
7. Romain Grosjean : 61
8. Jenson Button : 50
9. Sergio Perez : 39
10. Pastor Maldonado : 29
11. Paul di Resta : 27
12. Michael Schumacher : 23
13. Felipe Massa : 23
14. Kamui Kobayashi : 21
15. Bruno Senna : 18
16. Nico Hülkenberg : 17
17. Jean-Eric Vergne : 4
18. Daniel Ricciardo : 2
19. Heikki Kovalainen : 0
20. Vitaly Petrov : 0
21. Timo Glock : 0
22. Charles Pic : 0
23. Narain Karthikeyan : 0
24. Pedro de la Rosa : 0

The Championschip List of the Constructors afterthe GP of Great Britain :

1. Red Bull Racing : 216
2. Scuderia Ferrari : 152
3. Lotus F1 Team : 144
4. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes : 142
5. Mercedes AMG Petronas : 98
6. Sauber F1 Team : 60
7. Williams F1 Team : 47
8. Sahara Force India : 44
9. Scuderia Toro Rosso : 6
10. Caterham F1 Team : 0
11. Marussia Racing : 0
12. HRT F1 Team : 0


Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2012

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Fri 20 July 2012
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 21 July 2012
Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 22 July 2012
Race 14:00

constructors standings after silverstone gp

1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 216
2 Ferrari 152
3 Lotus-Renault 144
4 McLaren-Mercedes 142
5 Mercedes 98
6 Sauber-Ferrari 60
7 Williams-Renault 47
8 Force India-Mercedes 44
9 STR-Ferrari 6
10 Caterham-Renault 0
11 Marussia-Cosworth 0
12 HRT-Cosworth 0

drivers standings after silverstone gp

1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 129
2 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 116
3 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 100
4 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 92
5 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 83
6 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 75
7 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 61
8 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 50
9 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 39
10 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 29
11 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 27
12 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 23
13 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 23
14 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 21
15 Bruno Senna Brazilian Williams-Renault 18
16 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 17
17 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 4
18 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 2
19 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Caterham-Renault 0
20 Vitaly Petrov Russian Caterham-Renault 0
21 Timo Glock German Marussia-Cosworth 0
22 Charles Pic French Marussia-Cosworth 0
23 Narain Karthikeyan Indian HRT-Cosworth 0
24 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish HRT-Cosworth 0

2012 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 52 1:25:11.288 2 25
2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 52 +3.0 secs 1 18
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 52 +4.8 secs 4 15
4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 52 +9.5 secs 5 12
5 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 52 +10.3 secs 6 10
6 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 52 +17.1 secs 9 8
7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 52 +29.1 secs 3 6
8 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 52 +36.4 secs 8 4
9 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 52 +43.3 secs 13 2
10 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 52 +44.4 secs 16 1
11 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 52 +45.3 secs 17
12 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 52 +47.8 secs 14
13 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 52 +51.2 secs 12
14 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 52 +53.3 secs 23
15 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 52 +57.3 secs 11
16 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 51 +1 Lap 7
17 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 51 +1 Lap 19
18 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 51 +1 Lap 20
19 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 51 +1 Lap 24
20 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 50 +2 Laps 21
21 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 50 +2 Laps 22
Ret 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 11 +41 Laps 15
Ret 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2 +50 Laps 10
DNS 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 0 Engine 18
Note - Kobayashi and Vergne dropped 5 and 10 grid spots respectively for causing collisions at previous round. Hulkenberg and Pic dropped 5 for gearbox changes. Pic failed to make 107% mark - raced at stewards' discretion.

Here are the results of a exciting race of Silverstone :

1. Mark Webber : Red Bull : 1:25:11.288
2. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : +3.060
3. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : +4.836
4. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : +9.519
5. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : +10.314
6. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : +17.101
7. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : +29.153
8. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : +36.463
9. Bruno Senna : Williams : +43.347
10. Jenson Button : McLaren : +44.444
11. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : +45.370
12. Nico Hülkenberg : Force India : +47.856
13. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : +51.241
14. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : +53.313
15. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : +57.394
16. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : +1 lap
17. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : +1 lap
18. Timo Glock : Marussia : +1 lap
19. Charles Pic : Marussia : +1 lap
20. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT : +2 laps
21. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT : +2 laps
Did Not Finish :
22. Sergio Perez : Sauber : +41 laps
23. Paul di Resta : Force India : +50 laps
24. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : +52 laps

Fastest Lap : Kimi Raikkonen -1:34.661
Pitstop Jenson Button : 2 ( lap 16 - lap 31 )
D.S.L : 15 drivers

finally alonso in pole
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This is not a Sunny Spain! Welcome to the cold and rainy England! Although Fernando
indifferent ! Pleases there are 3 the place of man-rain!

equation wrote:

dazaman wrote:I think its only raining in the UK at Silverstone

In Italy it's called "nuvoletta di Fantozzi", "Fantozzi's cloud"...

In the UK its called a normal day sorry no special words for it here

dazaman wrote:I think its only raining in the UK at Silverstone

In Italy it's called "nuvoletta di Fantozzi", "Fantozzi's cloud"...

And here are the results of a loooooooooooooooong qualifying :

1. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:51.746 -
2. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:51.793 + 0.047
3. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:52.020 + 0.274
4. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:52.199 + 0.453
5. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:53.065 + 1.319
6. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : 1:53.290 + 1.544
7. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:53.539 + 1.793
8. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:53.543 + 1.797
9. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : 1:54.382 + 2.636
10. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : no time set -

Q2
11. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1:57.009 + 5.263
12. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:57.071 + 5.325
13. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:57.108 + 5.362
14. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 1:57.132 + 5.386
15. Bruno Senna : Williams : 1:57.426 + 5.680
16. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1:57.719 + 5.973
17. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:57.895 + 6.149

Q1
18. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:48.044 -
19. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : 1:49.027 + -2.719
20. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : 1:49.477 + -2.269
21. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team : 1:51.618 + -0.128
22. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team : 1:52.742 + 0.996
23. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team : 1:53.040 + 1.294
24. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team : 1:54.143 + 2.397

Rain : yes


Comment of the qualifying :
Fernando Alonso claimed his and Ferrari's first pole position since the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix as he came out on top of a tight battle with Red Bull's Mark Webber in a drying and delayed British GP qualifying session at Silverstone. The session was interrupted for over an hour and a half when the level of standing water became impossible to handle. By the time it resumed, conditions were much improved, and although full wets were still the best choice for the remaining six minutes of Q2, intermediates were the way to go in the pole shoot-out. Webber looked to be in good shape as he put himself 0.8 seconds clear of the pack with a 1m51.793s in the closing minutes, only for Alonso to pip it by 0.047s. Webber's reply was not quite quick enough and he had to be content with the outside of the front row.
Germany's two Formula 1 world champions will share row two. Michael Schumacher produced one of his best qualifying efforts for Mercedes as he secured third ahead of the second Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel.
Ferrari got both its cars in the top five, as Felipe Massa qualified fifth.
Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus starts alongside the Brazilian, with Catalunya winner Pastor Maldonado next up for Williams. The leading British driver was only eighth, Lewis Hamilton qualifying his McLaren on row four. Nico Hulkenberg was ninth quickest but will lose five places due to a gearbox change on his Force India.
Romain Grosjean qualified for Q3 only to the spin into the gravel at Vale at the end of Q2. With his Lotus beached, he had to sit out Q3 and settle for 10th.
Inevitably there were some midfield upsets in the rain. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) was third at the red flag but tumbled to 13th after the restart while Sauber's Sergio Perez dropped further still. Fastest before the stoppage, his choice of intermediates proved too ambitious and he tumbled to 17th.
The headline story from Q1 was yet another Silverstone disappointment for Jenson Button. The McLaren driver could do no better than 18th, his final lap hamstrung by more rain arriving in the final sector plus yellow flags for Timo Glock's spun Marussia on the exit of Club.
Hamilton was the only home driver in the top 10, Paul di Resta (Force India) being edged out of a Q3 place by Alonso in the closing moments, leaving the Scot 11th.


Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Weldone Alonso and ...Weldone Schumi ( whoehoe again made it om the podium ....let's hope that this continue also for tomorrow )

I think its only raining in the UK at Silverstone