Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

brudgon wrote:1 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing
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Fastest lap : Sebastian Vettel - 1:43.964
Pitstop Heikki Kavalainen : 1
D.S.L : 17

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

A terrible accident ! Glory to God - all survived ! Sebastian Vettel - the hero of the day !

2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
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Fri 16 November 2012
Practice 1 16:00 - 17:30
Practice 2 20:00 - 21:30
Sat 17 November 2012
Practice 3 16:00 - 17:00
Qualifying 19:00
Sun 18 November 2012
Race 20:00

constructors standings
1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 422
2 Ferrari 340
3 McLaren-Mercedes 318
4 Lotus-Renault 288
5 Mercedes 136
6 Sauber-Ferrari 124
7 Force India-Mercedes 95
8 Williams-Renault 73
9 STR-Ferrari 22
10 Marussia-Cosworth 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0
12 HRT-Cosworth 0

drivers standings
1 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 255
2 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 245
3 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 198
4 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 167
5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 165
6 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 153
7 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 95
8 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 93
9 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 90
10 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 66
11 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 58
12 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 49
13 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 46
14 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 43
15 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 43
16 Bruno Senna Brazilian Williams-Renault 30
17 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 12
18 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 10
19 Timo Glock German Marussia-Cosworth 0
20 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Caterham-Renault 0
21 Vitaly Petrov Russian Caterham-Renault 0
22 Jerome D'Ambrosio Belgian Lotus-Renault 0
23 Charles Pic French Marussia-Cosworth 0
24 Narain Karthikeyan Indian HRT-Cosworth 0
25 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish HRT-Cosworth 0

2012 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 55 Winner 4 25
2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 +0.8 secs 6 18
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 55 +4.1 secs 24 15
4 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 55 +7.7 secs 5 12
5 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 55 +13.0 secs 3 10
6 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 55 +20.0 secs 15 8
7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 55 +22.8 secs 8 6
8 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 55 +23.5 secs 14 4
9 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 +24.1 secs 12 2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 55 +27.4 secs 16 1
11 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 55 +28.0 secs 13
12 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 55 +34.9 secs 17
13 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 55 +47.7 secs 18
14 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 55 +56.4 secs 21
15 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 55 +56.7 secs 11
16 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 55 +64.5 secs 20
17 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 55 +71.7 secs 22
Ret 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 41 +14 Laps 19
Ret 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 37 Accident 9
Ret 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 37 Accident 2
Ret 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 19 +36 Laps 1
Ret 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 7 Accident 23
Ret 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7 Accident 7
Ret 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 0 Accident 10

let me spam a little saying this:

KIMI !!!! number 1 ..the one and only ! the best of the bests

welcome back to the top !

p.s. next year will be funny hehe

2nd saftey car.
Vettel rank 4 with new soft tyres.
Could be interesting and thrilling the last 14 laps.

Latest News update :

The car of Sebastian Vettel is out of the Parc Fermé ,Vettel will start from the pit ...this means that the mechanics ( Team ) can work on his car to get the maximum out of it !

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

oberon wrote:Vettel disqualified from Qualifying
he will be starting from the back of the grid for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
he parked his Red Bull on track at the end of qualifying but
F1 regulations stipulate that pilots must return to the pits after qualifying to provide a one-litre fuel sample, but the stewards said Vettel's car had "insufficient fuel" for that.
as Hamilton in Barcellona

excuse me but i'm ferrari's fan

And the latest on this :

An FIA statement read:
The Stewards received a report from the Race Director that car 1 failed to return to the pits under its own power as required under Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.
The Stewards heard from the driver and team representatives and studied telemetry evidence that showed the reason why the car was stopped.
The Stewards accepted the explanation and considered the incident as being a case of force majeure.

...However a report was received from the Technical Delegate that showed during post-qualifying scrutineering an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes.
The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session.
The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

The report from the FIA :

Technical Report
At the end of the 3rd qualifying practice session today car number 01,driver Sebastian Vettel ,stopped on the circuit between turns 18 and 19 .
It was checked wheter car number 01 had enough fuel on board in order to be driven back to the pits under it's own power and in addition to this that a one liter fuel sample may be taken.
The car had 850 ml fuel on board wich is not enough for the required one liter fuelsample .
As this is not in compliance with Article 6.6.2 of the 2012 Formula One Sporting Regulations ,I am referring this matter to the stewards for there consideration .

The FIA Formula 1 Technical Delegate
Jo Bauer

So this means that Vettel wil have to start from the back at place 24 , like it happend with Hamilton after the qualifying in Spain !

For the Championship can this get interesting

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Vettel disqualified from Qualifying
he will be starting from the back of the grid for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
he parked his Red Bull on track at the end of qualifying but
F1 regulations stipulate that pilots must return to the pits after qualifying to provide a one-litre fuel sample, but the stewards said Vettel's car had "insufficient fuel" for that.
as Hamilton in Barcellona

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The result of the qualifying :

1. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:40.630 -
2. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:40.978 + 0.348
3. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:41.073 + 0.443
4. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:41.226 + 0.596
5. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : 1:41.260 + 0.630
6. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:41.290 + 0.660
7. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:41.582 + 0.952
8. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:41.603 + 0.973
9. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:41.723 + 1.093
10. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : 1:41.778 + 1.148

Q2
11. Nico Hulkenberg : Force India : 1:42.919 + 2.289
12. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:42.084 + 1.454
13. Paul di Resta : Force India : 1:42.218 + 1.588
14. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:42.289 + 1.659
15. Bruno Senna : Williams : 1:42.330 + 1.700
16. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:42.606 + 1.976
17. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : 1:42.765 + 2.135

Q1
18. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : 1:44.058 -
19. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : 1:44.956 + 4.326
20. Charles Pic : Marussia F1 Team : 1:45.089 + 4.459
21. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : 1:45.151 + 4.521
22. Timo Glock : Marussia F1 Team : 1:45.426 + 4.796
23. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT F1 Team : 1:45.766 + 5.136
24. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT F1 Team : 1:46.382 + 5.752

Comment of the qulifying :
Lewis Hamilton halted Red Bull's run of qualifying dominance with a commanding run to pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was a disappointing qualifying session for both Formula 1's title contenders, with Sebastian Vettel only third behind Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber - but far better off than his Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso, who lines up only seventh. McLaren driver Hamilton had been quickest in two of the three Yas Marina practice sessions, led Q1 and Q2, then produced a 1m40.630s early in Q3 to immediately put himself 0.4 seconds clear of his opposition. A second pole shot might have been faster still, but once it became clear that Hamilton's rivals had no answer to his pace, the Briton backed off and pitted.
Webber's 1m40.978s pushed Vettel off the front row. The points leader, hampered by a substantial loss of practice mileage, had pushed hard throughout qualifying - brushing a barrier in Q1, flying over kerbs in Q2, and then stopping on track after his unsuccessful final flying lap in Q3.
Pastor Maldonado delivered the strong Williams qualifying result he had promised by grabbing fourth on the grid. Kimi Raikkonen improved to fifth for Lotus on his second Q3 run, with Jenson Button making similar gains to take sixth. Button had been as low as ninth at one stage, but a five-place and 0.6s gap to McLaren team-mate Hamilton will not please the 2009 champion. Alonso held fourth after the early Q3 runs, only to be shoved down to a potentially costly seventh as others improved. His team-mate Felipe Massa starts ninth, ahead of Romain Grosjean's Lotus. Nico Rosberg made just one run in Q3 and initially held fifth, before falling to eighth when his rivals came out again. Rosberg's performance was a boost for Mercedes on what had looked like being another disappointing weekend. His team-mate Michael Schumacher was only 14th, amid mutual apologies from team to driver over the radio. Force India and Sauber could not reach the top 10 this time. Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez filled row six, with Paul di Resta 13th in his new chassis and Kamui Kobayashi six tenths down on Perez in 16th after locking up on his last lap. Bruno Senna's run of tepid qualifying performances continued with 15th, 0.4s slower than Williams team-mate Maldonado in Q2.
Having appeared to conquer his qualifying problems in the summer, Jean-Eric Vergne notched up his second straight Q1 exit - and his eighth of the year - in Abu Dhabi. The recently re-signed Toro Rosso driver was on course to make the cut before spinning. He pushed on for another lap, but his abused tyres had no more pace to offer. Vergne's team-mate Daniel Ricciardo brought up the rear of the Q2 field in 17th.
Marussia pushed Caterham hard in the battle at the tail of the field. Although Heikki Kovalainen emerged in front again, he was only a tenth ahead of Charles Pic. Vitaly Petrov was right in the fight in the second Caterham too, but Timo Glock was puzzled by a relative lack of speed from his Marussia as he beat only the back-row dwelling HRTs.

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi