Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

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16.04.2012, 02:16

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15.04.2012, 15:05

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15.04.2012, 12:33

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Oh no Schumi.Cry Damm Mechanic! Angry

15.04.2012, 12:17

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2 car Mersedes were not on the pen of a number of since 1955! Miss this chance!

15.04.2012, 11:25

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brudgon wrote:F1 Chinese GP 2012: Order of arrival
1. Rosberg Mercedes 1:36 a.m.: 26 929
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 20 626
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 26 012
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 27 924
5. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 30 483
6. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 31 491
7. Senna Williams-Renault + 34 597
8. Maldonado Williams-Renault+ 35 643
9. Alonso Ferrari + 37 256
10. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 38 720
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 41 066
12. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 42 273
13. Massa Ferrari + 42 700
14. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 50 500
15. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 51 200
16. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 51 700
17. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1:03.100
18. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
19. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
20. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
21. De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
22. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
23. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 3 laps

Fastest Lap : Kamui Kobayashi : 1:39.960
Pitstop Kimi Raikkonen : 2
D.S.L : 17 ( so >5 )


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15.04.2012, 11:04

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F1 Chinese GP 2012: Order of arrival
1. Rosberg Mercedes 1:36 a.m.: 26 929
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes 20 626 +
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 26 012
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 27 924
5. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 30 483
6. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 31 491
7. Senna Williams-Renault + 34 597
8. Maldonado Williams-Renault+ 35 643
9. Alonso Ferrari + 37 256
10. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 38 720
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 41 066
12. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 42 273
13. Massa Ferrari + 42 700
14. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 50 500
15. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 51 200
16. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 51 700
17. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1:03.100
18. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
19. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
20. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
21. De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
22. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
23. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 3 laps

15.04.2012, 10:56

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This sight! I had never seen SUCH a race! I Congratulate Nico! A huge congratulations to Jenson (mechanics Thumb down ) well done Mark and Sebastian! Very frustrating Michael (..thank you " mechanics)! McLaren WHY????? 3 pit-stop?????

14.04.2012, 21:17

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feels3 wrote:PP for Rosberg, but today's fastest driver is Hamilton ;)

All i'm thinking at that speed is i hope he has very good brakes Smile

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14.04.2012, 20:29

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feels3 wrote:PP for Rosberg, but today's fastest driver is Hamilton ;)

Yes he is for sure the best in kick down ! Nobody denies that ! Blush Big Grin

14.04.2012, 19:57

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PP for Rosberg, but today's fastest driver is Hamilton ;)

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14.04.2012, 16:50

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kyke50 wrote:What has happened for this result?
I have not seen the qualification. Have all madmen turned?
Tomorrow any thing can happen; this time I do not know what to put in the Top 3.

No problem Kyke the experts talked about rain tomorrow ! If that will happen - Ok time to forget this quali ! Cool Tongue
The cars of Sauber-team my secret bookmark if it will rain ! A japanese boy winner in china Tongue But why not !!! Cool
I do not know about Top 3 as well ! Confused

14.04.2012, 13:59

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What has happened for this result?
I have not seen the qualification. Have all madmen turned?
Tomorrow any thing can happen; this time I do not know what to put in the Top 3.

14.04.2012, 13:41

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Interesting tomorrow will be racing! All will depend - as the leaders of the (Button Hamilton Alonso Schumacher) will overtake the people caught up in front of more or less by accident! And of course to start Webber!

14.04.2012, 10:25

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Here is the result of the qualification :

1. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:35.121 -
2. Lewis Hamilton: McLaren : 1:35.626 + 0.505
3. Michael Schumacher: Mercedes GP: 1:35.691 + 0.570
4. Kamui Kobayashi :Sauber: 1:35.784 + 0.663
5. Kimi Räikkönen: Lotus :1:35.898 + 0.777
6. Jenson Button: McLaren :1:36.191 + 1.070
7. Mark Webber: Red Bull Racing :1:36.290 + 1.169
8. Sergio Perez: Sauber :1:36.524 + 1.403
9. Fernando Alonso :Ferrari :1:36.622 + 1.501
10. Romain Grosjean: Lotus :no time -
Q2
11. Sebastian Vettel: Red Bull Racing : 1:36.031 + 0.910
12. Felipe Massa: Ferrari: 1:36.255 + 1.134
13. Pastor Maldonado: Williams : 1:36.283 + 1.162
14. Bruno Senna: Williams : 1:36.289 + 1.168
15. Paul di Resta: Force India: 1:36.317 + 1.196
16. Nico Hulkenberg: Force India: 1:36.745 + 1.624
17. Daniel Ricciardo: Toro Rosso : 1:36.956 + 1.835
Q1
18. Jean-Eric Vergne: Toro Rosso: 1:37.714 -
19. Heikki Kovalainen: Caterham: 1:38.463 + 3.342
20. Vitaly Petrov: Caterham: 1:38.677 + 3.556
21. Timo Glock: Marussia F1 Team: 1:38.282 + 3.161
22. Charles Pic: Marussia F1 Team: 1:39.717 + 4.596
23. Pedro de la: Rosa HRT F1 Team : 1:40.411 + 5.290
24. Narain Karthikeyan: HRT F1 Team: 1:41.000 + 5.879

Rain : no

Comment of qualifying :
Nico Rosberg claimed a maiden Formula 1 pole position for himself and the current version of the Mercedes team with a commanding performance in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying at Shanghai. The German was a full half a second quicker than second-fastest Lewis Hamilton, as predictions of a spectacular Mercedes qualifying performance came true. Michael Schumacher will make it an all-Mercedes front row having qualified third fastest, for Hamilton's gearbox change penalty will drop his McLaren to seventh. While one German celebrated a first ever pole, another had a disastrous result, as reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel could only manage 11th on the grid for Red Bull.
Rosberg had led a Mercedes one-two in Q2, and then blitzed his rivals early in Q3 with an unbeatable 1m35.121s. So confident was Rosberg that the time would hold for pole, he got out of his car and walked off to the weighing area while the rest of the top 10 pack tried in vain to improve their times and catch him.
Hamilton managed to get between the Mercedes in the times, even if he cannot do so on the grid.
His penalty will also move Kamui Kobayashi up to an amazing third place, as the Japanese driver emphasised Sauber's progress by setting the fourth quickest time. On current form, Vettel had always seemed a long shot for a fourth consecutive Shanghai pole, but to fail to make the top 10 on the grid for the first time since Brazil 2009 was a major shock.
The double champion, running a different exhaust specification on his Red Bull to Mark Webber, was only 0.3s slower than his pacesetting team-mate in Q2, but that was the difference between first and 11th in the extraordinarily close session. Vettel had been gradually edged down the top 10 and ultimately pushed out by Romain Grosjean's Lotus, and though he was still on his final flying lap at the time, it was not quick enough to get Vettel back inside the cut.
A low-key session for Jenson Button and Webber saw the McLaren and Red Bull back in sixth and seventh in the times, behind Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus.
Malaysia combatants Sergio Perez (Sauber) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) were together again as they led the way in Q1 after going for softs tyres, and qualified in close company once more in eighth and ninth, ahead of the second Lotus of Romain Grosjean. Felipe Massa was closer to Alonso's pace than of late, but will start 12th.
The second half of the grid will line up in neat team formation. The two Williams share row seven ahead of the two Force Indias, and while Jean-Eric Vergne did not get beyond Q1, he will still start alongside Toro Rosso team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. It was business as usual at the back, as Caterham led Marussia and HRT, with everyone now comfortably inside the 107 per cent margin.

Remember that Lewis Hamilton has a 5 places penalty grid, so this means that the positions /starting grid on race day tomorrow at the top 10 will be :
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Kamui Kobayashi
4 .Kimi Räikkönen
5. Jenson Button
6. Mark Webber
7. Lewis Hamilton
8. Sergio Perez
9. Fernando Alonso
10.Romain Grosjean

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Shaky-Schumi

14.04.2012, 09:09

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Fantastic! Both Mercedes In the first row! Vettel 11!Thumb up