Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

The Ferrari F1 Team fired their entire pit crew yesterday.
This announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the British government's 'Work for your Dole' scheme and employ some Liverpudlian youngsters.

The decision to hire them was brought about by a recent documentary on how unemployed youths from Toxteth were able to remove a set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew could only do it in 8 seconds with millions of pounds worth of high tech gear.

It was thought to be an excellent, bold move by the Ferrari management team as most races are won and lost in the pits, giving Ferrari an advantage over every other team. However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for!

At the crew's first practice session, not only was the scouse pit crew able to change all four wheels in under 6 seconds but, within 12 seconds, they had re-sprayed, re-badged and sold the car to the Mclaren team for 8 cases of Stella, a bag of weed and some photos of Lewis Hamilton's bird in the shower.

Short News :
The Force India team will be renamed Sahara Force India Formula One following a buy-in from the Sahara Group.
Vijay Mallya will remain team principal of the Silverstone-based outfit.Mallya sold a 42.5% stake in his team to Sahara Group.
The Sahara Group’s businesses includes television channels, real estate companies, film distribution, tourism services and a cricket team.

Here are the times for this weekends Gp of Korea :

Friday 14 oktober 2011

Free Practice 1: 03u00 - 04u30
Free Practice 2: 07u00 - 08u30

Saturday 15 oktober 2011

Free Practice 3: 04u00 - 05u00
Qualification: 07u00 - 08u00

Sunday 16 oktober 2011

Race: 08u00

The German sender/tv station Sport1( DSF) will broadcast friday morning from 07.00u till 08.35 u

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

the podium of the last one South Korea GP (Yeongam)

2010
1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari
fastest lap on race: Fernando Alonso Ferrari

This weekend will be held on the second edition of the Grand Prix of Korea. Last year the circuit was approved by the FIA in extremis. Due to the rain, on race day, the start was delayed and it happened behind the safety car. After the engine failure of Sebastian Vettel, Alonso took the lead and won the GP. The track has a very long straight(more than 1 km) that ends with a tight corner and then another shorter straight. The second and the third sector are instead composed of a continuous series of curves and probably will be difficult to overtake, because there is only one line through that sequence of corners, but will need to see a dry race to judge the Korean circuit. In my opinion, the best tracks in Europe are: Spa(number one), Monaco, Silverstone and Monza. Outside of Europe: Suzuka, Interlagos, Montreal and Melbourne. In the last one GP only six drivers posted a time in the final qualifying segment. The same situation happened many times this season In fact several teams decided to limit their running in qualifying on Saturday in order to save sets of tyre that could be very important for the race. Also this weekend there will be the same problem, because this race will be a severe test for supersoft tyres. My suggestion is: more sets of tires to be used only for qualifying.
the soft(yellow) and the supersoft(red) tyre will be used as “prime” and “option” respectively: the same combination used for Monaco, Canada, Hungary and Singapore
Single DRS zone for the Korean Grand Prix.: halfway down long straight
The podium after 15 races:
1° place: Vettel 9 – Button 3 – Hamilton 2 – Alonso 1
2° place; Vettel 4 – Alonso 4 – Button 3 – Hamilton 2 – Webber 2
3° place; Webber 6 – Button 3 – Alonso 3 – Vettel 1 – Heidfeld 1 – Petrov 1
Total podium: Vettel 14 – Button 9 – Webber 8 – Alonso 8 – Hamilton 4 – Heidfeld and Petrov 1
Fastest lap on race: Webber 5 – Hamilton 3 – Button 3 – Massa 2 – Vettel 1 – Alonso 1

12/10/2003
Michael Schumacher wins his sixth title of champion of the Formula 1 , becoming the only driver to win so many

south corea circuit

The International Circuit of Korea ( Korean International Circuit ) is a 5.621 km circuit located in the province of South Jeolla , over 300 km from the capital Seoul in South Korea , were used for the construction of 264 million U.S. dollars
The track layout has been entrusted to the German Hermann Tilke . The completion of the work was scheduled for late 2009 , then slipped to mid-2010. The 10 December 2009 , the organizers said that the circuit would be ready for the 5 June 2010 , while not denying the difficulties in raising finance for the construction and organization of the grand prize. The organizers have also ruled out the possibility that the grand prize will take place at night. In July 2010, KaVo, the promoter of the structure, said that the track will be ready by the end of August 2010. The circuit was inaugurated on 4 September 2010 .
On this occasion a few laps on the circuit has also a Formula 1 car, a Red Bull led by Karun Chandhok .
The track consists of two parts: a permanent and temporary. The temporary part is placed along the side of the harbor and the spectators from the waterfront, from hotels and from their boats, they can watch the Grand Prix. The capacity of 135,000 seats of the grandstands.
The computer simulations carried out before the race of the F1 debut in 2010 estimated at about one minute and forty seconds, the time needed to walk a full lap of the track. The average speed should be 195 km / h and a peak of 315 km / h attained by the end of the long straight between turn two and three. The downforce applied to the cars should be similar to that needed on the track at Suzuka .
The Paddock area is used only temporarily, during the GP, while for the rest of the year is expected to use with other possible structures such as shops, restaurants and cafes, but they have not yet been completed.
The first race of the Formula 1 season is scheduled for 2010 , on October 24 , the first Grand Prix of Korea . On 26 September 2010 the owner of the Circus Bernie Ecclestone , however, has questioned the possibility that the grand prize is played .
The final and decisive, inspection of Charlie Whiting was held on Monday 11 October 2010 , to ascertain whether the works were carried out in order and the circuit was able to host the event. The final decision expected in October 13 , was announced one day in advance, and it was positive. However, there were complaints about the state of the asphalt and the difficulty for teams to reach the circuit.
You have changed the entry to the garage considered too dangerous by the pilots, because the difference in speed between those who are taking that point of the circuit and those who enter the pit lane is too high. The judgments of the drivers on the track are still positive . Michael Schumacher claims to be surprised by the track in a positive way, while Robert Kubica calls it "ten times better than that of Abu Dhabi . "
The race, on Sunday, was marked by a heavy rain, so that the cars start behind the safety car, before stopping for the red flag. The grand prize is taken, always behind the safety car , after about an hour, with the risk that the darkness of evening leads on the circuit in the final laps. The track conditions made ​​it difficult also because of the short time passed since the writing that comes out asphalt oil for the heavy rain, have not improved much. The safety car still driving the group for 17 laps. Then the race will end with the victory of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari .
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Friday 'October 14, 2011
Free Practice 1 03:00 to 04:30
Free Practice 2 07:00 to 08:30
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Free Practice 3 04:00 to 05:00
Qualifications 07:00
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Race 08:00

Congratulations Mr Vetel.
I do hope next Year rest of cars are more competitive and can enjoy more exciting Championship.

Damn busy morning today and I forgot. Sorry Shaky.

brudgon wrote:my compliments to sebastian vettel for the second title:thumbup:but hopes next year to see ferrari and alonso wins

Maybe we see new Champion Sebastian in a Ferrari one day !
Monza-Winner Ferrari and driver Seb Vettel ! That´s it for me !
And maybe the key to next Chempionchip for Ferrari ?!

On Jenson Button wins the Suzuka circuit with McLaren, after taking up very little at the end to the Ferrari from Fernando Alonso.
Sebastian Vettel is 'only' third, but ahead of Japan wins his second consecutive world title.
And there are still four races at the end of the season.
The world championship standings to 324 points see Vettel, Button, and 202 to 210 Alonso. Mark Webber in fourth place with 194 points and fifth with Lewis Hamilton 178.
The constructors' championship, however, is still open.
my compliments to sebastian vettel for the second title:thumbup:but hopes next year to see ferrari and alonso wins

Congratulations for the " New Formula1 World Champion " of 2011 Sebastian Vettel !!!
also congratulations for him being the youngest Double World Champion ( 24 years old ) !
I've just have to be honaust Vettel is just dominant and extremely good this year ...as a Ferrari fan i'm ofcourse dissapointed that it is somebody els who is Champion ,but like i sayd Red Bull and Vettel are just better this year .

And here are the official results of the Suzuka Gp :

1. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:36.568
2. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : + 1.160
3. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : + 2.006
4. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : + 8.071
5. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : + 24.268
6. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : + 27.120
7. Felipe Massa : Ferrari: + 28.240
8. Sergio Perez : Sauber : + 39.377
9. Vitaly Petrov : Lotus Renault : + 42.607
10. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : + 44.322
11. Adrian Sutil : Force India : + 54.447
12. Paul di Resta : Force India : + 1:02.326
13. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : + 1:03.705
14. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : + 1:04.194
15. Jaime Alguersuari : Toro Rosso : + 1:06.623
16. Bruno Senna : Lotus Renault : + 1:12.628
17. Rubens Barrichello : Williams : + 1:14.191
18. Heikki Kovalainen : Team Lotus : + 1:27.824
19. Jarno Trulli : Team Lotus : + 1:36.140
20. Timo Glock : Virgin Racing : + 2 laps
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Virgin Racing : + 2 laps
22. Daniel Ricciardo : HRT : + 2 laps
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi : HRT : + 3 laps
Did not finish
24. Sébastien Buemi : Toro Rosso : loose frontwheel

Safetycar : 1
Fastest lap: Jenson Button :1:36.568
Pitstops Vettel : 3

Source : F1 Today + The Official Formula1 Webside

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Top 3
1.Button
2.Alonso
3.Vettel

Congratulations Sebastian Vettel for 2nd World Champion title.

I have to very quick now ,so here is the result of the qualification :

1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1:30.466
2. Jenson Button McLaren 1:30.475 + 0.009
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:30.617 + 0.151
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.804 + 0.338
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:30.886 + 0.420
6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1:31.156 + 0.690
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP geen tijd -
8. Bruno Senna Lotus Renault GP no time -
9. Vitaly Petrov Lotus Renault GP no time-
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber no time -

Q2
11. Adrian Sutil Force India 1:32.463 -
12. Paul di Resta Force India 1:32.746 + 2.280
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:33.079 + 2.613
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:33.224 + 2.758
15. Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:33.227 + 2.761
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:33.427 + 2.961
17. Sergio Perez Sauber no time-

Q1
18. Heikki Kovalainen Team Lotus 1:35.454 -
19. Jarno Trulli Team Lotus 1:35.514 + 5.048
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin Racing 1:36.439 + 5.973
21. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 1:36.507 + 6.041
22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT F1 Team 1:37.846 + 7.380
23. Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP no time-
24. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F1 Team no time -

Source : F1Today

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

( buy guys/girsl - good luck for tomorrow ! )

Here are the results of the 3rd practice session :

1. Jenson Button : 01:31.255
2. Lewis Hamilton : 01:31.762
3. Sebastian Vettel : 01:32.122
4. Fernando Alonso : 01:32.279
5. Mark Webber : 01:32.401
6. Felipe Massa : 01:32.429
7. Michael Schumacher : 01:32.725
8. Nico Rosberg : 01:32.878
9. Vitaly Petrov : 01:33.058
10. Adrian Sutil : 01:33.424
11. Sebastien Buemi : 01:33.469
12. Jaime Alguersuari : 01:33.545
13. Kamui Kobayashi : 01:33.818
14. Sergio Perez : 01:33.836
15. Paul di Resta : 01:33.990
16. Pastor Maldonado : 01:34.321
17. Bruno Senna : 01:35.389
18. Rubens Barrichello : 01:35.651
19. Jarno Trulli : 01:36.327
20. Heikki Kovalainen : 01:36.912
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio 01:37.938
22. Timo Glock : 01:38.011
23. Daniel Ricciardo : 01:38.355
24. Vitantonio Liuzzi : 01:41.097


Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi


27 minutes to go ,and than it's time for the qualification

08/08/2000
- Michael Schumacher of Ferrari won the Grand Prix of Japan and the iris back in Maranello, Formula 1 drivers 21 years after the last successful weblog Jody Scheckter

And after the 1st list comes the 2nd list of results , but this time from the 2nd practice session :

1. Jenson Button : 1:31.901
2. Fernando Alonso : 1:32.075 + 0.174
3. Sebastian Vettel : 1:32.095 + 0.194
4. Mark Webber : 1:32.147 + 0.246
5. Felipe Massa : 1:32.448 + 0.547
6. Michael Schumacher : 1:32.710 + 0.809
7. Nico Rosberg : 1:32.982 + 1.081
8. Lewis Hamilton : 1:33.245 + 1.344
9. Vitaly Petrov : 1:33.446 + 1.545
10. Sébastien Buemi : 1:33.681 + 1.780
11. Jaime Alguersuari : 1:33.705 + 1.804
12. Adrian Sutil : 1:33.790 + 1.889
13. Sergio Perez : 1:34.393 + 2.492
14. Bruno Senna : 1:34.557 + 2.656
15. Paul di Resta : 1:34.601 + 2.700
16. Kamui Kobayashi : 1:36.038 + 4.137
17. Heikki Kovalainen : 1:36.225 + 4.324
18. Rubens Barrichello : 1:37.123 + 5.222
19. Timo Glock : 1:37.440 + 5.539
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio : 1:38.093 + 6.192
21. Pastor Maldonado : 1:38.387 + 6.486
22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT : 1:38.763 + 6.862
23. Jarno Trulli : 1:39.800 + 7.899
24. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT : 1:42.480 + 10.579

Tonight at 04.00u will be the 3rd practice session !
Followed at 07.00u the qualification !!!!!

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

Ps: it could be that i will not have time to post the result of the quali right after it is done at 08.00u ,because right after i must hurry myself to my work for a big meating conserning the company ,so i will post it later on the day ...sorry ...i will do my best to put it right after but i can't promiss .