Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

Panda wrote:My guess is that his only reason is some extra money Karthikeyan and his sponsors are bringing to the team.

Unfortunately, in today's F1 we have many pay-drivers - average drivers with a big sponsor - Karthikeyan, Ricciardo (he has support from Red Bull), Petrov, Maldonado, Perez, d'Ambrosio, Bruno Senna and others. HRT has only one big sponsor - it's Karthikeyan's Tata.

Sad, but F1 becomes a big business without talented drivers :/

feels3 wrote:

Panda wrote:

shaky-schumi wrote:Another short news :
Official: Liuzzi set aside for comeback Karthikeyan

Vitantonio Liuzzi will not be in action on next weekends Grand Prix . This is confirmed by Hispania Racing team boss Colin Kolles today .The Italian will be confronted with Narain Karthikeyan, who for his home race in India will return once more in the Spanish car.Last month it became clear that Karthikeyan in his home race would return to the cockpit with HRT.The Indian will thus take over the seat of Liuzzi.
Team boss Kolles went on: "For HRT, the race in India is even more special than for the other teams. We have Karthikeyan the first Indian driver and for our sponsor TATA it seems like we have a home race. Narain is a talented driver and we are glad we could race with his experience. I asked Tonio Liuzzi place just to stand and I have to thank him for his professionalism. "

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Shaky-Schumi

This is another clear example of what money can do.Karthikeyan as a driver sucks!!!!!
As for the big bosses of every racing team, they sould be concentrate on how to make their cars better instead of collecting money in any way they can.

Agree, but Liuzzi isn't a good driver too. He has worse results than "newbie" Daniel Ricciardo which is in same team.

Yeah but you see that's not the point.
Because if mr Kolles was looking for a better driver,he wouldn't of choose Karthikeyan.
What do you think ?
My guess is that his only reason is some extra money Karthikeyan and his sponsors are bringing to the team.

Panda wrote:

shaky-schumi wrote:Another short news :
Official: Liuzzi set aside for comeback Karthikeyan

Vitantonio Liuzzi will not be in action on next weekends Grand Prix . This is confirmed by Hispania Racing team boss Colin Kolles today .The Italian will be confronted with Narain Karthikeyan, who for his home race in India will return once more in the Spanish car.Last month it became clear that Karthikeyan in his home race would return to the cockpit with HRT.The Indian will thus take over the seat of Liuzzi.
Team boss Kolles went on: "For HRT, the race in India is even more special than for the other teams. We have Karthikeyan the first Indian driver and for our sponsor TATA it seems like we have a home race. Narain is a talented driver and we are glad we could race with his experience. I asked Tonio Liuzzi place just to stand and I have to thank him for his professionalism. "

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

This is another clear example of what money can do.Karthikeyan as a driver sucks!!!!!
As for the big bosses of every racing team, they sould be concentrate on how to make their cars better instead of collecting money in any way they can.

Agree, but Liuzzi isn't a good driver too. He has worse results than "newbie" Daniel Ricciardo which is in same team.

shaky-schumi wrote:Another short news :
Official: Liuzzi set aside for comeback Karthikeyan

Vitantonio Liuzzi will not be in action on next weekends Grand Prix . This is confirmed by Hispania Racing team boss Colin Kolles today .The Italian will be confronted with Narain Karthikeyan, who for his home race in India will return once more in the Spanish car.Last month it became clear that Karthikeyan in his home race would return to the cockpit with HRT.The Indian will thus take over the seat of Liuzzi.
Team boss Kolles went on: "For HRT, the race in India is even more special than for the other teams. We have Karthikeyan the first Indian driver and for our sponsor TATA it seems like we have a home race. Narain is a talented driver and we are glad we could race with his experience. I asked Tonio Liuzzi place just to stand and I have to thank him for his professionalism. "

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

This is another clear example of what money can do.Karthikeyan as a driver sucks!!!!!
As for the big bosses of every racing team, they sould be concentrate on how to make their cars better instead of collecting money in any way they can.

Another short news :
Official: Liuzzi set aside for comeback Karthikeyan

Vitantonio Liuzzi will not be in action on next weekends Grand Prix . This is confirmed by Hispania Racing team boss Colin Kolles today .The Italian will be confronted with Narain Karthikeyan, who for his home race in India will return once more in the Spanish car.Last month it became clear that Karthikeyan in his home race would return to the cockpit with HRT.The Indian will thus take over the seat of Liuzzi.
Team boss Kolles went on: "For HRT, the race in India is even more special than for the other teams. We have Karthikeyan the first Indian driver and for our sponsor TATA it seems like we have a home race. Narain is a talented driver and we are glad we could race with his experience. I asked Tonio Liuzzi place just to stand and I have to thank him for his professionalism. "

Kind Regards
Shaky-Schumi

News flash :
"Next week announcing street race in New Jersey" . From 2013 there will be 2 Formula 1 Grands Prix in America, know Autosport to report. The British magazine reports that Bernie Ecclestone has been able to reach agreement with local politicians and so there will be about two years racing through the streets of New Jersey. An announcement will be made ​​next week.Ecclestone has never made ​​a secret of his love for organize a race in and around New York. Formula 1 goes next season back to America after an absence of four years and from 2013 there would be two races in America.According to sources, there is now an agreement and the confirmation of the event next week by Governor Chris Christie. The Grand Prix would have to find place in June 2013 so that the back-to-back will be the race in Canada. The Wall Street Journal reports that for a press conference is scheduled next Tuesday.Exactly where the race should be run is not yet clear, but likely at the edge of the Hudson river. This would raise the Manhattan skyline can be used as a backdrop .

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(ANSA) - Two weeks after the first Grand Prix Formula 1 in India, a group of peasants back to protest against the construction of the circuit in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, for which the local government has expropriated their lands. The inhabitants of the village of Atta Gujran, near the new path, asking for compensation, jobs and the opening of a road blocked by the plant. Otherwise, the farmers are ready to block the gala 'Opening where they waited several celebrities'.

Off Topic :

bellerophon wrote:Hi Mr shaky-schumi

bellerophon's area's electricity went off at 2016 yesterday, so he is without power and cannot watch or listen to the race. He also can't use the telephone.

So he stopped me in the car in the town centre and asked me to conctact you using his log-in details when I got home.

I promised I would, so here is what was on the piece of paper he gave me he to write:

1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel

SC: >2

PS: 3

FL: Button

I hope this makes some sense to you and he hopes you can give him some special dispensation. He seems to have made a big effort to want to get this to you.

Thanks a lot
...............

So because i'm a friendly person i will let this vote of bellerophon count ..even when it was a bit later that i resieved it ..it will count for this race

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Here is the official result of todays race :

1. Sebastian Vettel: Red Bull Racing : 1:39.605
2. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : + 12.019
3. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing : + 12.477
4. Jenson Button : McLaren : + 14.694
5. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : + 15.689
6. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : + 25.133
7. Jaime Alguersuari : Toro Rosso : + 49.538
8. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : + 54.053
9. Sébastien Buemi : Toro Rosso : + 1:02.762
10. Paul di Resta : Force India : + 1:08.602
11. Adrian Sutil: Force India : + 1:11.229
12. Rubens Barrichello : Williams : + 1:33.068
13. Bruno Senna : Lotus Renault : + 1 lap
14. Heikki Kovalainen : Team Lotus : + 1 lap
15. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : + 1 lap
16. Sergio Perez : Sauber : + 1 lap
17. Jarno Trulli: Team Lotus : + 1 lap
18. Timo Glock : Virgin Racing : + 1 lap
19. Daniel Ricciardo : HRT : + 1 lap
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Virgin Racing : + 1 lap
21. Vitantonio Liuzzi : HRT : + 3 laps
Did Not Finish:
22. Pastor Maldonado :Williams : not yet known
23. Vitaly Petrov : Lotus Renault : crash
24. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : crash

Safetycar : 1
Fastest Lap : Sebastian Vettel : 1:39.605
Pitstops Hamilton : 2

Source : F1Today , The Official Formula 1 Website


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After watching a exciting qualifying are here the official result of it :

1. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : 1:35.820
2. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull Racing : 1:36.042 :+ 0.222
3. Jenson Button : McLaren : 1:36.126 :+ 0.306
4. Mark Webber : Red Bull Racing : 1:36.468 :+ 0.648
5. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : 1:36.831 :+ 1.011
6. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 1:36.980 :+ 1.160
7. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes GP : 1:37.754 :+ 1.934
8. Vitaly Petrov : Lotus Renault GP : 1:38.124 :+ 2.304
9. Paul di Resta : Force India : no time -
10. Adrian Sutil : Force India : no time -

Q2
11. Jaime Alguersuari : Toro Rosso : 1:38.315 : no time -
12. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes GP : 1:38.354 :+ 2.534
13. Sébastien Buemi : Toro Rosso : 1:38.508 :+ 2.688
14. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : 1:38.775 :+ 2.955
15. Bruno Senna : Lotus Renault : 1:38.791 :+ 2.971
16. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : 1:39.189 :+ 3.369
17. Sergio Perez : Sauber : 1:39.443 :+ 3.623

Q1
18. Rubens Barrichello : Williams : 1:39.538 :+ 3.718
19. Heikki Kovalainen : Team Lotus : 1:40.522 :+ 4.702
20. Jarno Trulli Team : Team Lotus : 1:41.101 :+ 5.281
21. Timo Glock : Virgin Racing : 1:42.091 :+ 6.271
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio : Virgin Racing : 1:43.483 :+ 7.663
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi : HRT : 1:43.758 :+ 7.938
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT : no time

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I wish everyone good luck for scoring points tomorrow at our game ,and let's hope that we will see a nice race on sunday morning 08.00u !

Here are the results of the 3rd practice session :

1. Jenson Button : 1:36.910
2. Lewis Hamilton : 1:37.199 : + 0.289
3. Mark Webber : 1:37.723 : + 0.813
4. Fernando Alonso : 1:38.029 : + 1.119
5. Felipe Massa : 1:38.434 : + 1.524
6. Michael Schumacher : 1:39.559 : + 2.649
7. Vitaly Petrov : 1:39.612 : + 2.702
8. Adrian Sutil : 1:39.660 : + 2.750
9. Sebastian Vettel : 1:39.695 : + 2.785
10. Nico Rosberg : 1:39.743 : + 2.833
11. Paul di Resta : 1:39.847 : + 2.937
12. Jaime Alguersuari : 1:39.851 : + 2.941
13. Sébastien Buemi : 1:39.964 : + 3.054
14. Kamui Kobayashi : 1:40.005 : + 3.095
15. Sergio Perez : 1:40.030 : + 3.120
16. Bruno Senna : 1:40.451 : + 3.541
17. Pastor Maldonado : 1:40.529 : + 3.619
18. Rubens Barrichello : 1:40.711 : + 3.801
19. Heikki Kovalainen : 1:41.909 + 4.999
20. Jarno Trulli : 1:41.945 : + 5.035
21. Timo Glock : 1:43.275 : + 6.365
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio : 1:44.377 : + 7.467
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi : 1:44.421 : + 7.511
24. Daniel Ricciardo : 1:45.143 : + 8.233

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Shaky-Schumi

in 15 minutes starts the qualification

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In this 2nd session the rain was less,but the track (circuit) was very wet. This time the drivers did run more than just a couple of laps . The results of this session is :

1. Lewis Hamilton : 01:50.828
2. Jenson Button : 01:50.932
3. Sebastian Vettel : 01:52.646
4. Fernando Alonso : 01:52.774
5. Mark Webber : 01:53.049 27
6. Jaime Alguersuari : 01:53.402
7. Felipe Massa : 01:53.707
8. Nico Rosberg : 01:53.914
9. Sebastien Buemi : 01:53.948
10. Paul di Resta : 01:53.957
11. Vitaly Petrov : 01:54.500
12. Adrian Sutil : 01:54.392
13. Rubens Barrichello : 01:54.831
14. Michael Schumacher : 01:54.965
15. Bruno Senna : 01:55.187
16. Sergio Perez : 01:55.203
17. Kamui Kobayashi 01:55.544
18. Pastor Maldonado : 01:55.067
19. Heikki Kovalainen : 01:56.669
20. Jarno Trulli : 01:57.173
21. Timo Glock : 01:58.269
22. Jerome D`Ambrosio : 01:59.458
23. Daniel Ricciardo : 01:59.958
24. Vitantonio Liuzzi : 02:00.165

Tonight at 04.00u will be the 3rd practice session ,followed at 07.00u with the qualification

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Shaky-Schumi