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Let me get back on track ( after being distracted by a beautifull ,nice, sexy ,natural looking young woman named ....
 ) with a News round up from last week till today part 1:Jenson Button takes blame for crash with Narain Karthikeyan in the Malaysian GP ( 25/03 ) Jenson Button accepted complete blame for the collision with Narain Karthikeyan that cost him a shot at Malaysian Grand Prix victory. The Melbourne winner looked set to emerge in the race lead, ahead of Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, after timing his change to intermediate tyres perfectly at the restart following the red flag. But while trying to fight back through the cars that had not pitted yet, Button slid into Karthikeyan's HRT and damaged his McLaren's front wing, forcing an extra pitstop. "I was struggling to keep the tyres up temperature and it was totally my fault," Button admitted. "I hit the brakes, I lost the rear. I was struggling to get the car slowed down. I tried to get around the corner but I couldn't do anything but hit him really." Although Button was the fastest man on the track by some distance for a while later in the race, an additional pitstop as he struggled with his tyres helped consign him to 14th place at the flag. Felipe Massa says he is not disturbed by Sergio Perez's performance in Malaysia (25/03) Felipe Massa said that he does not feel under any more pressure at Ferrari as a result of Sergio Perez's second-placed finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Sauber driver Perez, who is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, put race-long pressure on the Italian squad's lead driver Fernando Alonso and eventually finished 2.3 seconds behind to claim the first podium finish of his Formula 1 career. The Mexican finished over 1.5 minutes ahead of the Brazilian. Massa, whose Ferrari deal expires at the end of the year, has not taken a podium finish for 23 races while in the same period Alonso has made the top three on 12 occasions and won twice. But the Brazilian said after the Malaysian race - in which he finished only 15th - that Perez's performance did not change his situation within Ferrari. "I'm happy for him and for his team, but [how] disturbing [is it for me]? Zero. I'm looking more for myself, my driving, my work," Massa said. "I'm never looking for the others and whether them doing well is a problem for me or the opposite. I'm not like that. I'm happy for him because he did a great job." Sauber denies suggestions that Perez was ordered to not attack Alonso in Malaysian GP (25/03) Peter Sauber has denied any suggestions that Sergio Perez was ordered to not attack Fernando Alonso for victory in Malaysia - because it would prevented engine partner Ferrari taking an important win. Perez was closing in on Alonso for the lead of the race in Sepang when a call came on the radio late on for him to take care. His engineer told him: "Checo, be careful, we need this position, we need this position" . Shortly after that order was made, Perez ran off the track and lost valuable time – which cost him any chance of overhauling Alonso for a shock win. That radio message prompted wild conspiracy theories that Ferrari may have requested Perez to back off to protect Alonso's chances – but Sauber has rubbished such talk. "We told him, be careful – we need the result – because behind us, all of our competitors scored points," Sauber said when asked about the situation. "It was because we needed the result, not the position, so there is some misunderstanding. Behind us our competitors, all the midfield teams, scored points and it was so important that we kept the result not the position." When asked if there had been any discussion with Ferrari about the situation, Sauber said: "One hundred per cent nothing. We had no discussion about Checo and we had no discussion about the position." Chairman Adam Parr leaves Williams F1 team (26/03) The Williams team has announced that chairman Adam Parr will leave the outfit at the end of this week. Parr, who was seen by team founder Frank Williams as his natural successor, had joined the British outfit in 2006 as chief executive officer. He was promoted to chairman during the 2010 season. On Monday morning, however, Williams announced that Parr will leave the team on March 30. He will be replaced by Nick Rose, ex-CFO of Diageo and currently a Non-Executive Director of WGPH, who will act as non-executive chairman. Frank Williams will continue to oversee the company. I asked Adam to join Williams at the end of 2006 to support me in the running of our team," said Frank Williams. "Over five years, Adam's achievements have surpassed my expectations and I must thank him for his service. "Not least for the decisive role he played in the technical changes made last year which are beginning to show through in the team's improved competitiveness this season, and for leading this company to a successful IPO. "Adam leaves us on good terms to pursue a better balance in his life for which I wish him and his family well. He has left us in good shape and I have every confidence that the Board and senior management team at Williams will continue to drive the business forward into a promising future." The team did not specify what Parr's next plans were. Ferrari boss Domenicali vows to protect Massa after difficult start to F1 season (26/03) Ferrari needs to rally around Felipe Massa in order to lift his performances in future grands prix, according to team principal Stefano Domenicali. Massa finished only 15th in Malaysia on Sunday, more than 95 seconds adrift of his winning team-mate Fernando Alonso. The result extended his streak without a Formula 1 podium to 23 races. With Ferrari Academy driver Sergio Perez - who has already been linked with a race seat with the Italian team in 2013 - finishing second, the speculation surrounding Massa's future has continued to grow. But Domenicali refused to condemn his driver, instead insisting that it was up to the team to help re-establish the Brazilian's confidence behind the wheel and to improve the F2012 car that he has to drive. 'We need to stay close to Felipe in this moment," he said. "It's a difficult moment and we need to find a way for him to get confident in his car. "We saw, for example, one step that was in the right direction in qualifying because we saw there was an improvement compared to last weekend. Now we need to understand what happened today in terms of his race pace and in terms of his performance. "In my view the problem is that this car is quite difficult, not easy. It can be very good and it can also be quite difficult. We showed this today that in certain conditions you have to have a certain driving style and you can be very, very good, and in other conditions you can destroy the tyres. "The priority for me and what I need to make sure is that Felipe has around him the protection of the team that tries to work hard with him. And on our side we need to make sure he's confident to drive the car on the limit, without overdriving it, where the situation could be as bad as not being able to reach the limit." Stefano Domenicali says Malaysian GP win a boost for Ferrari (26/03) Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali hopes that Fernando Alonso's surprise victory in Malaysia acts as a spur for his team to do even more to develop its car. Although Alonso drove brilliantly to deliver a win at Sepang, the outfit is under no illusions that its F2012 needs to be improved a lot before it is a genuine match for title favourites McLaren and Red Bull. The team is expected to bring some updates to the next race in China. But its major focus will be on big upgrades for the Spanish Grand Prix, with the car set to feature a new sidepod, exhaust and rear bodywork solution. Domenicali insists that there will be no easing off now that Ferrari has won a race, and if anything it should actually result in an even bigger push from the team. "As you can imagine I'm very happy about the result of today, because considering that we have not been at all happy about the level of our performance, you look at the numbers and we're leading the championship with Fernando, which is really great news," explained Domenicali. "But the result doesn't change what we're doing at home, because we need to improve the performance of this car. And what I urged to my people is to make sure this happens as soon as possible" . Ferrari is still feeling the burden of its car's lack of pace, despite Malaysia win (27/03) Ferrari technical chief Pat Fry says the pressure on his team to deliver much-needed improvements to its car has not eased, despite Fernando Alonso's victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Alonso's success at Sepang on Sunday has lifted him to the head of the world championship standings after the opening two races of the campaign. But despite the encouragement that comes from the situation the team is in now, Fry says there is no escaping the reality that the outfit must deliver big gains in performance if is to launch a serious world championship bid with its troublesome F2012. "I think the pressure is on the team to try and get the car performing," said Fry, who is working on a raft of updates to the car that should be ready for the Spanish Grand Prix. "Here [in Malaysia], if anything, we had to do the best we could to make the most of the situation. In these situations our car is quite reasonable. But if it had been a completely dry race it would have been a totally different story." Ferrari's rivals know that the weather did play a major part in allowing Alonso to overcome the current deficiencies in his car, but they concede that tyre factors do appear to be helping Ferrari as well. Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali says Massa's poor start to 2012 can be overcome (28/03) Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali says Felipe Massa's performance during the 2008 season should act as a reminder that the Brazilian's poor start to 2012 can be overcome. Massa failed to score a point in the first two races of 2008, but then went on to fight for the title until the final grand prix of the season, where he lost out to Lewis Hamilton by just one point. The Ferrari driver has not been on the podium since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, and he has endured a tough start to the season, having not scored any points yet to his team-mate Fernando Alonso's 35. Massa has decided to cancel a trip home after the Malaysian Grand Prix in order to travel to Ferrari's factory in Maranello to try to get to the bottom of his problems. Domenicali said the Brazilian needs the support of the team, as is convinced Massa is still capable of much more. "I well remember that, four years ago, in fact right after a Malaysian Grand Prix, which was won for us by Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe was more or less in the same situation as today," said Domenicali on Ferrari's website. "The papers were demanding his immediate replacement and he managed to react in the best way possible, thanks to support from the team, which saw him win two of the next three races. "We remember how that particular season ended, with the Brazilian actually world champion, even if it was just for a few seconds, while we took our 16th constructors' title. "Felipe has changed his plans and, instead of heading home to see his family in Brazil, he will be in Maranello tomorrow to work alongside the engineers to calmly analyse everything that happened in these past two races, trying to identify why he was not able to deliver what he is capable of. "That's the right spirit and we are here, ready to help him." France moves closer to return to Formula 1 calendar (29/03) The French Grand Prix's return to the Formula 1 calendar is expected to move a step closer on Friday, with the country's Prime Minister Francois Fillon planning to make an announcement at Paul Ricard about the event. On the back of months of talks about a return of the French GP, which has been absent from the F1 schedule since 2008, media have been invited to the circuit in the south of France for a press conference to talk about the future of the race. Fillon will be joined by Hubert Falco, president of the local Toulon province .Although it is not clear how far advanced the negotiations are, there is mounting speculation that Fillon will announce that France is now ready to host an F1 race again as soon as next season. Any deal that may have been agreed with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone would need ratification by the FIA later this year when the 2013 calendar is announced, but this would likely be a formality. Paul Ricard last hosted an F1 race in 1990, before the French GP moved to Magny-Cours. Financial problems in funding the race fee meant that the event dropped off the calendar in 2009. Felipe Massa admits difficult start to F1 season has hurt (29/03) Felipe Massa has admitted that his difficult start to the season has 'hurt', but he has full faith that he will turn his situation around. The Brazilian cancelled plans to return home after the Malaysian Grand Prix so he could spend time this week at Ferrari's factory, to undertake a detailed analysis of the first two races. And after running through matters with race engineer Rob Smedley plus technical director Pat Fry, he wrote on Ferrari's official website on Thursday that he believed there was cause to feel positive about the future. "I am disappointed, there is no denying it: not scoring any points in two races hurts, but now it's time to turn the page," he said." It's the not the first time I've gone through a difficult moment like this and I know well that things can change quickly, but now is the moment to do my utmost because I want this negative period to come to an end. "I want things to return to normal, to a situation in which I can show my talent as I have always done and as the team knows I can do." Massa says he has also been boosted thanks to the support of his Ferrari bosses, who have spoken in public about their support for him. "I was very happy to read and hear what was said by President Montezemolo, our boss Stefano Domenicali and my team-mate Fernando," he explained. "Their words did not come as a surprise, because I know I can count on the support of what is a real second family for me, which is what Ferrari has been to me for all these years. "I feel there is confidence around me, that the team is united in its support for me and that is very important. Now I want to transform that into results to pay back all this support." Massa will spend the weekend at his apartment in Monaco before returning to Maranello next week for further engineering meetings and to spend time in the simulator. Kind Regards Shaky-Schumi |
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Jack Brabham 2nd April 1926
(F1 World Champion 1959,1960,1966) [hidden link - please register] Happy Birthday to your 86th anniversary 
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SEPANG sensation Sergio Perez has poured cold water on rumours he is set for a shock switch to Ferrari – but that won't stop the speculation.
The 22-year-old Mexican, a product of Ferrari's young driver academy, relentlessly stalked winner Fernando Alonso before finishing a close second in the Malaysian Grand Prix. He looked set to leapfrog Alonso until a dubious late race call from his Sauber team, who get their engines from... Ferrari.  Perez, known as Checo, was told: "We need the position." Many F1 fans interpreted that as a coded signal to let Alonso win unchallenged  , though Sauber chiefs fiercely deny it.But after Perez recorded the team's best-ever result, there was instant speculation he could be parachuted into Ferrari to replace Felipe Massa, who had yet another wretched race in Sepang. Perez dismissed the talk as "only rumours". [hidden image - please register][hidden image - please register] Alonso with a dirty victory and Perez with a lie !??? I don´t know but the pressure on Massa is not less in the next race !
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Fri 13 April 2012 Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30 Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30 Sat 14 April 2012 Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00 Qualifying 14:00 Sun 15 April 2012 Race 15:00 |
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Fantastic "Checo" Perez..... and incredible what Alonso did today!!!
 Ferrari nowadays has a car much lower of at least 5 or 6 teams. Entering the Q3 on the Pole has merit, but for winning a race, plus luck you need a great driver, and Alonso is it. Hopefully this year Ferrari put a car with warranties to compete with the rest. |
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I congratulate Fernando! Sergio too the big good fellow. It is well done insulting for Sebastian and Jensen. ,,thanks,, Narain and a rain (here not India)
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many thanks shaky for all yours efforts for f1 games
also thanks you this thread and this forum is more pleasant 
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iceman wrote:Let`s keep our feet on the ground. Alonso`s victory was a mini miracle. Perfect race strategy + a few mistakes made by Perez (faster then the spaniard though!). Fernando still can`t rely on his car, on the press-conference after the race he admitted that fact. Ferrari is facing now a 3 weeks break until china gp. Let`s hope that the ingeneers & mecanics can do something to reduce the technical gap between ferrari and th..e other important teams:mclaren and red bull especially. Otherwise, I don`t see how Alonso could stay in front, despite his trumendous talent. You are right, iceman, Alonso today to triumphed for the strategy of the team, for being a magnificent pilot, for the circumstances of the climate and for an error of Perez. The Ferrari is still more than 1 second behind the best teams. It is necessary to have the feet in the soil and to admit that, presently, Ferrari has a lot of work that to do to be really competitive. I hope that it should obtain it soon. |
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Let`s keep our feet on the ground. Alonso`s victory was a mini miracle. Perfect race strategy + a few mistakes made by Perez (faster then the spaniard though!). Fernando still can`t rely on his car, on the press-conference after the race he admitted that fact. Ferrari is facing now a 3 weeks break until china gp. Let`s hope that the ingeneers & mecanics can do something to reduce the technical gap between ferrari and th..e other important teams:mclaren and red bull especially. Otherwise, I don`t see how Alonso could stay in front, despite his trumendous talent.
On the other hand, I`m glad to see "iceman" back on top. The fastest lap on race shows that he can fight again for "the crown". Go Kimi !!!! |
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Whoehoe...yes .. Alonso has won the race with his Ferrrari
!!!!!!!!! Again Schumi made not the podium  ..but i'm sure it will happen soon ..about Felipe Massa  ..come on ...get back on your feet /get a grip on yourself ...you belong upfront  !!!Nice drive by Perez .Again Malaysia with his weather condition made the race more exciting ...aldo i thought that they would end the race again like 2 years ago ....but thankfully the rain stopt and the circuit was again driveble Oké enough of this blablabla ...here are the official results of today : 1. Fernando Alonso : Ferrari : 2:44:51.812 2. Sergio Perez : Sauber : +2.263 3. Lewis Hamilton : McLaren : +14.591 4. Mark Webber : Red Bull : +17.688 5. Kimi Räikkönen : Lotus : +29.456 6. Bruno Senna : Williams : +37.667 7. Paul di Resta : Force India : +44.412 8. Jean-Eric Vergne : Toro Rosso : +46.985 9. Nico Hülkenberg : Force India : +47.892 10. Michael Schumacher : Mercedes : +49.996 11. Sebastian Vettel : Red Bull : +1:15.527 12. Daniel Ricciardo : Toro Rosso : +1:16.828 13. Nico Rosberg : Mercedes : +1:18.593 14. Jenson Button : McLaren : +1:19.719 15. Felipe Massa : Ferrari : +1:37.319 16. Vitaly Petrov : Caterham : +1 lap 17. Timo Glock : Marussia : +1 lap 18. Heikki Kovalainen : Caterham : +1 lap 19. Pastor Maldonado : Williams : +2 laps 20. Charles Pic : Marussia : +2 laps 21. Narain Karthikeyan : HRT : +2 laps 22. Pedro de la Rosa : HRT : +2 laps Did Not Finish 23. Kamui Kobayashi : Sauber : +10 laps 24. Romain Grosjean : Lotus : +53 laps Fastest Lap : Kimi Raikkonen - 1:40.722 Pitstop Mark Webber : 3 Drivers Same Lap : 15 Kind Regards Shaky-Schumi |
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i like the fact that Kimi and Michael are up there... i think we will see a really good match tomorrow.
pity for the Ferrari. May be they need to change something, somehow, somewhere.. someone.. expecially someone -_-
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It is not normal what happens with Ferrari.
Perhaps error in the design of the car? For me, the new front part of the car, has been a mistake. Although Alonso is a big pilot, if he does not have a good car, it is impossible to do miracles. Anyway, I trust in the recovery of Ferrari and in that it will do a big championship. |
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