Formula 1 General Chat & Discussion

Result of the 2nd practice session :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1:24.279
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:24.300 +0.021
3. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari -1:25.038 +0.759
4. Sergio Perez - Force India - 1:25.278 +0.999
5. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 1:25.325 +1.046
6. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari - 1:25.380 +1.101
7. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:25.497 +1.218
8. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus - 1:25.513 +1.234
9. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:25.647 +1.368
10. Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:25.891 +1.612
11. Felipe Nasr - Sauber - 1:26.114 +1.835
12. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber - 1:26.133 +1.854
13. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing - 1:26.222 +1.943
14. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso - 1:26.454 +2.175
15. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso - 1:26.641 +2.362
16. Fernando Alonso - McLaren - 1:26.966 +2.687
17. Will Stevens -Manor F1 Team - 1:28.201 +3.922
18. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team - 1:28.439 +4.160
19. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:28.471 +4.192
20. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing - 1:28.723 +4.444

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Shaky - Schumi

Result of the 1st practice session :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:24.670
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:25.133 +0.463
3. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari - 1:26.258 +1.588
4. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 1:26.612 +1.942
5. Sergio Perez - Force India - 1:26.730 +2.060
6. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari - 1:26.783 +2.113
7. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing - 1:26.922 +2.252
8. Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:26.936 +2.266
9. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:27.075 +2.405
10. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 1:27.118 +2.448
11. Felipe Nasr - Sauber - 1:27.232 +2.562
12. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing - 1:27.275 +2.605
13. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber - 1:27.454 +2.784
14. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso - 1:27.591 +2.921
15. Jolyon Palmer - Lotus - 1:27.669 +2.999
16. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso - 1:27.907 +3.237
17. Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:28.023 +3.353
18. Jenson Button McLaren 1:28.423 +3.753
19. Will Stevens Manor F1 Team 1:29.853 +5.183
20. Roberto Merhi Manor F1 Team 1:29.911 +5.241

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Shaky - Schumi

Schedule for this weekends <<<<<<italian GP :

Friday : 04/09 :
1st practice session : 10.00u - 11.30u
2nd practice session : 14.00u - 15.30u

Saturday : 05/09 :
3rd practice session : 11.00u 12.00u
Qualifying : 14.00u - 15.00u

Sunday : 06/09 :
Race : 14.00u

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Shaky - Schumi

The Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo di Monza 4/5/6 September 2015
Built in 1922, the Autodromo Nazionale of Monza has hosted the Italian Grand Prix since its inauguration, with just a single exception (the 1980 GP was held at Imola). No other circuit has hosted more Formula 1 Grands Prix and Monza is the second oldest permanent circuit still in use after Indianapolis
Pirelli has chosen the for this week end "White medium” and “Yellow soft” compounds. A different choice than last year at Monza
In 2014 were selected the hard and medium compounds. winning strategy last year: only 1 pit stop
In 2014 the pole position time was 1.24.109 but with medium tyres
This year the pole position will be achieved on soft tires; so it is very probably a better lap time
always in the last 5 years the pilot who has started from the pole position has won the Grand Prix
Monza is the fastest circuit on the F1 season There are long straights and heavy braking zones so this circuit requires a specific very low downforce setup
This track is very demanding for brakes and engines

2011 Podium: Vettel (Red Bull) – 2° Button and 3° Alonso.
Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Vettel (Red Bull) 1.22.275

2012 Podium: Hamilton(Mc Laren) – 2° Perez and 3° Alonso
Fastest lap: Rosberg – Pole position : Hamilton (Mc Laren) 1.24.010

2013 Podium: Vettel (Red Bull) – 2° Alonso and 3° Webber
Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Vettel(Red Bull); 1.23.755

2014 Podium: Hamilton (Mercedes) – 2° Rosberg and 3° Massa
Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Hamilton (Mercedes)1.24.109

the winners
3 wins: Vettel (2008-2011-2013)
2 wins: Alonso (2007-2010) Hamilton (2012-2014)

pole position:
3 pole: Vettel (2008-2011-2013)
3 pole: Hamilton (2009-2012-2014)
2 pole: Alonso (2007-2010)
1 pole: Raikkonen(2006)

Fastest lap
3: Raikkonen (2005-2006-2008);
3: Hamilton(2011-2013-2014)
2: Alonso (2007-2010);
1: Rosberg(2012)

Podium(winner+second+third) for current pilots at Monza
6 (2 +2 +2) Alonso
4 (0+3+1) Button
3 (3+0+0) Vettel
3 (2+1+0) Hamilton
3 (0 +1 +2) Raikkonen
2 (0+0+2) Massa
1 (0+1+0) Rosberg
1 (0+1+0) Perez

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Result of the Belgain GP ( 23 / 08 )

1. L. Hamilton - Mercedes
2. N. Rosberg - Mercedes
3. R. Grosjean - Lotus
4. D. Kvyat - Red Bull
5. S. Perez - Force India
6. F. Massa - Williams
7. K. Raikkonen - Ferrari
8. M. Verstappen - Toro Rosso
9. V. Bottas - Williams
10. M. Ericsson - Sauber
11. F. Nasr - Sauber
12. S. Vettel - Ferrari +1 lap
13. F. Alonso - McLaren +1 lap
14. J. Button - McLaren +1 lap
15. R. Merhi - Manor +1 lap
16. W. Stevens - Manor +1 lap
Did Not Finish :
17. C. Sainz Jr. - Toro Rosso
18. D. Ricciardo - Red Bull
19. P. Maldonado - Lotus
20. N. Hulkenberg - Force India

Fastest Lap : Nico Rosberg -1m 52.416s
Pitstop F. Massa : 2
Bat 2 Teams : K.Raikkonen > V.Bottas
Grid Pos. M.Verstappen : 8th place

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Shaky - Schumi

Result of the qualifying for the Belgian GP :

1. L. Hamilton - Mercedes - 01:47.197
2. N. Rosberg - Mercedes - 01:47.655
3. V. Bottas - Williams - 01:48.537
4. R. Grosjean - Lotus - 01:48.561
5. S. Perez - Force India - 01:48.599
6. D. Ricciardo - Red Bull - 01:48.639
7. F. Massa - Williams - 01:48.685
8. P. Maldonado - Lotus - 01:48.754
9. S. Vettel - Ferrari - 01:48.825
10. C. Sainz Jr. - Toro Rosso - 01:49.771
11. N. Hulkenberg - Force India - 01:49.121
12. D. Kvyat - Red Bull - 01:49.228 1
13. M. Ericsson - Sauber - 01:49.586
14. K. Raikkonen -Ferrari - 01:00.000
15. M. Verstappen - Toro Rosso - 01:00.000
16. F. Nasr - Sauber - 01:49.952
17. J. Button - McLaren - 01:50.978
18. F. Alonso - McLaren - 01:51.420
19. W. Stevens - Manor - 01:52.948
20. R. Merhi - Manor - 01:53.099

Qualifying Time : 01:47.197
Pole : Lewis Hamilton
Team Bat : S.Vettel > K. Raikkonen
Grid Pos.J.Button : 17th place

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Shaky - Schumi

Kimi Raikonnen got a three places penalty for gear substitution and will start from 17th position.

The Belgian Grand Prix - Spa Francorchamps 21-22-23 August
In this weekend, after summer break, the Formula One championship returns at Spa Francorchamps,
This is one of the few old style race tracks. A legendary circuit, with its long and fast corners
Pirelli has chosen the for this weekend "White medium” and “Yellow soft” compounds for this week end
2014 winning strategy: 2 pit stops. Ricciardo(the 2014 winner) did two stints on the soft tyre and a final stint on the medium tyre.

2012 Podium: Button(Mc Laren) – 2° Vettel and 3° Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Bruno Senna – Pole position : Button(Mc Laren) 1.47.573

2013 Podium: Vettel (Red Bull) – 2° Alonso and 3° Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel – pole position : Hamilton(Mercedes); wet condition

2014 Podium: Ricciardo (Red Bull) – 2° Rosberg and 3° Bottas
Fastest lap: Rosberg – pole position : Rosberg (Mercedes) wet condition

the winners
4 wins: Raikkonen (2004-2005-2007-2009)
2 wins: Vettel (2011-2013)
1 win: Massa(2008) Button(2012) Hamilton(2010) and Ricciardo(2014)

pole position:
2 pole: Hamilton (2008-2013)
1 pole: Raikkonen(2007) Vettel(2011) and Button (2012) and Rosberg(2014)

Fastest lap
2: Vettel (2009-2013); Raikkonen (2004-2008);
1: Massa(2007) Hamilton(2010) and Rosberg(2014)

Podium(winner+second+third) for current pilots at Spa Francorchamps
5 (4 win +0 second +1 third) Raikkonen
4 (2+1+1) Vettel
3 (1+0+2) Hamilton
3 (1+0+2) Button
3 (0 +2 +1) Alonso
2 (1+1+0) Massa
1 (1+0+0) Ricciardo
1 (0+1+0) Rosberg
1 (0+0+1) Bottas

Scuderia Ferrari has announced Kimi Raikkonen will remain at the team in 2016.

Here is the schedule for this weekends F1 race at Spa- Francochamps ...in a bid of a special way

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CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 10 RACES :

1. Mercedes 383 points
2. Ferrari 236 points
3. Williams 151 points
4. Red Bull 96 points
5. Force India 39 points
6. Lotus 35 points
7. Toro Rosso 31 points
8. Sauber 22 points
9. McLaren 17 points

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 10 RACES :

1. L. Hamilton GBR Mercedes 202 points
2. N. Rosberg GER Mercedes 181 points
3. S. Vettel GER Ferrari 160 points
4. V. Bottas FIN Williams 77 points
5. K. Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 76 points
6. F. Massa BRA Williams 74 points
7. D. Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 51 points
8. D. Kvyat RUS Red Bull 45 points
9. N. Hulkenberg GER Force India 24 points
10. R. Grosjean FRA Lotus 23 points
11. M. Verstappen NED Renault 22 points
12. F. Nasr BRA Sauber 16 points
13. S. Perez MEX Force India 15 points
14. P. Maldonado VEN Lotus 12 points
15. F. Alonso ESP McLaren 11 points
16. C. Sainz jr. ESP Toro Rosso 9 points
17. J. Button GBR McLaren & M. Ericsson SWE 6 points

Result of the race :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari - 1h46:09.985
2. Daniil Kvyat Red - Bull Racing + 15.700 69
3. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing + 25.084 69
4. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso + 44.251 69
5. Fernando Alonso - McLaren + 49.079 69
6. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP + 52.025 69
7. Romain Grosjean - Lotus + 58.578 69
8. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP + 58.876 69
9. Jenson Button - McLaren + 1m6.7 69
10. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber + 1m9.1 69
11. Felipe Nasr - Sauber + 1m13.4 69
12. Felipe Massa - Williams + 1m14.2 69
14. Valtteri Bottas - Williams + 1m20.2 69
14. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus + 1m25.1 69
15. Roberto Merhi - Manor F1 Team + 2 laps 68
16. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team + 2 laps 68
Did Not Finish :
17. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso
18. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari
19. Sergio Perez - Force India
20. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India

Fastest Lap : Lewis Hamilton - 1:26.491
Pitstop Jenson Button : 4
Bat 2 Teams : V.Bottas > R. Raikkonen
Gris pos. N.Hulkenberg : DNF

Sebastian Vettel wins thrilling Hungarian Grand Prix :
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel took victory in a dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix, as Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg suffered their worst race of the season. It was the German's first victory at the Hungaroring and second of the season, bringing his career tally to 41 to equal three-time world champion Ayrton Senna's mark. It was also the first time since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix, a run of 29 races, where Mercedes failed to score a podium finish with either car with Hamilton sixth and Rosberg eighth. Hamilton was on course to lose his championship lead, first after running wide at the chicane on the first lap when he felt Rosberg crossed his line and then losing time when he pitted for a new wing and then having to a drive-through penalty after contact with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. But in defending second with a few laps to go, Rosberg clashed with Ricciardo at Turn 1, giving the Mercedes a puncture and damaging Ricciardo's front wing. Rosberg was forced to pit and rejoined eighth, two places behind Hamilton who had fought his way back through the field to increase his championship lead to 21 points. Hamilton and Rosberg both bogged down from the front row at the start, allowing Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen to get ahead, with Rosberg running third ahead of Hamilton. Ferrari looked on course for its first one-two since the 2010 German Grand Prix before a MGU-K problem cost Raikkonen power. He eventually retired after the team were unable to fix it. The virtual safety car was called into action when Nico Hulkenberg's Force India suffered a front wing failure, pitching the German head-on into the tyre barrier at Turn 1. When it became clear there was too much debris on the track, the real safety car was sent out, bunching the field up to cost Vettel his sizeable lead - setting up a thrilling finale. Daniil Kvyat scored a career-best second, to become the youngest driver to score a podium since Vettel in Italy 2008, the Russian benefitting from Ricciardo's clash with Rosberg late on.Ricciardo survived the contact, which the stewards decided to take no further action on, with Rosberg to give Red Bull a double podium with third. Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen, who had a drive-through penalty for making contact with Williams' Valtteri Bottas, battled his way up to a career-best fourth place. The drama in the second-half of the race allowed Fernando Alonso to finish fifth, scoring McLaren-Honda's best result of the season, with Jenson Button finishing ninth. Romain Grosjean was seventh in the Lotus while Marcus Ericsson gave Sauber an unlikely point with 10th, a few seconds clear of team-mate Felipe Nasr. Williams failed to score for only the second time this season, with Massa - who was given a time-penalty for being out of position on the grid and forcing an aborted start - 12th and Bottas 13th.

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And i must say ....that 2 years in a row ,the Hungarian GP is a real great race , the other years it was nooooooring , riding behind eachtother like a train , no overtakings , but now these 2 years it's worth a " " this race !!!

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Result of the qualifying :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP 1:22.020
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:22.595 +0.575
3. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:22.739 +0.719
4. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:22.774 +0.754
5. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:23.020 +1.000
6. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:23.222 +1.202
7. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing 1:23.332 +1.312
8. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:23.537 +1.517
9. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso 1:23.679 +1.659
10. Romain Grosjean - Lotus 1:24.181 +2.161
Q2
11. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India 1:23.826 +1.806
12. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:23.869 +1.849
13. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:24.461 +2.441
14. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 1:24.609 +2.589
15. Fernando Alonso - McLaren - no time
16. Jenson Button McLaren 1:24.739 +2.719
Q1
17. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:24.843 +2.823
18. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:24.977 +2.957
19. Roberto Merhi -Manor F1 Team 1:27.416 +5.396
20. Will Stevens - Manor F1 Team 1:27.949 +5.929

Qualifying Time : 1:22.020
Pole :L. Hamilton
Team Bat. : R. Merhi > W. Stevens
Grid Pos. P.Maldonado : 14th place

Lewis Hamilton takes comfortable pole :
Lewis Hamilton comfortably claimed pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, by beating Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg for the ninth time in 10 Formula 1 qualifying sessions this season. Rosberg complained about the handling of his car throughout the different stages of qualifying and couldn't recover sufficiently to put up much of a fight. Hamilton and Rosberg were separated by 0.358s after the first runs in Q3, and the German ended up over half a second adrift of Hamilton, who set the fastest lap of the weekend so far on his final effort to claim his fifth career pole in Hungary. The expected close fight for best of the rest behind Mercedes materialised, as less than half a second covered Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams in Q2. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel ultimately claimed third on the grid, but he ended up only 0.035s clear of the improved Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo. The second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen finished up 0.246s further back in fifth, while Valtteri Bottas was fastest of the two Williams drivers in sixth. The second Red Bull of Daniil Kvyat joined the second Williams of Felipe Massa on row four, just ahead of Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso, which only made one run in Q3. Romain Grosjean's Lotus rounded out the top 10, over half a second adrift of the next fastest car. Neither Force India made it through to the top-10 shootout, along with the second Toro Rosso of Carlos Sainz and Pastor Maldonado's Lotus. Hulkenberg and Sainz were less than a tenth away from Grosjean's 10th placed Lotus in Q2, while Perez was almost six tenths further back in 13th. Maldonado was top-10 fast in Q1, but he locked up at Turn 1 on his final flying lap in Q2, which contributed to him missing Q3 by 0.804s. McLaren headed into qualifying hoping to challenge for a place in the top 10, but could do no better than 15th and 16th after both drivers encountered technical trouble. Fernando Alonso made it through to Q2, but stopped at the entry to the pitlane during his first run, bringing out the red flags and ending the Spaniard's session early.
An earlier problem with ERS deployment on Jenson Button's car meant the Briton missed the Q2 cut by lapping just over a tenth of a second shy of Sainz's Toro Rosso. The Briton estimated his problem cost him 0.3s on his final flying lap. The 2009 world champion joined the Saubers and Manors in dropping out during the first phase of qualifying. Felipe Nasr felt he "lost it in the last two corners" and finished up 0.154s adrift of Sauber team-mate Marcus Ericsson, who felt he drove a good final flying lap in the sister C34. Roberto Merhi comfortably out-qualified his team-mate Will Stevens by 0.533s, as the Manor cars filled their customary place on the final row of the grid.

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Result of the 3rd practice session :

1 Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 1’22.997
2 Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1’23.095 + 0.098
3 Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1’23.886 + 0.889
4 Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull-Renault 1’24.215 + 1.218
5 Carlos Sainz Jnr - Toro Rosso-Renault 1’24.326 + 1.329
6 Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes 1’24.483 + 1.486
7 Max Verstappen -Toro Rosso-Renault 1’24.678 + 1.681
8 Fernando Alonso - McLaren-Honda 1’24.846 + 1.849
9 Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull-Renault 1’24.929 + 1.932
10 Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Mercedes 1’24.941 + 1.944
11 Pastor Maldonado - Lotus-Mercedes 1’24.953 + 1.956
12 Felipe Massa - Williams-Mercedes 1’25.094 + 2.097
13 Jenson Button - McLaren-Honda 1’25.229 + 2.232
14 Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Mercedes 1’25.345 + 2.348
15 Sergio Perez - Force India-Mercedes 1’25.393 + 2.396
16 Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari 1’25.661 + 2.664
17 Felipe Nasr - Sauber-Ferrari 1’26.060 + 3.063
18 Marcus Ericsson - Sauber-Ferrari 1’26.095 + 3.098
19 Will Stevens - Manor-Ferrari 1’28.757 + 5.760
20 Roberto Merhi - Manor-Ferrari 1’28.908 + 5.911

Three-in-a-row for Hamilton as Rosberg cuts the gap as Vettel comes also a bit closer :
Lewis Hamilton completed a clean sweep of practice sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix by setting the quickest time in the final hour of running. Hamilton’s best effort of 1’22.997 was almost a full second quicker than he managed yesterday. Team mate Nico Rosberg was much closer to him than yesterday, however, the pair ending the session separated by less than a tenth of a second. However it wasn’t a trouble-free session for Rosberg: a practice start went wrong as he sat at the pit lane exit, forcing him to climb out of his car with a minute remaining. Sebastian Vettel was third-quickest in the only Ferrari which was able to set a time on the quicker soft tyre. A water leak sidelined Kimi Raikkonen earlier in the session. There was little to choose between Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams on the medium tyres, but on the soft tyres Vettel had three-tenths of a second in hand over Daniil Kvyat’s RB11. Carlos Sainz Jnr took fifth for Toro Rosso. Force India returned to action for the first time since Sergio Perez’s crash in first practice. “The cause of yesterday’s issue was identified and a solution put in place overnight,” said the team after a right-rear suspension failure put Perez’s car into the wall. Playing catch-up to their rivals, the VJM08s did their soft tyre runs early in the session. Nico Hulkenberg’s was quick enough for the sixth-fastest time. Fernando Alonso also got his McLaren into the top ten.

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