2012 F1 topic

[Ryy]

♥ you Kev Love the forum. Miss it so much!

[Kev]

It's on the red button after every race and is repeated there until I think midnight monday.

[a4gee]

Just realised that they were still doing the forum 2 races ago.
Ihought they were only doing it after their live races.

Happy days though, forum is excellent

[Ryy]

It's on the red button after every race and is repeated there until I think midnight monday.

I know that!

It sounds stupid, but I don't have access to it where I am right now!

[Kev]

2012 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER SPANISH GRAND PRIX

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2012







Catalunya
Race Date: 13 May 2012
Circuit Name: Circuit de Catalunya
Number of Laps: 66
Circuit Length: 4.655 km
Race Distance: 307.104 km
Lap Record: 1:21.670 - K Raikkonen (2008)

UK Times
Fri 11 May 2012
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 12 May 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 13 May 2012
Race 13:00


Previous Winners
2011 - S. Vettel (Red Bull)
2010 - M. Webber (Red Bull)
2009 - J. Button (Brawn)
2008 - K. Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 - F. Massa (Ferrari)
2006 - F. Alonso (Renault)

Previous pole sitters:
2011 - M. Webber (Red Bull)
2010 - M. Webber (Red Bull)
2009 - J. Button (Brawn)
2008 - K. Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 - F. Massa (Ferrari)
2006 - F. Alonso (Renault)

4 races so far this year and 4 different winners.
Ferrari have only won 8 of the last 59 GPs

Lucas di Grassi headcam lap

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Sauber lap analysis

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Schumacher talking through opening lap of 2011

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Alonso's squeeze up the inside of T1 in 2011

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Current Standings

[Kev]

Hamilton's been stripped of pole for not returning to the pits.
Doh!

[a4gee]

McLaren are acting as though their new at F1 one. Far far too many simple errors happening these days which is getting too costly for the championship.

On the other hand, great Birthday present for Frank

[Kev]

What a cracking race. Well driven by Maldonado under relentless pressure from Alonso but the ferrari just burnt its tyres up at the end there. Valiant effort. And Hamilton finished ahead of Button!

5 different winners in 5 races from 5 different teams.

Williams' first win since Montoya in 2004

[Chungster]

KERS system on Senna's rear ended Williams exploded post race in the Williams garage.

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[Kev]

Was all on the Sky coverage, live. Amazing how many people were trying to get IN with cameras while black acrid smoke was billowing out. One of the Williams guys got rightly arsey with some and shoved them out of the way while they were still trying to get in with fire extinguishers.









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[Kev]

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012





Monte Carlo
Race Date: 27 May 2012
Circuit Name: Circuit de Monaco
Number of Laps: 78
Circuit Length: 3.340 km
Race Distance: 260.520 km
Lap Record: 1:14.439 - M Schumacher (2004)

UK Times
Thu 24 May 2012
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 26 May 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 27 May 2012
Race 13:00


Previous Winners
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2010 Mark Webber Red Bull
2009 Jenson Button Brawn GP
2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2007 Fernando Alonso McLaren
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2005 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren
2004 Jarno Trulli Renault
2003 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams
2002 David Coulthard McLaren
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2000 David Coulthard McLaren
1999 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1998 Mika Hakkinen McLaren
1997 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1996 Olivier Panis Ligier
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton
1994 Michael Schumacher Benetton
1993 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren
1992 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren
1991 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren
1990 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren

Track Changes:
- Pit lane exit altered to improve vision, trees removed
- Bump at the chicane removed
- Barrier at the chicane moved back

Pre-race information:
- Michael Schumacher has a 5 place penalty for causing an avoidable accident at the Spanish Grand Prix
- DRS will be banned in the tunnel for the second year running
- DRS zone will be the same as last year on the s/f straight

2001 pole lap from Vettel

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2008 various onboard from the start of the race in wet conditions

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Graham Hill onboard 1970

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Alain Prost onboard 1981

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Senna onboard 1990

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2012 Historic race

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Current Standings

[Kev]

Alonso having fun on his day off

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[Kev]

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[Kev]

Never a big fan of Monaco.

Could have got interesting towards the end if the rain had kicked in but it didn't. I was also rooting for someone to crash out as Kovaleinen was 11th and knocking on the door of their first point but it wasn't to be.

[Kev]

Lewis and Jenson have a go at TV presenting

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Great pic of Kobayashi at T1

[andy_m]

That is one awesome picture of Kobi

[Kev]

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2012





Montréal
Race Date: 10 Jun 2012
Circuit Name: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Number of Laps: 70
Circuit Length: 4.361 km
Race Distance: 305.270 km
Lap Record: 1:13.622 - R Barrichello (2004)

UK Times
Fri 08 June 2012
Practice 1 15:00 - 16:30
Practice 2 19:00 - 20:30
Sat 09 June 2012
Practice 3 15:00 - 16:00
Qualifying 18:00
Sun 10 June 2012
Race 19:00


Previous Winners
2011 Jenson Button McLaren
2010 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2008 Robert Kubica BMW-Sauber
2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2005 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 Ralf Schumacher Williams
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari


This is the only track on the calendar (that's been raced before) that Red Bull Racing have not won at.


DRS Zone
The zone will become active after Turn 10 and will begin 600 metres before the braking zone for Turn 13. It has also been shortened by 50 metres since last year and is now a total of 600m long.

It was reduced in length after it was considered too easy to overtake through the section in last year's race.

The second DRS zone on the start-finish line has now been dropped.



Liuzzi onboard Force India

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2011 Massa talking through the last lap when he was catching Kobayashi in wet conditions

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Current Standings

[a4gee]

Glad to see the drs zone at the start line has been removed. Seemed pointless for the chap who overtook in the 1st drs zone last year for the other car to have a go back

Hope schumi has better luck with this race as I`m sure he`s still got it!!

[Kev]

qually

[Ryy]

Button is suffering lately. Confidence maybe, I dunno. Di Resta is impressing.