Formula 1 2012

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Singapore First Practice


1 S Vettel (Red Bull)
2 L Hamilton (McLaren)
3 J Button (McLaren)
4 F Alonso (Ferrari)
5 P Maldonado (Williams)
6 M Webber (Red Bull)
7 N Hulkenberg (Force India)
8 P Di Resta (Force India)
9 D Ricciardo (Toro Rosso)
10 S Perez (Sauber)
11 B Senna (Williams)
12 K Raikkonen (Lotus)
13 K Kobayashi (Sauber)
14 M Schumacher (Mercedes)
15 R Grosjean (Lotus)
16 F Massa (Ferrari)
17 J Vergne (Toro Rosso)
18 N Rosberg (Mercedes)
19 T Glock (Marussia)
20 H Kovalainen (Caterham)
21 C Pic (Marussia)
22 V Petrov (Caterham)
23 P de la Rosa (HRT)
24 Q Ma (HRT)

 

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Singapore Practice 2:

1) Sebastian Vettel - 1:48.340
2) Jenson Button - 1:48.651
3) Fernando Alonso - 1:48.896
4) Mark Webber - 1:48.964
5) Lewis Hamilton - 1:49.086
6) Paul di Resta - 1:49.300
7) Nico Hulkenberg - 1:49.339
8) Nico Rosberg - 1:49.790
9) Felipe Massa - 1:50.039
10) Romain Grosjean - 1:50.161

 

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Results of P3:
1) Sebastian Vettel - 1:47.947
2) Lewis Hamilton - 1:48.272
3) Fernando Alonso - 1:48.023
4) Nico Hulkenberg - 1:48.859
5) Kimi Raikkonen - 1:48.865
6) Felipe Massa - 1:49.458
7) Paul di Resta - 1:49.684
8) Nico Rosberg - 1:49.699
9) Bruno Senna - 1:49.715
10) Michael Schumacher - 1:49.981

Session was red flagged after an accident by Petrov blocked the pit lane.

 

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Results of qualifying

Q1 Fastest Lap:
Romain Grosjean (1:47.688)

Q2 Fastest Lap:
Lewis Hamilton (1:46.665)

Q3 Fastest Lap:
Lewis Hamilton (1:46.362)


Sunday's Lineup:
1) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
2) Pastor Maldonado (Williams)
3) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
4) Jenson Button (McLaren)
5) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
6) Paul di Resta (Force India)
7) Mark Webber (Red Bull)
8) Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
9) Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
10) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
11) Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
12) Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)
13) Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
14) Sergio Perez (Sauber)
15) Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso)
16) Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)
17) Bruno Senna (Williams)
18) Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber)
19) Vitaly Petrov (Caterham)
20) Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham)
21) Timo Glock (Marussia)
22) Charles Pic (Marussia)
23) Narain Karthikeyan (HRT)
24) Pedro de la Rosa (HRT)

 

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Due to time constraints, the Singapore Grand Prix was ended after 59 laps.

1) Sebastian Vettel - 25
2) Jenson Button - 18
3) Fernando Alonso - 15
4) Paul di Resta - 12
5) Nico Rosberg - 10
6) Kimi Raikkonen - 8
7) Romain Grosjean - 6
8) Felipe Massa - 4
9) Daniel Ricciardo - 2
10) Mark Webber - 1

Did Not Finish:
Jean-Eric Vergne (Accident)
Michael Schumacher (Accident)
Pastor Maldonado (Hydraulics)
Narain Karthikeyan (Accident)
Lewis Hamilton (Gearbox)

Drivers:
1) Fernando Alonso - 194
2) Sebastian Vettel - 165
3) Kimi Raikkonen - 149
4) Lewis Hamilton - 142
5) Mark Webber - 133

Constructors:
1) Red Bull - 298
2) McLaren - 261
3) Ferrari - 245
4) Lotus - 231
5) Mercedes - 136

 

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Mark Webber has been penalized by the Singapore stewards for gaining an advantage by going off the track while battling Kamui Kobayashi during the race. The 10th place point instead goes to Sergio Perez. Michael Schumacher has been given a 10 place grid penalty for Suzuka after his crash with Jean-Eric Vergne. No action was taken for the incident between Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel, where Button nearly crashed into the Red Bull at the end of the first safety car period.

 

[Rey C.]

McLaren denies it, but when Hamilton brushed the wall on his last qualifying run, I instantly worried that he'd damaged the gearbox. The contact didn't look that severe, but those components are fragile when it comes to side-to-side trauma. That result fairly well ruined my weekend. I just hope that he doesn't take it too hard and do something stupid, like think about going to Mercedes. McLaren can win him another WDC - not this year, but if they'll all play smart and produce another great car, maybe next season. Mercedes might not even be in the sport in 2-3 years.

 

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Singapore....I love it

 

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[Rey C.]

McLaren denies it, but when Hamilton brushed the wall on his last qualifying run, I instantly worried that he'd damaged the gearbox. The contact didn't look that severe, but those components are fragile when it comes to side-to-side trauma. That result fairly well ruined my weekend. I just hope that he doesn't take it too hard and do something stupid, like think about going to Mercedes. McLaren can win him another WDC - not this year, but if they'll all play smart and produce another great car, maybe next season. Mercedes might not even be in the sport in 2-3 years.

Formula One's Lewis Hamilton to join Mercedes team in 2013

acing:

 

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^^^ Perez to join McLaren

 

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Schumacher retiring from F1

Michael Schumacher has announced his retirement from Formula One for the second time and at the age of 43 after failing to rekindle his old Ferrari magic in a disappointing comeback with Mercedes.
The team had already announced last week that the seven-times world champion, winner of a record 91 races in a career that started in 1991, would be replaced by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton for the start of the 2013 campaign.

 

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Results of Japan P1:

1) Jenson Button - 1:34.507
2) Lewis Hamilton - 1:34.740
3) Mark Webber - 1:34.856
4) Nico Rosberg - 1:35.059
5) Michael Schumacher - 1:35.112
6) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:35.199
7) Felipe Massa - 1:35.283
8) Paul di Resta - 1:35.299
9) Nico Hulkenberg - 1:35.474
10) Pastor Maldonado - 1:35.478

 

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Results of P2:

1) Mark Webber - 1:32.493
2) Lewis Hamilton - 1:32.707
3) Sebastian Vettel - 1:32.836
4) Nico Hulkenberg - 1:32.987
5) Fernando Alonso - 1:33.093
6) Romain Grosjean - 1:33.107
7) Jenson Button - 1:33.349
8) Bruno Senna - 1:33.499
9) Felipe Massa - 1:33.614
10) Michael Schumacher - 1:33.750

 

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Results of P3:

1) Sebastian Vettel - 1:32.136
2) Mark Webber - 1:32.371
3) Felipe Massa - 1:32.824
4) Michael Schmacher - 1:32.918
5) Sergio Perez - 1:32.920
6) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:32.924
7) Romain Grosjean - 1:33.008
8) Jenson Button - 1:33.025
9) Paul di Resta - 1:33.094
10) Pastor Maldonado - 1:33.160

 

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Results of qualifying:

Q1 Fastest Lap:
Romain Grosjean (1:32.029)

Q2 Fastest Lap:
Sebastian Vettel (1:31.501)

Q3 Fastest Lap:
Sebastian Vettel (1:30.839)

1) Sebastian Vettel - 1:30.839
2) Mark Webber - 1:31.090
3) Jenson Button - 1:31.290
4) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:31.700
5) Romain Grosjean - 1:31.898
6) Sergio Perez - 1:32.022
7) Fernando Alonso - 1:32.114
8) Kimi Raikkonen - 1:32.208
9) Lewis Hamilton - 1:32.327
10) Nico Hulkenberg - NO TIME

 

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Vettel wins in Japan as Alonso crashes out

Sebastian Vettel demolished Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 world championship lead by dominating the Japanese Grand Prix as the points leader retired in a first-lap crash.
The reigning champion is now just four points behind with five races to go, and has momentum on his side after back to back victories.

Felipe Massa came through from 10th on the grid to second for his first podium finish in nearly two years.

But for the home crowd everything was insignificant compared to Kamui Kobayashi fending off Jenson Button for his maiden F1 podium in third place, as he equalled the best ever finish for a Japanese driver.

Vettel's third Suzuka victory in four starts at the venue came easily as several likely challengers were eliminated in a chaotic first lap.

 

[Rey C.]

Fairly boring race except for Alonso's crash, IMO. But I was really happy to see Kobayashi get that podium. I honestly cannot understand why Sauber is rumored to be thinking of replacing him. He's not doing quite what he did last year. But he remains a solid, fast racer. And with their sponsorship apparently in better shape than in previous years, Sauber has no real reason to have to bring in a ride-buyer... I wouldn't think. :dunno: But I like the guy and really hope that if Sauber doesn't take him that another good team will recognize his talent.

Also, what do people think of Red Bull getting their reworked DRS system nailed down so well, while Lotus has been playing with theirs for what seems like forever and they still haven't managed to get it into a race?