Formula 1 - 2012

[MasterDon]

Oh well,there goes my predictions out the door.Hamilton on top.Williams a suprise second.Alonso P3 but it's anybody's race tommorow...

01 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:21.707 17 laps

02 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:22.285 0.578 14 laps

03 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:22.302 0.595 15 laps

04 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:22.424 0.717 14 laps

05 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:22.487 0.780 13 laps

06 Sergio Perez Sauber 1:22.533 0.826 14 laps

07 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.005 1.298 17 laps

08 Sebastian Vettel R*D B*LL 14 laps

09 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 15 laps

10 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 14 laps

11 Jenson Button McLaren 1:22.944 0.060 13 laps

12 Mark Webber R*D B*LL 1:22.977 0.093 8 laps

13 Paul di Resta Force India 1:23.125 0.241 14 laps

14 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:23.177 0.293 13 laps

15 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.265 0.381 11 laps

16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:23.442 0.558 11 laps

17 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:23.444 0.560 12 laps

18 Bruno Senna Williams 1:24.981 2.398 8 laps

19 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:25.277 2.694 8 laps

20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:25.507 2.924 8 laps

21 Charles Pic Marussia 1:26.582 3.999 8 laps

22 Timo Glock Marussia 1:27.032 4.449 8 laps

23 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:27.555 4.972 6 laps

24 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:31.122 8.539 4 laps

[The Stig]

7 different teams in the top 10, its gonna be a cracker !

[MasterDon]

Hamilton stripped off his pole position! http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7752098/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Simplelife]

That was a superb race and all credits should go to Maldonado, he drove with lots of responsibility, so glad to see a Williams in the podium after such a loooong time! ……..but my pic of the driver is surely Raikkonen , he was struggling with his tyres, but managed to keep up with the phase… and really don’t know why Ferrari still keeping Massa…

Edited May 14, 2012 by Simplelife

[terrabytetango]

I wonder if the results would've been different had Hami kept his PP. Srsly, McLaren are futzing up more than ever. And it only happens to Hamilton. Every one of his pitstops were slower than JB's. Other than that, best F1 Season ever since... well since Villeneuve was driving for WIlliams and going head to head with a younger, more talented Schumacher (that rear ending was inexcusable machan, you should learn to drive here in SL).

[The Stig]

  On 5/14/2012 at 9:57 AM, Simplelife said:

but my pic of the driver is surely Raikkonen , he was struggling with his tyres, but managed to keep up with the phase…

But he didnt seem so happy on the podium, wonder why

[vishkid]

One of the best Spanish GP's ever .. innit? Love the way it's shaping up this season.

[Simplelife]

  On 5/14/2012 at 2:48 PM, The Stig said:

But he didnt seem so happy on the podium, wonder why

yeah....well after the race, he has told that he wasn’t happy finishing at 3^rd place..…

http://www.espnstar.com/motorsport/f1/news/detail/item802173/Kimi-unhappy-despite-third-place-finish/

[miniace]

FIA stewards deemed the incident between Bruno and Schumi the fault of the vetaran and handed shumy a five grid penalty for the Monaco GP.

MINIACE

[The Stig]

Williams F1 celebration party ended up in flames

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RHC0NOeOTE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.hanzoautobuzz.com/2012/05/williams-f1-celebration-party-ended-up-in-flames-video/

Yikes

Edited May 18, 2012 by The Stig

[terrabytetango]

Monaco. You know you can't miss it. Saturday 18:30 - 19:30 / Sunday 17:30 - 19:30.

[vishkid]

So Schumi tops qualifying (nice to see him do this once in a while) but Webber will start on P1. I doubt if the Mercs will hv the race pace for 77 laps though.

[The Stig]

  On 5/26/2012 at 1:20 PM, vishkid said:

So Schumi tops qualifying (nice to see him do this once in a while) but Webber will start on P1. I doubt if the Mercs will hv the race pace for 77 laps though.

Yep sad scene for Shumi. But monaco is a no overtaking kinda track, i think Nico can hold off onto a podium even with the tire wear problems. Fingers crossed

[miniace]

So close yet so far for shumy...Im sure he will do his best from third row. Thats Schumy I know.

MINIACE

[virensti]

Shame about the 5 place penalty, but its absolutely fantastic that a 43 year old man can still get pole position in a formula one Grand Prix.. Absolutely delighted about Schumi and hope he has a super race toms!

[Pericles]

I dunno about the F1, the GP2 has been... eventful

Check out the lap1 coverage.

https://www.youtube....d&v=xCte8-m-Xqg

They seem to have lost about 1/2 the field.

Edited May 26, 2012 by Pericles

[MasterDon]

A preview of the upcoming Ron Howard directed flick 'Rush'.Which is based on the epic 1976 F1 season and the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-xqy-ksqvs&list=UUXDpeAiQbDgzoKv_7agX4kw&index=1&feature=plcp

Eddie Jordan(former Jordan F1 team boss now with the BBC) meets 'The Professor'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDueWWrrlo&feature=g-u-u

Edited May 26, 2012 by MasterDon

[terrabytetango]

  On 5/26/2012 at 8:20 PM, MasterDon said:

A preview of the upcoming Ron Howard directed flick 'Rush'.Which is based on the epic 1976 F1 season and the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-xqy-ksqvs&list=UUXDpeAiQbDgzoKv_7agX4kw&index=1&feature=plcp

Eddie Jordan(former Jordan F1 team boss now with the BBC) meets 'The Professor'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDueWWrrlo&feature=g-u-u

I wonder if they will feature the 6 wheeled Tyrell!!

[MasterDon]

  On 5/27/2012 at 7:39 AM, terrabytetango said:

I wonder if they will feature the 6 wheeled Tyrell!!

They did!...Here it is on set...

[The Stig]

  On 5/26/2012 at 4:59 PM, Pericles said:

I dunno about the F1, the GP2 has been... eventful

Check out the lap1 coverage.

https://www.youtube....d&v=xCte8-m-Xqg

They seem to have lost about 1/2 the field.

Yep watched it in the morning, its was a massive pile up

  On 5/26/2012 at 8:20 PM, MasterDon said:

Eddie Jordan(former Jordan F1 team boss now with the BBC) meets 'The Professor'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDueWWrrlo&feature=g-u-u

Wow prost looks kinda old now, i wonder how Senna would have turned out to be if he lived

[vishkid]

No overtaking probably stands this year Monaco in a comparatively dim light, despite all the glam & the history. But who am I to complain ... especially as my darling princess Fernando is heading the championship!! :D

Who would hv thought after Australia ...

[MasterDon]

Not the best of races,but much better than some of the previous Monaco GPs...Button was all over the place and dear me,when will Schuei's bad luck run out?

Result

1. Webber R*D B*LL-Renault 1h46:06.557

2. Rosberg Mercedes + 0.643

3. Alonso Ferrari + 0.947

4. Vettel R*D B*LL-Renault + 1.343

5. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 4.101

6. Massa Ferrari + 6.195

7. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 41.500

8. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 42.500

9. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 44.000

10. Senna Williams-Renault + 44.500

11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap

12. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap

13. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 1 lap

14. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap

15. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps

Did Not Finish

Button McLaren-Mercedes 71

Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 66

Pic Marussia-Cosworth 65

Schumacher Mercedes 64

Petrov Caterham-Renault 16

Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 6

De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1

Maldonado Williams-Renault 1

Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1

BTW check this out...LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN7ODEvh-cQ&feature=g-u-u

Edited May 27, 2012 by MasterDon

[MasterDon]

[Simplelife]

So the Canadian GP is about to start.....................hope Alonso can pull this off, having said that a Redbull and a Mclaren is ahead of him...

Edited June 10, 2012 by Simplelife

[Clark's son]

Wished that alonso could have held on to the lead.

The bloody p-zeros they make zeros out of heros