Formula 1 2012

[TheAdmiral]

End of P1.

1) Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.572
2) Sebastian Vettel - 1:33.877
3) Paul Di Resta - 1:34.150
4) Nico Rosberg - 1:34.249
5) Jenson Button - 1:34.277
6) Nico Hulkenberg - 1:34.344
7) Michael Schumacher - 1:34.483
8) Mark Webber - 1:34.552
9) Kimi Raikkonen - 1:34.609
10) Romain Grosjean - 1:34.847

 

[Supafly]

Wonder if we're going to see great racing this weekend or if the track is going to be as boring as in the past....

I hope that some team-members will have the guts to say:

Race in spite of a dictatorship that crushes any opposition? No way!

Read a news story about four team members of Force Indialeaving the country after being witness to some bombing, and now the Sauber team, too is thinking about what they should do. Yet Ecclestone has no plan for doing the right thing

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mo...says-Formula-One-chief-Bernie-Ecclestone.html

 

[larss]

As much as I am looking forward to the race, I would like to see all the teams pull out and refuse to race. Except, of course, Ferrari, in the manner of USA 2005.

 

[TheAdmiral]

I slept through P2

1) Nico Rosberg - 1:32.816
2) Mark Webber - 1:33.262
3) Sebastian Vettel - 1:33.525
4) Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.747
5) Michael Schumacher - 1:33.862
6) Jenson Button - 1:34.246
7) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:34.411
8) Fernando Alonso - 1:34.449
9) Romain Grosjean - 1:34.615
10) Sergio Perez - 1:34.893

Force India did not take part in this session.

 

[D-rock]

Am I the only person that hates the DRS?

(To be more accurate I don't hate it as much as how it's implemented.)

 

[larss]

Am I the only person that hates the DRS?

(To be more accurate I don't hate it as much as how it's implemented.)

It has definitely made the races less of a procession as has KERS.

 

[Rey C.]

KERS is negated by the leading car activating it too. It actually seems kind of pointless (unless one car loses the system during the race). The same was true in the IRL and in Champ Car when they used "Push to Pass" systems. The drivers used to refer to it as "Push NOT to Be Passed".

But I really like the DRS. Unlike KERS, unless you block, there is no way to defeat that system advantage. In this age of aero dependent cars, I think the FIA was right on the money by allowing that system. I also like the innovative approach that Mercedes/Brawn took in implementing a system that takes drag off the front wing when the rear wing is opened. Very smart!

 

[TheAdmiral]

P3 starting soon, Force India will participate this session

 

[TheAdmiral]

5 place grid penalty for Pastor Maldonado (gearbox change)

 

[Rey C.]

So no one but Nico has gotten into the 1:32's yet this weekend? Maybe another poll for the lad!

 

[TheAdmiral]

End of P3.

1) Nico Rosberg - 1:33.254
2) Sebastian Vettel - 1:33.401
3) Mark Webber - 1:33.463
4) Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.782
5) Michael Schumacher - 1:33.796
6) Jenson Button - 1:33.899
7) Kimi Raikkonen - 1:33.976
8) Daniel Ricciardo - 1:34.197
9) Romain Grosjean - 1:34.401
10) Fernando Alonso - 1:34.895

 

[TheAdmiral]

End of Q1.

Fastest time:
Sergio Perez - 1:33.814

Eliminated:
Schumacher
Vergne
Petrov
Pic
De La Rosa
Glock
Karthikeyan

All cars qualify.

 

[TheAdmiral]

Jean-Eric Vergne is being investigated for missing the weigh-bridge call.

 

[TheAdmiral]

End of Q2.

Fastest time:
Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.209

Eliminated:
Raikkonen
Kobayashi
Hulkenberg
Massa
Senna
Maldonado
Kovalainen

 

[TheAdmiral]

End of Qualifying!

Fastest Time:
Sebastian Vettel - 1:32.422

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

Pastor Maldonado was given a five-place grid penalty for changing the gearbox. He originally qualified 17th.

Race begins at 3:00 PM local time.

 

[Buggster]

Are they racing every week now?

 

[TheAdmiral]

Are they racing every week now?

No they aren't

Edit: 1500!

 

[TheAdmiral]

Are you staying up late or waking up early for Bahrain?

 

[larss]

Given that it starts at 1pm BST, I will be doing neither, just watching it with lunch.

 

[TheAdmiral]

Schumacher is set to star 22nd. He changed the gearbox and was given a five place grid penalty. He may start from the pit lane.