by Jim05 » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:39 am
bulldog2004 wrote:Lewis Hamilton makes it the 8th winner from as many races. Grosjean 2nd and Perez 3rd. Webber struggled in 7th but only 9 points behind in the world championship.
by bulldog2004 » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:58 pm
Jim05 wrote:bulldog2004 wrote:Lewis Hamilton makes it the 8th winner from as many races. Grosjean 2nd and Perez 3rd. Webber struggled in 7th but only 9 points behind in the world championship.
Very hot day and a lot of teams had tyre issues. Was good pitstop strategy by Hamilton, came in late for freshies and drove by everyone who's tyres were failing. Just watched the higlights and Vettel was very lucky not to stick it into the wall of champions
by The Sleeping Giant » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:56 am
by Jim05 » Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:28 am
The Sleeping Giant wrote:Wasn't it the seventh different winner from seven races?
by Jim05 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:07 pm
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by Grahaml » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:55 am
Jim05 wrote:Maldonado punts Hamilton into the wall on the 2nd to last lap, both are out. Webber goes to 4th
by bloods08 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:57 am
by Grahaml » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:08 am
bloods08 wrote:Heard at the end of the coverage that Red Bull may be protesting as it is alledged that Schumacher used DRS in a yellow flag zone.
Looks like the stewards may have a busy few hours with that and a couple of other incidents to be investigated during the race.
by RustyCage » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:51 am
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by RustyCage » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:27 pm
Although television images confirmed Schumacher's DRS was open in the yellow-flag area, the race stewards deemed the seven-time champion had slowed down sufficiently and therefore decided no penalty was needed.
Pastor Maldonado has been given a post-race drive-through penalty for his collision with Lewis Hamilton during the European Grand Prix.
The penalty, with 20 seconds added to his final time, drops Maldonado to 12th position, with Williams team-mate Bruno Senna getting the final point.
Vergne, who retired from the race on lap 27, was given a 10-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix and a 25,000 euro fine.
The Toro Rosso driver was found to have caused an avoidable accident after he made contact with the Caterham of Heikki Kovalainen on lap 12 of the race.
by Grahaml » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:46 pm
by RustyCage » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:05 pm
Marussia Formula 1 test driver Maria de Villota has been taken to hospital after a crash during a straightline test at Duxford airfield on Tuesday.
The Spaniard was scheduled to begin two days of straightline work for the team as part of her test driver role with the outfit.
Marussia has confirmed that she was involved in an accident and collided with a stationary vehicle.
"At approximately 09.15hrs BST this morning, the Marussia F1 Team's test driver Maria De Villota had an accident in the team's MR-01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time," said a team statement. "The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team's support truck.
"Maria has been transferred to hospital. Once her medical condition has been assessed a further statement will be issued."
A statement from local constabulary Cambridge Police said: "We were called by the ambulance service at 0925am with reports that a racing car had been in collision with a lorry at low speed at Duxford Airfield. We have since discovered that the driver has a serious injury. We have notified the health and safety executive because the incident was on private land."
De Villota's Duxford outing was her first test for Marussia. She was set to give the major upgrade package that the team is introducing for the British Grand Prix its first run.
The 32-year-old is a former World Touring Car Championship and Superleague Formula driver, and daughter of ex-Formula 1 racer Emilio de Villota.
Her first taste of F1 machinery came at Paul Ricard in 2011, when she tested a Renault R29.
by Jim05 » Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:46 am
by purch » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:34 am
SILVERSTONE, England — You have to feel for Mark Webber. The Australian driver for Red Bull has consistently been one of this season’s finest drivers, though never one of its flashiest.
Yet, after he won the British Grand Prix on Sunday, a journalist had the temerity to ask Webber if he planned to pull aside in the future to allow his German Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel to win, should the occasion arise — as if Webber must be uncomfortable leading his double-world champion teammate in points this season.
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With Vettel sitting beside him in the press conference, Webber endured two or three questions that demonstrated the strange perception that this extraordinary driver is second fiddle to Vettel.
After the question about whether he would be willing to let Vettel pass him in the future — no doubt at the next race, in Germany — if it could mean Vettel winning, Webber paused for a long time, as if holding something back.Then he said he would try to treat the question as if it were intelligent.
Another journalist asked Alonso and Vettel if they were surprised to see Webber winning. Alonso provided the best answer, saying he was not surprised, that while it was true that last year Webber trailed Vettel, in 2010, Webber went into the last race of the season chasing the championship title ahead of Vettel, where he had been for several races.
Indeed, until he faced Vettel, Webber had almost always outperformed his teammates. Vettel, as a Red Bull protégé and a much younger man, has had moments of greater support and an easier path. But Webber, while he has occasionally put in a bad performance, and rarely shines with brilliance, has always proven to be one of the best drivers in the series. Maybe this will finally be his year.
by purch » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:02 pm
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