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2014 Formula 1 calendar
Testing
27 Feb Bahrain International Circuit
28 Feb Bahrain International Circuit
1 Mar Bahrain International Circuit
2 Mar Bahrain International Circuit
Races
16 Mar- Australia -Albert Park
30 Mar- Malaysia -Sepang
6 Apr- Bahrain -Sakhir
20 Apr- China -Shanghai
11 May- Spain -Circuit de Catalunya
25 May- Monaco -Monte Carlo
8 Jun- Canada -Montreal
22 Jun- Austria -Red Bull Ring
6 Jul- Great Britain -Silverstone Circuit
20 Jul- Germany -Hockenheim
27 Jul - Hungary -Hungaroring
24 Aug- Belgium -Spa-Francorchamps
7 Sep - Italy -Monza
21 Sep- Singapore -Singapore
5 Oct - Japan -Suzuka
12 Oct- Russia -Sochi
2 Nov - United States -Circuit of the Americas
9 Nov - Brazil -Interlagos
23 Nov- Abu Dhabi -Abu Dhabi
Who’s powering who in 2014?
The latest rundown of who’s running what turbo engines in 2014...
1. Red Bull: Renault
2. Ferrari: Ferrari
3. McLaren: Mercedes
4. Lotus: Renault
5. Mercedes: Mercedes
6. Force India: Mercedes
7. Sauber: Ferrari
8. Williams: Mercedes
9. Toro Rosso: Renault
10. Caterham: Renault
11. Marussia: Ferrari
Drivers' numbers
Note: Under a new rule, drivers pick their preferred race numbers. If there was a clash, priority went to the driver placed higher in the 2013 championship.
As world champion, Sebastian Vettel has exercised his right to use one in 2014 and has picked five for rest of his career.
Alonso, who was runner-up to Vettel in 2013, has chosen 14 because he used it during his teenage years in karting and he considers it lucky.
The famously unemotional Raikkonen said he picked seven because "it's the number I already had last year and I saw no reason to change it".
Button asked for 22 because it was the number on his Brawn car when he won his sole world title in 2009.
The full 2014 F1 entry list is as follows, with the drivers' race number listed first:
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull-Renault
44 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes
6 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes
14 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari
7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
8 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus-Renault
13 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus-Renault
22 Jenson Button (GB) McLaren-Mercedes
20 Kevin Magnussen (Den) McLaren-Mercedes
27 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India-Mercedes
11 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India-Mercedes
99 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari
21 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari
25 J ean-Eric Vergne (Fra) Toro Rosso-Renault
26 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Toro Rosso-Renault
19 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams-Mercedes
77 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams-Mercedes
17 Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia-Ferrari
TBA Max Chilton (GB) Marussia-Ferrari
TBC Caterham-Renault
TBC Caterham-Renault
By the looks of things after the tests Mercedes looks way in front over 1.5 seconds a lap faster...
By the looks of things after the tests Mercedes looks way in front over 1.5 seconds a lap faster...
Does at the moment. Seb looks unlikely to get his fifth title in a row on present form.
Renault engines seem to be having the worst of the unreliability problems.
All Grands Prix are live on Sky Sports on a dedicated Formula One channel, but you have to pay for the channel :( [I wont be paying. Spending my money on Escorts.]
All Grands Prix are live on Radio BBC 5 live and BBC online. There are highlights on BBC TV after the race is over.
The following are LIVE on BBC TV (BBC1 and BBC1 HD)
Malaysian Grand Prix
Spanish Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
British Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix
Italian Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix
Russian Grand Prix
and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7dayslater
26-02-14, 20:11
Does at the moment. Seb looks unlikely to get his fifth title in a row on present form.
Renault engines seem to be having the worst of the unreliability problems.
I wouldn't put it past Red Bull for them to correct the faults and have a competitive car a few races in, but currently the new car looks slow and unreliable.
Lol... Great quote from the master of understatement :)
It should be interesting with Raikkonen and Alonso both at Ferrari... :rolleyes:
Interesting too with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg seemed able to match Schumacher sometimes, and he seems faster than Hamilton. He certainly has a better temperament than Hamilton.
Interesting too with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg seemed able to match Schumacher sometimes, and he seems faster than Hamilton. He certainly has a better temperament than Hamilton.
Is love to see Risberg wipe hamilton's smirky grin off his face.
After today's testing, and with only three more testing sessions to go, and the first race on 16 March in Albert Park in Australia, Renault's engine problems continue.
With overheating turbo s and energy recovery systems not working, the teams they supply - Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Caterham and Lotus are going to have difficulty even finishing races.
I wait with interest on what the next three days of testing will bring.........
Another big story is that Ross Brawn is telling people he has retired from Motorsport.
When he left Mercedes last year he was expected to take a short break and then join another team.
Of course, a man of his talent, how long before some team makes him an offer he can't refuse?
Naughtynatalie
27-02-14, 16:34
Another big story is that Ross Brawn is telling people he has retired from Motorsport.
When he left Mercedes last year he was expected to take a short break and then join another team.
Of course, a man of his talent, how long before some team makes him an offer he can't refuse?
I read in an article that Brawn said he could be persuaded back to the sport, although its not in his plans. I think he'll be back 2015.
Naughtynatalie
27-02-14, 20:35
"Persuaded" as in if he's offered enough cash.... Lol
The guy is a genius and he will be missed in the sport.... But I can't see him staying away for too long.
Although money is huge in the sport I think the roll he has in the team is more important. I'm sure thats why he left mercedes in the first place! I know he was Team Principle but think there was disagreements as to his ecxpectations of his roll! I may be wrong. Besides in F1 its always gonna be big money ;)
He certainly is a genius.
Motor sport is in his blood. I reckon a year out & he'll miss the smell of petrol & burning rubbing & be back the following season :D
7dayslater
27-02-14, 21:17
Although money is huge in the sport I think the roll he has in the team is more important. I'm sure thats why he left mercedes in the first place! I know he was Team Principle but think there was disagreements as to his ecxpectations of his roll! I may be wrong. Besides in F1 its always gonna be big money ;)
He certainly is a genius.
Motor sport is in his blood. I reckon a year out & he'll miss the smell of petrol & burning rubbing & be back the following season :D
The 2009 season was incredible, a sporting Cinderella story. If Brawn can replicate that magic, I'll be glad to have him back in 2015!
The 28th of February (today) is homologation day for engines. This means after today, teams can only change parts in the name of safety, reliability and cost-cutting.
Renault (surprise!) has requested an extension at today’s meeting of the rule-making body.
But this rule exists because Renault threatened to quit if it was not introduced. :)
Also, all the teams have already had an extra year to develop the engines, again at the request of Renault.
In theory, Renault would need agreement from all the other teams to change the rule. A rule Renault lobbied for, and now want changed.
Is this Renault on the way out in F1? Is it just too expensive for them? Present problems are being blamed on lack of investment for the new turbo V-6's
Honda is coming back to F1 in 2015, supplying engines to McLaren.
Honda's F1 base is going to be in Milton Keynes. Red Bull are just down the road……..:D
Honda is coming back to F1 in 2015, supplying engines to McLaren.
Honda's F1 base is going to be in Milton Keynes. Red Bull are just down the road……..:D
Surprised at that. I thought McLaren were trying to construct their own engines. Must have hit a snag somewhere. But sure if the McLaren-Honda partnership is as successful as the last time they won't care
Rachel Divine
28-02-14, 19:01
Might go to Silverstone , birthday present for myself as in August I will be away for the whole month and will be difficult to catch up on Monza ... :rolleyes:
Still hate DRS it's such a stupid system, last seaon i stopped watching after the half way when RB started to dominate again. Hope Kimi and Alonso wipe the floor with Vettel this year.
Still hate DRS it's such a stupid system, last seaon i stopped watching after the half way when RB started to dominate again. Hope Kimi and Alonso wipe the floor with Vettel this year.
Hope it will be Ferrari's year, love to see them back at the top
Pre-season testing can be an unreliable indicator of true form.
But reliability looks like it will be an issue for all the teams.
Not only does the complexity of the engines lead to unreliability, but makes the engines much harder and time consuming to fix when something does go wrong.
At the moment there appears to be a pecking order in both reliability and speed.
Mercedes engines which power Mercedes, Williams, Force India and McLaren look the best.
Ferrari which powers Ferrari, Sauber and Marussia are a clear second.
Renault are in a poor third place at present. Renault power Lotus, Caterham and Toro Rosso, and of course last years runaway champions, Red Bull.
Most teams will have an upgrade package for the first race, but still it looks like it will be an interesting season when the 65th Formula One Season starts in Australia in Melbourne, with testing/qualifying on 14-15 March, and the race on the 16 March.
downpunter
03-03-14, 17:56
Red Bull have applied for an extra 200g in the maximum weight allowance of car + full fuel + driver package .... they need it for the extra rubber tread on the drivers' shoes so they can get out and push without slipping ....
Red Bull have applied for an extra 200g in the maximum weight allowance of car + full fuel + driver package .... they need it for the extra rubber tread on the drivers' shoes so they can get out and push without slipping ....
:lmao: Stranger things have happened. In 1984, Nigel Mansell famously collapsed while pushing his car to the finish line after the transmission failed on the last lap of the Dallas Grand Prix. The race was one of the hottest on record, and he had been driving 2 hours in 104 °F (about 40 °C). He still managed to finish sixth. This gave him one championship point.
This would be illegal under the rules now.
And on current form, Seb would have to push a lot further..........
Jack Brabham, in the 1959 United States Grand Prix ran out of fuel within sight of the finish line while he was leading the race.
He pushed the car to the line, and still came fourth. He won the championship by four points.
I was a massive F1 fan back in the day but the gobshites who run it have been slowly killing for the last several years taking out much of the excitement like fuel stops etc...now it is just a procession type race usually with vettel at the front.
FetishCherry
07-03-14, 00:28
2014 Formula 1 calendar
Testing
27 Feb Bahrain International Circuit
28 Feb Bahrain International Circuit
1 Mar Bahrain International Circuit
2 Mar Bahrain International Circuit
Races
16 Mar- Australia -Albert Park
30 Mar- Malaysia -Sepang
6 Apr- Bahrain -Sakhir
20 Apr- China -Shanghai
11 May- Spain -Circuit de Catalunya
25 May- Monaco -Monte Carlo
8 Jun- Canada -Montreal
22 Jun- Austria -Red Bull Ring
6 Jul- Great Britain -Silverstone Circuit
20 Jul- Germany -Hockenheim
27 Jul - Hungary -Hungaroring
24 Aug- Belgium -Spa-Francorchamps
7 Sep - Italy -Monza
21 Sep- Singapore -Singapore
5 Oct - Japan -Suzuka
12 Oct- Russia -Sochi
2 Nov - United States -Circuit of the Americas
9 Nov - Brazil -Interlagos
23 Nov- Abu Dhabi -Abu Dhabi
Who’s powering who in 2014?
The latest rundown of who’s running what turbo engines in 2014...
1. Red Bull: Renault
2. Ferrari: Ferrari
3. McLaren: Mercedes
4. Lotus: Renault
5. Mercedes: Mercedes
6. Force India: Mercedes
7. Sauber: Ferrari
8. Williams: Mercedes
9. Toro Rosso: Renault
10. Caterham: Renault
11. Marussia: Ferrari
I wonder this is a thread for an Escort forum? Guess you are in wrong website.
I wonder this is a thread for an Escort forum? Guess you are in wrong website.
We are broad-minded people here on EI, with a wide range of interests.
Wow next week is the first race weekend. I am really excited for this season it seems like a more even playing field now with all the regulation changes. Nice to see Red Bull struggling with testing as they normally have the best updates on their car every season with Adrian Newey.
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
All time GMT/Irish Time
Practice 1 Fri 01:30
Practice 2 Fri 05:30
Practice 3 Sat 03:00
Qualifying Sat 06:00
Race Sun 06:00
Forecast: Could be rain on Sunday raceday!
Clint Eastdude
12-03-14, 19:30
Is love to see Risberg wipe hamilton's smirky grin off his face.
Good thread at last..Used to have a problem with Hamilton but not anymore he's an out and out racer and I admire his Grit and all this shit with tyres didnt help... loved his ex girlfriend too . Alonso and Kimi at Ferrari will be one to watch..Kimi is a legend and will rattle Alonso cage .. Red Bull probably sand bagging and will be quick out of the blocks..Adrian Newey & Vettell..anyone willing to bet against them for the championship..not me.
Rachel Divine
12-03-14, 19:38
I love Lewis's aggressive driving style. If he can not pass you , he will kick you off the track .
Gotta love the man :D
I love Lewis's aggressive driving style. If he can not pass you , he will kick you off the track .
Gotta love the man :D
His bosses won't if he takes that attitude with his team mate
Rachel Divine
12-03-14, 20:57
His bosses won't if he takes that attitude with his team mate
Is Lewis , he doesn't care :lmao:
I love Lewis's aggressive driving style. If he can not pass you , he will kick you off the track .
Gotta love the man :D
Sorry it can't stand him, but I will say he's a great driver but he's a bit of a moaner with no cause. He did out gun Alonso at McLaren which was a feat in itself but he's too complacent to be a great, too many mistakes, if he would use the head he will be great bug unfortunately his ego is in the way. If Hamilton out psychics Rosberg this year it will be a surprise to me let's see .....
Rachel Divine
12-03-14, 20:59
Sorry it can't stand him, but I will say he's a great driver but he's a bit of a moaner with no cause. He did out gun Alonso at McLaren which was a feat in itself but he's too complacent to be a great, too many mistakes, if he would use the head he will be great bug unfortunately his ego is in the way. If Hamilton out psychics Rosberg this year it will be a surprise to me let's see .....
I know. The truth is ,he wised up since then.
I know. The truth is ,he wised up since then.
Time will tell ...
Sorry it can't stand him, but I will say he's a great driver but he's a bit of a moaner with no cause. He did out gun Alonso at McLaren which was a feat in itself but he's too complacent to be a great, too many mistakes, if he would use the head he will be great bug unfortunately his ego is in the way. If Hamilton out psychics Rosberg this year it will be a surprise to me let's see .....
You're right Lewis is a moaner, seems to blame everyone but himself when things go wrong, which to me just shows his mental weakness. Id love to see Raikkonen win the title, its going to be interesting to see what happens a Ferrari this year
Is Lewis , he doesn't care :lmao:
He will if he's told to feck off at the end of the year
Clint Eastdude
13-03-14, 13:53
Who will finish First this weekend Guys..My wild card is Massa in the Williams..all fired up and car is good..( some x red bull guys there now..
I think realistically in Melbourne it is a race between four teams.
The four teams that run Mercedes power-plants. Mercedes, Williams, McLaren and Force India.
Lewis Hamilton must be the favourite. His natural racing talent is beyond question, but his temperament is suspect and he has had problems in the past managing less than ideal or sick cars.
His team mate Nico Rosberg is usually slightly slower but has a much better temperament and would manage a malfunctioning car better.
Jenson Button is easily the most technically proficient driver with regard to racing lines and throttle control of his generation. He must be another contender. [Of course there is a lot more to winning races than technical proficiency. Schumacher and Alonso being examples of drivers who are not very technically proficient on paper].
Sergio Perez Outside chance. Possible up-and-coming star.
Felipe Massa Guy who came very close to winning a championship, and with his talent and temperament should have won at least one. His chance seems to have gone. Would be a popular winner at Melbourne, but I can’t see it.
Whole thing could of course be a shambles with poor reliability with the new engines and the added problem of rain. It could be more about endurance and keeping running more than racing. Too chaotic to call. But if I had to put money on one driver, it would be Lewis Hamilton.
Rachel Divine
13-03-14, 23:52
Fernando Alonso :dance:
Williams is a good outside bet they know what's what with a v4 engine and turbos and have to be in with a shout as for McLaren Ron Dennis is back at the helm look at McLaren since he stepped down
Can't wait for the start
Mercedes dominate the free practice sessions. Team orders could be interesting on Sunday..
Mercedes dominate the free practice sessions. Team orders could be interesting on Sunday..
I cant see any team orders at this stage, but if they do it will be ignored lol
I cant see any team orders at this stage, but if they do it will be ignored lol
I remember Coulthard having to move over for Hakkinen in the first race in....'98 was it?
I remember Coulthard having to move over for Hakkinen in the first race in....'98 was it?
Yep 98 I nearly fell off the seat it was the last lap too. Courtyard was expecting the same gesture and it never came, McLaren ran away with it that year.
Who will finish First this weekend Guys..My wild card is Massa in the Williams..all fired up and car is good..( some x red bull guys there now..
Williams is going well but Bottas is quicker than Massa
Fernando Alonso :dance:
Forza Alonso! Best driver on the grid hope he wins it this year.
Fernando Alonso may be the best driver but at the moment he has too many car issues. For qualifying in two hours time it looks like a Mercedes front-row lock out. Nico looks as good as Lewis. Either could take pole.
It could all change as the season goes on. Red Bull have the best chassis at the moment, and although they have the worst engine, they are making improvements. Ferrari too are making progress.
Rachel Divine
15-03-14, 06:05
Well , we are at it. :D
Pole position likely to be a Mercedes.
Could be Nico Rosberg. His smoother driving style may suit the new turbo engines with their low-rev torque rather than Lewis Hamilton's boy-racer style of driving.
Rachel Divine
15-03-14, 06:26
Rain brings some excitement :dance:
Only three minutes for Sebastian Vettel to get a time to reach top ten.
Rachel Divine
15-03-14, 06:43
Only three minutes for Sebastian Vettel to get a time to reach top ten.
Not anymore :dance:
He is crying surely ... :D
Thought is Alonso who crashed , but no :dance:
Vettel fails to make it to final ten places in qualifying. Daniel Ricciardo his team mate is through.
Rachel Divine
15-03-14, 07:03
Well done Lewis.
Fernando 5th , not too bad , he will make it up on the race :dance:
The wet weather threw up a few surprises.. Riccardo on the front row, great drive from Magnussen and 2 Toro Rossos in the top ten. Should be an interesting race tomorrow
Rachel Divine
15-03-14, 07:46
Jeez.... you heard your alarm clock so........ :D
I did not sleep ... Couldn't take the chance with the alarm :lmao:
The wet weather threw up a few surprises.. Riccardo on the front row, great drive from Magnussen and 2 Toro Rossos in the top ten. Should be an interesting race tomorrow
Great to see the Toro Rossos up there ,hope they finish strong.
Glad to see Vettel not in Q3, he's a little brat and throws his toys out of the pram when things dont go his way.
Rachel Divine
16-03-14, 07:57
Ferrari is a little turtle :(
Ferrari is a little turtle :(
But the little turtle looks better in red than green.
Trouble brewing for Daniel Ricciardo? QUOTE FIA: "During the race car number 03 has exceeded consistently the maximum allowed fuel flow of 100 kg/h."
More problems for Red Bull? They get a car going well, then problems with scrutineering.
Ferrari is a little turtle :(
Fifth and eighth place is a good result under the circumstances, given the power of the Mercedes engines. Could be going up one place if Daniel Ricciardo is penalised.
Daniel Ricciardo is an extremely good driver and drove an excellent race, but he did look out of place on the podium given the pace of the other Renault powered cars.
As expected, Mercedes will be the team to beat this year. Magnussen looks like a great find for McLaren. Beyond the podium, Bottas did well in the Williams and 2 STRs did brilliantly to stay in the points. All in all a good start to the season
I'm hoping this means we will have an open season and not the usual Red Bull parade to the finish. Looking like Mercedes are the one to beat. Will be interesting to watch Vettel this season and how he reacts when not leading or winning.
Oh shooks forgot it was on hope it will be an open season very competitive come on ferrari :D
1. Germany N Rosberg Mercedes points 25
2. Denmark K Magnussen McLaren points 18
3. Great Britain J Button McLaren points 15
4. Spain F Alonso Ferrari points 12
5. Finland V Bottas Williams points 10
6. Germany N Hulkenberg Force India points 8
7. France J Vergne Toro Rosso points 6
8. Finland K Raikkonen Ferrari points 4
9. Russia D Kvyat Toro Rosso points 2
10. Mexico S Perez Force India points 1
11. Germany A Sutil Sauber
12. Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
13. Great Britain M Chilton Marussia
14. France R Grosjean Lotus
15. France J Bianchi Marussia(ret.)
16. Venezuela P Maldonado Lotus(ret.)
17. Sweden M Ericsson Caterham(ret.)
18. Germany S Vettel Red Bull(ret.)
19. Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes(ret.)
20. Brazil F Massa Williams(ret.)
21. Japan K Kobayashi Caterham(ret.)
22. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull (DSQ)
Good start to the season.
Magnussen is definitely one to watch, but OMG he looks young!
I know... I can remember his dad racing in F1 :yikes:
Bring back the days of Senna,Prost etc in cars with no regeneration systems,No DRS and no boredom!
It used to be just about the driver and the horsepower he had to hand!
Bring back the days of Senna,Prost etc in cars with no regeneration systems,No DRS and no boredom!
It used to be just about the driver and the horsepower he had to hand!
Good point very hard to judge how good a driver really his if they have the superior machine over their rivals,very hard to know how they would match up with the senna's schumacher's prosts in heir prime.
Good point very hard to judge how good a driver really his if they have the superior machine over their rivals,very hard to know how they would match up with the senna's schumacher's prosts in heir prime.
Agreed........When is the last time any of the races matched (for excitement) a senna blitz in the rain or a senna/mansell dice to the finish around Monaco?
The cars nowdays are too clinical,with too much input from external influences such as software and the drivers...............well,not a senna esque personality between the lot of em
I remember the days when bike racing was similar.Gardiner,Schwantz,Lawson,Spencer, all in the same race and all masters at what they did
F1 used to be the same...Prost,Mansell,Senna,Piquet all in the same race and ALL capable of winning after racing a hard race with no driver aids or software bullshit
These days both bikes (Marquez aside) and F1 are full of boring bastards with the same personalities as modern day soccer players who dive at the slightest opportunity and forget what their heroes were like back in the day! .I don't follow soccer at all,but I can appreciate the mastery of of an old George Best clip when put in front of me.
Im getting old I guess as everything seemed better 10 or 20 years ago lol
I remember Keke Rosberg, Nico's dad, taking the world championship in '82.... Lol
Before my time but not by much!!
But even back in the Prost/Senna days at McLaren, they had the best machinery, so I think F1 has never been a even playing field. I like all the new technology, although I do think the cars this year sound really horrible...
I don't mind the sound, they could do with turning up the microphones a bit though as the commentary is too loud in comparison.
I'm slightly worried about Mercedes completely dominating the season too even if it is good to see Red Bull struggling. It looks like a two horse race between Rosberg and Hamilton for the title already.
Agreed - I hope no one team dominates, but even if the Mercedes powered cars are the ones to beat this year you have Mercedes, McLaren, Williams, Force India, so it hopefully won't be boring. I'm sure Red Bull and Lotus will make up ground soon enough.
And you can never ignore Ferrari.... :)
McLaren, Williams and FI all seem a good bit behind though, Rosberg had plenty to spare.
I can see Red Bull doing well on tracks with mid to high speed corners like last season. Ferrari have a good car but are down on power, Alonso struggled badly for top speed against Hulkenberg.
I suppose anything is better than Vettel disappearing away in the distance and at least Rosberg and Hamilton are well matched.
Rosberg ...... 1st
Hamilton ......DNF
Lol......lol.......lol........lol
:lmao:
Thank you for your detailed analysis of the first race of the season :D
Ah man I'm gutted I missed the race that's the first Australian GP I missed since 1991 too much beer then I got up early to watch and the Telly was on the blink ... Grrrrr
Rachel Divine
18-03-14, 08:57
I remember Keke Rosberg, Nico's dad, taking the world championship in '82.... Lol
You are oldddddddddddddd ! :D
Rachel Divine
18-03-14, 08:58
Rosberg ...... 1st
Hamilton ......DNF
Lol......lol.......lol........lol
Explain DNF :confused:
User300415
18-03-14, 10:25
Did Not Finish Rachel.
A bit like some of us punters sometimes.
Rachel Divine
18-03-14, 17:54
Did Not Finish Rachel.
Thought it means something more hilarious than that :D x
User300415
18-03-14, 21:58
You are oldddddddddddddd ! :D
You think that's old - I remember the 6 wheelers !!!!!!
But even back in the Prost/Senna days at McLaren, they had the best machinery, so I think F1 has never been a even playing field. I like all the new technology, although I do think the cars this year sound really horrible...
I have to agree they sound aweful my mrs commented that it's destroyed she's been to about 12 gp's and it the noise you feel the power it gives you adrinilin, it's an open can't tell any outcome till the cars arrive back in Europe with all the tweaks.
Rachel Divine
18-03-14, 23:05
Age is just a number.... :)
But I even remember (only just) James "The Shunt" Hunt becoming world champion in '76 ;)
You could be fun , certainly some of the old guys are :D
x
Second race of the season this weekend. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Practice 1 Fri 02:00
Practice 2 Fri 06:00
Practice 3 Sat 05:00
Qualifying Sat 08:00
Race Sun 09:00 (Irish Time)
Is this the Red Bull rattler thrown out of the pram already???
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula-one/26721387
User300415
28-03-14, 00:03
Is anything more stilted than the Drivers' Press Conference at the outset of the weekend? So bad it's almost good.
Yes they are thankfully ( I'm a big Ferrari fan ) I can see the Alonso and Raikkonen battle heating up very soon....
User300415
28-03-14, 10:48
Will both Lotus cars ever complete a session? Not that I care a jot about Maldonado.
Final practice Malaysian Grand Prix:--
Rosberg quickest
Hamilton 2nd,
Raikkonen 3rd,
Vettel 4th
Both McLarens last with an engine sensor problem which may not be fixed for qualifying
Qualifying begins at 08:00
Temperatures around 31C, and it is raining. [Rain expected to stop before qualifying but the track unlikely to dry out for the start...]
Rachel Divine
29-03-14, 07:35
Thought they start at 7 ... Here I am staring at the tv ... :dunno:
Scheduled for 8.00. But if the rain continues, (reports of flooding in the paddock, with the pressure of the water even forcing the manhole covers to bounce up and down) it may be delayed.
Confirmed. Delayed 15mins because of heavy rain...
Delayed again..............
Track flooded.
Uncertain when qualifying will start..........
At least forecast for race on Sunday is dry.
Starting Grid
1) Hamilton 2) Vettel
3) Rosberg 4) Alonso
5) Ricciardo 6) Raikkonen
7) Hulkenberg 8) Magnussen
9) Vergne 10) Button
11) Kvyat 12) Gutierrez
13) Massa 14) Perez
15) Bottas 16) Grosjean
17) Maldonado 18) Sutil
19) Bianchi 20) Kobayashi
21) Chilton 22) Ericsson
Should be a good race tomorrow at 9.00!
Jiberjabber
29-03-14, 13:14
Starting Grid
1) Hamilton 2) Vettel
3) Rosberg 4) Alonso
5) Ricciardo 6) Raikkonen
7) Hulkenberg 8) Magnussen
9) Vergne 10) Button
11) Kvyat 12) Gutierrez
13) Massa 14) Perez
15) Bottas 16) Grosjean
17) Maldonado 18) Sutil
19) Bianchi 20) Kobayashi
21) Chilton 22) Ericsson
Should be a good race tomorrow at 9.00!
It looks like we have a safe enough distance between Kobayashi and Vettel for the start of this one.
Jiberjabber
29-03-14, 14:46
But even back in the Prost/Senna days at McLaren, they had the best machinery, so I think F1 has never been a even playing field. I like all the new technology, although I do think the cars this year sound really horrible...
Agreed. I also don't believe people really want a level playing field, if they did they'd be watching the A1 grand prix instead. Besides, the real race in F1 has always been the one going on between team mates, the one that team orders were fucking with for so long. There were no team orders back when Prost and Senna were doing there thing.
Anyone know what the weather forecast is for the race tomorrow?
Jiberjabber
29-03-14, 15:04
Anyone know what the weather forecast is for the race tomorrow?
Hot with a chance of the wet stuff and possibly thunderstorms.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1091150_2014-formula-one-malaysian-grand-prix-weather-forecast
Malaysian Grand-Prix = How they finished
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
4 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
5 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
6 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
7 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
8 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
9 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
10 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault
11 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
12 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
13 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
14 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
15 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
Ret 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault
Ret 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
Ret 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
Ret 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault
Ret 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
Ret 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
DNS 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
Not a great race Hamilton was in control from the start and no challenge.
BAHRAIN
Practice 1 Fri 12:00
Practice 2 Fri 16:00
Practice 3 Sat 13:00
Qualifying Sat 16:00
Race Sun 16:00
Circuit length: 5.412 km
Race laps: 57
Race distance: 308.238 km
Circuit lap record: 1m 31.447s - Pedro de la Rosa (2005), McLaren-Mercedes
First world championship Grand Prix: 2004, (won by Michael Schumacher, Ferrari)
The Bahrain race will be Jenson Button’s 250th Grand Prix start - the most of any driver on the grid
After first practice.
1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Alonso 4) Hulkenberg 5) Button 6) Raikkonen 7) Magnussen 8) Kvyat 9) Perez 10) Vettel 11) Massa
12) Vergne 13) Nasr 14) Ricciardo 15) Sutil 16) Maldonado 15) Sutil 16) Maldonado 17) Bianchi 18) Van der Garde 19) Grosjean 20) Chilton 21) Frijns 22) Ericsson
Four Mercedes-powered cars in the top five after first practice. Mercedes power unit seem to be superior in straight line speed.
Red Bull cars, as you would expect with Adrian Newey, superior on corners.
Alonso punching well above his weight.
Bahrain will suit the Mercedes power units and especially the Mercedes cars.
Bahrain GP – qualifying
Nico Rosberg takes pole position
Vettel, out in Q2
QUALIFYING RESULT
1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Ricciardo 4) Bottas 5) Perez 6) Raikkonen 7) Button 8) Massa 9) Magnussen 10) Alonso
11) Vettel 12) Hulkenberg 13) Kvyat 14) Vergne 15) Gutierrez 16) Grosjean
17) Pastor Maldonado 18) Adrian Sutil 19) Kamui Kobayashi 20) Jules Bianchi 21) Max Chilton 22) Marcus Ericsson
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo starts 13th, not third, as a result of a penalty for an unsafe pit release in Malaysia.
Bahrain GP – qualifying
Nico Rosberg takes pole position
Vettel, out in Q2
QUALIFYING RESULT
1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Ricciardo 4) Bottas 5) Perez 6) Raikkonen 7) Button 8) Massa 9) Magnussen 10) Alonso
11) Vettel 12) Hulkenberg 13) Kvyat 14) Vergne 15) Gutierrez 16) Grosjean
17) Pastor Maldonado 18) Adrian Sutil 19) Kamui Kobayashi 20) Jules Bianchi 21) Max Chilton 22) Marcus Ericsson
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo starts 13th, not third, as a result of a penalty for an unsafe pit release in Malaysia.
Mercedes almost a second quicker than 3rd...unless Rosberg and Hamilton take each other out at the first corner I don't think this will go down as one of the classics but I hope I'm mistaken.
Mercedes almost a second quicker than 3rd...unless Rosberg and Hamilton take each other out at the first corner I don't think this will go down as one of the classics but I hope I'm mistaken.
True but Hamilton will feel the pressure if Rosberg is in front that will be good.
Rachel Divine
06-04-14, 01:12
Just seen the qualification now, too busy today..
Going to read the newspaper, see what Alonso says about his place... :cool:
I know a lot of people don't like Lewis Hamilton, but you got to say, he drove a fantastic race! I don't know how he managed to stay in front of Nico Rosberg, but you've got to admire his performance today.... Top class!
absolutely true!
Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai this weekend
Practice 3 Sat 04:00
Qualifying Sat 07:00
Race Sun 08:00
DRIVER STANDINGS
1 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 61
2 Lewis Hamilton British Mercedes 50
3 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 28
4 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 26
5 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 23
6 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 23
7 Kevin Magnussen Danish McLaren-Mercedes 20
8 Valtteri Bottas Finnish Williams-Mercedes 18
9 Sergio Perez Mexican Force India-Mercedes 16
10 Daniel Ricciardo Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 12
11 Felipe Massa Brazilian Williams-Mercedes 12
12 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 7
13 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Renault 4
14 Daniil Kvyat Russian STR-Renault 3
15 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 0
16 Adrian Sutil German Sauber-Ferrari 0
17 Esteban Gutierrez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 0
18 Max Chilton British Marussia-Ferrari 0
19 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Caterham-Renault 0
20 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Lotus-Renault 0
21 Marcus Ericsson Swedish Caterham-Renault 0
22 Jules Bianchi French Marussia-Ferrari 0
CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS
1 Mercedes 111
2 Force India-Mercedes 44
3 McLaren-Mercedes 43
4 Red Bull Racing-Renault 35
5 Ferrari 33
6 Williams-Mercedes 30
7 STR-Renault 7
8 Lotus-Renault 0
9 Sauber-Ferrari 0
10 Marussia-Ferrari 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0
Mercedes. Why are their engines better?
How are they suddenly much better than their rivals?
The new F1 engines have two different pieces of hybrid (electric) technology.
A combined motor/generator unit recovers kinetic(electric) energy during braking, stores it in a battery and uses it during acceleration. The amount of energy that can be used is limited by F1 rules
A second unit attached to the turbo recovers energy from the turbo. This energy can be used to either spin up the turbo prior to the driver pressing the accelerator ─ removing the 'turbo lag', ─ or applied directly to the rear wheels to increase power.
This is unlimited by F1 rules so is effectively 'free' power for the engine and so is very important. This is the Mercedes secret. Inspired turbo design
A turbo has two parts joined together. One part, joined to the exhaust pipe, is driven by exhaust gases. This is connected to a compressor, that drives air into the engine. Problem ─ Because the air is close to the hot exhaust, it becomes hot. The colder and denser the air is, more power comes from the engine. One solution (used in F1) is to pass the air through an intercooler.
Mercedes genius is to split the turbo in two. One part is at the front of the engine and the other at the back.
This keeps the air cooler, which means smaller intercoolers, reducing weight and taking up less space.
The airflow has much less distance to travel from the intake, through the compressor and intercooler into the cylinders. This reduces the pressure loss at the compressor, which increases power.
The design reduces dramatically the amount of piping required for the engine, giving a significant advantage both in total mass and weight distribution in the car.
It also reduces lag in the turbo to almost nothing.
The reduction in the ancillaries - reduced intercooler size and less piping - means the bodywork can be more compact, giving better aerodynamics.
The gearbox can also be moved forward, which gives better weight distribution and centralises the mass of the car, allowing a more effective change of direction and use of the front tyres, which helps with braking and therefore energy harvesting.
All good.
But the problem is that the two parts have to be connected by a shaft that spins at 120,000rpm. Recipe for disaster if there is the slightest imbalance or problem. But Mercedes have made it work.
Ferrari, incredibly, had the same idea as Mercedes. But they were concerned about a long shaft and vibrations,lost their nerve, and used a half-assed version of the Mercedes idea, with a much shorter shaft.
Are they regretting it now?
Renault are using the conventional one-piece turbo.
Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying results Shanghai.
It should be an interesting race, tomorrow 8.00am, especially now that rain is forecast.
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
4 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
5 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
6 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
7 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
9 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault
10 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
11 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
12 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
13 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault
14 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
15 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
16 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
17 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
18 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
19 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
20 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
21 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
Did Not Qualify 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
They're now predicting a dry race. Shouldn't matter much as its a quick track so should be a good race. Rosberg will be kicking himself that he spun on his last qualifying lap. Vital that he gets in front of the 2 Red Bulls before the first pitstop.
Ricciardo beat Vittel again interesting to see how that pans out.
Rachel Divine
19-04-14, 14:15
So funny.
Why are ye calling Vettel Vittel? Is it because ye do not like the fella?
So funny.
Why are ye calling Vettel Vittel? Is it because ye do not like the fella?
Feck off I like him I'm just Lazy to spell right...............
Rachel Divine
19-04-14, 14:25
Feck off I like him I'm just Lazy to spell right...............
Like him more than Lewis?
:lmao:
Yo yo .... N.........................o!
Like him more than Lewis?
:lmao:
Yo yo .... N.........................o!
Your Bad Baby................
Rachel Divine
19-04-14, 14:33
Your Bad Baby................
So I am told.
:D
Laters baby :kiss:
So I am told.
:D
Laters baby :kiss:
Behave now i'll be watchin I'm the mod for Easter.......
Rachel Divine
19-04-14, 17:25
Behave now i'll be watchin I'm the mod for Easter.......
I am behaving .... Ask one of my boyfriends ;) how much I behaved last night :D
I am behaving .... Ask one of my boyfriends ;) how much I behaved last night :D
Baby I'm not talking about naughtiness ...
Rachel Divine
19-04-14, 18:03
Baby I'm not talking about naughtiness ...
You are putting words in my mouth :lmao:
Chinese Grand Prix
LAP 47 and it looks like another Mercedes one-two
Lewis Hamilton leading Nico Rosberg by 15 seconds
Nico Rosberg second now, showing the advantage of the Mercedes, having been down to seventh after a bad start.
Fernando Alonso's third, being pressured by Daniel Ricciardo in fourth.
Sebastian Vettel is fifth, behind his team mate Ricciardo
Race at the moment is for third, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso.
The gap between Sebastian Vettel, in fifth, and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, in fourth, is now 16.1 seconds
The gap between Sebastian Vettel, in fifth, and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, in fourth, is now 16.1 seconds
Humiliating race for Vettel. Ignored team orders to let Ricciardo past, was passed anyhow, and will now likely finish behind him.
Hamilton wins. Rosberg 2nd. Mercedes one two.
Alonso 3rd,
Ricciardo 4th,
Vettel 5th
Hulkenberg 6th,
Bottas 7th,
Raikkonen 8th
Good race from Alonso, making the best of a slower car.
Full Result Chinese Grand Prix
1 L Hamilton Mercedes
2 N Rosberg Mercedes
3 F Alonso Ferrari
4 D Ricciardo Red Bull
5 S Vettel Red Bull
6 N Hulkenberg Force India
7 V Bottas Williams
8 K Raikkonen Ferrari
9 S Perez Force India
10 D Kvyat Toro Rosso
11 J Button McLaren
12 J Vergne Toro Rosso
13 K Magnussen McLaren
14 P Maldonado Lotus
15 F Massa Williams
16 E Gutierrez Sauber
17 K Kobayashi Caterham
18 J Bianchi Marussia
19 M Chilton Marussia
20 M Ericsson Caterham
21 R Grosjean (ret.) Lotus
22 A Sutil (ret.) Sauber
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 09:20
What can I say. Enjoyed the race, for the first time perhaps I really loved it.
I am very happy. :dance:
What can I say. Enjoyed the race, for the first time perhaps I really loved it.
I am very happy. :dance:
I don't like you anymore....:mad:
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 09:29
I don't like you anymore....:mad:
Lewis is cool... I think he hasn't been to sunbeds recently :)
You are putting words in my mouth :lmao:
It's a hard life.........:rolleyes:
I don't like you anymore....:mad:
Now now. Team orders are that you DO like Rachel...
Now now. Team orders are that you DO like Rachel...
Lol I missed the race thanks for the updates, I'm not a Hamilton fan his personality does my head in, but give him his dues he's a great racer. That Divine wan likes him .... Bitch
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 09:45
Now now. Team orders are that you DO like Rachel...
Was a joke. That Ric fella was going way much faster than Seb and he just stopped!!! Wtf! This is racing ....
Stopped and wait for the green light from the team. What a joke... I laughed :lmao:
I could understand it to stop and remain behind your team mate at the end of the race in a battle for championship the other driver is fighting for, but this was not the case.
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 09:46
Lol I missed the race thanks for the updates, I'm not a Hamilton fan his personality does my head in, but give him his dues he's a great racer. That Divine wan likes him .... Bitch
Me and Lewis have the same policy. "If I can not pass you on the track, I will kick you out of it" :D :lmao:
Me and Lewis have the same policy. "If I can not pass you on the track, I will kick you out of it" :D :lmao:
Hmmm I remember this on the M1, no team orders....:lmao::lmao:
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 10:00
Hmmm I remember this on the M1, no team orders....:lmao::lmao:
And there you were thinking I will take my foot of the accelerator. :p
And there you were thinking I will take my foot of the accelerator. :p
Lol your the fastest lady on 4 wheels that's for sure 2.7 V6 v 3.2 straight 6 the M1 didn't know what hit it...
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 10:31
Lol your the fastest lady on 4 wheels that's for sure 2.7 V6 v 3.2 straight 6 the M1 didn't know what hit it...
We must do it again ;) Tbh I don't care how much power your car's got, I will push it as much as I can :D What was it 200 miles? :flirt:
We must do it again ;) Tbh I don't care how much power your car's got, I will push it as much as I can :D What was it 200 miles? :flirt:
230.... Lol
Was a joke. That Ric fella was going way much faster than Seb and he just stopped!!! Wtf! This is racing ....
..and when the team told Vettel to move over he told them to fuck off lol....he did the same with Webber a few times too
Rachel Divine
20-04-14, 12:40
..and when the team told Vettel to move over he told them to fuck off lol....he did the same with Webber a few times too
Yes, I know. He is a bit of a brat ...
Lol your the fastest lady on 4 wheels that's for sure 2.7 V6 v 3.2 straight 6 the M1 didn't know what hit it...
This sounds like an Audi v M3 battle?lol
As we wait three weeks for the next race in Spain, [Gran Premo de España Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya] on Sun 11 May at 13:00, the points situation so far is:-
DRIVER STANDINGS
01 Nico Rosberg 79
02 Lewis Hamilton 75
03 Fernando Alonso 41
04 Nico Hulkenberg 36
05 Sebastian Vettel 33
06 Daniel Ricciardo 24
07 Valtteri Bottas 24
08 Jenson Button 23
09 Kevin Magnussen 20
10 Sergio Perez 18
11 Felipe Massa 12
12 Kimi Räikkönen 11
13 Jean-Eric Vergne 4
14 Daniil Kvyat 4
15 Romain Grosjean 0
16 Adrian Sutil 0
17 Esteban Gutierrez 0
18 Max Chilton 0
19 Kamui Kobayashi 0
20 Pastor Maldonado 0
21 Marcus Ericsson 0
22 Jules Bianchi 0
CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS
01 Mercedes 154
02 Red Bull Racing-Renault 57
03 Force India-Mercedes 54
04 Ferrari 52
05 McLaren-Mercedes 43
06 Williams-Mercedes 36
07 STR-Renault 8
08 Lotus-Renault 0
09 Sauber-Ferrari 0
10 Marussia-Ferrari 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0
Jiberjabber
21-04-14, 14:09
The points difference between Mercedes and Red Bull Renault is really telling. I know it's still early day but that's a pretty long shadow Mercedes is casting :(
User300415
21-04-14, 15:51
..and when the team told Vettel to move over he told them to fuck off lol....he did the same with Webber a few times too
One of the interesting side shows will be how Vettel matures this season. F1 has been a fairytale for him so far. The first signs of adversity will test his character. And he is still such a young young man. I was an immature prat at that age.
I was an immature prat at that age.
Weren't we all lol.
I think he will use this as an excuse to rush his move to Ferrari through for next year
20 years ago today (lest we forget...)
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Buenos Dias.
Spanish Grand Prix
Practice 1 Now
Practice 2 Today 13:00
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
The Circuit de Catalunya marks the start of Formula One's European season.
The Mercedes engine cannot be bettered on power. Red Bull's major weakness has been their lack of speed on the straights because of their Renault power unit. However, the Red Bulls are the quickest cars on high-speed corners, which place a greater emphasis on aerodynamic downforce than enginepower. The Circuit de Catalunya with its corners, should suit them more than Bahrain and China, which are predominantly power circuits.
This is also Fernando Alonso’s home track. He will be hoping to do well here.
The Barcelona track could limit Mercedes' power advantage. But with the Mercedes engine advantage at over a second a lap, it is unlikely to prevent this being a race between the two Mercedes. The only way Red Bull (or Ferrari), in my opinion, can compete, is to use a Mercedes engine:) Indeed, with Red Bull aerodynamics and Mercedes enginepower, such a car would be unbeatable!
Rosberg and Hamilton are locked in a battle at the top of the drivers' standing. The German continues to lead thanks to his Australian Grand Prix win, but a run of three straight wins has allowed Hamilton to whittle the advantage down to just four points.
I think this is an important race for Lewis Hamilton. If Sebastian Vettel were to become unhappy at Red Bull, as a German where would he what to go? Mercedes is a German team, and two German drivers would just suit them fine….
But Lewis’s position is not really in doubt. Nigel Mansell commented that his driving is near perfection. He also said, “No one wins a championship in a bad car, but only a good driver can win in a good car.” Mercedes is the best car.
Daniel Ricciardo appears to be a better driver than Sebastian Vettel. But I don’t think so. I think Daniel Ricciardo, like Fernando Alonso is just more realistic and is managing his tyres. Vettel, as defending champion, with a lot to lose, is going all out in an inferior car, and so not managing his tyres so well.
Spanish Grand Prix
Practice 1 Results below
Practice 2 Now
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault
4 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
5 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
7 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
8 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
9 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
10 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
11 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault
12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
13 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault
14 40 Felipe Nasr Williams-Mercedes
15 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
16 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
17 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
18 36 Giedo van der Garde Sauber-Ferrari
19 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
20 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
21 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
22 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
[Sebastian Vettel did not set practice time because he had an electrical problem]
Spain Free Practice 2 Result
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault
4 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
6 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
7 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
8 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
9 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
10 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault
11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
12 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault
13 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
14 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
15 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
16 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
17 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
18 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
19 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
20 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
21 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
(Sebastian Vettel still hasn’t had electrical problem on car fixed. Did not run)
Hamilton on fire again !
On fire indeed! Fourth Pole Position this season!!! And his 35th career pole position.
Qualifying Spanish Grand Prix
1 Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes
2 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
3 Australia D Ricciardo Red Bull
4 Finland V Bottas Williams
5 France R Grosjean Lotus
6 Finland K Raikkonen Ferrari
7 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
8 Great Britain J Button McLaren
9 Brazil F Massa Williams
10 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
11 Germany N Hulkenberg Force India
12 Mexico S Perez Force India
13 Russia D Kvyat Toro Rosso
14 Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
15 Denmark K Magnussen McLaren
16 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
17 Germany A Sutil Sauber
18 Great Britain M Chilton Marussia
19 France J Bianchi Marussia
20 Sweden M Ericsson Caterham
21 Japan K Kobayashi Caterham
22 Venezuela P Maldonado Lotus
Vettel out of Q3 with car failure
Race Tomorrow (Sun) 13:00
The Spanish Grand Prix is live on BBC.
Race: 12:15-15:15, BBC One & 12:55-14:45 BBC Radio 5 live
Forum, 15:15-16:15, BBC Red Button
Race highlights, 19:00-19:40, BBC Three
Monday, 12 May Review, 04:35-05:00, 5 live
Hamilton wins again and now leads the championship but had to hold off a late charge from Rosberg. For all his trouble in qualifying, Vettel did great to finish 4th
Without the late charge from Rosberg that would go down as a terrible boring race. Really the other teams need to up their game, or the audience will start to switch off. There is nothing worse than F1 when one team is so far ahead. Would have been good to watch vettel had he qualified a bit better.
F1 legend Jack Brabham passed away at his home in Australia earlier today. Survived 15 years in Formula One at a time when it was at its most dangerous was an impressive enough feat but also served as a team owner/constructor. Indeed he won the last of his 3 World titles driving a car he built himself.
R.I.P.
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Monaco Formula 1 (Monte Carlo) 22, 24, 25 May 2014
First Grand Prix: 1950
Number of Laps: 78
Circuit Length: 3.340 km
Race Distance: 260.520 km
Lap Record: 1:14.439 - M Schumacher (2004)
Practice 1 Thu 09:00
Practice 2 Thu 13:00
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
Monaco Multiple winners
6 Ayrton Senna 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
5 Graham Hill 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969
5 Michael Schumacher 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
4 Alain Prost 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
3 Stirling Moss 1956, 1960, 1961
3 Jackie Stewart 1966, 1971, 1973
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 1950, 1957
2 Maurice Trintignant 1955, 1958
2 Niki Lauda 1975, 1976
2 Jody Scheckter 1977, 1979
2 David Coulthard 2000, 2002
2 Fernando Alonso 2006, 2007
2 Mark Webber 2010, 2012
The Circuit de Monaco is unusual because it has been held on the same circuit, every time it has been run, over such a long period of time.
The race circuit has many elevation changes, tight corners, and a narrow course that makes it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One racing. It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305 kilometres (190 mi) minimum race distance. It contains both the slowest corner in Formula One (the Grand Hotel hairpin, taken at just 48 km/h (30 mph)) and one of the quickest (the flat out kink in the tunnel, three turns beyond the hairpin, taken at 260 km/h (160 mph)).
It is considered the ultimate test of driving skills.
If it were not already an existing Grand Prix, it would not be permitted to be added to the schedule for safety reasons.
Michael Schumacher said it was, “Worth the risk, once a year.”
Nelson Piquet said that, "A win here was worth two anywhere else"
Dangerous as it is, there have been many serious accidents, but only one fatal formula one accident. Lorenzo Bandini died as a result of burns suffered in a crash in 1967. Outside of formula one, there have been three other deaths, one of them in a motorcycle race.
The most famous accident, however, must be that of Alberto Ascari, who crashed into the harbour in 1955. In 1965, Paul Hawkins also crashed into the harbour.
The race is considered one of the most prestigious motor races, part of the triple crown of motorsport alongside the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hours. Graham Hill was known as "Mr Monaco" in recognition of his five wins at the event — he is also the only man to have achieved the “triple crown”. His record at Monaco was beaten by Ayrton Senna who won six times, including five back-to-back wins between 1989 and 1993.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the Monaco Grand Prix in 2003 and the Indianapolis 500 in 2000, is the only driver still alive who has won two of the three races.
The building of the circuit takes six weeks, and the dismantling after the race another three weeks. The practises are Thursday and Saturday, instead of Friday and Saturday. There is no practice on Friday, to allow life in the city to be as normal on race weekend as possible.
The only Monaco-born driver to have won a race there (1931) is Louis Alexandre Chiron (born 3 August 1899 in Monte Carlo, Monaco – died there on 22 June 1979) Louis Chiron is also the oldest driver who has ever taken part in a Formula One Grand Prix. In his last F1 race, the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, he was 58 years old.
Because of its tight confines, slow average speeds and punishing nature, Monaco has often thrown up unexpected results.
Olivier Panis drove in Formula One for ten seasons, scoring only one win, at the eventful 1996 Monaco Grand Prix for the Ligier team. He is the last French driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix.
In 1972 Jean-Pierre Beltoise won in the wet but he, like Panis, never again won a Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton’s odds on a win on Sunday are quoted at 1 / 4, but it is such an unpredictable race, and with rain forecast, again the result could be something unexpected.
Olivier Panis drove in Formula One for ten seasons, scoring only one win, at the eventful 1996 Monaco Grand Prix for the Ligier team.
Mad race if I recall correctly. Only 3 cars saw the chequered flag!
Monaco FIRST PRACTICE RESULTS
1) Hamilton
2) Rosberg
3) Ricciardo
4) Alonso
5) Vettel
6) Raikkonen
7) Bottas
8) Perez
9) Magnussen
10) Hulkenberg
11) Button
12) Gutierrez
13) Grosjean
14) Maldonado
15) Vergne
16) Massa
17) Sutil
18) Kvyat
19) Bianchi
20) Ericsson
21) Kobayashi
22) Chilton
Next Practice 13:00
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
Second practice session likely to be wet.
Mercedes one-two as to be expected, but Daniel Ricciardo looks quick, even quicker than Mercedes in some sectors.
Second Practice
1) 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2) 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3) 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
4) 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault
5) 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
6) 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
7) 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
8) 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
9) 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault
10) 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
11) 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
12) 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault
13) 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
14) 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
15) 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
16) 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
17) 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
18) 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
19) 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
20) 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
21) 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
22) 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Difficult conditions.
Good and brave drive from Fernando Alonso at the end on a drying but still treacherous track.
Jenson Button fastest when the track was wet.
Can’t read too much into the positions because all the teams were cautious and did not want to incur damage.
Anyone else starting to like how the new engines sound? Its starting to grow on me
Monaco Grand Prix Final practice just finished.
Final Practice Result.
1) Hamilton
2) Ricciardo
3) Rosberg
4) Vettel
5) Alonso
6) Raikkonen
7) Perez
8) Hulkenberg
9) Vergne
10) Kvyat
11) Magnussen
12) Button
13) Bottas
14) Massa
15) Sutil
16) Grosjean
17) Bianchi
18) Maldonado
19) Gutierrez
20) Kobayashi
21) Chilton
22) Ericsson
Monaco Grand prix Qualifying at 13:00 today.
Hard to predict qualifying or the race at Monaco.
Daniel Ricciardo is second quickest, 0.05 seconds slower than Lewis Hamilton.
Both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg made mistakes. Similar mistakes in qualifying could put a Red Bull or Fernando Alonso on pole.
Also the speed of the Mercedes could be nullified by safety cars, and safety cars are almost certain at Monaco.
My own opinion is that the Mercedes are just too quick, and that Lewis Hamilton just has the edge on Nico Rosberg. Even at Monaco, possible Mercedes one-two, with a Lewis Hamilton win.
Is Lewis Hamilton about to become a Monaco multiple winner? (He won in 2008, a win tomorrow would give him two)
Nico Rosberg won last year. Win tomorrow would put him in with the multiple winners
Or, less likely, can Fernando Alonso win tomorrow to give him three? That would put him in with the legends Moss and Stewart.
Sebastian Vettel has not been particularly good at Monaco. He did win in 2011, in an accident packed race which saw two drivers hospitalised. A win tomorrow would also see him join the multiple winners.
Monaco Multiple Winners
6 Ayrton Senna 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
5 Graham Hill 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969
5 Michael Schumacher 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
4 Alain Prost 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
3 Stirling Moss 1956, 1960, 1961
3 Jackie Stewart 1966, 1971, 1973
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 1950, 1957
2 Maurice Trintignant 1955, 1958
2 Niki Lauda 1975, 1976
2 Jody Scheckter 1977, 1979
2 David Coulthard 2000, 2002
2 Fernando Alonso 2006, 2007
2 Mark Webber 2010, 2012
There are six previous Monaco winners who will be racing tomorrow.
Nico Rosberg, 2013
Sebastian Vettel, 2011
Jenson Button, 2009
Lewis Hamilton. 2008
Fernando Alonso, 2007, 2006
Kimi Räikkönen, 2005
Monaco Qualifying
1 6 Nico Rosberg
2 44 Lewis Hamilton
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo
4 1 Sebastian Vettel
5 14 Fernando Alonso
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen
7 25 Jean-Eric Vergne
8 20 Kevin Magnussen
9 26 Daniil Kvyat
10 11 Sergio Perez
11 27 Nico Hulkenberg
12 22 Jenson Button
13 77 Valtteri Bottas
14 8 Romain Grosjean
15 13 Pastor Maldonado
16 19 Felipe Massa
17 21 Esteban Gutierrez
18 99 Adrian Sutil
19 17 Jules Bianchi
20 4 Max Chilton
21 10 Kamui Kobayashi
22 9 Marcus Ericsson
Nico Rosberg is being investigated after an incident in Q3, where he inadvertently protected his pole position by an error at Mirabeau on his final run, sliding up the escape road and bringing out the yellow flags. Everyone behind Rosberg - including Hamilton who had just set a personal best first sector - were thus unable to improve.
[Eight years ago, Michael Schumacher was stripped of pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix after race stewards decided the German deliberately stopped on the track after running wide, stopping rivals setting a faster time. The inquiry took EIGHT hours.]
Daniel Ricciardo again out qualifies reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel.
The top six positions are locked out by Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, in that order.
Should be good race tomorrow (Race tomorrow 13:00). All the top drivers up front, and Monaco usually throws up a few surprises.
Stewards meeting now regarding the Nico Rosberg incident.
Rumours that Lewis Hamilton is not too happy with his team-mate.
There was a meeting on Thursday where Mercedes bosses and the two drivers attempted to sort out future policy regarding competition between them. Alain Prost's advice was sought because of his experience of the rivalry between him and Ayrton Senna.
Yet another thing that could make tomorrow's race interesting!
Stewards meeting now regarding the Nico Rosberg incident.
Rumours that Lewis Hamilton is not too happy with his team-mate.
There was a meeting on Thursday where Mercedes bosses and the two drivers attempted to sort out future policy regarding competition between them. Alain Prost's advice was sought because of his experience of the rivalry between him and Ayrton Senna.
Yet another thing that could make tomorrow's race interesting!
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Race stewards find "no evidence of any offence".
So, the result stands. Best result for a good race tomorrow.
Nico Rosberg is lucky. Sliding off the track was obviously just a racing incident, but reversing back onto the racing line could have easily earned him a disqualification.
After 34 of 78 laps
1 N Rosberg Mercedes
2 L Hamilton Mercedes
3 D Ricciardo Red Bull
4 F Alonso Ferrari
5 F Massa Williams
6 J Vergne Toro Rosso
7 N Hulkenberg Force India
8 K Magnussen McLaren
9 J Button McLaren
10 V Bottas Williams
11 E Gutierrez Sauber
12 K Kobayashi Caterham
13 J Bianchi Marussia
14 K Raikkonen Ferrari
15 R Grosjean Lotus
16 M Ericsson Caterham
17 M Chilton Marussia
18 A Sutil (ret.) Sauber
19 D Kvyat (ret.) Toro Rosso
20 S Vettel (ret.) Red Bull
21 S Perez (ret.) Force India
22 P Maldonado (ret.) Lotus
Could be fireworks between Hamilton and Rosberg. Obviously, no love lost between them.
Sebastian Vettel out with engine failure.
Safety car just fucked up Kimi's race:(
Lewis Hamilton is just 0.8 seconds behind Nico Rosberg. Nail biting stuff for Mercedes bosses. Will they take each other out?
A lot of racing to be done yet.
Lewis Hamilton is just 0.8 seconds behind Nico Rosberg. Nail biting stuff for Mercedes bosses. Will they take each other out?
A lot of racing to be done yet.
Pissed off with his team for not pitting him earlier. A mistake from Nico is his only hope now
Lewis has two laps more fuel than Nico. Could be an advantage.
Lewis has two laps more fuel than Nico. Could be an advantage.
It's easier to conserve fuel on tight tracks like Monaco though
Lewis Hamilton is now 5.6 seconds behind Nico Rosberg. Says he has got a bit of dirt off the track in his left eye.
Lewis -- Rico gap is 5.9 seconds with 10 laps to go. Could Lewis be challenged by Daniel Ricciardo?
Six laps to go. Gap Lewis Hamilton-- Daniel Ricciardo is 1.9 sexonds.
Lewis Hamilton's race is now for second place!!!
All over
1 N Rosberg Mercedes
2 L Hamilton Mercedes
3 D Ricciardo Red Bull
4 F Alonso Ferrari
5 N Hulkenberg Force India
6 J Button McLaren
7 K Magnussen McLaren
8 F Massa Williams
9 J Bianchi Marussia
10 R Grosjean Lotus
11 M Ericsson Caterham
12 K Raikkonen Ferrari
13 K Kobayashi Caterham
14 M Chilton Marussia
15 E Gutierrez (ret.) Sauber
16 V Bottas (ret.) Williams
17 J Vergne (ret.) Toro Rosso
18 A Sutil (ret.) Sauber
19 D Kvyat (ret.) Toro Rosso
20 S Vettel (ret.) Red Bull
21 S Perez (ret.) Force India
22 P Maldonado (ret.)
Nico Rosberg wins his second Monaco Grand Prix. Two in a row, only the second time that's been done in 20 years at Monaco.
Lewis Hamilton's race is now for second place!!!
Just hung on to second...could be crucial come the end of the season. Rosberg leads the championship again. Also, first ever points for Marussia
Interesting body language between Rosberg and Hamilton on the podium
Interesting body language between Rosberg and Hamilton on the podium
hamilton comes across as prick esp over the last 2-3 years so rosberg all the way for me.
Hamilton would by no means be my favourite, however his ranting on the team radio tends to add a lot to the viewing experience of the race. Local boy's "mistake", was no accident either, and by the look of things any non-finish by either driver from here could decide the championship.
Im delighted Rosberg won, Hamilton said last week that he's more hungry for the title, well Saturday qualifing showed he was wrong. Also the little shite described himself like Senna ..!!! Well sorry you aint no Senna.
For the information of all petrol heads, Formula One Grand Prix Canada in Montréal (Grand Prix du Canada) is this weekend. First practice starts in just over five hours at 3.00PM Irish time.
Practice 1 Fri 15:00
Practice 2 Fri 19:00
Practice 3 Sat 15:00
Qualifying Sat 18:00
Race Sun 19:00
First practice over.
Can’t read too much into practice sessions, but it does gives some insights.
Next practise 19.00
FIRST PRACTICE RESULT
1) Alonso
2) Hamilton
3) Rosberg
4) Vettel
5) Bottas
6) Ricciardo
7) Button
8) Magnussen
9) Räikkönen
10) Vergne
11) Hulkenberg
12) Perez
13) Sutil
14) Grosjean
15) Kvyat
16) Maldonado
17) Massa
18) Gutierrez
19) Bianchi
20) Chilton
21) Ericsson
22) Rossi.
Bianchi hits wall.
Massa out with Kers issue.
Yeah Hamilton is getting very arrogant again so anybody but him to win World Title. Hope Vettel gets some form back.
spiritualize
06-06-14, 16:09
really was hoping raikkonen would be up at the top this season
hamilton comes across as prick esp over the last 2-3 years so rosberg all the way for me.
I think Hamilton expects to have it all his own way. You have to work for things in life, nobody hands it to you on a plate.
That Lewis Hamilton has raw talent cannot be disputed.
However, sometimes he behaves like a brat, more suited to handbrake turning a souped up Vauxhall Astra in a Tesco car-park, not a Formula One racer.
SECOND PRACTICE RESULTS
1) Hamilton
2) Rosberg
3) Vettel
4) Raikkonen
5) Alonso
6) Massa
7) Bottas
8) Magnussen
9) Button
10) Vergne
11) Grosjean
12) Ricciardo
13) Hulkenberg
14) Perez
15) Maldonado
16) Sutil
17) Gutierrez
18) Chilton
19) Kvyat
20) Kobayashi
21) Ericsson
22) Bianchi
Third practice Tomorrow at 15:00.
Then the all important qualifying tomorrow at 18:00.
The race is on Sunday at 19:00
That Lewis Hamilton has raw talent cannot be disputed.
However, sometimes he behaves like a brat, more suited to handbrake turning a souped up Vauxhall Astra in a Tesco car-park, not a Formula One racer.
i agree with you, but i think F1 is very hard to judge talent. For me its the engineers who win the stuff with their designs. alonso for me is still the most skilled driver. vettel as well. Hamilton is alright, but nothing special.
One thing that irks me about hamilton is he blames everything and everyone for his failings bar himself. If its not the tyre's, its the car, if not the car the weather.
Final Qualifying Canadian Grand Prix
Result. [The race is on Sunday (Tomorrow) at 19:00]
Nico Rosberg on pole, Lewis Hamilton second.
1 N Rosberg Mercedes
2 L Hamilton Mercedes
3 S Vettel Red Bull
4 V Bottas Williams
5 F Massa Williams
6 D Ricciardo Red Bull
7 F Alonso Ferrari
8 J Vergne Toro Rosso
9 J Button McLaren
10 K Raikkonen Ferrari
11 N Hulkenberg Force India
12 K Magnussen McLaren
13 S Perez Force India
14 R Grosjean Lotus
15 D Kvyat Toro Rosso
16 A Sutil Sauber
17 P Maldonado Lotus
18 M Chilton Marussia
19 J Bianchi Marussia
20 K Kobayashi Caterham
21 M Ericsson Caterham
22 E Gutierrez Sauber
Great showing by both Williams cars. Traditionally, attrition is high at this track so it could be interesting
Canadian Grand Prix due to start in just over an hour.
Should be a good race. Nico Rosberg is on pole. But he has never done well on this circuit, while Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver on this circuit since Michael Schumacher.
There is less than four hundredths of a second between Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa, and Daniel Ricciardo. Could be a lot of action here.
Might not have to wait long for it either, because the first corner could be interesting.
Probably two races within a race. The race between Hamilton and Rosberg.
Then the race between Vettel, Bottas, Massa and Ricciardo. And even though the Ferraris have been disappointing this weekend, Alonso cannot be excluded in the race for “the best of the rest”.
And of course we have the ‘wall of champions’ on the outside of Turn 14.
Pastor Maldonado may not be a champion, but I think the wall has his name on it.
If he misses the wall, he is certain to hit something.
"In a head to head, I always believe Lewis will come out ahead," David Coulthard.
"Lewis has a disadvantage when it comes to mental control." Eddie Jordan
I think the above two quotes sums it up.
The fastest lap in a Formula One race at this circuit was 1:15.841 by Kimi Räikkönen.
The fastest ever lap ever was set by Ralf Schumacher, 1:12.275. Because this was during qualifying, it is not recognised as an official lap record.
Safety car already, Bianchi accident. Hit his team mate Chilton. This is Chilton,s first non-finish. That's both Marussia's out. Hamilton made a good start, but Rosberg took first back and Hamilton dropped to third, overtaken by Vettel. Pity about safety car, was good racing.
Lap 8 of 70. Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel with Hamilton third.
Hamilton overtakes Vettell. Big difference in power.
HUGE moment for Rosberg. Almost loses it, almost into wall.
Both Mercedes report loss of power!!
Both Mercedes have problems. Concern from pits they could be caught by Massa, although he is a long way back. Drama!!!!!!
Massa takes the lead. Hamilton looks like he has a puncture.
Brake failure for Hamilton apparently
Hamilton out....Rosberg went very wide at a corner, wonder if he has a brake issue too?
Hamilton problem is brakes. Rosberg also has brake problems. All going wrong for Mercedes. Still 20 laps to go
Perez closing in on Rosberg
Top Six. Massa pits, drops to 6, Rosberg leads, but has brake problems.
1 N Rosberg Mercedes
2 S Perez Force India
3 D Ricciardo Red Bull
4 S Vettel Red Bull
5 N Hulkenberg Force India
6 F Massa Williams
One possible casualty here could be the racing between the two Mercedes. Team may not allow it in future if they think hard driving has caused their problems.
Massa on a charge..could be challenging the Red Bulls before the end
Massa going well on his fresh tyres.
Massa trying to pass Vettel. Only a matter of time?
Daniel Ricciardo passes Sergio Perez for second. He could win this race.
Massa and Prerez crashes!!!!!!!!!!
Safety car out...Ricciardo wins!!!
Safety car. So Daniel Ricciardo wins.
1 D Ricciardo Red Bull
2 N Rosberg Mercedes
3 S Vettel Red Bull
4 J Button McLaren
5 N Hulkenberg Force India
6 F Alonso Ferrari
7 V Bottas Williams
8 J Vergne Toro Rosso
9 S Perez Force India
10 F Massa Williams
11 K Magnussen McLaren
12 K Raikkonen Ferrari
13 A Sutil Sauber
14 E Gutierrez (ret.) Sauber
15 R Grosjean (ret.) Lotus
16 D Kvyat (ret.) Toro Rosso
17 L Hamilton (ret.) Mercedes
18 K Kobayashi (ret.) Caterham
19 P Maldonado (ret.) Lotus
20 M Ericsson (ret.) Caterham
21 M Chilton (ret.) Marussia
22 J Bianchi (ret.) Marussia
That puts Rosberg in the lead in the championship by 22 points, over Hamilton.
Great to see someone else win a race. Red Bull back on form.
"Tease me with stockinged legs and suspenders"
Great to see someone else win a race. Red Bull back on form.
Yes, it was a good race. Red Bull were on good form, but only for the Mercedes brake problems, they couldn't have matched the Mercedes for speed and power.
Yes, it was a good race. Red Bull were on good form, but only for the Mercedes brake problems, they couldn't have matched the Mercedes for speed and power.
Yea exactly. vettel doesnt have a magic wand that will make him catch the mercs. The mercs car is better engineered, thats the difference. Only for the loss of power and brakes, the mercs would have won comfortably. rosberg did well given the problems he had
Yea exactly. vettel doesnt have a magic wand that will make him catch the mercs. The mercs car is better engineered, thats the difference. Only for the loss of power and brakes, the mercs would have won comfortably. rosberg did well given the problems he had
Rosberg also got lucky in that Perez had the same problems which prevented him from trying to overtake, holding the RBs up even more
Rosberg also got lucky in that Perez had the same problems which prevented him from trying to overtake, holding the RBs up even more
Indeed. Perez has now got a five-place grid penalty for Austria for impeding Massa in their battle for fourth place.
Perez collided with Massa on the final lap pitching both cars into the Turn 1 barriers at speed.
Even in the midst of World Cup fever, the Formula One series continues. This weekend is Austria [Großer Preis von Österreich]
Practice 1 Fri (tomorrow morning) 09:00
Practice 2 Fri (tomorrow) 13:00
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
Drivers Standings
1. Nico Rosberg 140
2. Lewis Hamilton 118
3. Daniel Ricciardo 79
4. Fernando Alonso 69
5. Sebastian Vettel 60
6. Nico Hulkenberg 57
7. Jenson Button 43
8. Valtteri Bottas 40
9. Kevin Magnussen 23
10. Sergio Perez 20
11. Felipe Massa 18
12. Kimi Räikkönen 18
13. Romain Grosjean 8
14. Jean-Eric Vergne 8
15. Daniil Kvyat 4
16. Jules Bianchi 2
17. Adrian Sutil 0
18. Marcus Ericsson 0
19. Esteban Gutierrez 0
20. Max Chilton 0
21. Kamui Kobayashi 0
22. Pastor Maldonado 0
Teams
1. Mercedes 258
2. Red Bull Racing-Renault 139
3. Ferrari 87
4. Force India-Mercedes 77
5. McLaren-Mercedes 66
6. Williams-Mercedes 58
7. STR-Renault 12
8. Lotus-Renault 8
9. Marussia-Ferrari 2
10. Sauber-Ferrari 0
11. Caterham-Renault 0
I wonder has there been any modifications to the track since the last time it staged a Grand Prix
I wonder has there been any modifications to the track since the last time it staged a Grand Prix
Have not heard or read anything specific.
QUOTE "The Red Bull Ring has been significantly upgraded since it last hosted Formula One racing between 1997 and 2003, it is also not too dissimilar to Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve - which means fuel consumption and brake wear are expected to be high. Four long straights will help cooling, and also mean high top speeds will once again be crucial to success - while one tricky aspect is that all the major braking zones are uphill, which can make overtaking difficult as the braking distances are reduced."
Could that mean a repeat of the problems of the last Grand Prix?
Quote = "The BBC F1 team were asked to provide their own personal top 20s, which were combined to produce a BBC list. Veteran commentator Murray Walker provides his own reflections in a video of their career highlights, and chief F1 writer Andrew Benson profiles the driver".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20324109
Whether you agree completely with them or not, I think the analysis is very well written, and very well argued.
First practice Austria top 10
1) Nico Rosberg 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Fernando Alonso 4) Felipe Massa 5) Jenson Button 6) Sergio Perez 7) Nico Hulkenberg 8) Valtteri Bottas 9) Kevin Magnussen 10) Jean-Eric Vergne
Practice 1 Finished, results above.
Practice 2 Today 13:00
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
Final practice top 10, ahead of all-important qualifying, at 13:00
1) Valtteri Bottas 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Felipe Massa 4) Daniil Kvyat 5) Nico Rosberg 6) Fernando Alonso 7) Daniel Ricciardo 8) Kevin Magnussen 9) Kimi Raikkonen 10) Sebastian Vettel
Williams are looking good. They have Mercedes engine-power and if only they could sort out their mistakes, both in management and in strategy, they could have a good race.
I think again the two Mercedes team cars must be favourites, with Lewis Hamilton looking faster than Nico Rosberg.
Rachel Divine
21-06-14, 13:02
I am happy for Massa. First pole position , after 2008 !!
Qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Race 13:00 tomorrow.
Williams lock out the front row!
Hamilton spins and doesn’t set a time in Q3. Will start 10th.
Top Ten.
1) Massa 2) Bottas 3) Rosberg 4) Alonso 5) Ricciardo 6) Magnussen 7) Kvyat 8) Raikkonen 9) Hamilton 10) Hulkenberg
Who would have predicted that?
I am happy for Massa. First pole position , after 2008 !!
Felipe Massa is too good a driver to have never won a championship.
He was Number two to Michael Schumacher and suffered under team orders. When Michael retired, he did lead the championship for Ferrari, but again because of team orders, lost out to Kimi Räikkönen.
He almost won in 2008. In fact he was champion for a few seconds when he crossed the line, but in the final corners on the last lap, Lewis Hamilton passed Timo Glock to get fifth place, and that meant that Hamilton beat Massa to the title by a single point.
The dignity and sportsmanship that he displayed after that bitter defeat characterised the man and he has always been popular. His good spirits and happy nature comes over well in all his TV interviews.
Qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Race 13:00 tomorrow.
Williams lock out the front row!
Hamilton spins and doesn’t set a time in Q3. Will start 10th.
Top Ten.
1) Massa 2) Bottas 3) Rosberg 4) Alonso 5) Ricciardo 6) Magnussen 7) Kvyat 8) Raikkonen 9) Hamilton 10) Hulkenberg
Who would have predicted that?
Poor Hammy lol ...
1 F Massa Williams
2 V Bottas Williams
3 N Rosberg Mercedes
4 F Alonso Ferrari
5 D Ricciardo Red Bull
6 K Magnussen McLaren
7 D Kvyat Toro Rosso
8 K Raikkonen Ferrari
9 L Hamilton Mercedes
10 N Hulkenberg Force India
11 S Perez Force India
12 J Button McLaren
13 S Vettel Red Bull
14 P Maldonado Lotus
15 J Vergne Toro Rosso
16 R Grosjean Lotus
17 A Sutil Sauber
18 E Gutierrez Sauber
19 J Bianchi Marussia
20 K Kobayashi Caterham
21 M Chilton Marussia
22 M Ericsson Caterham
Perez drops to eleven because of his penalty.
Mercedes team looking into cause of Lewis’s spin. My apologies, he will start ninth, not tenth.
Personally, I think he just took a chance and waited until the last possible moment when the track was well rubbered in, and went for a last supreme effort. He has done that before and it has worked. This time it didn’t, he spun and didn’t have time for another lap.
Poor Hammy lol ...
“Hammy” could have a problem. Rosberg qualified third. (Rosberg blamed his third place on Hamilton, saying his spin held him up).
At present Rosberg has a lead of twenty-two points. If Rosberg finishes significantly ahead of Hamilton tomorrow, he could have a lead that would be hard to overtake.
Should make for an interesting race at least.
Should make for an interesting race at least.
Vettel has retired with mechanical problems.
Williams are fast but lose places at pit stops.
Lewis Hamilton has good start and gains five places.
Rosberg leads and Hamilton is second, but both cars having to “manage” their brakes.
Interesting race indeed.
Lap 60 of 71
1 N Rosberg Mercedes
2 L Hamilton Mercedes
3 V Bottas Williams
4 F Massa Williams
5 F Alonso Ferrari
6 K Magnussen McLaren
7 S Perez Force India
8 N Hulkenberg Force India
9 D Ricciardo Red Bull
10 K Raikkonen Ferrari
11 J Button McLaren
12 P Maldonado Lotus
13 J Vergne Toro Rosso
14 A Sutil Sauber
15 R Grosjean Lotus
16 J Bianchi Marussia
17 K Kobayashi Caterham
18 M Chilton Marussia
19 M Ericsson Caterham
20 E Gutierrez Sauber
21 S Vettel (ret.) Red Bull
22 D Kvyat (ret.) Toro Rosso
Lewis is closing in on Nico, but risky to try to overtake?
Chequered flag!
1 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
2 Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes
3 Finland V Bottas Williams
4 Brazil F Massa Williams
5 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
6 Mexico S Perez Force India
7 Denmark K Magnussen McLaren
8 Australia D Ricciardo Red Bull
9 Germany N Hulkenberg Force India
10 Finland K Raikkonen Ferrari
11 Great Britain J Button McLaren
12 Venezuela P Maldonado Lotus
13 Germany A Sutil Sauber
14 France R Grosjean Lotus
15 France J Bianchi Marussia
16 Japan K Kobayashi Caterham
17 Great Britain M Chilton Marussia
18 Sweden M Ericsson Caterham
19 Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
20 France J Vergne (ret.) Toro Rosso
21 Germany S Vettel (ret.) Red Bull
22 Russia D Kvyat (ret.) Toro Rosso
How they stand after Austria
1 N Rosberg Mercedes 165
2 L Hamilton Mercedes 136
3 D Ricciardo Red Bull 83
4 F Alonso Ferrari 79
5 S Vettel Red Bull 60
6 N Hulkenberg Force India 59
7 V Bottas Williams 55
8 J Button McLaren 43
9 F Massa Williams 30
10 K Magnussen McLaren 29
11 S Perez Force India 28
12 K Raikkonen Ferrari 19
13 R Grosjean Lotus 8
14 J Vergne Toro Rosso 8
15 D Kvyat Toro Rosso 4
16 J Bianchi Marussia 2
17 A Sutil Sauber 0
18 M Ericsson Caterham 0
19 E Gutierrez Sauber 0
20 M Chilton Marussia 0
21 K Kobayashi Caterham 0
22 P Maldonado Lotus 0
Mercedes one-two in Austria is their sixth of the season.
Lewis Hamilton is now twenty-nine points behind Nico Rosberg, four more points than a race win.
There is fifty-three points between Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton, but in reality Red Bull do not have the car to challenge Mercedes, their race is to be “the best of the rest”.
Williams are fast because they are using a Mercedes engine. Could have had a better result today with better strategy and a bit of better luck. But their poor start to the season has left them with a lot of ground to recover.
Rob Smedley certainly earning his salary, big changes in results since he arrived, can’t be coincidence.
This weekend, British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, 04, 05, 06 July.
Practice 1 Fri (tomorrow)10:00
Practice 2 Fri (tomorrow)14:00
Practice 3 Sat 10:00
Qualifying Sat 13:00
Race Sun 13:00
The first practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is taking place now.
History being made with Susie Wolff test driving for Williams. Bad news is she is now back in the pits because of engine failure.
Felipe Massa has crashed his Williams and it is unlikely to be fixed for second practice this evening at 14:00.
Bad start for Williams’ weekend.
FIRST PRACTICE RESULTS
1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Alonso 4) Ricciardo 5) Raikkonen 6) Vettel 7) Button 8) Kvyat 9) Vergne 10) Magnussen 11) Perez 12) Grosjean 13) Gutierrez 14) Juncadella 15) Van der Garde 16) Bianchi 7) Massa 18) Chilton 19) Ericsson 20) Frijns 21) Wolff 22) Maldonado
A mention was made over the radio to Nico Rosberg about an intermittent fault in the ERS. This has been a Mercedes engine problem in other races. Clearly has not been fixed. Could it pop-up during the race?
Rachel Divine
04-07-14, 11:05
FIRST PRACTICE RESULTS
1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Alonso 4) Ricciardo 5) Raikkonen 6) Vettel 7) Button 8) Kvyat 9) Vergne 10) Magnussen 11) Perez 12) Grosjean 13) Gutierrez 14) Juncadella 15) Van der Garde 16) Bianchi 7) Massa 18) Chilton 19) Ericsson 20) Frijns 21) Wolff 22) Maldonado
A mention was made over the radio to Nico Rosberg about an intermittent fault in the ERS. This has been a Mercedes engine problem in other races. Clearly has not been fixed. Could it pop-up during the race?
Hopefully :lmao:
Sorry, not being mean, just a bit fed up with this Lewis vs Nico at the top ..