Showing posts with label F1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label F1. Show all posts

Button Win, Vettel World Champion

Posted by sportlast on October 09, 2011

Jenson Button won the third race this season after becoming the fastest in the Japanese Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel continued to party, because he successfully defended his world title.

Third place finish at Suzuka, Vettel enough to win a second world title in a row. Raihan figures from the Red Bull driver is now reaching 324 points should not exceed its competitors in the four series remaining.

Button, who won three races this season is to collect an additional 210 points by 25 points at Suzuka. Alonso, who finished second, while having 202 points.

Sebastian Vettel claimed to defend the world title is not easy. After dominating this season, Vettel was still able to print his world record. With the current domain, the Red Bull driver is not only able to repeat the success of last season, but even surpassed them in terms of race results.

"The hardest part is the back to win after win (the title) last season, I can not do it alone There are many things I want to say but hard to remember everything .. I am very grateful to all the teams who have worked hard to build a second car "at Planet F1 Vettel said.
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Alonso Expects Runner-up Position

Posted by sportlast on September 26, 2011

Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso points adrift very far distance. Realizing his chances to become a champion of small, Alonso was targeting themselves to appear as a runner-up. After finishing in fourth position at Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso in the drivers' standings position down to number three with a collection of 184. He left behind 125 points from Vettel who've collected 309 points.

With a count of five series remaining, Alonso is in a difficult position to catch Vettel. As a result, it was realistic to target second place behind the German driver.

"Of course there is the motivation (to finish in second place). That's a tough thing, but it's something you want, to be runner-up this championship," he said in Autosport.

By finishing as runner-up, Alonso hopes to help Ferrari in the points in the constructors' championship. Currently, the Ferrari was in the top three constructors' championship, behind Red Bull and McLaren. In the race that took place last night at a street circuit, Alonso failed to fight with the two leading drivers, Vettel and Jenson Button, because his car was fast enough. He also denied that the problem of tire to trigger it.

"I think, the problem lies in aerodynamics. If you can make your car faster with the aerodynamic moment, then your tires will also work." "Impact, you can get the pole position and you could win the race," he said.
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2011 Formula 1 World Championship Race Calendar

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2011 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN (Melbourne)  27 Mar

2011 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA (Kuala Lumpur) 10 Apr

2011 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE (Shanghai) 17 Apr

2011 FORMULA 1 DHL TURKISH(Istanbul)  08 May

FORMULA 1 DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2011 (Catalunya) 22 May

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 (Monte Carlo) 29 May

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2011 (Montreal) 12 Jun

2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 26 Jun

2011 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH(Silverstone) 10 Jul

FORMULA 1 SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2011 (Nürburgring) 24 Jul

FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2011 (Budapest) 31 Jul

2011 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)  28 Aug

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2011 (Monza) 11 Sep

2011 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 25 Sep

2011 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 09 Oct

2011 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) 16 Oct

2011 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL GRAND PRIX OF INDIA (New Delhi) 30 Oct

FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI  (Yas Marina Circuit) 13 Nov

FORMULA 1  PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2011 (Sao Paulo) 27 Nov
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2011 Formula 1 Results

Posted by sportlast on September 25, 2011

2011 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 61 1:59:06.757 1 25
2 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 61 +1.7 secs 3 18
3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 61 +29.2 secs 2 15
4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 61 +55.4 secs 5 12
5 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 61 +67.7 secs 4 10
6 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 61 +111.067 secs 10 8
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 60 +1 Lap 7 6
8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 60 +1 Lap 9 4
9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 60 +1 Lap 6 2
10 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 60 +1 Lap 11 1
11 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 60 +1 Lap 13
12 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 60 +1 Lap 14
13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 60 +1 Lap 12
14 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 59 +2 Laps 17
15 9 Bruno Senna Renault 59 +2 Laps 15
16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 59 +2 Laps 19
17 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 59 +2 Laps 18
18 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 59 +2 Laps 22
19 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 57 +4 Laps 23
20 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 57 +4 Laps 24
21 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 56 Accident 16
Ret 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 47 +14 Laps 20
Ret 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 28 Accident 8
Ret 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 9 +52 Laps 21

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Sebastian Vettel Won In Singapore

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Speed ​​Sebastian Vettel could not be pursued by other riders on the Singapore Grand Prix night race. Vettel emerged as champion after appearing dominant throughout the race.

In the race which took place in the Marina Bay Circuit, Vettel who occupy pole position, managed to make a good start. He managed to retain its position at the first corner and immediately step on the gas.

Jenson Button, who started from the top three, eventually just be a stalker. Button managed to climb to number two after the start, but was unable to catch the speed of Vettel. Recently until lap 10, he had left behind seven seconds off Vettel. This distance could eventually widen to 14 seconds at mid-race.

Vettel finally really did not overtaken, even though Button managed to cut the distance on the last lap-lap race. He finally came out as winners by a margin that was not too far away, which is about 1.7 seconds ahead of Button.

Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso was behind Button almost throughout the race. Alonso continued to stick to strict British rider, but the difficulty to pass through.

In recent race, he even lost the top three that eventually fell into the hands of Mark Webber. Alonso eventually finishing in fourth position and Webber finished third.
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2011 F1 Team Standings

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Pos Team Points
1 RBR-Renault 491
2 McLaren-Mercedes 353
3 Ferrari 268
4 Mercedes 114
5 Renault 70
6 Force India-Mercedes 48
7 Sauber-Ferrari 36
8 STR-Ferrari 29
9 Williams-Cosworth 5
10 Lotus-Renault 0
11 HRT-Cosworth 0
12 Virgin-Cosworth 0

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2011 F1 Driver Championship Standings

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Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
1 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 309
2 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 185
3 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 184
4 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 182
5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 168
6 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 84
7 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 62
8 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 52
9 Vitaly Petrov Russian Renault 34
10 Nick Heidfeld German Renault 34
11 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 27
12 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 28
13 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 20
14 Jaime Alguersuari Spanish STR-Ferrari 16
15 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 13
16 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 9
17 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Williams-Cosworth 4
18 Bruno Senna Brazilian Renault 2
19 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Cosworth 1
20 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish Sauber-Ferrari 0
21 Jarno Trulli Italian Lotus-Renault 0
22 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Lotus-Renault 0
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian HRT-Cosworth 0
24 Jerome d'Ambrosio Belgian Virgin-Cosworth 0
25 Timo Glock German Virgin-Cosworth 0
26 Narain Karthikeyan Indian HRT-Cosworth 0
27 Daniel Ricciardo Australian HRT-Cosworth 0
28 Karun Chandhok Indian Lotus-Renault 0



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Alonso Confident Could Delay The Vettel Party

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Fernando Alonso will only start in fifth position in the Singapore GP. However, he remains optimistic that could delay the celebration party world title winner Sebastian Vettel's pole.

With the current situation in the standings, Vettel had the opportunity to ensure both world titles in a row if it had positive results in the race at the Marina Bay Circuit.

Opportunities to do more open after Vettel took pole while Alonso is the closest pursuer in the standings board, was in the starting five.

However, the Spaniard remains determined to postpone the party champion Vettel. The trick is with the Singapore GP on the podium. "I'm sure we can reach the podium. We usually perform better in the race rather than qualifications and there is no reason it could not happen again here," said Alonso in Reuters.

Of the three Singapore GP title so far, Alonso won the race twice and finished third in the other seasons. "This is a serious race for the mechanical aspects of the car and safety car usually involved. We'll see what happens but, I'll say again, I'm confident in our chances on the podium," Alonso said.
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Singapore GP Qualifying

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Sebastian Vettel relisted pole position. Results so sweet for Red Bull as Mark Webber will be in the starting two. In the qualifying session, Vettel recorded a time of one minute 44.381 seconds that can not be surpassed its rivals. This is the 11th pole Vettel this season.

Webber followed in second place with a score of one minute 44.732 seconds, ahead of Jenson Button from McLaren who has the time of one minute 44.804 seconds.McLaren put the riders in the starting three and four along with the presence of Lewis Hamilton was left slightly from Button with one minute 44.809 seconds.

Fernando Alonso from Ferrari had to settle for fifth position after starting from the pack just one minute 44.874 seconds. His teammate, Felipe Massa, while it was in sixth place with a time of one minute 45.800 seconds.

Singapore GP Qualifying Results:
01. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m44.381
02. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m44.732 + 0.351
03. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m44.804 + 0.423
04. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m44.809 + 0.428
05. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m44.874 + 0.493
06. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m45.800 + 1.419
07. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m46.013 + 1.632
08. Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time
09. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes no time
10. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes no time
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m47.616 + 2.685
12. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m48.082 + 3.151
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m48.270 + 3.339
14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m48.634 + 3.703
15. Bruno Senna Renault 1m48.662 + 3.731
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m49.862 + 4.931
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari No time
18. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m49.835 + 3.438
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m50.948 + 4.551
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m51.012 + 4.615
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m52.154 + 5.757
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m52.363 + 5.966
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m52.404 + 6.007
24. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m52.810 + 6.413
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Webber Hoping in Singapore

Posted by sportlast on September 21, 2011


Singapore GP Mark Webber acknowledges is a tough race. However, Red Bull drivers is expected to pass through the race without significant obstacles.

Webber was determined to redeem his failure in the GP of Italy some time ago. At that time, Webber had failed to finish following a collision incident involving himself with Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

However, challenges lie in front of Webber. He was twice forced to retired despite last season, Webber successfully recorded good results; third podium.

"I finished third in the Marina Bay circuit last year, but the track was really not friendly to me in the past. I enjoy racing here, so I berahap get through it with success as I did at the beginning of the season at Valencia," Webber's determination as reported Fox Sports Australia.

"Singapore's night race challenge. The track was bumpy and with 1500 lights illuminate the circuit, is different from the race at noon and it was quite tiring."

"It's also the longest race this season, no less than two hours set the FIA ​​and the weather is hot and the humidity makes the cockpit is warm enough."

Webber predicts will happen fierce battle between himself and three other riders; Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.

"In the standings, four of us - me, Fernando, Jenson and Lewis just a difference of 14 points only and certainly no one will want to lose," Webber finished.

2011 Singapore GP night race will be held on Sunday (25 / 9). Two out of three races last successfully won by Fernando Alonso.
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