Singapore
Race Date: 23 Sep 2012
Circuit Name: Marina Bay Street Circuit
Number of Laps: 61
Circuit Length: 5.073 km
Race Distance: 309.316 km
Lap Record: 1:45.599 - K Raikkonen (2008)
UK Times
Fri 21 September 2012
Practice 1 11:00 - 12:30
Practice 2 14:30 - 16:00
Sat 22 September 2012
Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 23 September 2012
Race 13:00
Previous Winners
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Singapore
2010 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Singapore
2009 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Singapore
2008 Fernando Alonso Renault Singapore
Yeah kind of surprising and not all at the same time.
Perez also confirmed at McLaren. That's a great move for him.
I think Hamilton just wanted out of McLaren and Merc was realistically the only place he could go. But if he wants to win races, he's in for a season of mid grid mediocrity there next year I think. He's probably pinning all his hopes on the 2014 spec change as being a major step up for Merc. I think he'll regret it and he'll spend all of next year being asked, 'so are you sure the move to Mercedes was the right choice?'.
Sauber could do worse than take on Schumacher......
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Schumacher is retiring (again) Bernie let the cat out of the bag the other week with the BBC boys
(also sad to see Jake go from the BBC coverage but he & his wife deserve some family time after an amazing few years)
Jake is going up bbc vision to head up the football so not much time away. If the beep keep him I'm sure we'll see him doing a lot more as he is the new face for bbc.
Bernie knew what was happening as he needs to know who is in and who he'll let the teams use
I think losing Jake will be a blow for the BBC. I heard he 'only' gets £250k/year and was more than a bit miffed that Alan Shearer gets 10x that! I wonder too if he knows/suspects that the BBC might lose its live coverage and that's what he really likes doing. If they just go to highlights next year it probably won't be as much fun to do. But as he's about to become a daddy I doubt travelling the world every fortnight sat well with his wife
Suzuka
Race Date: 07 Oct 2012
Number of Laps: 53
Circuit Length: 5.807 km
Race Distance: 307.471 km
Lap Record: 1:31.540 - K. Raikkonen (2005)
UK Times
Fri 05 October 2012
Practice 1 02:00 - 03:30
Practice 2 06:00 - 07:30
Sat 06 October 2012
Practice 3 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 07 October 2012
Race 07:00
Previous Winners
2011 Jenson Button McLaren Suzuka
2010 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Suzuka
2009 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Suzuka
2008 Fernando Alonso Renault Oyama
2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Oyama
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault Suzuka
2005 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Suzuka
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Suzuka
2003 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Suzuka
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Suzuka
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Suzuka
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Suzuka
1999 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Suzuka
1998 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Suzuka
1997 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Suzuka
1996 Damon Hill Williams Suzuka
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton Suzuka
1994 Damon Hill Williams Suzuka
1993 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren Suzuka
1992 Riccardo Patrese Williams Suzuka
1991 Gerhard Berger McLaren Suzuka
1990 Nelson Piquet Snr Benetton Suzuka
DRS Zone
TBA
Alonso onboard 2011
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Schumacher onboard 2001
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Hamilton and Kobayashi onboard start
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The new engine formula planned for 2014 and beyond may very well be scrapped, according to Bernie Ecclestone who strongly opposes the change.
Plans are currently in place to replace the current 2.4 litre V8 engines with 1.6 litre turbo-charged V6 engines in a bid to improve the sports environmental image.
The revelation comes after Ecclestone attended a fire-up of the new engine, which are currently under development by Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes.
"I listened to the noise of the engines in Maranello the other day, the new engine and the old engine, and even Luca di Montezemolo (Ferrari Chairman) said it sounded terrible and didn't like it," Christian Sylt quotes the 81-year-old as saying.
Ecclestone is confident that FIA president Jean Todt and Di Montezemolo will agree to at least delaying the engines which have spiralled in cost, despite F1 entering a budget reducing era.
"[Todt] will get rid of it," he said, adding: "I think Luca is also saying we should suspend it for two or three years. I think it is sensible to get rid of it and stick with what we have got. It is much cheaper than the new one. It probably could be 30% of the price."
This will be a blow for Mercedes/Lewis as that was one of there hopeful spins that the new regs would work for them
I think the teams have already invested too much money to scrap them but by all accounts they need to make them sound better. At the moment they don't sound very F1-ish.
I think right now is the lowest of the low. They already have done a lot for reducing carbon footrpint, where does it stop? 20 mechanics in a box at the back peddling? A cross over from Tour-de-France? lol
Yeongam
Race Date: 14 Oct 2012
Circuit Name: Korea International Circuit
First Grand Prix: 2010
Number of Laps: 55
Circuit Length: 5.615 km
Race Distance: 308.630 km
Lap Record: 1:39.605 - S Vettel (2011)
UK Times
Fri 12 October 2012
Practice 1 02:00 - 03:30
Practice 2 06:00 - 07:30
Sat 13 October 2012
Practice 3 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 14 October 2012
Race 07:00
Previous Winners
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Yeongam
2010 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Yeongam
I would of taken anyone buy him. Someone from a lower formulae even. Stabber Sutil, Maybe even Senna on a years loan kept quiet. I'm sure there's a hundred options... but... Massa!?!?
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New Delhi
Race Date: 28 Oct 2012
Circuit Name: Buddh International Circuit
First Grand Prix: 2011
Number of Laps: 60
Circuit Length: 5.125 km
Race Distance: 307.249 km
Lap Record: 1:27.249 - S Vettel (2011)
UK Times
Fri 26 October 2012
Practice 1 05:30 - 07:00
Practice 2 09:30 - 11:00
Sat 27 October 2012
Practice 3 06:30 - 07:30
Qualifying 09:30
Sun 28 October 2012
Race 09:30
Previous Winners
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull New Delhi
I was too busy last week and didn't get round to doing an Abu Dhabi one.
2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
Austin
Race Date: 18 Nov 2012
Circuit Name: Circuit of The Americas
First Grand Prix: 2012
Number of Laps: 56
Circuit Length: 5.516 km
Race Distance: 308.896 km
UK Times
Fri 16 November 2012
Practice 1 15:00 - 16:30
Practice 2 19:00 - 20:30
Sat 17 November 2012
Practice 3 15:00 - 16:00
Qualifying 18:00
Sun 18 November 2012
Race 19:00
Previous Winners
None
DRS Zone
TBA but likely to be between T11 and 12
Factoids
* Sebastian Vettel started his F1 career in 2007 at the USA GP at Indianapolis.
* This weekend he starts his 100th GP back in the USA again with two World Championships, 35 pole positions, 26 wins and 45 podiums already under his belt.
* Austin is the 10th venue for a F1 race in the USA (after Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Phoenix, Riverside, Sebring and Watkins Glen)
* Simulations suggest the circuit has more corners over 250 kph than Spa and more below 100 kph than Hungary
* A qualifying lap time of around 97 seconds (1:37) and a race lap time around 102 seconds (1:42) are predicted
