0100-0330 Australia FP1 Live (Session is 0130-0300)
0515-0700 Australia FP2 Live (Session is 0530-0700)
0930-1030 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeated throughout the day)
Saturday 17th March
0245-0415 Australia FP3 Live (Session starts at 0300)
0500-0800 Australia Qualifying (Session starts at 0600)
Sunday 18th March
0430-0900 Australian Grand Prix Live (Race starts at 0600)
1930-2100 Australian Grand Prix Highlights (Repeated at 2130)
Tuesday 20th March
1930-2000 F1 Fast Track - Australia
Wednesday 21st March
2000-2100 Formula One 1988 Season Review
Thursday 22nd March
2000-2100 Formula One 1989 Season Review
Friday 23rd March
0200-0350 Malaysia FP1 Live
0550-0740 Malaysia FP2 Live
0750-0840 GP2 Qualifying Live
1000-1100 Formula One Magazine Show
Saturday 24th March
0445-0615 Malaysia FP3 Live
0700-0800 GP2 Race 1 Live
0800-0930 Malaysia Qualifying Live
Sunday 25th March
0330-0430 GP2 Race 2 Live
0730-1200 Malaysian Grand Prix Live
1730-2000 Live Indy Car Racing
2000-2130 Malaysian Grand Prix Highlights
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:12 am
by shakenshack
Can't say the new nose design does it for me either, looks terrible .
Real shame BBC is buggered losing 50% of the races I don't have Sky!
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:53 am
by Kev
Merc are the last of the big boys to show. Still nothing from HRT and Marussia. I'll be amazed if they do they whole season.
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:36 pm
by Ryy
I thought aero parts like on that Merc were banned. They coming back with a vengeance!
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:39 pm
by wigit
has to be said the nose rules mean some hideous cars on the grid, maclaren just looks stunning in comparison
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:23 am
by Kev
Marussia have finally shown up
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:37 pm
by trix
Were they just waiting for the sticky back plastic and glue to dry
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:24 pm
by Kev
HRT made a car!
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:50 pm
by Ryy
I get the distinct feeling, one of those teams won't last the season and will be amazingly off the pace.
I just don't get why they don't show up and put more into testing. It's erm... limited already. What the hell don't these teams seem to learn.
On the flipside, Caterham will hopefully make a giant leap this year.
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:27 pm
by Kev
Yeah I wouldn't mind betting Marussia and HRT won't make the 107% limit at Australia. Last year Virgin Racing made it in by about half a second but HRT were 1-2s off and weren't allowed to start.
Marussia look like they might have a slightly better chance of moving forward as they have Pat Symonds (ex of Renault) running the place but HRT look dead in the water.
I'd love Caterham to get a point this season and as they now have KERS I think they're in with a shout of that.
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:34 am
by Kev
2012 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Whooooop!
Here we go then.
The 2012 Formula One World Championship is GO!
Melbourne
Race Date: 18 Mar 2012
Circuit Name: Albert Park
Number of Laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.303 km
Race Distance: 307.574 km
Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)
UK Times
Fri 16 March 2012
Practice 1 01:30 - 03:00
Practice 2 05:30 - 07:00
Sat 17 March 2012
Practice 3 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 18 March 2012
Race 06:00
Previous Winners
2011 - Sebastian Vettel (Reb Bull Racing)
2010 - Jenson Button (McLaren)
2009 - Jenson Button (Brawn GP)
2008 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
2007 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2006 - Fernando Alonso (Renault)
2005 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault)
01 2012 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 16 - 18 Mar
02 2012 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 23 - 25 Mar
03 2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 13 - 15 Apr
04 2012 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 20 - 22 Apr
05 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2012 (Catalunya) 11 - 13 May
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012 (Monte Carlo) 24 - 27 May
07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2012 (Montréal) 08 - 10 Jun
08 2012 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 22 - 24 Jun
09 2012 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 06 - 08 Jul
10 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2012 (Hockenheim) 20 - 22 Jul
11 FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2012 (Budapest) 27 - 29 Jul
12 2012 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 31 Aug - 02 Sep
13 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2012 (Monza) 07 - 09 Sep
14 2012 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 21 - 23 Sep
15 2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 05 - 07 Oct
16 2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) 12 - 14 Oct
17 2012 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX (New Delhi) 26 - 28 Oct
18 2012 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina) 02 - 04 Nov
19 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) 16 - 18 Nov
20 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2012 (São Paulo) 23 - 25 Nov
Tyres
Hard - Silver
Medium - White
Soft - Yellow
Super Soft - Red
Intermediate - Green
Full Wet - Blue
The tyres now have a coloured band all the way round the sides to show up better on the TV.
Team Changes
- Virgin Racing is now Marussia F1 and has a technical partnership with McLaren
- Team Lotus changes its name to Caterham F1
- Lotus Renault F1 changes its name to Lotus F1
- Mercedes changes its name to Mercedes AMG
- Williams have switched to Renault engines
IN
Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)
Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India)
Charles Pic (Marussia)
Pedro de la Rosa (HRT)
Narain Karthikeyan (HRT)
Jean-Éric Vergne (Toro Rosso)
MOVED
Daniel Ricciardo (to Toro Rosso)
Bruno Senna (to Williams)
Vitaly Petrov (to Caterham)
Rule/Technical Changes
- Ban on exhaust gases being used to blow over aerodynamic devices
- Changes to the nose height for safety reasons. The pre-2012 regulations allow the nose to be as high as 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in) above ground, but the revisions to the sporting code lower the maximum allowable height to 55 centimetres (22 in) 150mm ahead of the front bulkhead.
- Pitlane speed limit reduced from 100kph to 60kph ***TBC***
- Helium powered wheel nut air guns banned.
- In season test at Mugello on May 1st
- All lapped traffic under the safety car to be released from the queue before the car returns to pit lane, allowing the drivers to unlap themselves and to ensure a clean re-start.
- Drivers will not be permitted to leave the confines of the circuit without a justifiable reason, following a spate of incidents in 2011 when drivers were sighted using access roads around the circuit to shorten their reconnaissance and in-laps in order to preserve their fuel and tyres.
- Drivers will not be allowed to return to the normal racing line should they choose a defensive line going into a corner.
- Races will have a maximum four-hour time limit to prevent the indefinite suspension of a race.
- Any driver in the pit lane when a race is suspended will be permitted to return to the circuit and take up the position on the grid that they were running in at the time of the suspension.
Betting Odds
Drivers Championship
1.91 Sebastian Vettel
6.50 Fernando Alonso
6.50 Lewis Hamilton
9.00 Jenson Button
15.00 Mark Webber
26.00 Kimi Raikkonen
26.00 Nico Rosberg
29.00 Michael Schumacher
81.00 Romain Grosjean
81.00 Felipe Massa
151.00 Nico Hulkenberg
201.00 Kamui Kobayashi
201.00 Sergio Perez
201.00 Paul Di Resta
501.00 Jean-Eric Vergne
751.00 Daniel Ricciardo
751.00 Bruno Senna
1001.00 Heikki Kovalainen
1251.00 Pastor Maldonado
1501.00 Vitaly Petrov
2501.00 Charles Pic
2501.00 Timo Glock
5001.00 Pedro de la Rosa
5001.00 Narain Karthikeyan
Constructors Championship
1.91 Red Bull
2.87 McLaren
8.00 Ferrari
11.00 Mercedes
29.00 Lotus Renault
81.00 Force India
201.00 Sauber
301.00 Williams
501.00 Toro Rosso
1001.00 Caterham
5001.00 Marussia
5001.00 HRT
Others
Schumacher to win a race 2.75
Raikkonen to win a race 2.50
Marussia or HRT to get a point 4.00
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:36 pm
by trix
It has taken so long to get here!
By the way
Pdvsa Williams Williams Renault.. so good(?) they named it twice? lol
& I think Petrov was in trouble when his photo was taken
Bit of a mixed bag in friday praccy due to wet/dry conditions.
But at least it looks like Red Bull aren't running away with it and Merc have stepped up.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m29.183s 16
2. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m29.292s + 0.109 19
3. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m30.199s + 1.016 23
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.341s + 1.158 13
5. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m30.709s + 1.526 14
6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m31.466s + 2.283 13
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m31.505s + 2.322 14
8. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m31.932s + 2.749 16
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.184s + 3.001 17
10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m32.194s + 3.011 19
11. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m32.296s + 3.113 20
12. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m32.632s + 3.449 17
13. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m32.767s + 3.584 15
14. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m32.822s + 3.639 11
15. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.039s + 3.856 18
16. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.252s + 4.069 11
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m34.108s + 4.925 21
18. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m34.275s + 5.092 7
19. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m34.312s + 5.129 17
20. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.485s + 5.302 29
21. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.604s + 5.421 31
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m34.770s + 5.587 13
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m42.627s + 13.444 16
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:04 pm
by Kev
Webber helmet cam
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Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:44 pm
by Kev
Great qually session.
Laughed when kimi didn't make it in. Caterham are well clear of marussia but I'm surprised they didn't get closer to the guys ahead. Also a bit disappointed with FI.
But the race at the front looks epic. Merc are right up there, red bull are struggling, mclaren are better and ferrari are a joke And Grosjean!
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:17 am
by mike-p
JENSON!!!!!!!!
Excellent race beautifully controlled.
Shame Lewis got taken by Vettel for second.
Good start for Mclaren
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:54 pm
by Kev
Great opening race.
Monster start from Rosberg but as usual with the Merc's they couldn't quite do it in the race although Schumacher was on for a reasonable finish.
Great win for Button. Vettel got really lucky with the safety car and as a result Hamilton looked like someone just killed his dog, but it was a decent enough result for him. Alonso drove well in a terrible car, Massa quite the opposite. Good to see a positive drive from Sauber and Williams as well although Maldonado was unlucky not to get the finish he deserved. He'd have scored more points than Williams got all season if he hadn't binned it. Brilliant action on the last lap too and good thinking from Di Resta to pounce for the last point.
Kimi got lucky with a few people going out, Grosjean was a bit unlucky with the tap from (I think) Maldonado which broke his suspension/steering. He deserved a bit more than that from his qually effort. Bit disappointed in Caterham with two DNFs but it looks like Heikki had no KERS and then his steering arm started to undo itself so hopefully they'll sort that for the next race as he was in 14th at one point. And well done to Marussia for getting both cars to the end!
Sky had the same feed as the BBC but the commentary from Crofty and Brundle was very good I thought. Maybe not enough post race analysis, especially with so many incidents. No adverts in the qually or race either, just before and after so well done for not missing anything with that.
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:43 pm
by Kev
2012 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX
Kuala Lumpur
Race Date: 25 Mar 2012
Circuit Name: Sepang International Circuit
Number of Laps: 56
Circuit Length: 5.543 km
Race Distance: 310.408 km
Lap Record: 1:34.223 - JP Montoya (2004)
UK Times
Fri 23 March 2012
Practice 1 02:00 - 03:30
Practice 2 06:00 - 07:30
Sat 24 March 2012
Practice 3 05:00 - 06:00
Qualifying 08:00
Sun 25 March 2012
Race 09:00
Previous Winners
2011 - Sebastian Vettel (Reb Bull Racing)
2010 - Sebastian Vettel (Reb Bull Racing)
2009 - Jenson Button (Brawn GP)
2008 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 - Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
2006 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault)
2005 - Fernando Alonso (Renault)
Alonso lap 2011
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Split screen of the start Hamilton/Button/Alonso/Massa
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Current Standings
Re: 2012 F1 topic
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:08 pm
by Kev
* McLaren's front row lock out ended Red Bull dominance of 24 races on the front row
* Webber and Ricciardo is the only Aussies have both scored points in the same race
* Ricciardo becomes the 319th driver to score a F1 World Championship Point.
* Every driver on the F1 grid has now scored with exception of the French - Grosjean, Vergne and Pic
* Jenson leads the F1 points for the 1st time since 2010 Canadian GP
* McLaren leads the F1 Constructor Points for the 1st time since 2010 Hungarian GP
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I don't have Sky!
And Grosjean!
