Scirocco Central

Anyone noticing Hamilton sounding more and more American?

Yeah I thought that too on one of the interviews on sunday. He's sounding a bit odd.

Vettel was on Letterman.

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Jeez Letterman, let the guy speak, or at least answer you.

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE 2012





Valencia
Race Date: 24 Jun 2012
Circuit Name: Valencia Street Circuit
Number of Laps: 57
Circuit Length: 5.419 km
Race Distance: 308.883 km
Lap Record: 1:38.683 - T Glock (2009)

UK Times
Fri 22 June 2012
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 23 June 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 24 June 2012
Race 13:00


Previous Winners
2011 Vettel Red Bull
2010 Vettel Red Bull
2009 Barrichello Brawn GP
2008 Massa Ferrari


DRS Zone

TBA



Massa onboard 2010

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Webber getting airborne

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Current Standings

Dunno if any of you are watching Le Mans this year but Ant Davidson had a huge crash. 2 cracked vertebrae but he'll be fine.

Ant Davidson's crash

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Full speed with sound

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Ouch that looked quite nasty...

Just finished seeing the race after the day out at Inters.

W00p!!
Silverstone.
Sadly I'm not going this year, maybe next. A bit too expensive to go every year but some of the teams have updates coming for this race so it'll be interesting to see if the positions have changed a bit

FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2012





Silverstone
Race Date: 08 Jul 2012
Number of Laps: 52
Circuit Length: 5.891 km
Race Distance: 306.198 km
Lap Record: 1:30.874 - F Alonso (2010)

UK Times
Fri 06 July 2012
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 07 July 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 08 July 2012
Race 13:00


Previous Winners
2011 - F. Alonso (Ferrari)
2010 - M. Webber (Red Bull)
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2009 - S. Vettel (Red Bull) *Old Track
2008 - L. Hamilton (McLaren) *Old Track
2007 - K. Raikkonen (Ferrari) *Old Track


DRS Zone

TBA - but likely to be the Wellington Straight as 2011



Button onboard 2011

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Mansell 1991 with commentary by the moustachioed one

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2011 last corner, last lap. This guy must have been almost next to me!

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Current Standings

That was a bonkers qually

Great drive from Alonso though

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2012






Hockenheim
Race Date: 22 Jul 2012
Circuit Name: Hockenheimring
Number of Laps: 67
Circuit Length: 4.574 km
Race Distance: 306.458 km
Lap Record: 1:13.780 - K Raikkonen (2004)

UK Times
Fri 20 July 2012
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 21 July 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 22 July 2012
Race 13:00


Previous Winners
2011 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Nurburg
2010 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Hockenheim
2009 Mark Webber Red Bull Nurburg
2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Hockenheim
2006 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Hockenheim
2005 Fernando Alonso Renault Hockenheim
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Hockenheim
2003 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams Hockenheim
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Hockenheim
2001 Ralf Schumacher Williams Hockenheim
2000 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Hockenheim
1999 Eddie Irvine Ferrari Hockenheim
1998 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Hockenheim
1997 Gerhard Berger Benetton Hockenheim
1996 Damon Hill Williams Hockenheim
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton Hockenheim
1994 Gerhard Berger Ferrari Hockenheim
1993 Alain Prost Williams Hockenheim
1992 Nigel Mansell Williams Hockenheim
1991 Nigel Mansell Williams Hockenheim
1990 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren Hockenheim


DRS Zone

TBA - but likely to be the curved 'straight' before the hairpin

It's Lewis Hamilton's 100th GP start.
Romain Grosjean gets a five-place grid penalty at the German GP, because he needs a new gearbox.

Schumacher onboard 2004

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Webber 2006 onboard

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Hakkinen 1998 with commentary from Brundle

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1990 Derek Warwick onboard

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Current Standings

Old Hockenheim, into the forrests, 200MPH+...

Sky Sports is free this weekend so if you want to watch the race in HD on there you can.

FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2012





Budapest
Race Date: 29 Jul 2012
Circuit Name: Hungaroring
Number of Laps: 70
Circuit Length: 4.381 km
Race Distance: 306.630 km
Lap Record: 1:19.071 - M Schumacher (2004)

UK Times
Fri 27 July 2012
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 28 July 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 29 July 2012
Race 13:00


Previous Winners
2011 Jenson Button McLaren Budapest
2010 Mark Webber Red Bull Budapest
2009 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Budapest
2008 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Budapest
2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Budapest
2006 Jenson Button Honda Budapest
2005 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Budapest
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Budapest
2003 Fernando Alonso Renault Budapest
2002 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Budapest
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Budapest
2000 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Budapest
1999 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Budapest
1998 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Budapest
1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Budapest
1996 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Budapest
1995 Damon Hill Williams Budapest
1994 Michael Schumacher Benetton Budapest
1993 Damon Hill Williams Budapest
1992 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren Budapest
1991 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren Budapest
1990 Thierry Boutsen Williams Budapest


DRS Zone

TBA - but likely to be the main pit straight

It's Heikki Kovalainen's 100th GP start.

Last race before the 5 week summer break.


Massa onboard 2011

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Senna 1992 start onboard

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2010 Schumacher vs Barrichello

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Current Standings

2012 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

2012 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX





Spa-Francorchamps
Race Date: 02 Sep 2012
Circuit Name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Number of Laps: 44
Circuit Length: 7.004 km
Race Distance: 308.052 km
Lap Record: 1:45.108 - K Raikkonen (2004)


UK Times
Fri 31 August 2012
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 01 September 2012
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 02 September 2012
Race 13:00

Previous Winners
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Spa
2010 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Spa
2009 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Spa
2008 Felipe Massa Ferrari Spa
2007 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Spa
2005 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Spa
2004 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Spa
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Spa
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Spa
2000 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Spa
1999 David Coulthard McLaren Spa
1998 Damon Hill Jordan Spa
1997 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Spa
1996 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Spa
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton Spa
1994 Damon Hill Williams Spa
1993 Damon Hill Williams Spa
1992 Michael Schumacher Benetton Spa
1991 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren Spa
1990 Ayrton Senna da Silva McLaren Spa


DRS Zone

TBA - but likely to be the Kemmel straight

Alonso has 23 points scoring finishes in a row.

Traditionally a milestone track for Schumacher
1991 Debut.
1992 First win.
2001 Breaks the record for most number of wins.
2002 Becomes first driver to win 10 races in a season.
2004 Wins 7th Championship.
2011 20 years since debut, first driver to have a career spanning 20 years.
2012 300th Grand Prix.



Rosberg onboard 2011

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Current Standings

wow what a race!

Grosjean has been given a one race suspension for the start accident.

Justice.

unbelieveable!!! jenson was properly on form this weekend
has maldonado got anything for jumping the start?
don't love alonso but don't blame him for being more than a little shaken up at that first corner chaos. grosjean should be watched like a hawk now, hes getting involved/causing a few too many incidents for my liking..

No further action against Schumacher.
No further action on Webber's unsafe release.
€10'000 fine for Caterham for unsafe release.
Maldonado has 2x5 place penalties. One for the jump start and one for colliding with Glock

As for Grosjean....
An FIA statement read:

“[It was an ] extremely serious breach of the regulations which had the potential to cause injury to others. It eliminated leading championship contenders from the race. The stewards note the team conceded the action of the driver was an extremely serious mistake and an error of judgement. Neither the team nor the driver made any submission in mitigation of penalty.”

Grosjean was also fined 50,000 Euros.

Lotus’s reserve driver is Jerome d’Ambrosio

Lots happened today.

What about Lewis on twitter? Acting like last year a little as he had all his chums with him.
Bernie saying Schumi away this year then tries to back track with Eddie Jordan or is this just to speed up Schumi decision?
Pastor maybe needs to be sacked as he`s just getting to be a liability with everyone.....he ain`t Ayrton Senna i.e. can intimidate other drivers

To me today`s crash was a driving mistake but because it happened by another younger rookie driver, I`d say this sort of driver will be reviewed in future as if this sort of thing keeps happening age limits or younger drivers won`t be allowed in the faster cars or top teams.