I still think the whole gearbox rules are a bit stupid personally.5 grid penalty for Hamilton as he needs a gearbox change.
Should be a good race anyway.
Also count me excited for Rush!
I still think the whole gearbox rules are a bit stupid personally.5 grid penalty for Hamilton as he needs a gearbox change.
This is a real photo? Infiniti in background with a guy looking like he has passed out on the ground.
Vettel looks kinda fake in that photo.Yeah its for some martial arts photo/movie shoot
http://www.formula1onlive.com/2012/04/vettel-poses-for-making-martial-arts.html
JUST LIKE IN EVERY PHOTO. Ooooh. I went there.Vettel looks kinda fake in that photo.
Race stewards dismissed a protest by the Lotus Formula One team at the Chinese Grand Prix on Thursday against the rear wing system used by rivals Mercedes.
"The stewards decided unanimously that the protest is dismissed," the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement.
The formal protest had been issued earlier with the signature of Alan Permane, the trackside operations director of the former Renault team.
The protest related to the controversial rear wing which was declared legal for the first two races of the season and was passed again by scrutineers in Shanghai on Thursday.
Fri 13 April 2012 said:Practice 1 - 03:00
SKY F1 - 02:45Practice 2 - 07:00
SKY F1 - 06:45
Sat 14 April 2012 said:Practice 3 - 04:00
SKY F1 - 03:45Qualifying - 07:00
SKY F1 - 06:00
BBC ONE - 06:00
Sun 15 April 2012 said:Race - 08:00
SKY F1 - 06:30
BBC ONE - 07:00
I suppose now we're going to see copycats soon.Lotus will not appeal stewards' decision on Mercedes rear wing
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98740
Chinese Grand Prix Timetable
WEST(GMT+1) Times - all from F1 and respective UK broadcasters sites.
I suppose now we're going to see copycats soon.
Note the practice sessions are also on the BBC Red Button as per usual. Was worried they'd have none of them this year.
It looks fake due to the (poorly) photoshopped depth of field effect.Vettel looks kinda fake in that photo.
Is Ferrari bringing a new spec to China/Bahrain?
Most teams will have a system tested at Mugello then raced at Barcelona if they can get their designs together quick enough.
It's the face. I think the Chinese already copied him.It looks fake due to the (poorly) photoshopped depth of field effect.
Yeah its for some martial arts photo/movie shoot
God, it seems the last race was a year ago. Cannot wait for tonight/this morning - the FP1 will start at 03:00 here.
Is Ferrari bringing a new spec to China/Bahrain?
A Daimler shareholder has called on the German car giant to pull its works Mercedes team out of formula one.
Fund manager Ingo Speich, of the Daimler shareholder Union Investment, said at Daimler's annual general meeting that he is disappointed Mercedes has lost ground to road car rivals Audi and BMW.
"Mercedes is no longer the measure of all things in the premium sector," he is quoted as saying by Die Presse.
Speich referred to "a lost decade" for Daimler, and called on the company to follow BMW's recent lead and pull out of formula one.
His speech reportedly received applause from other shareholders.
Mercedes is the biggest formula one team yet to follow the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull in signing a new Concorde Agreement beyond 2012.
I hope Mercedes make it because the more competitive teams the better.
Can't we just sell HRT and give that money to their shareholders to shut them up?
The grid penalty really wont help.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17605029 said:F1 driver Mark Webber on speedway, kayaking and triathlons
By Mark Webber
Red Bull driver
I'm back in England this week after spending a few days in Australia and New Zealand following the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Some of you might wonder why I didn't stay out there for a bit longer - after all, it's less than a week now until I'll be heading off to Shanghai for the next race.
As a Formula 1 driver, you do have to look at the template for the year and work out what is the best way to deal with all the travelling and any commitments you have between the races, which don't always go that well together.
But I had always planned to come back even if it was only for a week or so because I've got a lot of work to do with my Red Bull Racing team at the factory.
Webber on Jenson Button's Lavaman triathlon efforts
Most of the European-based drivers come home whenever they get chance.
There are one or two guys on the grid who are slightly freer spirits, though - Jenson Button, for example, likes being in Japan and Hawaii so he uses the opportunity of the long-haul races to go out there when he can.
I'll be able to do a bit more of that later in the year when Australia becomes a great base for the Asian-based races.
You might have seen that JB competed at the weekend in an Olympic-distance triathlon in Hawaii called the Lavaman.
It's a real credit to him pitching himself against quality athletes away from his own profession, which he's now been doing for several years. No massive ego, he's just out there enjoying healthy competition.
That's why I enjoy doing my Tasmania Challenge each year as it takes me out of the F1 bubble and I discover new limits in a different environment with different people. Who knows, JB and I might hook up to do something together in the future.
How are they allowed to do that? I thought they'd banned all the sticky-out bits.
Webber going to McLaren confirmed.Who knows, JB and I might hook up to do something together in the future.
How are they allowed to do that? I thought they'd banned all the sticky-out bits.
Jealous.More likely a threesome with Jessica.
That's what I was thinking.
Section 3.11.1
BBC viewers look out for good banter piece with Lewis, Jenson and I.
http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/04/12/...g-is-legal-after-fia-dismisses-lotus-protest/Lotus director of engineering Alan Permane told this writer recently: Its a secondary effect, but its absolutely operated by the driver. Mercedes hasnt invented something, it was there, and other people were under the impression that it wasnt legal. If this is allowed youll see everyone doing it, and it wont stop there, there are many, many other things that can happen.
In todays proceedings James Allison and Permane appeared for Lotus, and Ross Brawn and Geoff Willis for Mercedes. The FIA pointed out that while Mercedes provided a document explaining how it worked, Lotus was not allowed to see it.
The FIA in effect decreed that it was not operated by driver moment, but by the movement of the DRS, which is legal.