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MOTORSPORTS RACING NEWS- FORMULA 1
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2ND GRAND PRIX DE MONACO - APRIL 6, 1930
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2010 F1 DRIVERS AND TEAMS:
VODAFONE MCLAREN MERCEDES SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO
DRIVERS: Lewis Hamilton DRIVERS: Sebastien Buemi
Jenson Button Jaime Alguersuari
CHASSIS: MP4-26 CHASSIS: STR6
ENGINE: Mercedes-Benz ENGINE: Ferrari
TIRES: Pirelli TIRES: Pirelli
SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO RED BULL RACING
DRIVERS: Fernando Alonso DRIVERS: Mark Webber
Felipe Massa Sebastian Vettel
CHASSIS: F11 CHASSIS: RB7
ENGINE: Ferrari 057 ENGINE: Renault
TIRES: Pirelli TIRES: Pirelli
HRT F1 TEAM ATT&T WILLIAMS
DRIVERS: Narain Karthikeyan DRIVERS: Rubens Barrichello
Vitantonio Liuzzi Pastor Maldonado
CHASSIS: Dallara CHASSIS: FW33
ENGINE: Cosworth ENGINE: Cosworth
TIRES: Pirelli TIRES: Pirelli
RENAULT F1 TEAM MARUSSIA VIRGIN RACING
DRIVERS: Nick Heidfeld DRIVERS: Timo Glock
Vitaly Petrov Jerome d'Ambrosio
CHASSIS: R31 CHASSIS: MVR-02
ENGINE: Renault RS28-2011 ENGINE: Cosworth
TIRES: Pirelli TIRES: Pirelli
TEAM LOTUS FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM
DRIVERS: Jarno Trulli DRIVERS: Adrian Sutil
Heikki Kovalainen Paul di Resta
CHASSIS: T128 CHASSIS: VJM04
ENGINE: Renault ENGINE: Mercedes-Benz
TIRES: Pirelli TIRES: Pirelli
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS F1 SAUBER F1 TEAM
DRIVERS: Nico Rosberg DRIVERS: Kamui Kobayashi
Michael Schumacher Sergio Perez
Pedro de la Rosa
CHASSIS: MGP W02 CHASSIS: C30
ENGINE: Mercedes-Benz ENGINE: Ferrari
TIRES: Pirelli TIRES: Pirelli
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THE 2011 FORMULA 1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FINAL 2011 DRIVERS STANDINGS
AFTER RACE 19, BRAZIL, NOVEMBER 27, 2011:
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY TEAM POINTS 1 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 392 2 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 270 3 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 258 4 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 257 5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 227 6 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 118 7 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 89 8 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes GP 76 9 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 42 10 Vitaly Petrov Russian Renault 37 11 Nick Heidfeld German Renault 34 12 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 30 13 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 27 14 Jaime Alguersuari Spanish STR-Ferrari 26 15 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 15 16 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 14 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 Jerome d'Ambrosio Belgian Virgin-Cosworth 0 23 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Lotus-Renault 0 24 Timo Glock German Virgin-Cosworth 0 25 Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian HRT-Cosworth 0 26 Narain Karthikeyan Indian HRT-Cosworth 0 27 Daniel Ricciardo Australian HRT-Cosworth 0 28 Karun Chandhok Indian Lotus-Renault 0 |
FINAL 2011 CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS
AFTER RACE 19, BRAZIL, NOVEMBER 27, 2011:
POS TEAM POINTS 1 RBR-Renault 650 2 McLaren-Mercedes 497 3 Ferrari 375 4 Mercedes GP 165 5 Renault 73 6 Force India-Mercedes 69 7 Sauber-Ferrari 44 8 STR-Ferrari 41 9 Williams-Cosworth 5 10 Lotus-Renault 0 11 Virgin-Cosworth 0 12 HRT-Cosworth 0 |
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FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2011
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 27, 2011
MARK WEBBER WINS IN BRAZIL
Red Bull's Mark Webber took his seventh career victory ahead of team mate Sebastian Vettel in Brazil.
2011 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 71 25 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 71 16.9 18 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 27.6 15 4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 35.0 12 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 66.7 10 6 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 70 1 Lap 8 7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 1 Lap 6 8 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 70 1 Lap 4 9 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 70 1 Lap 2 10 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 1 Lap 1 11 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 70 1 Lap 12 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 70 1 Lap 13 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 70 1 Lap 14 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 70 1 Lap 15 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 70 1 Lap 16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 69 2 Laps 17 9 Bruno Senna Renault 69 2 Laps 18 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 69 2 Laps 19 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 68 3 Laps 20 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 68 3 Laps RET 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 61 10 Laps RET 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 46 Gearbox RET 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 26 45 Laps RET 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 21 50 Laps |
2011 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
YAS MARINA, ABU DHABI - NOVEMBER 13, 2011
LEWIS HAMILTON ON TOP
Sebastian Vettel led off the line and into Turn One. Given that he's won from pole nine times already this year it did not look good for the opposition - but then Vettel's Red Bull slid wide and onto the grass, a puncture ending his race prematurely. Lewis Hamilton, having started second for McLaren, inherited the lead and never looked back."I saw immediately that something had happened to his tyre, and that's why he was going sideways," said Hamilton, speaking after the race in the FIA press conference. "I was just making sure that I didn't collect him as he potentially came across the track. After that, I just saw that I had two very quick drivers behind me and I was just trying to keep the gap."Sebastian Vettel led off the line and into Turn One. Given that he's won from pole nine times already this year it did not look good for the opposition - but then Vettel's Red Bull slid wide and onto the grass, a puncture ending his race prematurely. Lewis Hamilton, having started second for McLaren, inherited the lead and never looked back.
"I saw immediately that something had happened to his tyre, and that's why he was going sideways," said Hamilton, speaking after the race in the FIA press conference. "I was just making sure that I didn't collect him as he potentially came across the track. After that, I just saw that I had two very quick drivers behind me and I was just trying to keep the gap."
The quick drivers in question were, respectively, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. Alonso got a good start from fifth. His Ferrari edged past Mark Webber in the early exchanges and then cleared Button on the back straight. The interesting battle was between Button, Webber and Felipe Massa. Button had predicted the DRS zones wouldn't make overtaking straightforward here, and he was proved right as Webber and Massa were bottled up behind him. Button, it transpired, was struggling with an intermittent KERS problem.
"I had to fend off Webber and also Massa which is quite interesting without KERS," he said. "In the next stint I was told what I could do to try and get KERS back, and at least we got it back, but it lasted for like two laps at a time and I had to keep resetting it. The problem is not just when you accelerate, it's when you brake. When you have KERS you have a lot of engine braking from the KERS and when you don't have it you don't have any braking performance. Every time I arrived at a corner I didn't know what I was going to get, either engine braking or not, so it was pretty tricky."
Button's other challenge was coping with Webber's decision to switch to a three-stop strategy. It gave the Australian an enormous pace advantage but meant he would be making one extra stop. Webber got ahead but was never able to pull out the gap he needed. Button claimed to be surprised by Red Bull's decision: "I don't know if they thought that I had the KERS problem for the rest of the race because when I had the KERS problem I was obviously a lot slower and he was pushing me around for 15 laps. As soon as I sorted the problem out, I would go half a second quicker. It was a strange decision to make but they also made a mistake on the first pit stop, I think, which lost them a lot of ground. I think that really hurt him and he wasn't able to really challenge after that."
Upfront it was comfortable for Hamilton as he took the victory. Alonso never got close enough to be a serious threat, but equally he never gave up the chase. "I think it was a time trial race, like an individual race, not against the time," said the Spaniard. "I was doing qualifying laps every lap, trying to close the gap, but one tenth up, one tenth down for the whole stint, as you said. I think we were dominated by people who were catching slower cars. When he [Hamilton] had some problems, I would maybe close the gap by like two seconds; when I had a problem, the gap increased by two seconds. We were dominated by how easy (it was to pass) or in which part of the track you caught a slow car."
After an eventful sequence of races, Hamilton was happy to have had everything go smoothly. "I've had some interesting victories, some better than others," he concluded. "When I was doing the lap on the way in, I was thinking that this was definitely one of my best, just in terms of my own performance, not making mistakes. I don't feel I've made a single mistake in the race and with the things that have gone, with the pressure that I've been under and with the doubt that has surrounded me, I felt just massively proud to have put that kind of performance together and to have come out on top... And it's my Mum's birthday, so it makes it even better."
2011 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 55 25 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 8.4 18 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 55 25.8 15 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 55 35.7 12 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 55 50.5 10 6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 55 52.3 8 7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 55 75.9 6 8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 55 77.1 4 9 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 101.087 2 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 54 1 Lap 1 11 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 54 1 Lap 12 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 54 1 Lap 13 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 54 1 Lap 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 54 1 Lap 15 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 54 1 Lap 16 9 Bruno Senna Renault 54 1 Lap 17 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 54 1 Lap 18 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 53 2 Laps 19 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 53 2 Laps 20 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 53 2 Laps RET 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 48 Electrical RET 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 19 Hydraulics RET 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 18 Brakes RET 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1 Puncture |
2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF INDIA
NEW DEHLI, INDIA - OCTOBER 30, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL TAKES INDIA WIN
Sebastian Vettel led the pack start to finish in India on Sunday, as he controlled the entire race for Red Bull to win the inaugural Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India.McLaren's Jenson Button took second, 8.4 seconds behind, securing his 2nd place in the standings, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso getting 3rd at the Buddh International Circuit.
2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF INDIA RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 60 25 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 60 8.4 18 3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 60 24.3 15 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 60 25.5 12 5 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 60 65.4 10 6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 60 66.8 8 7 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 60 84.1 6 8 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 59 1 Lap 4 9 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 59 1 Lap 2 10 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 59 1 Lap 1 11 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 59 1 Lap 12 9 Bruno Senna Renault 59 1 Lap 13 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 59 1 Lap 14 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 58 2 Laps 15 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 58 2 Laps 16 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 57 3 Laps 17 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 57 3 Laps 18 23 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 57 3 Laps 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 55 5 Laps RET 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 32 28 Laps RET 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 24 36 Laps RET 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 12 48 Laps RET 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2 58 Laps RET 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 0 60 Laps |
2011 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX
YEONGAM, KOREA - OCTOBER 16, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL TAKES ANOTHER WIN
Sebastian Vettel said this after the race, "Well, I think it is good to see that the whole team keeps on pushing. In terms of preparation it wasn't ideal, as I think most of us were a bit tipsy after the last race after the Sunday night. But we clearly deserved that. Now to come here and after a tough Friday and tough Saturday morning to come back in qualifying and then in the race, the car was fantastic. It was so much fun to drive. The car was getting quicker and quicker. When the safety car came I didn't really need that to be honest. Lewis came closer again and I was struggling a little bit with the tyres but then the car seemed to stabilise and come back and I was able to open a gap just before we had the second pit-stop and then to the end it was just fantastic. On the prime I could push when I had to and got a little bit of a gap as those guys were fighting. But it is fantastic. After last weekend the Drivers' Championship, this weekend the Constructors' Championship for the team is fantastic. Also I want to say, especially and in particular at this place, a lot of thanks to Renault. They have been pushing so hard. I think we showed as a team a lot of morale after last year when we had the engine failure here to come back and still win the championship last year. Faultless from the Renault side. The engine is working fantastically well. We are very competitive on those circuits with long straights like Monza or here again so all in all the package is fantastic. The guys are enjoying it and I think we do as well so thank you very much and I am very, very happy today."
2011 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 55 25 2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 55 12.0 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 55 12.4 15 4 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 55 14.6 12 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 15.6 10 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 55 25.1 8 7 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 55 49.5 6 8 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 55 54.0 4 9 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 55 62.7 2 10 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 68.6 1 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 55 71.2 12 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 55 93.0 13 9 Bruno Senna Renault 54 1 Lap 14 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 54 1 Lap 15 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 54 1 Lap 16 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 54 1 Lap 17 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 54 1 Lap 18 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 54 1 Lap 19 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 54 1 Lap 20 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 54 1 Lap 21 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 52 3 Laps RET 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 30 Engine RET 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 16 Accident RET 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 15 Accident |
2011 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
SUZUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 9, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL TAKES 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 3RD PLACE FINISH
Vettel drove a measured and risk free race to third position in Suzuka, the 15 points he scored at being 14 more than he needed to confirm his status as the youngest double world champion in Formula One history. With four races of the season remaining his margin of victory was some way removed from his last day heroics of 2010. In that context the German driver's very obvious delight was tinged with relief rather than surprise when he spoke in the official FIA post race press conference."To win the championship here is pretty special and a bit funny at the same time, because it's as confusing as the first one," he said. "All of a sudden you're supposed to... (clicks his fingers)... 'yep, that's the moment, now enjoy'. I think it will surely take a little bit of time to sink in."
2011 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 25 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53 1.1 18 3 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 53 2.0 15 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 53 8.0 12 5 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 53 24.2 10 6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 53 27.1 8 7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 53 28.2 6 8 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 53 39.3 4 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 53 42.6 2 10 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 44.3 1 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 53 54.4 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 53 62.3 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 53 63.7 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 53 64.1 15 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 53 66.6 16 9 Bruno Senna Renault 53 72.6 17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 53 74.1 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 53 87.8 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 53 96.1 20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 51 2 Laps 21 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 51 2 Laps 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 51 2 Laps 23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 50 3 Laps RET 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 11 Wheel |
2011 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
SEBASTIEN VETTEL TAKES ANOTHER FOR RED BULL
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was untouchable around Singapore's Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday evening, for his ninth win of the year.Jenson Button took second for McLaren, from Mark Webber in the second Red Bull, with Fernando Alonso fourth for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton was fifth.
2011 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 61 25 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 61 1.7 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 61 29.2 15 4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 61 55.4 12 5 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 61 67.7 10 6 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 61 8 7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 60 1 Lap 6 8 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 60 1 Lap 4 9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 60 1 Lap 2 10 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 60 1 Lap 1 11 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 60 1 Lap 12 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 60 1 Lap 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 60 1 Lap 14 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 59 2 Laps 15 9 Bruno Senna Renault 59 2 Laps 16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 59 2 Laps 17 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 59 2 Laps 18 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 59 2 Laps 19 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 57 4 Laps 20 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 57 4 Laps 21 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 56 Accident RET 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 47 14 Laps RET 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 28 Accident RET 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 9 52 Laps Note: Liuzzi qualified 24th, but had a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round. |
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2011
MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
SEBASTIEN VETTEL TAKES MONZA WIN
"This circuit means a lot to me and has been very special. Obviously, I got my first win here, so when I crossed the line I remembered every single bit and the podium is unbelievable. When you stand up there you feel so blessed. It doesn't happen to many people. So many people underneath and coming all the way, even from Curva Grande, all the way. It is filled with people. It is just unbelievable. A circuit that has been tough for us to be competitive at the last two years and [we] come back this year and, really, the car was amazing. In qualifying yesterday and in the race even better. It was crucial. The start wasn't that good. Fernando [Alonso], I don't know where he was coming from but it took me a while to actually understand we were three alongside going into turn one. I kept second then after the restart I was able to pass him. He didn't give me much room there. I don't know if he still believed I was on that side. I was half-way on the grass but it was just enough. So very enjoyable and after that the car was fantastic. A great race for us and a very special win, 150 years of Italy makes it special for all the people here as well, so thanks for all the fans. Last time all the Italian people were cheering a bit more but still it is very special for me to be at that place here again," said Sebastien Vettel after the racde
2011 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 53 25 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 9.5 18 3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53 16.9 15 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 53 17.4 12 5 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 53 32.6 10 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 53 42.9 8 7 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 52 1 Lap 6 8 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 52 1 Lap 4 9 9 Bruno Senna Renault 52 1 Lap 2 10 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 52 1 Lap 1 11 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 52 1 Lap 12 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 52 1 Lap 13 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 51 2 Laps 14 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 51 2 Laps 15 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 51 2 Laps NC 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 39 14 Laps RET 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 32 Gearbox RET 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 21 Gearbox RET 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 9 Steering RET 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 4 Accident RET 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1 Gearbox RET 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 0 Accident RET 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 Accident RET 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 0 Accident |
2011 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM - AUGUST 28, 2011
SEBASTIEN VETTEL TAKE WIN FOR RED BULL
Red Bull Renault took a 1-2 win at Spa-Francorchamps today with Sebarien Vettel taking the win and Mark Webber coming in second.Jenson Button filled the final podium spot for McLaren-Mercedes.
2011 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 44 25
2 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 44 3.7 18
3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 44 9.6 15
4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 44 13.0 12
5 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 44 47.4 10
6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 44 48.6 8
7 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 44 59.7 6
8 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 44 66.0 4
9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 44 71.9 2
10 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 44 77.6 1
11 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 44 83.9
12 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 44 91.9
13 9 Bruno Senna Renault 44 92.9
14 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 43 1 Lap
15 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 43 1 Lap
16 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 43 1 Lap
17 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 43 1 Lap
18 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 43 1 Lap
19 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 43 1 Lap
RET 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 27 17 Laps
RET 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 13 31 Laps
RET 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 12 32 Laps
RET 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 6 38 Laps
RET 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 0 44 Laps
Note: Maldonado qualified 16th, but received five-place grid penalty
for causing a collision with Hamilton.
D'Ambrosio, Liuzzi, Ricciardo & Schumacher failed to meet 107%
qualifying requirement, but allowed to race at stewards' discretion.
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FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2011
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 31, 2011
JENSON BUTTON TAKES WIN IN HIS 200TH F1 START
"It is good having a couple of weeks break, as it might take me that long to get over tonight! This is the first place where I won a grand prix, back in 2006 in these sort of conditions, and it is my 200th race and I have won here again, so a great moment. For some reason I like these conditions, don’t ask me why, but it worked out again. A great call by the team to put me on the prime tyre when they did and a great call by all of us when we decided not to go to the inter. All round, amazing weekend, and I want to say a big thank you to the whole team, the mechanics, the engineers, everyone within the team that has worked so hard to produce the car that we have now. We are going into the break on a nice high, but I think every day we are on holiday we are going to be thinking about Spa already and excited about coming back and hopefully doing the same again," said a jubilant Jenson Button after the Hungary Grand Prix.
2011 NUERBURGRING RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 25
2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 70 3.5 18
3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 70 19.8 15
4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 48.3 12
5 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 70 49.7 10
6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 83.1 8
7 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 69 1 Lap 6
8 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 69 1 Lap 4
9 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 69 1 Lap 2
10 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 69 1 Lap 1
11 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 69 1 Lap
12 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 69 1 Lap
13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 68 2 Laps
14 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 68 2 Laps
15 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 68 2 Laps
16 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 68 2 Laps
17 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 66 4 Laps
18 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 66 4 Laps
19 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 65 5 Laps
20 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 65 5 Laps
RET 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 55 Water leak
RET 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 26 Gearbox
RET 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 23 Fire
RET 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 17 Water leak
Note: Buemi qualified 18th but dropped five places as penalty
for collision with Heidfeld at previous race.
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FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2011
NUERBURGRING, GERMANY - JULY 24, 2011
LEWIS HAMILTON WINS AT NUERBURGRING
Lewis Hamilton said post race, "I think every win is special but I think the emotion and all the energy the team put into the car and the effort they have put in... when we don't see results like this it slowly builds up, so when you finally hit the sweet-spot and get it, I think it is just ever better. It just couldn't feel any better. I think we never expected to come here this weekend and be so fast. We were hindered in the last race a little bit, but the guys did a fantastic job, really pushing very hard. Even the guys back at Brixworth HPE are pushing very hard and the engine was great. I just feel great. I think one of the best races I think I have ever done."
2011 NUERBURGRING RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 60 25 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 60 3.9 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 60 9.7 15 4 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 60 47.9 12 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 60 52.2 10 6 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 60 86.2 8 7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 59 1 Lap 6 8 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 59 1 Lap 4 9 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 59 1 Lap 2 10 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 59 1 Lap 1 11 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 59 1 Lap 12 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 59 1 Lap 13 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 59 1 Lap 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 59 1 Lap 15 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 59 1 Lap 16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 58 2 Laps 17 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 57 3 Laps 18 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 57 3 Laps 19 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 57 3 Laps 20 21 Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 56 4 Laps RET 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 37 Electrical RET 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 35 Hydraulics RET 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 16 Oil leak RET 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 9 Accident Note: Liuzzi qualified 23rd, but received a five place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. He was then promoted back to 23rd after Buemi was excluded from qualifying due to a fuel irregularity. |
2011 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX
SILVERSTONE, GREAT BRITAIN - JULY 10, 2011
FERNANDO ALONSO WINS BRITISH GRAND PRIX FOR FERRARI
Red Bull came in second and third at Silverstone on Sunday with Fernando Alonso taking his and Ferrari's first win of the season. Sebastian Vettel had led from pole sitting Red Bull team mate Mark Webber at the start, but found himself lagging by a poor pit stop and Alonso's sheer speed, and eventually finished second.
2011 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 52 25 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 52 16.5 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 52 16.9 15 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 52 28.9 12 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 52 29.0 10 6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 52 60.6 8 7 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 52 65.5 6 8 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 52 75.5 4 9 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 52 77.9 2 10 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 52 79.1 1 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 52 79.7 12 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 52 80.6 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 51 1 Lap 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 51 1 Lap 15 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 51 1 Lap 16 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 50 2 Laps 17 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 50 2 Laps 18 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 50 2 Laps 19 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 49 3 Laps RET 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 39 13 Laps RET 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 25 27 Laps RET 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 23 29 Laps RET 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 10 42 Laps RET 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 2 50 Laps |
2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
VALENCIA, SPAIN - JUNE 26, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS FOR RED BULL
Sebastian Vettel had these wordsafter the race, "Yeah, I mean maybe from the outside I don't know how much there was happening in the grand prix. But maybe from the outside. At least for myself it looked like a boring race but I tell you I enjoy it so much when it is between you and the car every single lap. Of course, I had some pressure from behind at various times as the strategy was a little bit different from Mark and Fernando. Sometimes they were pitting earlier, sometimes later. Even though I had a gap before the stop I came out of the garage and still they were quite close again. Pushing hard but judging the tyres, trying to imagine what the end of the stint could be like, trying to foresee the strategy. For some reason I enjoy this track. Last year I had a very smooth weekend and again this year from the beginning to the end. Fantastic. The team has done a phenomenal job preparing the car. Even though we come here every year and we say this might be tricky as this track is maybe not made for us 100 per cent, with no real fast corners, but we manage to put everything together and faultless this weekend. I am very happy with the result".
2011 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 57 25 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 57 10.8 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 57 27.2 15 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 46.1 12 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 51.7 10 6 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 57 60.0 8 7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 57 98.0 6 8 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 56 1 Lap 4 9 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 56 1 Lap 2 10 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 56 1 Lap 1 11 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 56 1 Lap 12 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 56 1 Lap 13 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 56 1 Lap 14 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 56 1 Lap 15 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 56 1 Lap 16 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 56 1 Lap 17 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 56 1 Lap 18 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 56 1 Lap 19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 55 2 Laps 20 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 55 2 Laps 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 55 2 Laps 22 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 55 2 Laps 23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 54 3 Laps 24 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 54 3 Laps |
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2011
MONTREAL, CANADA - JUNE 12, 2011
JENSON BUTTON WINS FOR MCLAREN
Jenson Button said after the race, "I mean I really do not know what to say. It has been a very emotional three hours or however long it has been since the start. The incident with Lewis... I couldn't see anything when he was alongside me. I couldn't see anything in my mirrors. It was one of those things and I have apologised to him. Then, it was really a fight. I got a drive through for speeding behind the safety car and I had to fight my way through about three times. Eventually, on the last lap I was chasing down Sebastien Vettal. He ran a little bit wide onto the wet part of the circuit and I was able to take the opportunity and take the win. But, for me, a fantastic race I think even if I hadn't won today I would have enjoyed this race immensely. But, yeah, amazing win and possibly my best."
2011 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 25 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 70 2.7 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 70 13.8 15 4 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 70 14.2 12 5 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 20.3 10 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 33.2 8 7 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 70 33.2 6 8 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 70 35.9 4 9 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 70 45.1 2 10 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 70 47.0 1 11 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 50.4 12 17 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 70 63.6 13 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 69 1 Lap 14 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 69 1 Lap 15 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 69 1 Lap 16 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 69 1 Lap 17 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 69 1 Lap 18 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 67 Accident RET 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 61 Spun off RET 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 55 Accident RET 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 49 Accident RET 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 36 Accident RET 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 28 Driveshaft RET 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 7 Accident |
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011
MONTE CARLO - MAY 29, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011
Vettel win his 5th race of the season. Vettel managed to hold off the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso and McLaren of Jenson Button in the closing laps, while Red Bull team mate Mark Webber came in fourth.Sauber F1 Team driver Sergio Perez was unable to start the race due to a Saturday crash. The Sauber driver spoke to FIA President Jean Todt and to doctors at Princesse Grace Hospital, who again confirmed that he had suffered a concussion but no more serious injuries in his accident during qualiying. Perez will remain in hospital Monday.
2011 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 78 25 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 78 1.1 secs 18 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 78 2.3 secs 15 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 78 23.1 secs 12 5 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 78 26.9 secs 10 6 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 78 27.2 secs 8 7 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 77 1 Lap 6 8 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 77 1 Lap 4 9 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 77 1 Lap 2 10 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 77 1 Lap 1 11 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 76 2 Laps 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 76 2 Laps 13 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 76 2 Laps 14 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 76 2 Laps 15 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 75 3 Laps 16 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 75 3 Laps 17 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 74 4 Laps 18 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 73 5 Laps RET 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 67 11 Laps RET 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 66 12 Laps RET 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 32 46 Laps RET 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 32 46 Laps RET 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 30 48 Laps DNS 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari |
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2011
CATALUNY, SPAIN - MAY 22, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS SPANISH GRAND PRIX FOR RED BULL
Sebastian Vettel got his 4th race of the 2011 season at the Spanish Grand Prix.Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel earned his fourth win of the season in Spain. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton pushed Vettel hard throughout the latter stages of the race and Hamilton finished just 0.6 seconds behind, with team mate Jenson Button achieving third.
2011 SPANISH GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 66 25 2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 66 0.6 18 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 66 35.6 15 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 66 47.9 12 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 65 1 Lap 10 6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 65 1 Lap 8 7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 65 1 Lap 6 8 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 65 1 Lap 4 9 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 65 1 Lap 2 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 65 1 Lap 1 11 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 65 1 Lap 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 65 1 Lap 13 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 65 1 Lap 14 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 65 1 Lap 15 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 65 1 Lap 16 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 64 2 Laps 17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 64 2 Laps 18 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 64 2 Laps 19 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 63 3 Laps 20 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 62 4 Laps 21 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 61 5 Laps RET 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 8 Laps RET 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 48 18 Laps Accident RET 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 28 38 Laps |
2011 FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 8, 2011
SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS TURKEY FOR RED BULL
Sebastian Vettel got his 3rd race of the 2011 season at the Turkish Grand Prix.Here are Sebastian Vettel words after the race."It was a great result today - especially after I gave the team so much work on Friday. I hope giving a victory back goes some way to help them forget it. Saturday morning was crucial. When I walked into the garage everyone gave me the impression that nothing is wrong and there was nothing to worry about. The whole team was working so hard to get the car back together and times like these are important. The team are close to me and if they are not happy or unmotivated it reflects on me and the other way round, so after being a bit down on Friday, it picked me back up. In the race we had a very good first stint and got a gap and you can always benefit from that cushion. At the end I did two short stints, which was the right thing to do - it was seamless today. We don't know what happens next, so we have to take it race by race. There will be days when we are beaten for definite, but we need to minimise the loss - but for today, it was a great result for the team."
2011 TURKISH GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 58 25 2 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 58 8.8 18 3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 58 10.0 15 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 40.2 12 5 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 58 47.5 10 6 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 58 59.4 8 7 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 58 60.8 6 8 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 58 68.1 4 9 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 58 69.3 2 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 58 78.0 1 11 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 79.8 12 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 58 85.4 13 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 1 Lap 14 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 57 1 Lap 15 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 57 1 Lap 16 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 57 1 Lap 17 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 57 1 Lap 18 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 57 1 Lap 19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 56 2 Laps 20 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 56 2 Laps 21 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 55 3 Laps 22 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 53 5 Laps RET 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 44 14 Laps RET 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 0 Gearbox Note - #25 d'Ambrosio qualified 20th but penalised five grid places for ignoring yellow flags in second practice. Kobayashi failed to set a Q1 time within the 107% requirement but allowed to race at stewards' discretion. |
2011 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX
SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2011
LEWIS HAMILTON WINS SHANGHAI
Lewis Hamilton scored a fabulous victory for McLaren in a sensational Shanghai win.
QUOTES FROM THE POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE:
Question to Lewis Hamilton:
Lewis, you made a gamble to keep back a fresh set of tyres. Was it the gamble that paid off for you today?
I think today the strategy we came up with going into qualifying definitely helped. I think my new option tyre seemed to last a little bit longer than the guys in front but I think it was quite a few things that came together really. The pitstops were fantastic. It was good for us. The guys are always pushing to improve and the car felt great. I was just trying to nurse my tyres whilst trying to pick up pace. It was one of the best races I have experienced where guys were out in front of me and I had to do quite a lot of overtaking. But thumbs up to the guys back at the factory and in the garage. They really put their hearts into developing the car and making the car the best it can be every weekend. It feels amazing to be able to bring home the victory for them.
Question to Lewis Hamilton:
We saw your emotion at the end of the race. We didn't quite see your emotion at the start of the race. What was going on with your car as you only just made it to the grid and how worried were you that you might not be able to start?
I don't think worried was coming into my thoughts to be honest. I was in the car nice and early to go out and then we had a problem as the car just would not start. I am still not sure exactly what went on but they had to take a lot of the bodywork off and I knew there was six minutes to go. Then there was two minutes to go but fortunately everything just came together very quickly. The guys did a great job but, of course, for me it is very important to stay as clam as possible as that reflects on all the guys in the garage. I tried to stay positive and they got the car out which was the most important.
2011 CHINESE GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 25 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 56 5.1 18 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 56 7.5 15 4 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 10.0 12 5 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56 13.4 10 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 15.8 8 7 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 56 30.6 6 8 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 56 31.0 4 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 56 57.4 2 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 56 63.2 1 11 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 56 68.7 12 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 56 72.7 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 56 90.1 14 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 56 90.6 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 55 1 Lap 16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 55 1 Lap 17 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 55 1 Lap 18 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 55 1 Lap 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 55 1 Lap 20 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 54 2 Laps 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 54 2 Laps 22 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 54 2 Laps 23 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 54 2 Laps RET 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 9 Wheel |
2011 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - APRIL 10, 2011
VETTEL WINS MALAYSIA
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel grabbed his second victory of the season and extended his world championship points to 50, a 24 points lead over Jenson Button. The German took the lead at the start, and conserved his tires through three pits stops, leading Jenson Button by 3.2 seconds to the finish.Nick Heidfeld came in 3rd for Renault.
QUOTES FROM THE POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE:
Question to Sebastian Vettel:
Sebastian, never an easy day at the office here in Malaysia but as you told the team on the radio, 'I love coming to work', and when you take home the win it is hardly surprising.
Yeah I guess so. Another great day. The start was crucial. I thought I had a really good start and then I saw Lewis lining up behind me quickly. Then I was surprised going into turn one as all of a sudden I saw something black in my mirrors. I knew it was a Lotus and then I realised it was Nick. Obviously for the first stint it was a good thing to happen as I could pull away lap by lap. I think the grand prix was different to what we saw two weeks ago especially with tyres going off. On the one side you do not want to be the first in as the shorter you get the more stops you might have to do in the end, but on the other hand if someone goes in he has the advantage on new tyres and might undercut you. I think it was quite difficult and it was tight with Lewis but I always had a couple of seconds in hand so we could control that - but still it was never easy until the last stint. Lewis had a problem, I don't know what happened to him but I realised Jenson was behind and I could comfortably control the gap so with not too many laps to go it was quite good. Very pleased as I said. I love what I do and I don't think I can be happier at this stage.
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 56 25 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 3.2 18 3 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 56 25.0 15 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 56 26.3 12 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 36.9 10 6 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 56 37.2 8 7 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 49.9 6 8 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 56 66.4 4 9 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 56 84.8 2 10 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 56 91.5 1 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 55 1 Lap 12 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 55 1 Lap 13 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 55 1 Lap 14 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 55 1 Lap 15 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 55 1 Lap 16 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 54 2 Laps 17 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 52 4 Laps RET 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 46 10 Laps RET 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 42 14 Laps RET 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 31 25 Laps RET 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 23 33 Laps RET 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 22 34 Laps RET 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 14 42 Laps RET 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 8 48 Laps |
2011 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
ALBERT PARK
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27, 2011
VETTEL, HAMILTON AND PETROV TAKE LEAD
QUOTES FROM THE POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE:Question to Sebastian Vettel:
Sebastian, pole position and victory. It looked under control, was it?
Yeah, obviously, it was a good race. In the end, things calmed down a bit. Lewis didn't push as hard anymore, so we tried to control the last part of the race. But I don't think it was an easy race. The start was crucial and being on the clean side I had a very good getaway but I did not know it was enough until I saw that Lewis and Mark (Webber) were battling for position, so I was clear with that, and then the first stint more or less tried to hold the gap. But we saw how quickly you reach at some point the cliff and the tyres start to see some more degradation. Lewis caught up, we came in, I think it was the right timing, just. I could not really have done more laps. After my stop, it was crucial to get past Jenson (Button), which I could do immediately, so that was very, very important. After that, the second part of the race, I did not know what was going on behind Lewis, if he was under pressure or not. With him dropping off, in terms of the amount of pressure he put on, I could control the situation a bit better. All in all, a very good race. A lot of things to learn today and we need to definitely have another look at the race and move forwards from here.
Question to Lewis Hamilton:
Lewis, similar strategy to Sebastian. Second today. How do you assess this result given where you and the team were in testing about a month ago?
I think we can definitely take this and be very proud of ourselves. The guys did a great job coming into this weekend. Just a week or two ago we were not expecting to be anywhere near the top five, so to come sway with second... the car was reliable, it is the longest the car has ever lasted or we have been able to take it, so I think it is a great achievement from us guys. Clearly we were catching Sebastian earlier on in the race. Strategy is one that we can work on but generally we have got good pace and I am looking forward to the next race.
Question to Vitaly Petrov:
Vitaly, congratulations: your first Formula One podium in your 20th grand prix start. Tell us how you are feeling right now?
To be honest, I am very happy to be here, sitting with these guys. All weekend was pretty good for us but after the test we did not know where we were. But when we came here we had some new parts, and from free practice our car looked very strong and also qualifying was not too bad. Then we just focused on our race and today the team did everything perfectly and we must be proud about our place today.
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 58 25 2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 22.2 18 3 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 58 30.5 15 4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 58 31.7 12 5 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 58 38.1 10 6 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 58 54.3 8 7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 85.1 6 8 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 57 1 Lap 4 9 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 1 Lap 2 10 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 57 1 Lap 1 11 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 57 1 Lap 12 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 57 1 Lap 13 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 56 2 Laps 14 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 54 4 Laps Ret 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 49 Mechanical Ret 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 48 Transmission Ret 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 22 Accident Ret 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 19 Water leak Ret 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 19 Tire Puncture Ret 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 9 Transmission DSQ 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 58 65.8 DSQ 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 58 76.8 Perez and Kobayashi orginally finished seventh and eighth, but were disqualified for rear wing infringements. |
2011 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
SAKHIR - MARCH 13, 2011
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
RACE CANCELLED DUE TO POLITICAL UNREST
Race organisers said in a statement February 21, 2011 - "The Bahrain International Circuit today announced that the Kingdom of Bahrain would withdraw from hosting this year's F1 Grand Prix race so that the country can focus on its process of national dialogue."
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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2010
MONTREAL - LAP 1 - JUNE 13, 2010 |