Duracell Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Vettel on pole again in Melbourne, McLaren's doing much better than expected. Pos Driver Team Time 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m23.529s + 0.778s 2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.307s + 0.866s 3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m24.395s + 1.250s 4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.779s + 1.445s 5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m24.974s + 1.718s 6. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m25.247s + 1.892s 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.421s + 2.070s 8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m25.599s + 2.097s 9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m25.626s + 3.537s 10. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.066s + 2.442s Q2 cut-off time: 1m25.882s 11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m25.971s 12. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.103s 13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.108s 14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.739s 15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m26.768s 16. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m31.407s 17. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth Q1 cut-off time: 1m27.222s 18. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m27.239s 19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m29.254s 20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m29.342s 21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m29.858s 22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.822s DNQ. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m32.978s DNQ. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m34.2932 107% time: 1m31.266s It's interesting to see just how close D'Ambrosio was to the dreaded 107% time. Hamilton's grid position was made all the more impressive by the fact he had lost KERS, causing a break imbalance. The Red Bulls, interestingly, didn't use KERS at all, intentionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 It's interesting to see just how close D'Ambrosio was to the dreaded 107% time. Hamilton's grid position was made all the more impressive by the fact he had lost KERS, causing a break imbalance. The Red Bulls, interestingly, didn't use KERS at all, intentionally. Rumour is the Bulls have a "start-only" system, which is used once in qualifying for a flying lap and off the start line, then relying on their aero downforce throughout the race. Fingers crossed Lewis can beat Seb to the line tomorrow and he'll have an advantage, but I cannot wait to see how the pitstops mess everything up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Vettel wins, Hamilton second, Petrov an excellent third. Button 6th after a drive through penalty. Classified results: Pos Driver Team Time 1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h29:30.259 2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 22.297 3. Petrov Renault + 30.560 4. Alonso Ferrari + 31.772 5. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 38.171 6. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 54.300 7. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1:05.800 8. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:16.800 9. Massa Ferrari + 1:25.100 10. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap 11. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap 12. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap 13. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap 14. Heidfeld Renault + 1 lap 15. Trulli Lotus-Renault + 2 laps 16. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth + 3 laps Fastest lap: Massa, 1:28.947 Not classified/retirements: Driver Team On lap Glock Virgin-Cosworth 50 Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 49 Rosberg Mercedes 22 Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 19 Schumacher Mercedes 19 Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 A shame about Button's error and the Ferraris pitting so he had to do a drive through. :frown: But generally a good drive from Lewis. It seems Red Bull have built a great car again. Can't see Vettel being beaten to this world championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 A shame about Button's error and the Ferraris pitting so he had to do a drive through. :frown: But generally a good drive from Lewis. It seems Red Bull have built a great car again. Can't see Vettel being beaten to this world championship. It's a shame, yes, but if Button just gave the place back to Massa it would have saved himself an awful lot of time. And I agree, I do think Vettel's going to win it this year, but it's going to be close. McLaren's rate of development is always highly impressive, and already they're not as far back on the Red Bulls as they were last season. A shocker from Ferrari though wasn't it!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 IMO Button will struggle this year as will Massa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's a shame, yes, but if Button just gave the place back to Massa it would have saved himself an awful lot of time. And I agree, I do think Vettel's going to win it this year, but it's going to be close. McLaren's rate of development is always highly impressive, and already they're not as far back on the Red Bulls as they were last season. A shocker from Ferrari though wasn't it!?What put Button off was the fact that Alonso overtook Massa more or less at the same time, so that meant he would have to let both of them through. He may have thought he would play for the team and hold both of them up for as long as he could , after his mistake. Also team orders are allowed now I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Vettel on pole in Sepang Malaysia, Hamilton not for behind. Grid 1 Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull-Renault 1:34.870 2 Lewis Hamilton 3 McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.974 3 Mark Webber 2 Red Bull-Renault 1:35.179 4 Jenson Button 4 McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.200 5 Fernando Alonso 5 Ferrari 1:35.802 6 Nick Heidfeld 9 Renault 1:36.124 7 Felipe Massa 6 Ferrari 1:36.251 8 Vitaly Petrov 10 Renault 1:36.324 9 Nico Rosberg 8 Mercedes GP 1:36.809 10 Kamui Kobayashi 16 Sauber 1:36.820 11 Michael Schumacher 7 Mercedes GP 1:37.035 12 Sebastien Buemi 18 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:37.160 13 Jaime Alguersuari 19 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:37.347 14 Paul Di Resta 15 Force India-Mercedes 1:37.370 15 Rubens Barrichello 11 Williams-Cosworth 1:37.496 16 Sergio Perez 17 Sauber 1:37.528 17 Adrian Sutil 14 Force India-Mercedes 1:37.593 18 Pastor Maldonado 12 Williams-Cosworth 1:38.276 19 Heikki Kovalainen 20 Lotus-Renault 1:38.645 20 Jarno Trulli 21 Lotus-Renault 1:38.791 21 Timo Glock 24 Virgin-Cosworth 1:40.648 22 Jerome d'Ambrosio 25 Virgin-Cosworth 1:41.001 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi 23 Hispania-Cosworth 1:41.549 24 Narain Karthikeyan 22 Hispania-Cosworth 1:42.574 107% of Q1: 1:43.516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 UK time what time does it start tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 UK time what time does it start tomorrow? 9am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Fantastic to see McLaren closing the gap. A dry race tomorrow should see a decent measure of how effective these new rules are. If they don't work, then surely it's time for a back-to-basics approach? Skinny tires and no aero? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I've actually woke up in time for it, stuck to 1 can last night to make sure I'll be up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Vettel wins, Button 2nd, Heidfeld 3rd. Collison between Hamilton and Alonso towards the end of the race PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS The Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 56 laps; 310.408km; Weather: Dry. Classified: Pos Driver Team Time 1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h37:39.832 2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 3.261 3. Heidfeld Renault + 25.075 4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 26.384 5. Massa Ferrari + 36.958 6. Alonso Ferrari + 37.248 7. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 49.957 8. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:07.239 9. Schumacher Mercedes + 1:24.896 10. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1:31.563 11. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1:45.000 12. Rosberg Mercedes + 1 lap 13. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap 14. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap 15. Kovalainen Lotus-Renault + 1 lap 16. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps 17. Petrov Renault + 4 laps Fastest lap: Webber, 1:40.571 Not classified/retirements: Driver Team On lap Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 47 D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 43 Trulli Lotus-Renault 32 Perez Sauber-Ferrari 24 Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 23 Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 15 Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 9 World Championship standings, round 2: Drivers: 1. Sebastian VETTEL 50 2. Jenson BUTTON 26 3. Lewis HAMILTON 24 4. Mark WEBBER 22 5. Fernando ALONSO 20 6. Felipe MASSA 16 7. Vitaly PETROV 15 Nick HEIDFELD 15 9. Kamui KOBAYASHI 4 Sébastien BUEMI 4 11. Adrian SUTIL 2 Michael SCHUMACHER 2 Paul Di RESTA 2 Constructors: 1. Red Bull Renault 72 2. McLaren Mercedes 50 3. Ferrari 36 4. Renault 30 5. Force India Mercedes 4 Toro Rosso Ferrari 4 Sauber Ferrari 4 8. Mercedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hamilton and Alonso given 20 second penalities, Alonso still 6th, but Hamilton down to 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hamilton and Alonso given 20 second penalities, Alonso still 6th, but Hamilton down to 8th. We were dangerously close to having a Grand Prix without any post-race controversy there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 That Petrov is a crazy man, see the speed he tried to get back on the track, he'll have a sore arse tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Vettel on pole (again), Button 2nd, Hamilton 3rd. Scot di Resta 8th. Webber struggling down in 18th! Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m33.706s 2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m34.421s + 0.715 3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m34.463s + 0.757 4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m34.670s + 0.964 5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.119s + 1.413 6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.145s + 1.439 7. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.158s + 2.452 8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m36.190s + 2.484 9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.203s + 2.497 10. Vitaly Petrov Renault No time Q3 cut-off time: 1m35.858s Gap ** 11. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m35.874s + 1.388 12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.053s + 1.567 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.236s + 1.750 14. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m36.457s + 1.971 15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m36.465s + 1.979 16. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m36.611s + 2.125 17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m36.956s + 2.470 Q3 cut-off time: 1m36.147s Gap * 18. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.468s + 1.196 19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m37.894s + 2.622 20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m38.318s + 3.046 21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m39.119s + 3.847 22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m39.708s + 4.436 23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m40.212s + 4.940 24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m40.445s + 5.173 107% time: 1m41.941s * Gap to quickest in Q1 ** Gap to quickest in Q2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Have the Red Bull cars had the KERS fixed yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcdavecov Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Mark Webber is the unluckiest guy...but he's Australian so it makes me laugh. Anyone else sick of Vettel getting pole, leading at the first corner, pulling away, pitting, winning? It's a bit boring.....i think the winner of the previous race should have to carry more weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I wanted Vettel to win last year (if neither Button or Hamilton could win it), this year I must admit I wouldn't mind seeing them take 1 wheel off him to slow him down and make it abit more open. Maybe that should be a new rule, if you become Champion you have race next season with just 3 wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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