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Post by paulgilb on Jun 20, 2015 23:06:27 GMT 1
Grid for Austria: 1 Hamilton 2 Rosberg 3 Vettel 4 Massa 5 Hulkenberg 6 Bottas 7 Verstappen 8 Nasr 9 Grosjean (no time in Q3) 10 Maldonado 11 Ericsson 12 Sainz 13 Perez 14 Raikkonen 15 Kvyat (engine penalty) 16 Merhi 17 Stevens 18 Ricciardo (engine penalty) 19 Alonso (engine penalty) 20 Button (engine penalty) The bottom three drivers were unable to serve their engine penalties in full (Alonso also received a gearbox penalty, but this does not carry over into the race as the engine penalties do). Ricciardo gets a 5-second penalty, Alonso gets a drive-through penalty, and Button gets a 10-second stop-go penalty (both McLarens received 25-place penalties!). Hamilton's 45th pole position puts him level with Vettel. It is his 7th pole of the season (from just 8 races), equalling the most he has ever managed in one season (having managed 7 in 2008, 2012 and 2014). He has also equalled Alain Prost's record of pole positions at 22 different circuits.
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 24, 2015 22:44:44 GMT 1
Bit of a mixed race - looked like being a disappoint with Raikkonen crashing out on lap 1, but there were some decent battles throughout.
Some stats/facts:
17th consecutive race that Hamilton has led - equals Jackie Stewart's record from 1968-70.
Hamilton's 15th consecutive podium - equals Alonso's run in 2005-06, only trails M Schumacher's 19 in 2001-02.
4th time since October 2013 that Raikkonen has started a race lower than 12th - 3 of those 4 races have seen him crash out on lap 1.
The podium featured the last 3 drivers to be punished for cutting a pit-lane white line during a race (Massa in Brazil 2013, Rosberg in Singapore 2009).
Massa’s 1000th point, and Perez’s 200th.
Ericsson has finished each of the last 5 races in 13th or 14th.
Ricciardo is the first driver to finish 10th more than once this year. Still yet to have a driver with more than one 8th place in 2015.
Only circuits on which Hamilton has raced but not scored pole: Magny-Cours, Greater Noida, Suzuka, Istanbul, Austin. Only Suzuka and Austin are current tracks (and he has scored poles in both countries). He has qualified inside the top 3 at every track he has raced.
Second time (after J Brabham and G Hill in Canada 1970) that there were 2 world champions on the back row.
16th Rosberg-Hamilton 1-2 for Mercedes – equals Vettel-Webber at Red Bull. Schumacher-Barrichello managed 24 for Ferrari.
2nd year in a row that Force India have finished 6th and 9th in Austria.
First time since USA 2006 that both McLarens retired within the first 8 laps of a race.
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 27, 2015 10:17:47 GMT 1
This weekend sees the finale of the Formula E season with a double-header in London. There are quite a few driver changes: Jaime Alguersuari, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Justin Wilson, Antonio Felix da Costa, and Antonio Garcia have been replaced respectively by Fabio Leimer, Alex Fontana, Simona de Silvestro, Sakon Yamamoto, and Oliver Turvey.
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 28, 2015 0:25:38 GMT 1
Race 1 in London saw a win for Sebastian Buemi, reducing Piquet's lead to 5 points with di Grassi a further 8 points back.
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Post by Panda on Jun 28, 2015 13:44:12 GMT 1
Worth mentioning the Formula E is on ITV1 this afternoon due to the BTCC coverage on ITV4.
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Post by Panda on Jun 28, 2015 16:45:24 GMT 1
Boris Johnson is officially a better driver than Yamamoto.
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 30, 2015 23:46:32 GMT 1
Race 2 in London was a dramatic affair, with Stephane Sarrazin leading the whole race (bar the pitstops) but running out of power on the last lap, handing the win to Sam Bird who had been closing in on him (Sarrazin did actually cross the finish line 1st). Behind them the championship battle was a hotly-fought affair, with Piquet (who had started 16th) passing team-mate Oliver Turvey and then Salvador Duran in quick succession to finish 7th, while his fellow countryman Bruno Senna kept Buemi behind him in 4th and 5th, thus handing Piquet the title by 1 point.
Final Driver Standings:
1 Nelson Piquet Jr 144 (2 wins; only scored 4 points in the first 2 rounds but then finished every race in the top 5 prior to his 7th place in the final race) 2 Sebastien Buemi 143 (3 poles, 3 wins; also had 2 DNFs and a 13th) 3 Lucas di Grassi 133 (1 win; was also stripped of a win post-race) 4 Jerome d'Ambrosio 113 (1 win; had 3 podiums in final 4 races including the inherited win in Berlin) 5 Sam Bird 103 (2 wins; finished on the podium in first 2 races but did not do so again until the final race) 6 Nicolas Prost 88 (2 poles, 1 win; scored points in every race so had to drop 1 point) 7 Jean-Eric Vergne 70 (3 poles; did not compete in first 2 races, but scored in every subsequent race apart from final race) 8 Antonio Felix da Costa 51 (1 win; did not compete in first race or last 2, had no top 5 finishes apart from his somewhat fortunate win) 9 Loic Duval 42 (did not compete in first 4 races, scored 2 inherited podiums) 10 Bruno Senna 40 11 Daniel Abt 32 (1 pole) 12 Nick Heidfeld 31 13 Jaime Alguersuari 30 (did not compete in final 2 races) 14 Stephane Sarrazin 22 (1 pole) 15 Scott Speed 18 (2nd on debut in Miami, did not score in other 3 races he competed in) 16 Franck Montagny 18 (finished 2nd in first race, DQ in 2nd then banned due to drugs) 17 Karun Chandhok 18 (5th and 6th in first 2 races but no points after that) 18 Charles Pic 16 (finished 4th in first race, did not compete again until Miami, did not compete in final 3 races) 19 Oriol Servia 16 (only competed in first 4 races, scored in all of them) 20 Jarno Trulli 15 (1 pole; 4th in Punta del Este his only points-scoring finish) 21 Salvador Duran 13 (did not compete in first 2 races) 22 Oliver Turvey 4 (only competed in final 2 races, finished 9th in both) 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi 2 (only competed in 5 races) 24 Takuma Sato 2 (fastest lap in first race, did not compete in any subsequent races) 25 Justin Wilson 1 (only competed in Moscow, finished 10th) 26 Ho-Pin Tung 0 (3 races) 27 Simona de Silvestro 0 (2 races) 28 Antonio Garcia 0 (2 races) 29 Michela Cerruti 0 (4 races) 30 Marco Andretti 0 (1 race) 31 Matthew Brabham 0 (2 races) 32 Fabio Leimer 0 (2 races) 33 Alex Fontana 0 (2 races) 34 Katherine Legge 0 (2 races) 35 Sakon Yamamoto 0 (2 races, did not finish either)
Final Team Standings:
1 e.dams Renault 232 (only team to win with both cars) 2 Dragon Racing 171 3 Audi Abt Sport 165 4 China Racing/NEXTEV CR 152 (of which Piquet scored 144) 5 Virgin Racing 133 6 Andretti Autosport 119 (used 8 different drivers) 7 Amlin Aguri 66 8 Mahindra Racing 58 9 Venturi Grand Prix 53 10 Trulli GP 17
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 4, 2015 22:51:03 GMT 1
Grid for Silverstone:
1 Hamilton 2 Rosberg 3 Massa 4 Bottas 5 Raikkonen 6 Vettel 7 Kvyat 8 Sainz 9 Hulkenberg 10 Ricciardo 11 Perez 12 Grosjean 13 Verstappen 14 Maldonado 15 Ericsson 16 Nasr 17 Alonso (managed to use one of Button's tyres in Q1, but was not penalised) 18 Button 19 Stevens 20 Merhi Hamilton's 46th pole - moves him ahead of Vettel, only trailing Senna (65) and M Schumacher (68).
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2015 22:11:46 GMT 1
Provisional 21-race 2016 calendar:
3 April Australia (Melbourne)
10 April China (Shanghai)
24 April Bahrain (Sakhir)
1 May Russia (Sochi)
15 May Spain (Barcelona)
29 May Monaco (Monte Carlo)
12 June Canada (Montreal)
26 June Britain (Silverstone)
3 July Austria (Spielberg)
17 July Azerbaijan (Baku)
31 July Germany (Hockenheim)
7 August Hungary (Budapest)
28 August Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
4 September Italy (Monza)
18 September Singapore
25 September Malaysia (Sepang)
9 October Japan (Suzuka)
23 October USA (Austin)
30 October Mexico (Mexico City)
13 November Brazil (Sao Paulo)
27 November Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 11, 2015 22:56:24 GMT 1
Azerbaijan will apparently carry the European GP title (despite the country generally being considered to be in Asia).
As for the British GP - well, it was nice to see somebody else lead even if it was clear that it wasn't going to last. And the coverage was pretty shocking, with several spins (Raikkonen, Kvyat) missed.
Some stats/facts:
18th consecutive race in which Hamilton has led at least 1 lap - beats Jackie Stewart's record. The first lap he officially led last weekend was actually when he came into the pits (due to how short the pit-lane entry is), which makes me wonder if a driver who is trailing another driver could come into the pits at the end of the last lap and officially 'overtake' then driver in front of him before the finish line.
8th pole of the season for Hamilton - most he's ever managed, and we're still not even halfway through the season.
Alonso's first point for McLaren since Brazil 2007.
109 races since a Brazilian driver last won (Italy 2009) - beats the streak from 1993-2000.
2nd time this year that both Lotuses have retired on lap 1 (after Australia). Last team to manage this - Jordan in 1994 (Germany & Hungary).
Ricciardo's first engine-related DNF for Red Bull.
First time Hamilton has won at Silverstone having not scored pole there the previous year.
10th consecutive season in which Massa has led at least 1 lap.
Hamilton already has more points this year than he managed in either 2012 or 2013.
Raikkonen has scored exactly 1100 career points.
Still no driver has finished 8th more than once this year.
And some more from magnetimarelli.com:
3rd Silverstone pole for Hamilton – equals 3 other British drivers (Clark, Mansell, D Hill)
17th consecutive front-row start for Hamilton – equals D Hill in 1995-96, only trails Senna’s 24 in 1988-89.
First time Massa has outqualified his team-mate at Silverstone.
28th consecutive race that Mercedes have led at least 1 lap, equals McLaren in 1988-89, only trails Williams’ 31 in 1995-97.
First back-to-back Silverstone winner since Coulthard in 1999-2000.
Massa has led 17 races since he last won one (Brazil 2008).
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jul 18, 2015 2:13:50 GMT 1
In some incredibly sad news, it has just been confirmed that Jules Bianchi has died.
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 18, 2015 7:30:52 GMT 1
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33578770RIP Jules Bianchi The first F1 driver to die in racing conditions in just over 20 years. Personally, compared to top flight professional footballers, F1 drivers are worth every penny they get paid.
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Post by Paddy on Jul 18, 2015 8:45:24 GMT 1
RIP Jules, a safety car would have saved you on the day, or a red flag. These things seemed to slip F1's mind the last 15 years. And with virtual safety car coming in even worse.
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 18, 2015 10:50:38 GMT 1
Very sad to read this news this morning, especially given that he had a promising future, and also the fact that he did not witness his team outlasting Caterham thanks to the points he scored in Monaco 2014. RIP
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 25, 2015 23:18:07 GMT 1
Grid for Hungary:
1 Hamilton 2 Rosberg 3 Vettel 4 Ricciardo 5 Raikkonen 6 Bottas 7 Kvyat 8 Massa 9 Verstappen 10 Grosjean 11 Hulkenberg 12 Sainz 13 Perez 14 Maldonado 15 Alonso (no time in Q2) 16 Button 17 Ericsson 18 Nasr 19 Merhi 20 Stevens
Interesting fact: the last time the winner of the Hungarian GP went on to win the Championship that year was 2004.
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 28, 2015 23:09:50 GMT 1
Looks like Hamilton may have been reading this! It was a great race, with incidents aplenty, both Mercedes off the podium, and Ricciardo finishing on the podium despite colliding with 3 other cars. Vettel is now only 42 points off the Championship lead - exactly the same amount by which he trailed Alonso at this point in 2012 (another season whose Hungarian GP had an aborted start due to an ex-Ferrari driver lining up in the wrong grid position). Some stats/facts: Vettel equals Senna's 41 victories - the top 4 drivers in terms of number of victories all have a number ending in 1. The top 4 drivers have all driven for Toro Rosso, and Alonso in 5th drove for their predecessors Minardi. Vettel and Alonso both have 1,778 career points - the joint most of anybody (obviously skewed by the scoring system changes). First time since Australia 2014 that McLaren have scored more points than Mercedes in a race. Tracks where Vettel has raced but not won: Red Bull Ring, Magny-Cours, Hockenheim, Sochi, Indianapolis. Only remaining tracks where Ferrari have not won since the Schumacher days: Monaco, Montreal, Suzuka, Nurburgring, Red Bull Ring. 17th race in a row in which one team has got both cars on the podium. Toro Rosso's best single result since Vettel in Brazil 2008. 100% of Russians to have started a World Championship race have finished on the podium (equals Poland). The race officially registered 96 pitstops (thanks to the field going through the pitlane twice behind the safety car) - beats Hungary 2011's record. 3rd consecutive double-DNF for Force India in Hungary. Having started on pole, Hamilton finished 3 places lower than he managed last year starting from the pit-lane. First race which Hamilton has not finished on the podium since Belgium 2014, and the first race in which he hasn’t led a lap since Germany 2014. First race without a Mercedes on the podium since Brazil 2013 (also the last race in which they failed to lead a lap). Lotus have had 5 7th-place finishes this year without finishing higher. First time that Stevens has started last (excluding Malaysia where he failed to start). All of the top 5 managed their best results of the season (joint best in Vettel’s case). Still no driver has finished 8th more than once this season.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 29, 2015 11:25:31 GMT 1
Thanks, as ever, for these paulgilb. But.. "The race officially registered 96 pitstops (thanks to the field going through the pitlane twice behind the safety car) - beats Hungary 2011's record." The key part of the word "pitstop" is the "stop" bit. Driving through the pits is not a pitstop, and therefore the official record is ludicrous. It's a bit like saying X was on pole, because although he started 19th on the grid, he was the first car to the grid, so was at the front of the grid for a short while, until the next car arrived at the grid.
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 29, 2015 22:53:00 GMT 1
Yes, the official definition does seem a bit strange, although it does sort of make sense, as most of the time lost in a pitstop is in driving through the pit-lane at the speed limit rather than in the actual 'stop'.
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Post by Panda on Jul 29, 2015 22:55:12 GMT 1
Yes, the official definition does seem a bit strange, although it does sort of make sense, as most of the time lost in a pitstop is in driving through the pit-lane at the speed limit rather than in the actual 'stop'. But in this case it makes no sense because it was under safety car conditions.
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Post by paulgilb on Aug 22, 2015 23:01:10 GMT 1
Grid for Belgium: 1 Hamilton 2 Rosberg 3 Bottas 4 Perez 5 Ricciardo 6 Massa 7 Maldonado 8 Vettel 9 Grosjean (gearbox penalty) 10 Sainz 11 Hulkenberg 12 Kvyat 13 Ericsson 14 Raikkonen (no time in Q2) 15 Nasr 16 Stevens 17 Merhi 18 Verstappen (no time in Q2 + engine penalty) 19 Button (engine penalty) 20 Alonso (engine penalty) Button and Alonso respectively received 50-place and 55-place penalties for various engine component changes, but will not have to serve any additional penalties during the race (the rule was changed a while back). Hamilton's 6th consecutive pole - first driver to manage this since M Schumacher managed 7 in 2000-01. First to manage it in one season since Hakkinen in 1999. Hamilton's 10th pole this year means he has clinched the pole position trophy with 8 races still to go. This race is the first with new rules limiting the amount of assistance a team can give a driver at the start of the race. Whether this will make any difference remains to be seen.
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