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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|

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Ark

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Wow, quite the air travel there. Lucky he didn't hit anything.

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Fuck, forgot to answer the bonus question on F1RM..
 
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DrM

Redmond's Baby
So, Mclaren again testing shitload of new parts (new floor, RW...) and then they will not race it at the end..
 
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brotkasten

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f0rk said:
The Williams guy on the BBC stream is cool, very informative.
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Yeah. He said that the V6 + Turbo engines shouldn't sound too different and that the engines in the 80s didn't rev much higher than the ones we'll get in 2014.
 
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itsgreen

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P Driver Team Time Laps Note
1 M. Webber Red Bull 1:31.711 34 Season Best¹
2 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:31.879 38
3 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:32.084 28
4 F. Massa Ferrari 1:32.354 36
5 M. Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:32.411 31
6 N. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:32.557 32
7 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:32.724 28 Season Worst
8 N. Heidfeld Renault 1:33.098 Season Best¹
9 V. Petrov Renault 1:33.138 22
10 A. Sutil Force India 1:33.211 34
11 J. Button McLaren 1:33.225 17 Season Worst
12 P. Resta Force India 1:33.299 34
13 S. Perez Sauber 1:34.113 34
14 R. Barrichello Williams 1:34.344 34
15 J. Alguersuari STR 1:34.487 37
16 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:34.491 35
17 P. Maldonado Williams 1:34.996 35
18 H. Kovalainen Lotus 1:35.753 42
19 T. Glock Virgin 1:36.940 32 Season Best¹
20 K. Chandhok Lotus 1:37.248 33 Season Worst
21 J. d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:37.313 33
22 V. Liuzzi HRT 1:38.145* 31
23 D. Ricciardo STR 1:40.737* 5 Season Best¹
24 S. Buemi STR no time* 3 Season Worst
107% time is 1:38.131, ¹ matches previously best/worst result

http://formula1news.com/article/772/Results-Practice-2-Webbers-Red-Bull-on-top
 
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Leunam

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Neighbor to the world renowned Nurburgring, the Nurburgring GP circuit plays host for this round of the F1 season, taking over for the Hockenheimring. Although only a fraction of the size of its 13 mile big brother, the GP circuit nonetheless holds a special place in motorsport. This year, crowds will be looking for a hometown hero victory in Sebastian Vettel, who leads the season with a commanding lead over the rest of the field.

2010 Race Summary

Sebastian Vettel attempted to pin Alonso to the pit wall on the run down to the first corner, but the Spaniard held the racing line and edged ahead. Neither driver, however, took the lead, as Felipe Massa seized the opportunity to slip around the outside and set the pace. The McLarens of Button and Hamilton settled into sixth and fourth position as Mark Webber struggled to retain fifth. The first lap was not a clean one, with the Toro Rossos of Buemi and Alguersuari colliding at the bottom hairpin. The incident was a result of driver error, with Alguersuari committing to the braking zone too late and ramming Buemi in the process. The Swiss driver was forced to retire after the collision obliterated his rear wing and part of the engine cowling; while teams can change a front wing with relative ease, the rear wing is mounted to the bodywork in several places and thus is considerably harder to replace. Elsewhere, Force India committed a grievous error when bringing their drivers in early. The team had been expecting Vitantonio Liuzzi to pit before Sutil, but Sutil was the first to arrive in pit. It was only after both drivers had returned to the circuit that the team realized they had accidentally placed Liuzzi's tyres on Sutil's car and Sutil's tyres on Liuzzi's. The FIA have made rules regarding tyres allotment very explicit, stating that a driver may only ever use tyres from his allocation, thus necessitating a second round of pit stops to allow the team to switch the tyres back.

Jarno Trulli became the second victim of the race on lap three, falling prey to a gearbox fault that meant his Lotus T127 was unable to find second gear, and the Italian was forced out. Meanwhile, Red Bull Racing gambled on an early pit stop strategy, bringing Sebastian Vettel in to release him into clear air in the hopes that he could make up some time on the leading Ferraris. Ferrari responded by bringing Alonso and Massa in for their stops in quick succession, handing the lead to Jenson Button, who continued to put in fast laps eventually coming out ahead of Mark Webber when he did pit. McLaren attempted a similar strategy to Red Bull with Lewis Hamilton, but the plan backfired when Hamilton rejoined the circuit in the thick of a fight between the Mercedes drivers and Robert Kubica, although he lost no places after they stopped. At Hispania Racing, Sakon Yamamoto bowed out on lap nineteen with an engine fault.

Hockenheim became the scene of Formula One's third controversy in as many races as the race passed the two-thirds mark. Although Felipe Massa was leading the race, he was not doing enough to keep Alonso at bay despite the difference between them having been as many as four seconds. A radio transmission from Massa's race engineer Rob Smedley was intercepted, with Smedley telling Massa that "Okay... so... Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?". Based on Smedley's tone, commentators surmised that it had been a coded message from engineer to driver telling Massa to move over and allow Alonso through. Massa was slow to accelerate on the way out of the hairpin, giving Alonso the opening he needed to take the lead. Smedley was later heard apologising to Massa over the radio, though he would go on to claim that he was sorry Massa had been overtaken.

The race was also the scene of Bridgestone's attempt to re-create the conditions at Montreal, where extreme tyre degradation had made the racing closer. However, the plan to bring tyres at the opposite ends of the spectrum – super-soft and hard – had little effect. Nico Hülkenberg was able to do almost forty laps on the super-soft tyres, while Pedro de la Rosa – the final driver to complete his mandatory pit stop – was able to do a similar number on the hard tyre. Hülkenberg, who had been running seventh at the time, dropped out of contention for the points with his stop, but Sauber attempted to re-create Kamui Kobayashi's late surge at Valencia by giving de la Rosa the super-soft compound. Whatever chance de la Rosa had of shooting through the pack was negated when he made contact with Heikki Kovalainen at the hairpin. The contact forced Kovalainen out, and damage to his front wing meant that de la Rosa required a second stop. Kovalainen's retirement meant that Timo Glock and Virgin Racing would take line honours as the best of the new teams, despite Lucas di Grassi's gearbox seizing up on lap fifty.

When the chequered flag fell on lap sixty-seven, Fernando Alonso was declared the winner, with Massa fending off a late charge from Vettel for second. Hamilton and Button had swapped places at the start and remained that way until the finish, with Mark Webber – struggling with an oil pick-up problem – hung on for sixth and the final driver to be classified on the lead lap. Robert Kubica led the two Mercedes drivers home for seventh, eighth and ninth, while the final points-scoring position went to Vitaly Petrov in the second Renault, who had been unaware he was finishing inside the points when he crossed the line.

Circuit Info
[Click map for onboard lap]

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Laps
60​
Circuit length
5.148 km (3.199 mi)​
Race length
308.863 km (191.919 mi)​
Lap Record
Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 2004 - 1:29.468​
Most Wins (Drivers)
Rudolf Caracciola (6)​
Most Wins (Constructors)
Ferrari (20)​

Changes from 2010

-The kerbs at the exit of Turn 4 have been changed to prevent drivers running wide.
-The start line has been moved 240 meters further down the main straight. The position of the finish line is unchanged.

GP Facts

-An eight-year gap separated the last race on the world-famous Nürburgring Nordschleife and the first on the ‘new’ (current) Nürburgring. Niki Lauda’s infamous near-fatal 1976 accident on the 14-mile old circuit curtailed Formula One racing there, but he was present for the inaugural race on the modern track, as one of 20 drivers in identical Mercedes saloons. That race was won by Ayrton Senna, who beat a field of world champions, despite not yet having won his first grand prix.

-Until 2010, Michael Schumacher, 42, was the only German driver to have won the FIA Formula One World Championship. But last year’s success for Sebastian Vettel, 24, takes Germany’s total of drivers’ titles to eight. Schumacher won his first titles in 1994-95 with Benetton, and from 2000-2004 won five consecutive drivers’ world championships with Ferrari. Vettel, the youngest ever world champion, has so far won 16 races and set 22 pole positions. Schumacher’s totals are 91 and 68 respectively.

Previous Winners

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Videos highlighting the German Grand Prix

Onboard lap of the 1973 German GP with commentary by Jackie Stewart

Highlights from the 2010 German GP

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Drivers Championship
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Constructors Championship
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Fantasy League Championship
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Leunam

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I recommend checking out the onboard lap with Jackie Stewart if you guys haven't already. It was posted here a couple of weeks back. Unfortunately, I don't remember who provided the link so I can't credit them properly.

Also, I've added a couple of minor things to the summary (lap record, track changes, GP facts). I'll add more if I can think of anything.
 
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Edmond Dantès

Dantès the White
Leunam said:
I recommend checking out the onboard lap with Jackie Stewart if you guys haven't already. It was posted here a couple of weeks back. Unfortunately, I don't remember who provided the link so I can't credit them properly.

Also, I've added a couple of minor things to the summary (lap record, track changes, GP facts). I'll add more if I can think of anything.
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Really good additions to the preview, thanks as always.

P.S Love that banner.
 
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Leunam

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No prob.

I like the banner, too. It's the only one like that for the entire season (from the F1 website). I might actually make my own banners next year.
 
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Dead Man

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Leunam said:
No prob.

I like the banner, too. It's the only one like that for the entire season (from the F1 website). I might actually make my own banners next year.
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It is a great banner, they need more like it. Great work on the preview as always too, greatly appreciated.
 
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TylerD

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RBR biding their time before they come out on the option and jump to the top. Nice times by both FIs too.

The Renault sounds terrible off throttle.
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
Its warmer in Ireland than it is at Nurburgring.
Ridiculously cold temperatures for July, 13 air and only 22 on track.
 
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DrM

Redmond's Baby
So we will probably see both RBRs and Alonso fighting for pole position, Mclaren showed some life in FP3, Renault should scrap this season and go for 2012.

Showers are slowly creeping towards Nurburgring...
 
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itsgreen

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P Driver Team Time Laps Note
1 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:30.916 15 Season Best¹
2 M. Webber Red Bull 1:31.049 16 Season Best¹
3 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:31.138 12
4 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:31.578 13
5 J. Button McLaren 1:31.623 14
6 N. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:31.694 19
7 F. Massa Ferrari 1:32.144 13
8 A. Sutil Force India 1:32.391 20 Season Best¹
9 M. Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:32.523 16
10 P. Maldonado Williams 1:32.751 18
11 V. Petrov Renault 1:32.777 18
12 P. Resta Force India 1:32.813 21
13 N. Heidfeld Renault 1:33.072 18
14 R. Barrichello Williams 1:33.179 17
15 S. Perez Sauber 1:33.531 20
16 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:33.671 20
17 S. Buemi STR 1:33.948 21 Season Worst¹
18 J. Alguersuari STR 1:34.125 19 Season Worst¹
19 H. Kovalainen Lotus 1:35.385 13 Season Worst¹
20 T. Glock Virgin 1:36.724 21
21 V. Liuzzi HRT 1:36.804 23
22 J. d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:36.894 23
23 K. Chandhok Lotus 1:36.959 18 Season Worst
24 D. Ricciardo HRT 1:37.554* 22 Season Worst
107% time is 1:37.28, ¹ matches previously best/worst result

http://formula1news.com/article/784/Results-Practice-3-Vettel-takes-final-practice
 
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