KillerMan91
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Shame that engine blew out at the beginning of last practise for Kimi. He said that he had to use settings from friday that were not even close to perfect.
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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT2| WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS SEASON?!
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Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Massa locking up and taking Vettel out at turn 1 is happening tomorrow.
brotkasten
Member
Williams certainly didn't think he was valuable enough.
Elvin Atombender
Member
Rain is expected for tomorrow. Everyone else might be on wet setups too.
His time is gone, let new blood to get into the F1. I'd like to see Luis Razia instead of Rubens.
I don't know. I don't think that he has any sponsorship for the F1.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
ferrari just needs to pay maldonado to ram vettel right at the start and alonso has a shot at the title.
Gareth Bale
Member
Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1
Ten-place penalty for @Pastormaldo for missing a weight check - third reprimand of the year is why it's so big. @alo_oficial up to seventh
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Ten-place penalty for @Pastormaldo for missing a weight check - third reprimand of the year is why it's so big. @alo_oficial up to seventh
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Pretty much this, Vettel DNF -> many chances for Alonso to get the title
Vettel Finishes -> nearly zero chance for Nando
brotkasten
Member
Webber last weekend and now Maldonado? What's up with that?
They definitely fucked up, as that car deserved a lot more points than it got.
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Rubens is good
Williams team became a money hore, They ditched Rubens for Senna's money, simple as that
Exactly, Maldonado is a joke and Senna is just slow
What's this I'm hearing about Maldonado getting 10 place penalty? I'm checking the news now, but I really hope it's a joke
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Lol.. Maldonado actually got a penalty!!
Now when will Ferrari announce their giving Massa a gear-change?
What a fucking joke. All the teams and divers want Alonso to win and putting pressure on Vettel..
GOOO VETTEL.. WIN IT
Now when will Ferrari announce their giving Massa a gear-change?
What a fucking joke. All the teams and divers want Alonso to win and putting pressure on Vettel..
GOOO VETTEL.. WIN IT
2011 Race Summary
Vettel lead the race after the start, but conceded the lead to Webber when his gearbox started causing him trouble. Vettel remained second in the race though, while Webber took his first, and only, win of the season. None of the other teams could match the pace of Red Bull in the race. Button managed to complete the podium with third position after being overtaken by Alonso early on in the race, but repassing him near the end. Alonso eventually finished fourth whilst Hamilton retired with a gearbox issue. Massa completed the year with a fifth place finish. Sutil, Rosberg, di Resta, Kobayashi and Petrov completed the points scoring positions.
Bruno Senna received a drive through penalty after colliding with Michael Schumacher at the entry of the of "Senna S" on lap 10.
Circuit Info
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Laps
71
Circuit length4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Race length305.909 km (190.067 mi)
Lap RecordJuan Pablo Montoya - Williams - 2004 - 1:11.473
Most Wins (Drivers)Alain Prost (6)
Most Wins (Constructors)McLaren (11)
Previous Winners
2011 - Mark Webber for Red Bull-Renault
2010 - Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull-Renault
2009 - Mark Webber for Red Bull-Renault
2008 - Felipe Massa for Ferrari
2007 - Kimi Räikkönen for Ferrari
2006 - Felipe Massa for Ferrari
2005 - Juan Pablo Montoya for McLaren-Mercedes
Videos and highlights of the Brazilian Grand Prix
Highlights from the 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Highlights from the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Highlights from the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Changes from 2011
-New debris fences have been installed on both sides of the track between turns 3 and 4.
-A kerb has been installed on the apex of turn 15.
-Tube inserts have been placed in the tyre barrier on the end of the wall at the pit entry.
GP Facts
-Five Brazilian drivers have won their home grand prix: Emerson Fittipaldi (1973-74), Carlos Pace (1975), Nelson Piquet (1983, 1986), Ayrton Senna (1991, 1993), and Felipe Massa (2006, 2008).
-Altitude is a factor at Interlagos: the circuit is 800m above sea-level. Cars require more wing for a given level of downforce than they would at sea-level; however the thinner air does mean a corresponding reduction in drag. For engines, the reduced amount of available oxygen leads to a decrease in power.
-2008 saw perhaps the most thrilling championship climax of all time with the title not decided until half a minute after the winner had crossed the line. In gloomy conditions Felipe Massa won the race for Ferrari leaving, McLarens Lewis Hamilton the task of finishing fifth. With rain falling he was running only sixth into the last sector of the final lap. Hamilton passed the Toyota of Timo Glock in the final seconds of the race and beat Massa by a solitary point.
-That has not been Interlagos only moment of drama. Between 2005-2010 the Brazilian Grand Prix played a significant part in every Drivers Championship battle. 2005 saw Fernando Alonso finish third to clinch the title with two races remaining. Alonso triumphed again the following year in a season-ending showdown with Michael Schumacher. The 2007 race was again a season finale and saw the outsider Kimi Räikkönen crowned after winning the grand prix, finishing the season one point ahead of both Alonso and Hamilton. In 2009 Jenson Button clinched the title at Interlagos with one race to spare and in 2010 Sebastian Vettel went into the race fourth in the standings but won to pull himself back into championship contention going to the final round in Abu Dhabi, where he duly won his first title.
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Massa will move out of the way for Alonso tomorrow, but accidentaly hit Vettel due to this move. It will destroy Vettel's car and let Alonso move up to fourth place. At that point Webber and Hamilton will get mysterious car troubles.
You are suggesting Maldonado missed the weigh in on prupose, to help Alonso?
Massive congrats to Lewis and Jensen. I'd love to see a McLaren 1-2 for his last race with the team.
For me Lewis has been the most consistent driver this year but has been hampered by pit stops and reliability which is a shame.
With the two cars available I reckon Lewis against Vettel would have made for even more fun in the last few races.
For me Lewis has been the most consistent driver this year but has been hampered by pit stops and reliability which is a shame.
With the two cars available I reckon Lewis against Vettel would have made for even more fun in the last few races.
Vettel will not finish tomorrow. No need to stress.
brotkasten
Member
He'll finish and win the WDC. No illusions here.
I will not be able to accept a alonso championship win.
brotkasten
Member
Like Ferrari had their hands in that with Webber last week?
No. Like Ferrari tampered with Massa's gearbox last week.
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
That would be sooo 'old-school' F1 that it just has to happen. XD
Shouldn't take much, a small front-wheel tap to one of Vettels rears and the race is on!
There is less water filling the Mariana Trench than would fall from Vettels eyes should such a thing occur.
Great qualifying results, kinda hoping the track is wet at some point tomorrow though to make the race interesting.
And I wouldn't mind one bit if Vettel won the championship tomorrow, I just don't like it when he qualifies first and then cruzes around in first leading by 15+ seconds with nobody challenging him the entire race. Though if Alonso wins I'd be fine with that too, seeing how bad the Ferrari has been basically all year the fact that he is even still alive is somewhat amazing.
And I wouldn't mind one bit if Vettel won the championship tomorrow, I just don't like it when he qualifies first and then cruzes around in first leading by 15+ seconds with nobody challenging him the entire race. Though if Alonso wins I'd be fine with that too, seeing how bad the Ferrari has been basically all year the fact that he is even still alive is somewhat amazing.
Give me one last Hammy win before he goes away into self imposed exile
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
My "ideal" result for tomorrow:
Ham / Button 1st / 2nd
Alonso 3rd
Vettel either taken out on T1 by Massa or suffering an alternator failure
Resulting in a McLaren 2nd place in the constructors and Alonso with a deserved championship (Because man, given the Ferrari it really would be a case of man over machine).
Can't see it happening in truth, but it would make me smile.
Ham / Button 1st / 2nd
Alonso 3rd
Vettel either taken out on T1 by Massa or suffering an alternator failure
Resulting in a McLaren 2nd place in the constructors and Alonso with a deserved championship (Because man, given the Ferrari it really would be a case of man over machine).
Can't see it happening in truth, but it would make me smile.
You ever found a fix? It still doesn't work here. I want to watch the quali! And more importantly, the race tomorrow!
Psychotext
Member
If Massa takes out Vettel they'd better be absolutely sure that the telemetry backs it up as an accident.
Even if it did, I think it would sour Alonso's title anyway.
I think he'll crush it, assuming no reliability problems. Even if it's wet.
Even if it did, I think it would sour Alonso's title anyway.
Give me one last Hammy win before he goes away into self imposed exile
I think he'll crush it, assuming no reliability problems. Even if it's wet.
Kimi doesn't care, just chilling and watching the practice sessions. I hope Kimi gets to keep his third place and see if he snubs the FIA prizegivings.
Also Pastor got third warning and is send all to way back p16.
Given the Red Bull car from the first 3/4 of this Championship I could easily say the same thing about Vettel.
Although my champs is deffo Kimi. Coming in after 2 years with a Lotus and seeming to finish the Championship ahead of Webber, Button and Hamilton. Who would have thought?
By the look of Ferrari they certainly do.
I'd be surprised if they don't all have a little something for the wet weather anyway.
Though if the race starts and then is red flagged because someone complains of spray then all the teams can do whatever they like with the cars on the grid since the cars are out of Parc Ferme.
If you don't care about driving physics... Sure.
So we are really expecting rain tomorrow?
No, it's fucking shit. Fuck Codemasters.
Sleeplessnights
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You make tomorrow sound so boring.
So rbr is only fast when vettel is on pole?
And here i was trying to be civil about it.
Foliorum Viridum
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COME ON ALONSO.
I've been optimistic about it all year and I'm not stopping now. This race is going to be so fucking awesome.
I've been optimistic about it all year and I'm not stopping now. This race is going to be so fucking awesome.
Three games in there is no need to be.
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