Formula 1 2012 Thread - General

[img]http://www.wonderfulinfo.com/winfo/company_logos_with_hidden_meanings/formula1_logo.png[/img] [b]What is Formula 1[/b] [Quote] Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2] is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The results of each race are combined with a points system to determine two annual World Championships, one for the drivers and one for the constructors.[/quote] [quote]Inaugural season - 1950 Drivers - 24 Teams - 12 Constructors - 12 Engine suppliers - Cosworth · Ferrari · Mercedes · Renault Tyre suppliers - Pirelli[/quote] [b]The teams[/b] [i]Red Bull Racing[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Red_Bull_Racing_logo.svg/500px-Red_Bull_Racing_logo.svg.png[/img] Driver no. 1 Sebastian Vettel [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Sebastian_Vettel_2012_Bahrain_GP.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Youngest double world champion and current world champion Driver no. 2 Mark Webber [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/WebberCanada2011.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 7 race wins and 30 podium finishes [i]Vodafone McLaren Mercedes[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Vodafone_McLaren_Mercedes_logo.png[/img] Driver no. 3 Jenson Button [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Jenson_Button_bahrain_2012.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former world champion Driver no. 4 Lewis Hamilton [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Lewis_Hamilton_Bahrain.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former youngest world champion [i]Scuderia Ferrari[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/2010_Scuderia_Ferrari_Logo.png[/img] Driver no. 5 Fernando Alonso [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Fernando_Alonso_Bahrain.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former youngest double world champion Driver no. 6 Felipe Massa [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Felipe_Massa_-_2011_Canadian_Grand_Prix_cropped.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 11 race wins and 33 podium finishes [i]Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Mercedes_AMG_Petronas_GP.png[/img] Driver no. 7 Michael Schumacher [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Schumi_di_GP_Kanada_2011_cropped.jpg/424px-Schumi_di_GP_Kanada_2011_cropped.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 7 time world champion, statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen. Driver no. 8 Nico Rosberg [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Nico_Rosberg_2010_Malaysia.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 1 race win and 6 podium finishes [i]Lotus F1 team[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Lotus_F1_Team_logo.png[/img] Driver no. 9 Kimi Räikkönen [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen_Bulgaria_2010.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former world champion, highest paid driver Driver no. 10 Romain Grosjean [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Romain_grosjean_silverstone2011.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 1 race win [i]Sahara Force India F1 Team[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e8/Force_India.svg/500px-Force_India.svg.png[/img] Driver no. 11 Paul di Resta [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Paul_di_resta_2009.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former DTM and Formula 3 champion Driver no. 12 Nico Hülkenberg [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/2011_Spanish_GP_Hulkenberg_cropped.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former GP2. Formula 3 and A1 GP champion [i]Sauber-Ferrari[/i] [img_thumb]http://www.anf1blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sauber-motorsport-logo.jpg[/img_thumb] Driver no. 13 Kamui Kobayashi [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Kamui_Kobayashi_2010_Malaysia.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former GP2 Asia champion Driver no. 14 Sergio Peréz [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Sergio_Perez_2011_Malaysia.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 1 podium finish [i]Scuderia Toro Rosso[/i] [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso_logo.png[/img_thumb] Driver no. 15 Daniel Ricciardo [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Daniel_Ricciardo_2011.JPG[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former British Formula 3 champion Driver no. 16 Jean-Éric Vergne [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Jean-Eric_Vergne.JPG[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Former British Formula 3 champion [i]Williams F1 Team[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/35/2012-WilliamsF1_Logo.SVG/200px-2012-WilliamsF1_Logo.SVG.png[/img] Driver no. 17 Pastor Maldonado [img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/60210000/jpg/_60210206_60210203.jpg[/img] Career Highlights: 1 race win Driver no. 18 Bruno Senna [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Bruno_Senna_canada_2011.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 16 career points [i]Caterham F1 Team[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Caterham_F1_Team.png[/img] Driver no. 19 Heikki Kovalainen [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Heikki_Kovalainen_2011_Canada.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 1 race win and 4 podium finishes Driver no. 20 Vitaly Petrov [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Vitaly_Petrov_in_Goodwood.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 1 podium finish [i]HRT F1[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/HRT_F1_Team_logo.png[/img] Driver no. 21 Pedro de la Rosa [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Pedro_de_la_Rosa_2010_Malaysia.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Formula Nippon and Spanish Formula Ford 1600 champion Driver no. 22 Narain Karthikeyan [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Narain_Karthikeyan_2011_Malaysia2.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: Chinese A1GP winner, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner [i]Marussia F1 Team[/i] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Marussia_F1.png[/img] Driver no. 23 Timo Glock [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Timo_Glock_2010_Malaysia.jpg[/img_thumb] Career Highlights: 3 podium finishes Driver no. 24 Charles Pic [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Charles_Pic_Malaysia_2012.jpg[/img] Career Highlights: 3 time GP2 race winner [b]The cars[/b] Red Bull Racing - Red Bull RB8 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Sebastian_Vettel_2012_Malaysia_FP2.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Renault RS27-2012 2,400 cc V8, limited to 18,000 RPM, with KERS Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - McLaren MP4-27 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Jenson_Button_2012_Malaysia_FP2_1.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z 2.4 L V8. 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Scuderia Ferrari - Ferrari F2012 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Fernando_Alonso_2012_Malaysia_Qualify.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Ferrari Type 056 2,398 cc V8. 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Mercedes F1 W03 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Nico_Rosberg_2012_Malaysia_FP2_2.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z 2.4 L V8. 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Lotus F1 Team - Lotus E20 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Kimi_Raikkonen_2012_Malaysia_FP2.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Renault RS27-2012 2,400 cc V8, limited to 18,000 RPM, with KERS Sahara Force India F1 Team - Force India VJM05 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Nico_Hulkenberg_2012_Malaysia_FP1.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z 2.4 L V8. 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Sauber F1 Team - Sauber C31 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Kamui_Kobayashi_2012_Malaysia_FP2.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Ferrari Type 056 2,398 cc V8. 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Scuderia Toro Rosso - Toro Rosso STR7 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Daniel_Ricciardo_2012_Malaysia_FP2_1.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Ferrari Type 056 2,398 cc V8. 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Williams F1 Team - Williams FW34 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Bruno_Senna_2012_Malaysia_FP2.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Renault RS27-2012 2,400 cc V8, limited to 18,000 RPM, with KERS Caterham F1 Team - Caterham CT01 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Heikki_Kovalainen_2012_Malaysia_FP2.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Renault RS27-2012 2,400 cc V8, limited to 18,000 RPM, with KERS HRT F1 Team - HRT F112 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Narain_Karthikeyan_2012_Malaysia_Qualify.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Cosworth CA2012 2,400 cc V8, limited to 18,000 RPM, mid-mounted. Marussia F1 Team - Marussia MR01 [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Charles_Pic_2012_Malaysia_FP1.jpg[/img_thumb] Engine: Cosworth CA2012 2,400 cc V8, limited to 18,000 RPM, mid-mounted. [b]The Races[/b] Round 1 — Australia [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Albert_Lake_Park_Street_Circuit_in_Melbourne%2C_Australia.svg/500px-Albert_Lake_Park_Street_Circuit_in_Melbourne%2C_Australia.svg.png[/img] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/A2QKd.png[/IMG] [img]http://www.formula1.com/photos/results/races/result_image_864.jpg[/img] Round 2 — Malaysia [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Sepang.svg/500px-Sepang.svg.png[/img] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uTUzS.png[/IMG] [img]http://www.formula1.com/photos/results/races/result_image_865.jpg[/img] Round 3 — China [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Shanghai_International_Racing_Circuit_track_map.svg/500px-Shanghai_International_Racing_Circuit_track_map.svg.png[/img] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hAiH0.png[/IMG] [img]http://www.formula1.com/photos/results/races/result_image_866.jpg[/img] Round 4 — Bahrain [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Circuit_Bahrain.svg/500px-Circuit_Bahrain.svg.png[/img] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lGFbM.png[/IMG] [img]http://www.formula1.com/photos/results/races/result_image_867.jpg[/img] Round 5 — Spain [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Catalunya.svg/500px-Catalunya.svg.png[/img] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Zib8W.png[/IMG] [img]http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2012/05/14/1226354/393894-pastor-maldonado.jpg[/img]

Mmm, yes, F1, and I must say I'm liking 2012 so far. 5 races, 5 different winners, two first time winners. No one dominant car either, and there isn't even a clear "Midpack/Leaders" divide. Here's hoping the trend continues. I'd love to see Kimi or Schumy win at Monaco two weeks from now.

Finally, An F1 thread. Almost every car is the same, Making it more fun to watch and see who wins. Which suprises me that Maldonado won the last race. Kimi drove pretty consistant also. Don't like the DRS too much though, Makes it too easy to pass.

I missed out on Spain D:

I can't see any news on this on facepunch anywhere, so i'll put it here. [URL="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4314269/F1-blast-terror-31-hurt-in-explosion-in-race-winner-Williams-garage.html"]http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4314269/F1-blast-terror-31-hurt-in-explosion-in-race-winner-Williams-garage.html[/URL]

Aww that sucks, I love Williams. They suck, but I love them. [editline]14th May 2012[/editline] Except for Maldonado, he might be a big thing. Shame Senna is shit.

Good race, got really exiting near the end! Shame about the strategy for Kimi. Although Grojean is really showing incredible pace!

Amazing season so far, 7 races 7 winners.

They're building the North America Formula 1 track 20 minutes from me, out side of Austin.

Can anyone say: TROLOLOLOLO ALONSO! Tried to troll the other teams with his pits and team radio, and in the end trolled himself into oblivion (well fine... 5th). That last 5 laps was spectacular. [editline]11th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Mixed Sources;36275737]Although Grojean is really showing incredible pace![/QUOTE] He's good when he actually manages to complete a race...

[QUOTE=DogGunn;36275882]Can anyone say: TROLOLOLOLO ALONSO! Tried to troll the other teams with his pits and team radio, and in the end trolled himself into oblivion (well fine... 5th). That last 5 laps was spectacular. [editline]11th June 2012[/editline] He's good when he actually manages to complete a race...[/QUOTE] If we are being honest, the races in which he has crashed have been a huge combination of bad luck and Maldonado bullying him off. But then again i am supporting lotus/Renault so i guess im a tad biased.

Yes! F1! I was at my first race in Singapore last year, and it beats every other sport event i've ever been to. Shame about Robert Kubica though, still, Lotus Renault all the way baby!

[QUOTE=ScoutKing;36275850]They're building the North America Formula 1 track 20 minutes from me, out side of Austin.[/QUOTE] Too bad tickets are so expensive.

[QUOTE=Gmans Granny;36276124]Yes! F1! I was at my first race in Singapore last year, and it beats every other sport event i've ever been to. Shame about Robert Kubica though, still, Lotus Renault all the way baby![/QUOTE] Should come to Europe and see the 24 hour races, those are amazing as hell and in my opinion even better than F1.

[QUOTE=Firewarrior;36276888]Should come to Europe and see the 24 hour races, those are amazing as hell and in my opinion even better than F1.[/QUOTE] I live in Europe, but since i've been watching F1 since 96 the Singapore evening race was quite amazing. I assume you're talking about Le Mans?

[QUOTE=Gmans Granny;36284752]I live in Europe, but since i've been watching F1 since 96 the Singapore evening race was quite amazing. I assume you're talking about Le Mans?[/QUOTE] Oh, assumed you live in Singapore, but okay. Yes, the 24 hours of Le Mans race but also the 24 hours Nürburgring race , but even the 6 hour race of Spa is great.

The last race was great towards the ends, I was really expecting Lewis to not be able to catch up but every single lap he was getting faster and faster.

I loved the last 10 laps of that race. Just seeing lewis overtake Alonso and Vettel was amazing!

This thread deserves a bump before the race this weekend I think. So here, have a picture of a Formula 1 car: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Romain_Grosjean_2012_Malaysia_FP2_2.jpg/1024px-Romain_Grosjean_2012_Malaysia_FP2_2.jpg[/IMG] Lotus has the best looking cars imo. [editline]5th July 2012[/editline] Oh god I really fucked this up didn't I :v: [editline]5th July 2012[/editline] Hah, fixed it!

Why is this thread dead? The British Grand Prix is always great, even after they ruined Silverstone with the new track layout a couple years ago, here's some pictures from Saturdays qualifying: [img]http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lotu-gros-silv-2012-2.jpg[/img] [img]http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/dailyrecord3/jul2012/7/6/silverstone-image-2-149652639.jpg[/img] Grosjean messed up Q3 and buried his car into the gravel trap in the final few turns and thus was knocked out of Q3 [img]http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ferr-alon-silv-2012.jpg[/img] (spoiler tagged out any positions for those that are yet to watch qualifying) [sp]Alonso took pole, the first time for Ferrari since 2003.[/sp] Other than that, Timo Glock span out on the start/finish and lightly tapped the barrier, Schumacher had a small spin but got back out and managed to take [sp]3rd[/sp], and Alonso lost it on the way into the hangar straight but managed to sort himself out and avoid hurtling into the crash barriers. And finally the results of qualifying as a whole: [sp]1. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 51.746s 2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 51.793s 3. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 52.020s 4. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 52.199s 5. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 53.065s 6. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Lotus-Renault 1m 53.290s 7. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault 1m 53.539s 8. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 53.543s 9. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 54.382s# 10. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault No time 11. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes 1m 57.009s 12. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari 1m 57.071s** 13. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 57.108s 14. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 57.132s 15. Bruno Senna Brazil Williams-Renault 1m 57.426s 16. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 57.719s*** 17. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1m 57.895s 18. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 48.044s 19. Vitaly Petrov Russia Caterham-Renault 1m 49.027s 20. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Caterham-Renault 1m 49.477s 21. Timo Glock Germany Marussia -Cosworth 1m 51.618s 22. Pedro de la Rosa Spain HRT-Cosworth 1m 52.742s 23. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth 1m 53.040s Dnq Charles Pic France Marussia -Cosworth 1m 54.143s#[/sp] # five-place penalty (gearbox change) ** Kamui Kobayashi has a five-place penalty (for the collision with Felipe Massa in Valencia) *** Jean-Eric Vergne has a ten-place penalty (for the collision with Heikki Kovalainen in Valencia) Should be a good race, would be nice to see someone British win the British GP but somehow I doubt that with Buttons shoddy form and Hamiltons qualifying position

Really old, but i though this would fit in this Formula theme. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p94iz8qihUE[/media]

[QUOTE=Firewarrior;36284825]Oh, assumed you live in Singapore, but okay. Yes, the 24 hours of Le Mans race but also the 24 hours Nürburgring race , but even the 6 hour race of Spa is great.[/QUOTE] I'm being pretty ignorant but how do you watch a race for 24 hours or even for 6?

I used to watch this with my father and anxiously wait for it to finish so I could watch my cartoons. The day they removed refueling from the pit stop was the best thing to ever happen for my childhood

Qualy highlights are on BBC 2 right now for anyone in the UK Hockenheim this weekend, easily one of the best tracks on the calendar. Raikkonen set a screamer in Q1, 1:15.6

I really want to se Räikkönen do well tomorrow.

I've been gunning for Raikkonen since his "I was having a shit" comment years ago, he's been doing damn well for his returning season so far. Just needs a decent podium or a pole now. Hockenheim Qualifying results: [table="width: 736, class: outer_border, align: center"] [tr] [td][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5003648/New%20folder/hockenheimqualy.PNG[/img][/td] [/tr] [/table] not a fan of alonso performing so well, I don't really like him. sure he's a great driver but he hasn't got the personality of a great driver

I could not agree more on what you just wrote.

Hockenheim results: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5003648/New%20folder/hockenheimrace.PNG[/url] (linked because it's only been shown live on Sky F1 in the UK so I'm sure a lot of people won't have seen it yet and are waiting for the BBC coverage at 17:30) Absolutely fantastic race in my opinion, slightly controversial towards the end and personally I think [sp]Vettel[/sp] should get a [sp]timed penalty[/sp] of some sort.

Watching the race right now. [editline]22nd July 2012[/editline] Hahaha Hamilton what are you DOING :v:

[QUOTE=zerotwelve;36883533] Absolutely fantastic race in my opinion, slightly controversial towards the end and personally I think [sp]Vettel[/sp] should get a [sp]timed penalty[/sp] of some sort.[/QUOTE] [sp]He did. Vettel has been given a 20 second penalty, pushing him back to 5th.[/sp]