Formula 1 2013

[Roy]

Oh thats got to suck for Kobi

[ctjet]

oh KK

your F1 career is so dead and you dont even know it

[wolverine]

Why is his career over....

.....it looked Massa-esque to me and he is still going.

[Roy]

Ditto Maldanado for dropping cars at public-media show/gigs

[tweety bird]

The speed limit in the pitlane is now officially 80 km/h over the course of grand prix weekends after the rule was ratified by the World Motor Sport Council.

The FIA then decided to bring the regulation charge forward and the speed limit has been reduced to 80 km/h (49.7 mph) from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards as opposed to the 100 km/h (62.1 mph) it was before the incident.

The Australian, Monaco and Singapore Grands Prix, though, will continue to have a stricter speed limit of 60 km/h (37.2 mph) because of the nature of the circuits.

The WMSC also confirmed that all team members who work on a car during pit stops must now wear head protection.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8836565/Pitlane-speed-limit-reduced

[hrd-hr30]

between the new pit lane speed limits increasing time spent in the pit lane per pitstop, and the new tyres which apparently turned out to be more durable in terms of performance and life as well as strength/safety, race strategy just got turned on its head...

[sh@un]

These Maldonado's, Kobayashi's, and their ilk- 10 years from now, people will struggle to remember them ever driving an F1 car

[tweety bird]

Formula One will once again make a stopover in Austria next year as the country will return to the calendar.

The race is set to take place at the refurbished Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on July 6 following negotiations between Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8836984/Austrian-GP-to-return-in-2014

[ctjet]

the Ring is back you salty ass motherfcukers!!

[tweety bird]

I thought you would be happy.

Old school track ftw!

[tweety bird]

kobayashi crashing his ferrari at a demo in moscow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsTsTioakMs

on board of this ^.

[wolverine]

Summernats special from KK.

[tweety bird]

The good news is there will be no rain in Budapest this weekend, the bad news is it's going to be extremely hot.

Ambient temperatures of 32'C to 38'C have been forecast with Sunday being the hottest at 38'C.

But while the air may be hot, the track will be even hotter.

Williams Tweeted their forecast: "Weather forecast no rain, ambient temps up to 38C, track temps up to 50C! could be hard for tyres."

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8839682/-Track-temps-up-to-50C-

Daniel Ricciardo's hopes of landing the second seat at Red Bull have been boosted after team owner Dietrich Mateschitz admitted the team was impressed with his recent speed."There is no decision yet, and it is still under discussion within the team," Mateschitz told AUTOSPORT. "It will be announced after Budapest.

"But Ricciardo did an excellent job at Silverstone, and [Jean-Eric] Vergne was very good."

Raikkonen's management has been in discussions with both Lotus and Red Bull chiefs about what opportunities are available for next year.

Sources indicate that Raikkonen is keen to stay at Lotus in 2014, but is seeking guarantees that the outfit has the financial capabilities needed to keep up its push for victories.

That security will almost certainly rest on a major investment deal with Infinity Racing being sorted sooner rather than later, after team owner Gerard Lopez revealed that the situation was not as firm as had been previously indicated.

Lotus has won one race this year, and is one of the favourites for the victory at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108934

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that it is "too early" for Jean-Eric Vergne to step up to a seat with his squad.

"Jean-Eric is again demonstrating strong development and potential," said Horner.

"At this stage, it is probably too early for him, which is why we chose to look at Daniel in the test at Silverstone last week."

"He deserves a seat in Formula 1 and should he not be successful with the Red Bull seat then it would make logical sense for him to continue with Toro Rosso," said Horner when asked by AUTOSPORT whether he would like to see Vergne have another year with the Red Bull junior team.

"He's six months behind Daniel in terms of F1 experience. He is still learning, still developing.

"We are in the fortunate position that we have got two drivers that have come through the junior programme, that have exemplary junior careers, that have both done fantastic jobs when they have had the chance in a Red Bull car at the young driver tests.

"They are both very capable drivers and both earned their seat in Toro Rosso on merit through the talent they have.

"That is obviously developing as they gather experience."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108951

Ferrari has boosted its technical line-up with the signing of James Allison.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108948

Formula 1 teams are to discuss the idea of introducing a minimum pitstop time in an attempt to further improve safety.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108938

Formula 1 teams will now be handed 10-place grid penalties if they allow cars to leave their pits with loose wheels.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108955

[hrd-hr30]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2375379/Hungarian-Grand-Prix-2013-Budapest-heatwave-set-test-new-Pirelli-tyres.html#ixzz2a7wmsQ54

Budapest heatwave set to test new Pirelli tyres with temperatures expected to hit FIFTY DEGREES at the Hungaroring

Pirelli's new tyres are set for a baptism of fire in Budapest with on-track temperatures expected to soar above 50°C at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
...
Pirelli had originally planned to bring their medium and hard compounds to Hungary, but after complaints from some teams - most notably Lotus - they have opted for soft and medium.

Thanks Pirelli. At least we know in advance that Lotus will dominate, Red Bull and Ferraris will fight over the minor places, and Mercedes will struggle (assuming the weather forecast is right). I guess the championship needed a bit more artificial intervention...

Edited July 26, 2013 by hrd-hr30

[tweety bird]

p1 times

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m22.723s 19
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m22.982s +0.259s 24
3. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m23.010s +0.287s 20
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m23.099s +0.376s 22
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m23.111s +0.388s 20
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.370s +0.647s 26
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m23.390s +0.667s 20
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m23.531s +0.808s 28
9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.591s +0.868s 26
10. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m23.911s +1.188s 21
11. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.119s +1.396s 21
12. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m24.150s +1.427s 27
13. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m24.157s +1.434s 28
14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.204s +1.481s 15
15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m24.299s +1.576s 19
16. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.314s +1.591s 23
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.383s +1.660s 24
18. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m24.608s +1.885s 21
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m25.827s +3.104s 24
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m26.808s +4.085s 25
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.617s +4.894s 20
22. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia-Cosworth 1m28.927s +6.204s 25

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108965

p2 times.

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m21.264s 34
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m21.308s +0.044s 42
3. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m21.417s +0.153s 40
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m21.426s +0.162s 34
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m21.544s +0.280s 37
6. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m21.802s +0.538s 42
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m21.991s +0.727s 40
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m22.011s +0.747s 32
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.180s +0.916s 41
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m22.304s +1.040s 41
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m22.526s +1.262s 39
12. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.529s +1.265s 37
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m22.781s +1.517s 36
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m22.837s +1.573s 42
15. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m22.841s +1.577s 39
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.369s +2.105s 34
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.411s +2.147s 41
18. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m23.646s +2.382s 34
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m24.325s +3.061s 38
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m25.065s +3.801s 36
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m25.143s +3.879s 39
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m26.647s +5.383s 33

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108972

Jean-Eric Vergne has been told that his Formula 1 future with Toro Rosso is secure, even though he is set to be overlooked for a switch to Red Bull.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108995

[White GTS-T]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeO2q8FzcnM

[89CAL]

Keen for Kimi domination in Hungry. Vettel to crash out. Championship made interesting again

[tweety bird]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeO2q8FzcnM

that's very cool.

[ctjet]

barring technical failure, Vettel is about to stomp all over the field

you could hear hearts breaking all over the paddock when the bulls 1-2'd both practice sessions

i look forward to using this in several months time

http://i.imgur.com/vOODG.jpg

Edited July 27, 2013 by ctjet

[ctjet]