Formula 1 2013

[Roy]

OOh shit. Forgot about Webz' 10 spot penalty...just as I was looking at the odds and about to roll cash in on a win

[tweety bird]

Jules Bianchi will remain with Marussia for a second season in 2014, the team announced on Thursday morning.

The Frenchman made his debut for the outfit at the start of this year but Ferrari, which has supported his career, was considering moving him to Sauber.

However, Marussia's switch to Ferrari engines and its progress on track has ensured it will retain Bianchi for at least another campaign.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110275

The FIA has made clear to teams that it has no intention of introducing a single fuel supplier for Formula 1, AUTOSPORT has learned.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110276

good news there ^.

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted Rubens Barrichello is on the team's shortlist of potential 2014 Formula 1 drivers.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110287

Nico Hulkenberg expects the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) to look into growing concerns that heavier drivers will be hindered next year unless the minimum weight limit for cars is lifted.

As teams begin to finalise their car designs for 2014, it is emerging that a number of outfits are struggling to get near the minimum 690kg that the car and driver must weigh.

That means that taller drivers like Hulkenberg face the risk of being overlooked for competitive seats simply because they are too heavy.

Hulkenberg, whose weight and height has been a factor in his career, says the new 2014 regulations with heavier power units means the issue is now pressing.

"I think there was a similar situation in 2009 when KERS was first introduced and drivers had to lose a lot of weight," he said. "Unfortunately I am what I am - I am tall and therefore on the heavier side, but not as heavy as some other drivers.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110292

[tweety bird]

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has hit back at talk his team has been running some form of illegal traction control.

Sebastian Vettel's dominance of the Singapore Grand Prix has prompted speculation - fuelled by comments made by former team boss Giancarlo Minardi about the sound of the car - that Red Bull could be breaking the rules.

But Horner has said his team does not take such suggestions seriously, and thinks any outfit that tried to run traction control would be crazy.

"You would be fairly stupid to introduce traction control on to a car that is governed on a single ECU, which is done through a tender of the FIA and which is scrupulously checked by the FIA," said Horner.

"So, I cannot image any team in the pit lane would do it."

Horner reckons that the emergence of the claims owes more to rivals needing to find an explanation as to just why Vettel and Red Bull were so quick in the last race.

"I think the problem is that Sebastian's performance was so dominant in Singapore , it will inevitably raise questions of how is that possible," he explained.

"Other teams will be looking inwardly and the easiest conclusion to come to is that they [Red Bull] must be cheating.

"But these things are so tightly controlled that it is impossible. The facts are he drove an incredible race in Singapore. He had incredible pace.

"He maximised the most out of the car, and was a driver at absolute peak form. Is it [traction control talk] a distraction? No. Will we lose any sleep over it? Absolutely not."

Vettel himself also brushed off talk of his outfit doing anything illegal, and said that any clever engine mapping his team used was something he and his team should be praised for.

"We are pretty proud of the system we have because other people will never figure out how we've done it," he said. "Constantly we try to improve the car. That's part of the homework that we have to do."

Fernando Alonso, who is Vettel's main rival in the championship, said that hearing strange noises from the Renault engines in Singapore was nothing new.

"I think the different engine noise has been there all year with Red Bull," he said. "It's true that in Singapore it's maybe more obvious because it's a street circuit and people can watch in the corners.

"But if you went to the winter tests in Barcelona, in the corners, the Red Bull had a different sound. So they are using something different compared to the other teams, but it's something that is completely okay [legal].

"They pass all the checks in the races on Saturday and Sunday so they are completely okay and it's up to us to do a better job and to maximise the potential."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110290

. end of story?

I think not...

[tweety bird]

Mark Webber believes the video footage released of him getting a lift from Fernando Alonso's Ferrari after the Singapore Grand Prix does not give a full picture of events.

Webber and Alonso were both given reprimands over the incident, with the Red Bull driver - whose car had failed with a water leak - admonished for going onto the track without marshals' permission and Alonso's punishment for stopping in a dangerous manner.

Video footage released by the FIA showed the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton having to dodge around the static Ferrari and Webber.

ANALYSIS: Why Webber was penalised

"Obviously I got the penalty for not asking the marshal if I could walk on the track but there was no communication anyway," Webber insisted.

"I saw both Mercedes. The camera angle is from one way. If you see it from the other way, I have a good view down to where they're coming from.

"I'm in the escape road so I can see down to the kink. I saw all the guys arriving. Lewis passed me at a grand speed of 56km/h...

"Kimi [Raikkonen] stopped as well. I thought Kimi, Jenson [button] or Fernando. I got two out of the three, but Kimi left. Fernando waited, I jumped on, job done.

"They were just the guys I thought of that might want to do an Aussie lift."

The reprimands for the incident prompted a social media backlash, with Webber himself highlighting famous past examples of post-race 'taxi' lifts that had gone unpunished.

"It's just changed a lot. That's the way it is now, in life and in sport," said Webber.

"What you think is probably not too bad at the time, other people don't see it that way, they're in a position to take a decision and that's it."

As the Singapore incident was Webber's third reprimand of the year, he has automatically received a 10-place penalty for this weekend's Korean GP, but is optimistic he can overcome it.

"It's a good track for me. I've always been quick here," he said.

"You don't want to arrive in 11th or 12th on the grid. But it could be wet for the weekend.

"It would be nice to be in a good position early in the race to get further down the line.

"It's better than having a 10-place penalty in Monaco, that's for sure."

He strongly hinted that he was unhappy with all three of his reprimands. The others had come for an incident with Nico Rosberg in the Bahrain GP and failing to heed yellow flags in Canadian GP practice.

"You probably can't print [my reaction], but I'd go back to the first reprimand in Bahrain, to be honest," said Webber.

"Don't get me started on reprimands..."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110284

I lol'd.

[tweety bird]

Nico Hulkenberg has revealed that his future will be decided within the next three weeks.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8953827/Hulkenberg-announcement-soon-

Formula One could be in for a very wet Korean Grand Prix as Typhoon Fitow will be in the area.

Although initial reports predicted that the typhoon would hit the circuit, updated reports now suggest it will head towards China instead.

However, the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam would still get the fringes of the weather which includes high winds and heavy rain.

At present there is a 60 percent chance of "heavy rain showers" when the 55-lap grand prix is set to start at 3pm local time on Sunday.

Heavy rain fall in 2010 meant the grand prix started behind the Safety Car before conditions were deemed safe enough for the drivers to be let loose.

As for the rest of this weekend, the forecast is for sunny weather on Friday with a high of 22'C and a few clouds on Saturday where the tempeture will reach a high of 23'C.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8953769/Heavy-rain-showers-forecast

[tweety bird]

hi i'm back!!!!

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rush

who's seen it?

it has been getting some good reviews.

i'm going to wait for the dvd to come out so I don't embarrass my self at the movies..

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p1 times

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m39.630s 20
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.667s +0.037s 20
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.816s +0.186s 19
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m40.117s +0.487s 20
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.215s +0.585s 22
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m40.374s +0.744s 18
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m40.396s +0.766s 19
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m40.677s +1.047s 15
9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.860s +1.230s 20
10. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.880s +1.250s 13
11. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.899s +1.269s 20
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m41.432s +1.802s 18
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m41.482s +1.852s 22
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.626s +1.996s 21
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.924s +2.294s 19
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m42.002s +2.372s 20
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.043s +2.413s 18
18. James Calado Force India-Mercedes 1m43.008s +3.378s 21
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m43.660s +4.030s 20
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m43.883s +4.253s 19
21. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m44.100s +4.470s 14
22. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia-Cosworth 1m46.810s +7.180s 10

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110297

p2 times

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m38.673s 31
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m38.781s +0.108s 30
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.797s +0.124s 32
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m38.844s +0.171s 35
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.114s +0.441s 30
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m39.226s +0.553s 34
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.444s +0.771s 31
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m39.757s +1.084s 33
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.774s +1.101s 29
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m40.006s +1.333s 34
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m40.007s +1.334s 34
12. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.152s +1.479s 31
13. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.186s +1.513s 33
14. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.210s +1.537s 34
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.446s +1.773s 30
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.552s +1.879s 26
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m41.117s +2.444s 35
18. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m41.289s +2.616s 34
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m42.461s +3.788s 36
20. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m42.798s +4.125s 35
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.108s +4.435s 31
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.441s +4.768s 29

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110300

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Sauber has finalised an extension of its Ferrari engine supply deal.

The new deal was described by Sauber as "multi-year".

The announcement means all 11 Formula 1 teams have now firmed up their engine contracts for the first year of the new regulations - headlined by a switch to V6 turbo engines - in 2014.

Renault
Red Bull, Lotus, Toro Rosso, Caterham

Ferrari
Ferrari, Sauber, Marussia

Mercedes
Mercedes, McLaren, Force India, Williams

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110316

Formula 1 team bosses think there are grounds to consider an increase to the minimum weight limit as early as next year, amid growing fears that heavier drivers are going to be penalised.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110298

[tweety bird]

the show starts at 2:30pm today boys.

with heavy showers predicted.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beynUu3BiLA

[Missileman]

I know what to do!

...most of the time.

[sh@un]

27k?

keep fcuking dreaming

maybe if you reversed the numbers

dealer pre-delivery charge on a LaughErrari

[tweety bird]

surprise!!!

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Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn has ruled out any possibility of Rubens Barrichello returning to the Formula 1 grid with her team in 2014.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110366

McLaren has hinted at the signing of some 'headline grabbing' technical staff to boost its bid to get back to the front of the Formula 1 grid.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110365

[MattR]

did anyone else pick up on the comment after quali from the boys saying Redbull using cylinder de-activation? be interesting to see any truth in the matter, would explain a lot

[White GTS-T]

Unusual engine sound Red bull Singapore GP

F1 Honda engine traction control sound, F1 test Spa 2007

[PN-Mad]

To be honest, I don't really hear it.

Different exhaust design can play a massive part in sound, as anyone who has seen F1 live this year can understand how different the Williams cars sounded.

Sure, they might have found a different way to do things, but a form of traction control would be pretty easy to pick up by the FIA as people have said.

Also, interesting that the RBR cars don't seem to have the straight line disadvantage this weekend that they have had the rest of the season.

[White GTS-T]

At 4 seconds in the first video is the sound they are referring to. It sounds akin to the blown diffusers I heard, last time I was at Monza. But you are right, every teams exhaust sounds different in person, even those with the same engine manufacture. You can only really pick up the subtle nuances in person.

RBR have been getting higher trap speeds since the introduction of their low drag spec wing in Spa, which was again utilised in Monza and now Korea.

[wolverine]

I can hear it and they were talking about cylinder deactivation as mentioned ^^^ so perhaps they have found another way within the rules to minimise excessive wheel spin.