Grand Prix of Great Britain F1 2011: third-party free with Sebastian Vettel head to Ferrari in Uptown

Third session of free practice with Sebastian Vettel at the head and both Ferrari to the attack. Indeed, cars of Maranello are the only ones that have been able to mingle with the all-powerful Red Bull this morning. Although this does not mean anything, because workouts will compete from the two, and then we will see the reality, these results encourage Italians.
This third meeting has played under the shadow of the controversy on the prohibition of the blown diffusers. This morning we learned that ban has been scheduled before arriving at Silverstone, theoretical except for the Mercedes engines. Therefore, we have not seen nor Christian Horner and Adrian Newey for much of the morning, reaching to the wall of boxes only fifteen minutes to the end.
In addition, their statements when they left the meeting with the FIA ("No comment") showed little satisfaction in what will be talked about there. In any case, Horner has promised to talk to the press on the subject, although it will be later in the day, and not now. As for sports, Fernando Alonso in second position and Jaime Alguersuari 16th but ahead of his teammate.
For some, special mention to Daniel Ricciardo, who is already faster than Vitantonio Liuzzi. I have to admit that he hoped that the Australian would be faster than the Italian, but by no means expected to happen already here in England. Looked it more likely more later, but since then, this is a surprise (relative, obviously). Now he must wait for the classification.
Another important thing to say is that the traditional "abyss" between the "old" equipment and "new" given today after Heikki Kovalainen. The Finn is less than four seconds of the best time to four-tenths of Nick Heidfeld, which precedes, and 1.7 seconds ahead of teammate Jarno Trulli. Applause for Kovalainen, who is giving the best of if same each weekend with the Lotus, and that in the end it shows.

Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel WINS and Mark Webber makes him a favour covering the shoulders

 The European Grand Prix has been slightly more entertaining than previous years, although rather than true career has been in the pit stops. Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso have not been too far for a large part of the test. In the end Sebastian Vettel achieved victory in Valencia Street Circuit, which is the sixth test to win the eight we carry this 2011. In the other two, signed two separate posts seconds.
The German Red Bull driver takes 186 possible 200 points, a staggering 93 per cent of the total. So there will not be who put in doubt that defended its world title. We have not passed the equator of this 2011 and it is only 70 points which earned in 2010. Very ugly you have to put everything that Sebastian Vettel will not become world champion. All this Fernando Alonso was second and Mark Webber third in the race.
The start, once again, was quiet for Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber was not started well but he was allowed to retain his position favored because Lewis Hamilton fell asleep. Fernando Alonso tried to plug holes with those who came behind arrimando is the McLaren of the English, but Felipe Massa passed as an arrow between the two putting third momentarily. Momentarily because Spanish in a hurry of braking master rose from fifth place to third. He played the all and went it well.
A. from there Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso started a nice duel remained almost until the end of the race. In a very nice move inside the Spanish managed to overtake the Australian. False alarm, because he returned the play boxes. It gave the impression that Alonso was going to have to settle for third place.

His opportunity came in the last pit stop. Webber changed the tire half a lap before Alonso, what it took to teeth, stay on track and try to get out in front of his rival. This time the move went well and the Spanish stood in front of the Australian, but without options versus Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber had slowed lot Fernando Alonso, and the difference between the German was unable to cut. The pace of Ferrari was quite good during the entire race.
The cross was for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton had many problems with the compounds of Pirelli and ended more than 46 seconds of Sebastian Vettel. Jenson Button, for its part, ended a minute for the winner. The Valencia circuit is choked and both McLaren MP4-26.
Jaime Alguersuari completed a great Sunday finishing eighth, same position where the Grand Prize of Canada equaled his best result this season. Sergio Perez returned to surprise friends and strangers making just one stop on the Valencia Street Circuit, something that almost all were impossible.
The DRS has little helped to facilitate overtaking the Valencia Street Circuit. Very few and very tight. The designed urban layout blessed by Hermann Tilke is boring most of the current schedule of formula one. Up in the Monaco Grand Prix I remember more overtaking than in the European Grand Prix.

Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel prepares the ground for the classification

Third session of free practice and preparation of Sebastian Vettel in the face of the qualifying session will be held at 14: 00. The German has managed the fastest time this morning with traffic in the Middle, followed that of Fernando Alonso at some four tenths and Felipe Massa little less than half a second behind.
Mark Webber has been the fourth ranked ahead of Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, both fairly distant McLaren of the head at least as to the achieved times at this meeting. I'm surprised this performance "slack" of the two McLarens, above all and time by Lewis Hamilton. I am sure that classification they will teach us another face, but things have been so at the third session.

We have the table of times below, but the truth is that we lack laps by driver from average table data. Anyway see how track conditions are better now, interesting with 26 ° C, 35 ?c runway and 59% of relative humidity. All pilots have focused on the setup of classification, and that is why I just do not believe the performance of the McLaren.
It seems that this time it may be possible to do front row grid to Fernando Alonso (even Felipe Massa, who is not so far). What is also clear is that there are two barbecues: the top 10 and the rest, as in the first "half" have exactly to the five main teams. RedBull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes GP and Renault. Difficult situation of Toro Rosso but especially Jaime Alguersuari it is quite complicated in the face of the classification and to highlight the twelfth position of Sergio Perez which shows once again be able to make good racing. In a couple of hours we will leave doubts.

Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel continued collecting poles

 The European Grand Prix qualifying session would serve as a Guinea pig to test the effects that would have on the teams the prohibition on changing the engine map from Saturday to Sunday. Nothing at all. Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull kb7 returned to get the pole. The German leads seven of eight possible. Incredible.
No one was saved nothing and all the Favorites used three soft games available. Left with the question if the McLaren also did so, but it seems so. In the end, Sebastian Vettel returned to impose its law with Mark Webber Escudero this time. Lewis Hamilton will be third, fourth Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button fifth.
For the first time in the season Red Bull were forced to use all available soft tyres games. An unusual event in what carry in 2011, though really Sebastian Vettel pole did not endanger at any time. Which was approached was his teammate Mark Webber, which was to slightly less than two-tenths of the reigning champion of the world.

They stayed in the Q1 Jaime Alguersuari, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Jerome D'Ambrosio and Narain Karthikeyan. The young Spanish pilot had planned to make a single attempt with soft tire, with such bad luck that he had to abort due to the traffic that was found on the track. None of the pilots exceeded 107% limit, so it will need no favors to participate in the race tomorrow.
The Court in the Q2 affected Vitaly Petrov, Paul di Resta, Rubens Barrichello, Kamui Kobayashi, Pastor Maldonado, Sergio Perez and Sebastien Buemi. Pilots head the only one who had to leave a second time to avoid unnecessary scares was Felipe Massa, although even he completed the round because his step to the Q3 was not danger.
Tomorrow hopefully enjoy an entertaining race. To see if the two zones of Valencia Street Circuit DRS contribute to that test is not a simple procession of cars. If not, come back to enjoy one of the most boring calendar careers of formula one.
107% Q1 time: 1: 45.301

Canada F1 2011 Grand Prix: best time of Sebastian Vettel at the third session of free practice

At the 3rd meeting of free, practice better time has been for Sebastian Vettel. Therefore, we have things very matches in the absence of the qualifying session for the Grand Prize of Canada 2011 only. Behind him, at the top we find also Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg, confirming the performance of the Ferrari and Mercedes.
Felipe Massa, for its part, has achieved fourth place, and just behind him, both McLaren and Michael Schumacher with his Mercedes. We could say that the top four teams were very evenly matched here in Montreal, so the classification within a few hours ahead and the race tomorrow, anything would be tremendously emocionatne, that I'm sure.
The top ten it have completed Vitaly Petrov and the two Force India, with Adrian Sutil ahead. Since then, the Mercedes engine will be much helped team Vijay Mallya, which has considerably improved its performance on previous races. In fact, yesterday Paul di Resta because he had a very prominent role in the second free practice.
As for our other pilots of House, Jaime Alguersuari has succeeded in 14th position, while Pedro de la Rosa has completed in a correct seventeenth plaza, blemished only by a track exit where yesterday had his accident Kamui Kobayashi. Pedro has come out by itself in the foot, although he had doubts about the State of your gearbox. It will have to see it then.
Hispania, for its part, has had a remarkably good meeting, with Vitantonio Liuzzi ahead of the two Virgin, and Narain Karthikeyan ahead of one of them. One could say that, so far, Hispania beats the departure to Virgin, although we will have to wait for tomorrow, because what is truly account. Anyway, is a good feeling, which should be in the Spanish team.
One of the negative points of the meeting is for Mark Webber, who has had problems in his KERS that have prevented him from leaving to spin at the last session of free practice. A penalty for the Australian, who is not having a too bright season, following a 2009 and 2010 very competitive. To see if it will get be ahead this time.
By the way, that when you get the qualifying session, we will have to be very outstanding of the sky, because at the end was really cloudy. Will come the rain? We'll see it in a few hours!

Grand Prix of Canada F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel opens in the wall of Champions and Nico Rosberg achieved the best time

The best time of the first session of the Grand Prize of Canada classification has been for Nico Rosberg. Although the other news of the day has been the new name that is added to the famous wall of Champions; Sebastian Vettel. The German driver has lost control in the last chicane of the circuit and this has led to his Red Bull to impact with the wall, although it seems that its chassis is well.
The red flag released after the accident at the German pilot has lasted just a few minutes, so that it has not bothered too teams in their work of the session. Despite the clash, has to be said for the first time in several years the asphalt of the circuit of Montreal is in good condition, and not it melts with the passage of cars, which is a good news.
It is to comment on that Ferrari look good. Both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa has been throughout the session in fairly quick time, and the end result has been satisfactory. It is clear that it should not be carried away by the results, and is that it is only the first session of free practice, and things can change much between today and tomorrow.
But, in any case, that the Ferrari well now is a good sign, because that lets us see that the car has some potential in the Canadian circuit. Another team that seems to go well in Canada is Mercedes Grand Prix, in part due to its powerful engine, probably. Both Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg have been setting competitive times.
Going back further, we see that both the McLaren and Red Bull have played a discreet role, which is suspicious, taking into account that today they are probably the two teams with the best set of whole grilled. It will have to wait for the second session to try to draw more conclusions. In addition, sure that Vettel would later have been if he had not had the accident.
Jaime Alguersuari, for its part, has been thirteenth, just ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, while his Toro Rosso has the golden colour slightly different this weekend, which has brought more rumors about the possible purchase of the reserve team of Red Bull by Aabar. With regard to the Hispania, they are now within the 107%, and mixed with the Virgin, and this is also good news.

Sebastian Vettel tyres had endured until the end in Monaco

Almost two weeks ago we saw one of the late most disputed in recent times in formula one. Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were virtually a mini train in the streets of the Principality of Monaco. The three had options to victory if he fails to be by the safety car had to go out in the final moments of the test.
The director of Pirelli Motorsport, Paul Hembery, has indicated that Sebastian Vettel had endured with their tires up to the end unless the safety car out in the final laps of the Monaco Grand Prix. As evidenced by analyses that have been carried out following the Monaco event data.

Monaco was a fantastic race, three drivers fighting for victory using three completely different strategies. From these data we can see that the tyres of Sebastian had endured until the end if it had continued driving in the same way as up the red flag. This means that any completed 62 laps, equivalent to more than 200 kilometres, with the soft compound.

Paul Hembery also boasts the speed of your product:

Benefits of tyres were shown with him that marked the return of more rapid in the history of Monaco classification, another one of our records.

Good first occur to me the following records that have beaten: record of more stops in a Grand Prix, record of tyres from further degradation and record of more complaints from drivers about the tires. If outside Paul Hembery proud would not be of certain records. What advertising are doing to the brand. It seems as if they said:

Look, we have the tires less lasting in the history of formula one and we are very proud of that.

That is advertising the good and the rest is nonsense.

The strategy of Sebastian Vettel was accidental

The strategy to a stop of Sebastian Vettel was not more than an accident, as discussed in the team. The idea was to make two stops riding the 'option' for the second stint, but by a mistake of communication or understanding, were placed wheels 'prime' at the first stop in boxes.
Because of this, but above all thanks to the ability of Sebastian Vettel to preserve the tires, failed to reach the end of race tyres still "with rubber", but we will never know how they really were. Me personally I would have liked to see these tyres in the canvas to finish the race, but we all know that has enabled almost until the change of single-seater after the last red flag of the weekend.
The strategy was thwarted by this error, radio is wrong at the time that in RedBull were strategically neutralising the Button input to boxes at the start of the race, and things happen, they set up a game of 'prime' in the car of Sebastian Vettel when they had to be 'option'. Had to redo the strategy and hence things were clear: the way to overcome this "shit" was extended to the maximum the stint and mount an 'option' to end of career. Vettel was who finally did what he wanted.

The best option was to go very, very long and also a stop, on lap 20 which we thought it was a bit aggressive to do a 60 laps on 'prime them'.
Jenson made us life easier to ride 'option' and then 'option', then a question of what to do. It was a risky strategy, but sebastian made it work. He knew how it was the situation and led according to it to protect the tires

Virtually all the race with a set of tyres. This makes me think that I will not make more case of Pirelli, or half of the commentators: Marc Gene commented that Yes, they were going until the end, Pedro de la Rosa said it was crazy. In fact, who you could imagine?
I pay this time (and others also) to Sebastian Vettel because what he did yesterday, obviously by the red flag, and that no one can it negar… What did yesterday is a career worthy of a champion of the world. Not only well managed the error boxes (mistakes, if we take into account that it took twice as normal in the pitstop), but who masterfully managed the tires and the two pilots who fought with him, in less than 1 second on the streets of Monaco. Three champions of the world in 0.7 seconds.

GP of Monaco F1 2011: pole for Sebastian Vettel in a very worrying meeting

We were before the qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix which would theoretically be the most exciting of the season and I at least I have not felt disappointed by top pilots. Yes I've had mixed feelings with the Hispania and Jaime Alguersuari, the former have not taken part in any of the sessions, and as Jaime, had an encounter with Kobayashi who has left him out of the Q1 sunk in the classification. To forget this GP.
The meeting had a black with the accident of Sergio Perez part against protections after the tunnel, where the braking has today had the prominence of two serious accident that should make us think about the danger of this track, and in my opinion the decision to ban the use of the DRS in that part of the track is todaySadly, more than justified.
The traffic during the Q1 has determined the performance of pilots with options, which have remained intact to marking enough times to move smoothly to the Q2. I left with the question of why Massa has gone back to the end of the session, because it did not theoretically need, but the rest have been expected: mark time and wait in the box.
Pilots of average grid as Perez and Maldonado have bet strong to get placed sixth and fourth respectively, making a pass to the Q2 and showing that this circuit can do well. A real shame the Czech, gruesome accident. Well also Sebastian Buemi, ahead of the Renault and marked differences with team-mate who has not had the luck or the ability to avoid the touch with Kobayashi, and that ultimately it has not had time to react and go out one last time to the track. Jaime morning race is going to be tough and difficult, leaving the position 20 behind the two Lotus of Trulli and Kovalainen.
More of the same in the Q2, you "front" marking times below 1: 15 and soon assuring square for the Q3, while behind the things have been perhaps most striking, with Sergio Perez and Pastor Maldonado inside and their respective team-mates eliminated. Exciting news in this qualifying session, we see that the rookies will take positions in a circuit which is quite "pilot".
The two Renault also eliminated, something that after reading Eric Boullier statements saying that they would be a victory for leave us somewhat ashamed. They have not been able to move on to the Q3 and that does not mean to be able to fight for the victory, unless tomorrow elephants fly. Both Force india was also and Sebastian Buemi which has not been able to improve the number 17. All selling fish, all those elected in the Q3 and us preparing for a meeting of heart attack. We turn to the Q3.
The session begins with all the favorite drivers a priori with two sets of superblandos tires. McLaren, RedBull and Ferrari have been able to have the maximum number of tires in perfect conditions to give the best of themselves. Expectations in 10 minutes of meeting!
The red flag by the accident of Sergio Perez has left us ice cream by the severity of the impact. It has wrecked the car and the barriers in a lateral blow that has shrunk us the heart by the violence and the image of Sergio holding his head moments before impact. Lamentable image the track than a cruel reminds us of the danger of shooting in formula one in the streets of the Principality. In the early days Sergio has been aware and has been able to speak, what we hope that the thing does not get more.
After this serious drubbing, the session was 2: 26 to go, but had to see if the protective barrier could be repaired in time. The pole is important, but rather is the integrity of the pilots. The two and a half minutes remaining have been inconsequential in the face of a pole, taking the finally Sebastian Vettel with an incredible record of 1: 13. 556. We will be attentive to the situation of Sergio Perez to update as soon as you know something.
I'll take the words of Alonso, saying that it is very easy to criticize from the couch but the reality is that it goes very fast and this is a risk sport. Certainly, the reality is that and today we have seen it with two notices of that Cricket is very dangerous. That normally does not pass anything doesn't mean that this is a parlour game. It is sad when you read or hear opinions in other directions.

GP of Monaco F1 2011: first free moved with Vettel ahead

GP Monaco 2010 - Sebastian Vettel
Gives equal to be KERS, which not, allowing the DRS that turns loose the RedBull no… are where they want and when they want, and this has been demonstrated Sebastian Vettel, first classified in the first session of the Monaco Grand Prix-free. Also the German has completed more laps than usual, while by contrast Mark Webber has only been with 3 turns to Monaco, perhaps because of mechanical problems. Fernando Alonso has been second to 113 thousandths of the RedBull.
When Webber came out of the box to give the typical stages of installation we saw him too slow, so that hardly reached the position in the pitlane, going almost to the idling. As always, If there are problems in RedBull there is Mark Webber to absorb them. We have seen the very spirited Ferrari and I would say that competitive in view of the marked time. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have also been long track rolling with consistent and fast times.
Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso were the only ones to fall 1: 17 at this meeting, time that we will see lower in each training session to be depositing more rubber on the track. The more spin the cars, better times will see between now and Saturday. Behind these two, which in the last minutes of the meeting had a give-and-take with the return which would be better at this meeting, we are Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg (in the second row of Friday)Hamilton and Button in the third, Maldonado and subtle in the fourth and Petrov and Schumacher in the fifth.
Itbeen not been absent too the Renault in this first session of free, which always is important to take the point on the runway, adjust the development of the single-seat and return to find the limits, which in Monaco is also different from the rest and it shows at the beginning of the meeting on Thursday. Provided that we came here we see how pilots go out, give a spin to see how everything is and get into the box, passing a ratillo until they go back to the track.
That Yes, this time seems that Ferrari found the faster setup than on other occasions, but the best will come to 2 p.m., and Saturday for granted. Both Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso have given many laps (24 each) and have been adjusting more and more. Two Mercedes GP pointed high as it has done Nico Rosberg, while Michael Schumacher has come out of track in his final attempt, losing control of the braking in Santa Devota and impacting against the protections. The does not cause, in my has given me the impression of rear wheels without pressure, tapping or something. They already confirmed because he has been regular and also seems a steering failure simply.
vitantonio liuzzi has not escaped kiss the guardarrailes, this time to the end of the tunnel in the middle of lowered and braking for the chicane, where he lost (probably because it was not too well) the rear and is injured directly, breaking the nose and leaving the meeting halfway. Both HRT in the tail of the provisional classification with many rounds in the bag for Karthikeyan.
The typical story of Monaco is that something to happen with the streets. Or the lid of a culvert, is lifted or someone is left an open tap and gets wet runway. Indeed, this is the red flag of the day, a water leak has left a reguerito on the track, full line of goal, causing that the technicians of the place have had to go where it was the aforementioned source and… well screw the nut. I think that the culprit was tito Bernie, who wants to impose the wet track "by surprise", but they have been caught.
Anecdotes aside, an interesting meeting, with many laps in general, and the two Ferrari fastest four, Vettel at the helm as always, Webber with mechanical problems (we believe confirmed), Mercedes GP, McLaren strong as expected. Others see it in the following table, but in general few surprises in the installation session except again seventh Maldonado. We will see at 14: 00 what's cooking, surely we have more and more interesting to have.

Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel gets an elaborate victory

This world is beginning to take a nothing rosy complexion. Sebastian Vettel achieved his fourth win of the season. German takes four of five and is monopolizing the triumphs. This time he has had to sweat as nice to the harassment of Lewis Hamilton, but it could not exceed his rival despite being its shadow the final laps.
After Sebastian Vettel came Lewis Hamilton. Half a minute of the English eventually his team-mate Jenson Button, who was taken with Mark Webber. The distance from the rest of the contenders has been very great, while at the beginning of the race it seemed that the outcome would be different.
The output has been spectacular. Fernando Alonso us ilusionaba with his anthology off to start serving him to lead the race in the first bars. The Spanish crept down to where there was no, picking up the interior of Sebastian Vettel and being on the verge of stepping on the grass. The risks he ran had their reward. It was time that came out in a decent manner, after everything that had happened at the start of this season.
Behind the Spanish Sebastian Vettel was second, third Mark Webber, fourth Lewis Hamilton and fifth Vitaly Petrov. Jenson Button sank until the 10th seat following a very bad start. It gave the impression that his career was ruined, but would not be as well. The strategies of the first swords were almost all 4 stops, less Button, which was 3. Detail that eventually allowed him to reach the final receiver of the podium.
The difference of the first four, Vettel, Hamilton, Button and Webber, with the rest has been abysmal. While the first two folded to all cars up to fifth place, that of Alonso. Red Bull and McLaren have been unreachable for the rest.
Disturbing the rhythm of the Ferrari with the hard compound, that is it has scoffs as nice to the single-seater red. Fernando Alonso filming at times almost 2 seconds slower than his rivals with the same tires. So there is nothing to do.
Finally the DRS. This system has been virtually useless in the Circuit de Catalunya, despite the 830 m available to activate it. Few overtaking have been on track using it. The Pirelli contributed a lot more to this task, although this time the difference between soft and hard was exaggerated. A server this detail the truth is that it does very funny, but what you are doing!

Spain F1 2011 GP: Vettel hit once to do with the best time

After the third session of the Grand Prize of Spain of Formula 1 free practice we have things more clear though honestly, the track not helped us at the beginning of this third wave. As always, as is approaching the end of the session things are configured so that we can get an idea of how the classification can go.
Before the meeting we breakfast with the news of the ban on the rear wing to the Ferrari 150 ° Italy, something that I think that it should go through a decision, simply, but that sure who brings cola (now the I have seen). Returning to the previous specifications of rear spoiler, Ferrari has been a meeting moved with the problem of oversteer.
The stability of the Ferrari in much of the session has been rather precarious, so Alonso said on the radio the change that we had to get pretty big. Two opportunities for change of settings (one at the own meeting) and the other before the classification are advantages which has Ferrari to solve the oversteer (as you know, tour too). This oversteer and the loss of power seem to be common problems in the third session of free. Weekends of hard work to get to the races under the best conditions.
We will have to speak of RedBull and their tiempazos, but little, with the table always we will keep in mind. The interesting news of this batch find me concerning Ferrari (his problems, not the spoiler), and the fire in the car of Nick Heidfeld, which was left lying by the wayside with a fire Lord. Initially looked like something to do with the exit of the exhaust (without being there it is difficult to find out more), either some of the KERS (although this is a matter of Lobato). In any case, as I'd rather not rush me speculating, we'll see the official confirmation. The reality is that they have to work very hard in the Renault garage and is not clear that they are going to the classification.
In short, because the interesting part comes in little more than an hour and a half, is that Vettel needed nothing and less to mark the best time. He didn't shoot, they need not prove? Insulting superiority of RedBull, Webber to 84% gradient and the rest more than 1.3 seconds. The rest mainly Schumacher, Hamilton and Button and Rosberg. I think that these are real when it comes to classify differences, but yes I think that what did Vettel is simply released back, without further training. Today we will see pole for Vettel or Webber if us fiamos of the goblal of the weekend.
Jaime Alguersuari is hitting against a wall of two tenths separating it from Buemi and already I am not going to comment much more, I have not seen too in track (not have attended at that time), and even the classification I reserve. The two Hispania made a good session, just that this Liuzzi to 1.2 seconds light years of Karthikeyan, D'Ambrosio in the middle and Heidfeld on the problem of not to shoot. 8 seconds almost to the time of Vettel is insane.
We'll see if solved the problems of performance at Ferrari, is still time and not have seen that you panic in the box of the Scuderia. It seems that the three in the afternoon we will see two RedBull, two McLaren and two Mercedes GP annexing the three first rows, or I'm very much mistaken? I answered me in three hours.

Sebastian Vettel not close you the door to Ferrari despite the renewal of Fernando Alonso

Yesterday morning we articulately noon with the news of the extension of the contract Fernando Alonso with Ferrari until 2016. In this way the Spanish pilot will be this season and five more with the Italian team. A detail that Sebastian Vettel does not seems to care.
The reigning world champion takes playing time as a candidate to be at the controls of the Ferrari. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has not hidden his desire to see him dressed as red in the future. Vettel for their part have also been wanting recently. Fact or fiction, the German not seen as a problem the new contract of long duration of Alonso with Ferrari.

I do not think that he has said that the fact that Fernando and Felipe or any other driver in Ferrari make impossible that I go there. As far as I know the formula one teams have two monoplazas… This will probably have his gap in the headlines, but I'm very happy where I am.

Barely two months ago Sebastian Vettel extended his contract with Red Bull until 2014. What has made clear is that the presence of Fernando Alonso in Ferrari would not be a problem for him. But, and the Asturian would see with good eyes have German partner? To me gives me in the nose after the experience he had with Lewis Hamilton I do not believe that you have wanted to return to the enemy at home...
Via | ITV

My Grand Prize of Turkey 2011: still fun... and the dominance of Vettel

 I know that it is not standard in this type of Chronicles, but could not open this post in any other way other than get the comparison of the back to back of the big awards of Turkey in 2010 and 2011, Ivan Illan had good share on twitter (@ McKormick) the same Sunday in the race. I think that there is extra any comments thereon of telling us the lines.
At this point, and after four Grands Prix, already we can formalize that the new formula of this 2011 is going to follow a pattern of crazy and fun races until the end of season. Well, perhaps I advance a tad. The Grand Prize of Spain which is around the corner will possibly be the harder test that we stay ahead, but between Pirelli and the DRS, I think that it will be overcome without too many problems.
At the same time, it has become absolutely impossible to pursue a career without Live Timming. Those who are not yet accustomed to it, probably not who are enjoying racing even half of what it could do so; and those who already wear time with that habit, all accumulated practice is being put to the test more than ever this season, do not you think? I have the feeling that I cannot follow as many fronts as in previous years, and without too many problems, could. Even with those that follow, which are usually groups of head, I feel that I need information to draw accurate conclusions from what really is happening on the track.
This information I'm missing, and that at certain times of the race brings me head, is the tires. On Sunday in Turkey, this "little problem" was raised to the maximum power. We think that a 4 stops strategy involves the use of 5 different tyres games. And the complexity already not confined only to the fact of knowing if it is mounted hard or soft, but to try to find out if it's new or used games.

The latter is not trivial, as Webber managed to overtake Alonso in his last stint with an extra set of tires nuevas… of the hard compound! I am sincere: I was convinced that the last stint of Webber would be with the soft new that you reserved on Friday, and until that made me realize that were hard, spent a few laps. But this is the new formula 1! With an eye on the TV, one in the Live Timming, and one in the Twitter... expected, I need an eye!... In short, is easier than ever to us to escape things. A little help from the FOM, especially in regards (crucial) information on tires, would not be bad, as I asked in the first race of the year.
Not wanting to miss the opportunity to share you these thoughts, but plays focus on what gave him the race, which was not little. Already it is no surprise to anyone the dominance of sebastian vettel at the front, but I assure you that it should be. The time difference may seem minimal, I believe that the superiority of the German was higher than in other races. Everyone will agree that it didn't have to risk to make only 3 stops if the rest of direct rivals was to 4, but Vettel could well have achieved 3 stops, as it has been officially confirmed, and if true, is not a good sign.
We can say that Ferrari has improved significantly by having entered in direct position struggle with the Red Bull of Mark Webber, something unpublished until now. But I still insist that in the hands of Fernando Alonso, and with the exception of China, that Ferrari 150 ? has always given the feeling of being a very good race car. The difference with regard to previous occasions? That Alonso could manage off to a bad start to be from the first round in positions that give you option to podium. No more, no less. Fernando pace in race was simply spectacular, and the differences evident with Massa, in a circuit where the Brazilian is a specialist, are very significant. It is still worrying, however, that Ferrari lost on average in boxes 1 second per stop. In races for three or four stops, that is a lot of time.

McLaren, for its part, had a weekend to forget. Apparently, this time not reserved they new games of tires for the race. If worked it in China, I do not understand and did not follow the same strategy. The strategy of Button was a real disaster, and to culminate Sunday for forget, a problem in the pit stop in Hamilton left without options. That Yes, the fight fraticida between Button and Hamilton on track was the most beautiful of all the weekend (with permission of other so many struggles of even three cars in parallel). Until now, go and review it was something we have forgotten in formula one, but the DRS has these things. Artificial? Maybe, but it is so and so bonito…
Nor do I believe that we have to crush both the DRS. There are also many overtaking outside the area of use of the DRS, and overtaking are not all as simple as often it seems the clearest proof us gave Rosberg, who being slower than their persecutors, and riding hard against the soft of Massa and Webber, was able to make them sweat blood for a few laps to win the position. Then the strategy chosen by Mercedes seemed to squander the options I had. Although being a strategy chosen by Brawn (I guess), and having finished 5th at the end (could have sucked more?), I prefer not to criticise the guru. And as I have no desire to speak evil of no one, nor the race Schumacher, I assess this once.
In conclusion, highlighting the great race who made Buemi and Kobayashi as far as the points when it had really bad, the apparent improvement of Williams, and, unfortunately, a new bad Jaime Alguersuari race, this time due to a defective set of tires. If is true that, as Toro Rosso, a dismissal is rifando to make room for Ricciardo, urgent is that again the best version of the Catalan pilot. Montmelo is the ideal place to do so.

Grand Prix of Turkey F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel won a spectacular career

The truth is that we have experienced a spectacular Grand Prize of Turkey. A race to create the hobby with overtaking of all types and of all colors. The winner was once more Sebastian Vettel. The German leads three of four so far this season. The pilot of Red Bull has cruise speed in his defense of the title and being land of by media on their rivals.
The podium completed it Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso. Fourth concluded Lewis Hamilton, fifth Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button sixth. The positions of honor not decided until the final laps, with a struggle for you to you between Webber and Alonso who held emotion until the last turns. Finally left winning the Red Bull of the Australian and the Spanish had to settle with the last box of the podium, which apparently seen, known to many.
The output once more, was quite pleasant for Vettel. The battle took place behind. Webber did his best output and was exceeded by Rosberg. Alonso and Button are paired in the first corner, but the Spanish stayed firm and did not lose the position. Hamilton Sin instead of optimistic facing the first curve, opened more than enough and was exceeded by Alonso and Button.
The first round concluded with Vettel in the lead, followed by Rosberg, Webber, Alonso, Button and Hamilton. There he was not going to finish the thing. The show was going to start from the third round once the DRS could be activated, and the range of strategies. It seemed that there would be variety between the different teams, although at the end the best were the four stops were the pilot's head.
From the third round the race was a non-stop from overtaking. Button to Hamilton, Webber to Rosberg, Alonso to Rosberg, Hamilton to Button… They were so many that it is difficult to remember them all, and even less to remember the order in which occurred. Well it is true that the DRS showed grant an extra brute to facilitate overtaking. As commented Marc Gene and Pedro de la Rosa in the retransmission of laSexta, this time the mechanism was too much advantage.
Career came in the final moments with Vettel in head with a comfortable lead on their rivals. Alonso had perched to second place, closely followed by Webber. Button came in fourth position, with Hamilton on the heels. In both cases, the persecutors could outpace its rivals, Webber to Alonso and Hamilton to Button. In the latter case, the difference of having made a stop less was a very big burden for Button.
The bottom line that I can make the Grand Prize of Turkey is very good. A race very entertaining and emotion to the end. A shame that Fernando Alonso could not occupy the second drawer of the podium. Yet the third position is a great result which should be a turning point in their season.

Grand Prix of Turkey F1 2011: continues the dictatorship of Sebastian Vettel with his fourth consecutive pole

Four runs brought this 2011 season and four pole positions leads Sebastian Vettel. The German is used in each qualifying session while nobody SBI cough him. The reigning world champion has been far superior to its rivals at Istanbul Park. Vettel is cementing its title defense in the fight against the Cronus from Saturday, which is showing intractable.
Mark Webber has finished second to four tenths of his team-mate, with Nico Rosberg racing its attempt until the end of the Q3 and which served to be third. The Mercedes was pleasant to the Q3 surprise, Lewis Hamilton, who finished fourth, and Fernando Alonso, who ended fifth. The Spanish is paid to that position on the grid.
This has been the trust they had in Red Bull, to both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have reserved the second game of the Q3 soft tire for the race tomorrow. Ferrari have been saved that second game with only a lap in the final attempt, the so-called outlap Felipe Massa for its part did not take part in the Q3. Ferrari's strategy or problems with your car? It should not be forgotten that they had to change the engine to its 150 ? Italy Ferrari after the last session of free practice.
In the Q1 Kamui Kobayashi was linked to the fixed six that do not normally reach the Q2, the two Hispania F1 Racing Team of Narain Karthikeyan and Vitantoni Liuzzi, the couple of Virgin Racing formed by Jerome D'Ambrosio and Timo Glock and both Team Lotusboth Jarno Trulli as Heikki Kovalainen. In the case of the Japanese a problem prevented him from marking time and had to leave the session ahead of schedule.
The Q2 was, as always, more exciting than the previous round. Occasionally there is some unexpected misfortune, and this time the shock almost takes Nick Heidfeld. The German Renault almost does not happen until the Q1, but at the last minute cut managed to save the furniture in extremis; It was fought by just 24 thousandths.They were by the way, Rubens Barrichello, Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta, Pastor Maldonado, Sergio Perez, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.
Tomorrow we will witness a race with one interesting range of strategies. The pilots who have chosen to reserve games of tyres with regard to the race, and of those who have chosen to secure a good place on the grid to cope with a more comfortable position booting and with fewer scares.

Grand Prix of Turkey F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel again in all the senses, and Michael Schumacher a one thousandth

It has not needed more than a session to return at your own pace. Sebastian Vettel has become, in every way, although only a thousandth ahead of Michael Schumacher. It must be said that, although the Red Bull is intractable, Mercedes has been today at a very high level. In fact, after Schumacher, we have to Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg.
But there is a remarkable thing, and is that Vettel and Schumacher are four tenths ahead of its rivals, which is a world, but we must also bear in mind that Vettel has found a Hispania in the drawn on his lap, and perhaps would have been able to make a time even something better.
After the Red Bull and Mercedes are the two McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, followed by a Vitaly Petrov which continues to demonstrate their quality, and Fernando Alonso, eighth, just ahead of his teammate, Felipe Massahas ended his session early due to some problems with the engine.
Fernando, for its part, has not left to track to last half an hour since the beginning of the session. Half of this session, lost, and I lost because the faces in the Scuderia were a poem. Some problem has existed in the seat of the Asturian language, and this is worrying, the hydraulic problems yesterday.
In addition, 10 minutes to the end of the meeting, more hydraulic problems have been reproduced in the Ferrari 150 ? Italy Alonso, and their meeting over at that time, not to return to track. Week-end complicated, therefore for the Ferrari number five, which already suffered hydraulic problems in yesterday.
As for Jaime Alguersuari, has suffered a departure from runway, caused by mechanical problems to 37 minutes for the end of the session, and it has lost about 20 minutes of meeting. A penalty for the pilot of Catalan, although it has at least not been without leaving to track in this third third free practice session, which is what seemed at first.
In the end, Jaime has been 17th, ahead of Kamui Kobayashi and six cars of the three new teams of the past year, and it is that they are still far away. Even Team Lotus, which appeared to take, during the offseason, following a second nearest car, and that is, today, still a world.
Finally, what of the Hispania? They have occupied their usual vigesimotercera and 24th position, but Liuzzi is only two-tenths of Timo Glock. Bearing in mind that D'Ambrosio will emerge from the last position after receiving a penalty, if Liuzzi exceeds Glock, it could leave the 23rd position.
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m26.037s 17
2 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.038s + 0. 001s 17
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m26.404s + 0. 367s 16
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m26.420s + 0. 383s 19
5 Jenson Button McLaren - Mercedes 1m26.578s + 0. 541s 17
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.726s + 0. 689s 14
7. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m26.755s + 0. 20 718s
8. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m26.819s + 0. 782s 12
9 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m26.883s + 0. 846s 12
10. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.080s + 1. 043s 16
11 Sergio Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1m27.121s + 1. 084s 20
12 Pastor Maldonado Williams - Cosworth 1m27.255s + 1. 218s 18
13 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m27.318s + 1. 281s 19
14. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m27.379s + 1. 342s 17
15 Rubens Barrichello Williams - Cosworth 1m27.528s + 1. 491s 19
16 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.644s + 1. 607s 18
17. Jaime alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.724s + 1. 687s 15
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.976s + 1. 939s 19
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m28.911s + 2. 874s 15
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m29.697s + 3. 660s 17
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m31.097s + 5. 25 060s
22 Timo Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1m31.175s + 5. 138s 19
23 Tonio Liuzzi hrt-cosworth 1m31.375s + 5. 338s 19
24 Narain Karthikeyan hrt-cosworth 1m32.009s + 5. 972s 15

Grand Prix of Turkey F1 2011: rain, hydroplaning, and Sebastian Vettel accident

First Turkey 2011 Grand Prix free practice have been marked by rain and water on the track. This water has prevented try aerodynamic improvements in some teams 100% and at the same time has given rise to many cases of hydroplaning in the curve 11. In addition, in the last half hour of the meeting, Sebastian Vettel has crashed his car after negotiating the curve 8 and step lightly on the piano to the exit, at full acceleration. The result has been to destroy the car against protections (impact of registered 7.2G) and a red flag that has remained for 7 or 8 minutes on the track.
Seeing the repetition can be seen as the rear train loses a little before the last part of the curve, and he gets soaked piano, immediately going against barriers to correct. A mild stranger in the car, and not a problem of another kind have been the cause of the accident, because it seemed to go through the site perfectly. The result, two suspensions on the right side made powder.
Update: I added the video of the coup of Vettel, let us hope that inmediatamente… will not withdraw it

Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of the session with 1'38. 670 in a round that have wanted to try the grip "in depth", while Nico Rosberg has been in the 1'40. 072 throughout the session. It's funny but times (including Alonso) show that the runway was not for jokes, and only has been lower than the 1'39 in the event that I discussed. In fact to ten minutes from the end, eight pilots had not registered any time (Trulli, Karthikeyan - who stopped his engine before the they pass 5 minutes of meeting, - Maldonado - which would leave his Williams pulled on track at the end of the session-Perez)(, Chandok, Barrichello, Button and Lewis Hamilton). They would later be the majority.
As mentioned, Narain Karthikeyan stopped its engine just about mintos after starting the session, as we hear on the radio stopped himself, was a stop for caution as confirmed from Hispania via Twitter. Vitantonio Liuzzi Meanwhile set a good time, 1'44. 787.
The curve 11 has become an aquapark, track by very clear hydroplaning outputs have happened and we have recorded one of Timo Glock, two of Michael Schumacher, one of Vettel, Massa, Pastor Maldonado… and I believe also Buemi. Much water accumulated in that curve and limited capacity of evacuation for tires in such pools and at the speed that they undertake.
The same Michael Schumacher almost goes against the barriers in the same curve 8, has been on the verge of losing the car 5 minutes from the end (just before his second hydroplaning) and it has been saved by a hair coming out of the track.
Finally it has no set time Lewis Hamilton, we do not know exactly why. Jenson Button has marked time, Yes, but 2'00 that says absolutely nothing, most who have not had time to get the car ready, or have chosen to calm before the FP2. In any case it is strange to see that they have not left. As soon as we know how to update the post.
So, as everything is, "tiempazo" of Fernando Alonso taking into account how have others, 1.402 faster than the two Mercedes GP of Rosberg and Schumacher, and followed them by the two Renault Petrov Heidfeld and Petrov. Then the time of the meeting and again after the second round of free.

2011 F1 China GP: Vettel, interesting behind free seconds

Every time that I see a few training free I start thinking about the same, that times are not significant with a view to the classification of the Saturday, but the truth is that some free sessions give enough information, or at least it is the feeling that I take from this second batch.
Sebastian Vettel again in first position with a record of 1'37. 688 followed by Lewis Hamilton in 0.166 seconds, Button, Rosberg, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa. After these first six colaba Sutil and the two Renault, Heidfeld and Petrov by that order, and Mark Webber to complete the top 10. Fernando Alonso marks the 14 best record after hydraulic problems and Alguersuari was placed behind the Ferrari in 15th position. The two HRT have been ahead of D'Ambrosio, Glock and Di Resta.
Even there the quick summary. There are several things that I would like to comment, because it is clear that it can crash to see Fernando Alonso the fourteenth or Mark Webber 10th as Sebastian Vettel breaks the cronos or Massa is sixth (by commenting on the two couples of pilots). And we must also discuss the good records of Hamilton and Jenson Button, which does not seem so far today and who also made times throughout the session.
Fact: the temperature of the track has gone down during the session, since the 35 ° C at the start to 32 ° C at the end of the same. The air temperature has remained between 27 ° C and 26 ° C at the end of the session. This has been able to influence time significantly.
Nico Rosberg marked the refefencia in the first third of the session with a Cronus of 1'38. 912, the fastest of the home and continued to fall until its final time, 1'37. 943 (fourth position) Michael Schumacher did not get down to 37, but we have seen the two Mercedes quite fast in a consistent way.
Both Renault have been close in time, just 54 thousandths of a second difference between Heidfeld and Petrov. I expected something more, but still free practice there why alarmed. Heidfeld has become to have excursion off track but less serious in the previous free, because that has been able to return to track by itself although he would go through boxes to fix the flaws.
Things have been regular for HRT. On the one hand Narain Karthikeyan has been able to shoot 25 laps, staying 5,214 seconds from Vettel and Liuzzi, D'Ambrosio, glock and Di Resta (who did not come out this time). On the other we saw Liuzzi despairing while he saw work in box of their mechanics, but in the end it was unable to make a fleeting output to make a Cronus and it has been placed to 950 thousandth of the Hindu. For a single turn, good result and do not seem so far away from his rivals, sincerely.
We are now going with what most expected to comment on. First, Fernando Alonso had a hydraulic car problem that has been stopped much of the session in review by the mechanics. Went missing when finally less than 10 minutes to the end to test the soft wheels, quedandoel 14th but with the feeling of the pneumatic option. The truth is that I wouldn't you worry about this position seeing how has gone Massa during the long wave that has been done in 1'43 (with harsh).
And Mark webber. We have seen him make a long series of laps with fuel at the top, have in fact been no more than 15 laps (say no more because not is how many have been in total, but between 12-15 laps probably) scoring a best time of 1'44. 425. This found me a coach for the first stint of the race on Sunday, then see how walking times, but it seems a good clue (taking into account the conditions of the track). Meanwhile, Vettel test pure speed.
Tomorrow we will return with free 3 and classification for this exciting Chinese Grand Prix.