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2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:36.875 - 1:35.725 - 1:35.121 - 11
2 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:36.763 - 1:35.902 - 1:35.626 - 14
3 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:36.797 - 1:35.794 - 1:35.691 - 13
4 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:36.863 - 1:35.853 - 1:35.784 - 13
5 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:36.850 - 1:35.921 - 1:35.898 - 15
6 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:36.746 - 1:35.942 - 1:36.191 - 16
7 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:36.682 - 1:35.700 - 1:36.290 - 14
8 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:36.198 - 1:35.831 - 1:36.524 - 17
9 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:36.292 - 1:35.982 - 1:36.622 - 17
10 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:36.343 - 1:35.903 - - 15
11 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:36.911 - 1:36.031 - - 11
12 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:36.556 - 1:36.255 - - 14
13 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:36.528 - 1:36.283 - - 14
14 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 1:36.674 - 1:36.289 - - 14
15 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:36.639 - 1:36.317 - - 14
16 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 1:36.921 - 1:36.745 - - 14
17 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:36.933 - 1:36.956 - - 14
18 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:37.714 - - - 8
19 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 1:38.463 - - - 9
20 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 1:38.677 - - - 7
21 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:39.282 - - - 10
22 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:39.717 - - - 10
23 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 1:40.411 - - - 7
24 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:41.000 - - - 10

2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 56 - 1:36:26.929 - 1 - 25
2 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 - +20.6 secs - 5 - 18
3 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 - +26.0 secs - 7 - 15
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 56 - +27.9 secs - 6 - 12
5 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 56 - +30.4 secs - 11 - 10
6 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 56 - +31.4 secs - 10 - 8
7 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 56 - +34.5 secs - 14 - 6
8 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 56 - +35.6 secs - 13 - 4
9 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 56 - +37.2 secs - 9 - 2
10 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 56 - +38.7 secs - 3 - 1
11 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 56 - +41.0 secs - 8 -
12 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 56 - +42.2 secs - 15 -
13 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 56 - +42.7 secs - 12 -
14 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 56 - +50.5 secs - 4 -
15 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 56 - +51.2 secs - 16 -
16 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 56 - +51.7 secs - 24 -
17 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 56 - +63.1 secs - 17 -
18 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 55 - +1 Lap - 19 -
19 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 55 - +1 Lap - 20 -
20 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 55 - +1 Lap - 21 -
21 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 55 - +1 Lap - 22 -
22 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 54 - +2 Laps - 23 -
23 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 53 - +3 Laps - 18 -
Ret - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 12 - Wheel - 2

Congrats to Nico! :applaud:

He and Keke join Graham/Damon Hill and Gilles/Jacques Villeneuve as the only father/son GP winners. :thumbsup:

Strangely enough, all of the 2nd generation drivers drove for Williams at one time or another.

gaijinmark wrote:Strangely enough, all of the 2nd generation drivers drove for Williams at one time or another.

Interesting bit of trivia... :victory:

2012 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 57 - 1:35:10.990 - 1 - 25
2 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 57 - +3.3 secs - 11 - 18
3 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 57 - +10.1 secs - 7 - 15
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 57 - +38.7 secs - 3 - 12
5 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 57 - +55.4 secs - 5 - 10
6 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 57 - +57.5 secs - 10 - 8
7 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 57 - +57.8 secs - 9 - 6
8 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 57 - +58.9 secs - 2 - 4
9 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 57 - +64.9 secs - 14 - 2
10 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 57 - +71.4 secs - 22 - 1
11 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 57 - +72.7 secs - 8 -
12 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 57 - +76.5 secs - 13 -
13 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 57 - +90.3 secs - 12 -
14 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 57 - +93.7 secs - 17 -
15 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 56 - +1 Lap - 6 -
16 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 56 - +1 Lap - 18 -
17 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 56 - +1 Lap - 16 -
18 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 55 - +2 Laps - 4 -
19 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 55 - +2 Laps - 23 -
20 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 55 - +2 Laps - 20 -
21 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 55 - +2 Laps - 24 -
22 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 54 - Mechanical - 15 -
Ret - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 25 - Puncture - 21 -
Ret - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 24 - Engine - 19

Fisker Karma reportedly sets house on fire, doesn't restore cosmic balance

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Fisker's Karma woes aren't relenting anytime soon, as one new owner just found out the hard way. A driver in Sugar Land, Texas parked his recently obtained hybrid sedan in his garage last week, only to have the car self-immolate minutes later and damage his new home. Despite the slight risk of lithium-ion batteries catching fire, the luxury car's power pack (unplugged at the time) appears to have been left in one piece -- suggesting that something more complicated is at fault. For their part, neither Fisker nor insurance investigators are ready to offer a definite explanation as to what set the car on fire, although an electrical panel in the garage is a possible lead. Hybrids and pure EVs typically aren't at significant risk of igniting, so we might not ask for a refund... but we would recommend keeping an eye (and a nose) on any potential fire hazards around your eco-friendly auto.

bmwracer wrote:Fisker Karma reportedly sets house on fire, doesn't restore cosmic balance

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Fisker's Karma woes aren't relenting anytime soon, as one new owner just found out the hard way. A driver in Sugar Land, Texas parked his recently obtained hybrid sedan in his garage last week, only to have the car self-immolate minutes later and damage his new home. Despite the slight risk of lithium-ion batteries catching fire, the luxury car's power pack (unplugged at the time) appears to have been left in one piece -- suggesting that something more complicated is at fault. For their part, neither Fisker nor insurance investigators are ready to offer a definite explanation as to what set the car on fire, although an electrical panel in the garage is a possible lead. Hybrids and pure EVs typically aren't at significant risk of igniting, so we might not ask for a refund... but we would recommend keeping an eye (and a nose) on any potential fire hazards around your eco-friendly auto.

Queue up the fuggin' lawsuit! This will do wonders for their car sales. Perception is everything.

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Aston Martin DBS Ultimate

It might be on its way out, but if so, it's doing so in style. The Aston Martin DBS Ultimate ($TBA) represents the, ahem, ultimate version of Aston Martin's speedy two-door, featuring the same 510hp V12 as the standard model, but adding a ton of classy upgrades like special badging, carbon fiber wing mirrors, a darkened front grille, black tail pipes, diamond-quilted stitching in the cabin, alcantara headlining, yellow, red, or black brake calipers, leather-trimmed gear paddles, a manual or automatic transmission, a coupe or Volante (convertible) body, and your choice of three colors: Carbon Black II, Quantum Silver, or Silver Fox.

http://www.astonmartin.com/dbs-ultimate

^ If you have to ask the price.... :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:^ If you have to ask the price.... :beaten:

Exactly. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:It might be on its way out, but if so, it's doing so in style. The Aston Martin DBS Ultimate ($TBA) represents the, ahem, ultimate version of Aston Martin's speedy two-door, featuring the same 510hp V12 as the standard model, but adding a ton of classy upgrades like special badging, carbon fiber wing mirrors, a darkened front grille, black tail pipes, diamond-quilted stitching in the cabin, alcantara headlining, yellow, red, or black brake calipers, leather-trimmed gear paddles, a manual or automatic transmission, a coupe or Volante (convertible) body, and your choice of three colors: Carbon Black II, Quantum Silver, or Silver Fox.

Should be really named the Aston Martin DBS Overpriced or Overloaded. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Should be really named the Aston Martin DBS Overpriced or Overloaded. :beaten:

Tryin' to squeeze a few more coins out of the 1%-ers.

Tu_triky wrote:Tryin' to squeeze a few more coins out of the 1%-ers.

Maybe the US government should try that tact: produce really expensive cars for the 1%ers to buy... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Maybe the US government should try that tact: produce really expensive cars for the 1%ers to buy... :victory:

Yeah instead of just giving them the money for free to bail them out because they screwed the rest of the world with their unsound practices.

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Carroll Shelby, legendary car builder and racing champion, dies at age 89

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FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2012 - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 66 - 1:39:09.145 - 1 - 25
2 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 66 - +3.1 secs - 2 - 18
3 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 66 - +3.8 secs - 4 - 15
4 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 66 - +14.7 secs - 3 - 12
5 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 66 - +64.6 secs - 9 - 10
6 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 66 - +67.5 secs - 7 - 8
7 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 66 - +77.9 secs - 6 - 6
8 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 66 - +78.1 secs - 24 - 4
9 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 66 - +85.2 secs - 10 - 2
10 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 65 - +1 Lap - 13 - 1
11 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 65 - +1 Lap - 11 -
12 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 65 - +1 Lap - 14 -
13 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 65 - +1 Lap - 15 -
14 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 65 - +1 Lap - 12 -
15 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 65 - +1 Lap - 16 -
16 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 65 - +1 Lap - 19 -
17 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 65 - +1 Lap - 18 -
18 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 64 - +2 Laps - 21 -
19 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 63 - +3 Laps - 22 -
Ret - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 37 - Transmission - 5 -
Ret - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 35 - Driveshaft - 20 -
Ret - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 22 - Mechanical - 23 -
Ret - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 12 - Accident damage - 17 -
Ret - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 12 - Accident - 8

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1972 Datsun 240Z

Finding a 40-year-old ride that's as good as new? Extremely difficult. Finding one that's even better than when it rolled off the lot? Nearly impossible. Yet that's the case with this lovingly restored 1972 Datsun 240Z ($125,000). Coated in an attention-grabbing lime green, it features a 100% stock interior in perfect condition thanks to every piece having been replaced or restored, a body that's been completely restored by the experts at Miller Brothers Hot Rod Barn, a suspension that's full of upgrades from Arizona Z Car, and a lightweight SR20DET engine that's been tuned for two settings depending on your mood: 320 hp when you're cruising, and a raucous 437 when it's time to do some real motoring.

^ That is sweet. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: