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bmwracer wrote:^ That is sweet. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Yeah it looks cherry. Pretty cool restoration.

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012 - Qualifying
Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:15.873 - 1:15.062 - 1:14.301 - 22
2 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:16.013 - 1:15.035 - 1:14.381 - 19
3 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:15.900 - 1:15.022 - 1:14.448 - 21
4 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:16.063 - 1:15.166 - 1:14.583 - 20
5 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:15.718 - 1:15.219 - 1:14.639 - 27
6 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:16.153 - 1:15.128 - 1:14.948 - 22
7 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:15.983 - 1:14.911 - 1:15.049 - 19
8 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:15.889 - 1:15.322 - 1:15.199 - 28
9 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:16.017 - 1:15.026 - 1:15.245 - 22
10 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:15.757 - 1:15.234 - No time - 24
11 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 1:15.418 - 1:15.421 - - 17
12 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:15.648 - 1:15.508 - - 19
13 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:16.399 - 1:15.536 - - 18
14 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 1:15.923 - 1:15.709 - - 20
15 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:16.062 - 1:15.718 - - 14
16 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:16.360 - 1:15.878 - - 19
17 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:16.491 - 1:16.885 - - 14
18 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 1:16.538 - - - 13
19 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 1:17.404 - - - 13
20 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:17.947 - - - 11
21 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 1:18.096 - - - 11
22 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:18.476 - - - 12
23 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:19.310 - - - 8
24 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - No time - - - 2

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012 - Results

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts

1 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 78 - 1:46:06.557 - 1 - 25
2 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 78 - +0.6 secs - 2 - 18
3 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 78 - +0.9 secs - 5 - 15
4 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 78 - +1.3 secs - 9 - 12
5 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 78 - +4.1 secs - 3 - 10
6 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 78 - +6.1 secs - 7 - 8
7 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 78 - +41.5 secs - 14 - 6
8 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 78 - +42.5 secs - 10 - 4
9 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 78 - +44.0 secs - 8 - 2
10 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 78 - +44.5 secs - 13 - 1
11 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 77 - +1 Lap - 23 -
12 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 77 - +1 Lap - 16 -
13 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 77 - +1 Lap - 17 -
14 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 77 - +1 Lap - 19 -
15 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 76 - +2 Laps - 22 -
16 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 70 - +8 Laps - 12 -
Ret - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 65 - +13 Laps - 15 -
Ret - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 64 - +14 Laps - 21 -
Ret - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 63 - +15 Laps - 6 -
Ret - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 15 - Electrical - 18 -
Ret - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 5 - Accident damage - 11 -
Ret - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 0 - Accident - 20 -
Ret - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 0 - Accident - 24 -
Ret - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 0 - Accident - 4

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2012 - Qualifying

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:14.661 - 1:14.187 - 1:13.784 - 16
2 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:14.891 - 1:14.371 - 1:14.087 - 22
3 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:14.916 - 1:14.314 - 1:14.151 - 23
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:14.956 - 1:14.479 - 1:14.346 - 19
5 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:15.098 - 1:14.568 - 1:14.411 - 25
6 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:15.194 - 1:14.641 - 1:14.465 - 24
7 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:15.163 - 1:14.627 - 1:14.645 - 28
8 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:15.019 - 1:14.639 - 1:14.705 - 22
9 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:14.892 - 1:14.480 - 1:14.812 - 18
10 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:14.799 - 1:14.680 - 1:15.182 - 24
11 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:15.101 - 1:14.688 - - 21
12 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:14.995 - 1:14.734 - - 22
13 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 1:15.106 - 1:14.748 - - 18
14 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:15.552 - 1:15.078 - - 21
15 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:15.326 - 1:15.156 - - 21
16 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 1:14.995 - 1:15.170 - - 20
17 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:14.979 - 1:15.231 - - 21
18 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 1:16.263 - - - 12
19 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 1:16.482 - - - 10
20 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:16.602 - - - 12
21 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 1:17.492 - - - 8
22 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:17.901 - - - 10
23 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:18.255 - - - 9
24 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:18.330 - - - 9

^ Speaking of which, it's live on FOX :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:^ Speaking of which, it's live on FOX :woot:

Nice... Thanks for the heads up! :victory:

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2012 - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 70 - 1:32:29.586 - 2 - 25
2 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 70 - +2.5 secs - 7 - 18
3 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 70 - +5.2 secs - 15 - 15
4 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 70 - +7.2 secs - 1 - 12
5 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 70 - +13.4 secs - 3 - 10
6 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 70 - +13.8 secs - 5 - 8
7 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 70 - +15.0 secs - 4 - 6
8 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 70 - +15.5 secs - 12 - 4
9 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 70 - +24.4 secs - 11 - 2
10 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 70 - +25.2 secs - 6 - 1
11 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 70 - +37.6 secs - 8 -
12 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 70 - +46.2 secs - 13 -
13 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 70 - +47.0 secs - 22 -
14 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 70 - +64.4 secs - 14 -
15 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 69 - +1 Lap - 19 -
16 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 69 - +1 Lap - 10 -
17 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 69 - +1 Lap - 16 -
18 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 69 - +1 Lap - 17 -
19 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 69 - +1 Lap - 18 -
20 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 67 - +3 Laps - 23 -
Ret - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 56 - Brakes - 21 -
Ret - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 43 - Rear wing - 9 -
Ret - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 24 - Brakes - 20 -
Ret - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 22 - Brakes - 24

New car. :)

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bmwracer wrote:New car. :)

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very nice. :applaud:
my step daughter's friend has one of these as a convertible, also in white.

kenjilina wrote:very nice. :applaud:
my step daughter's friend has one of these as a convertible, also in white.

Alpine White was my second choice: Crimson Red was no longer available. :(

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couple of NPB mascots playing it cool. :mrgreen:

^ Stop leaning on the car... You'll scratch the paint! :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:New car. :)

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Nice. :)

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The boys hard at work.

2012 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:39.626 - 1:38.530 - 1:38.086 - 15
2 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:39.169 - 1:38.616 - 1:38.410 - 17
3 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:38.825 - 1:38.570 - 1:38.475 - 21
4 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:39.530 - 1:38.489 - 1:38.505 - 16
5 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:39.464 - 1:38.531 - 1:38.513 - 16
6 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:39.061 - 1:38.504 - 1:38.623 - 17
7 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:39.651 - 1:38.703 - 1:38.741 - 12
8 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 1:39.009 - 1:38.689 - 1:38.752 - 19
9 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:39.622 - 1:38.563 - 1:38.801 - 16
10 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:38.858 - 1:38.519 - 1:38.992 - 18
11 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:39.409 - 1:38.707 - - 14
12 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:39.447 - 1:38.770 - - 12
13 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:39.388 - 1:38.780 - - 14
14 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 1:39.449 - 1:39.207 - - 15
15 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:39.353 - 1:39.358 - - 14
16 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 1:40.087 - 1:40.295 - - 11
17 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:39.924 - 1:40.358 - - 12
18 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:40.203 - - - 9
19 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:40.395 - - - 7
20 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 1:40.457 - - - 8
21 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 1:42.171 - - - 7
22 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:42.527 - - - 8
23 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:42.675 - - - 10
DNS - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - No time - - - 0

^ I think it's being shown on FOX today.

Anyway, now that he's retired from driving, David Coulthard has a new job retrieving golf balls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKMGwfo5sg

Remember Ricardo patrese?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhGJyLR6TI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Well, he enjoys driving his wife! :hehe:

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Spotted these two Porsches in Japan. Like the number plates. :mrgreen:

2012 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE - Results

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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso delighted the Spanish crowd on Sunday as he become 2012's first double winner after a thrilling and incident-packed race in Valencia.

Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen took second, while Mercedes' Michael Schumacher secured the first podium of his F1 comeback in third. Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean did not finish. (formula1.com)

Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 57 - Winner - 11 - 25
2 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 57 - +6.4 secs - 5 - 18
3 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 57 - +12.6 secs - 12 - 15
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 57 - +13.6 secs - 19 - 12
5 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 57 - +19.9 secs - 8 - 10
6 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 57 - +21.1 secs - 6 - 8
7 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 57 - +22.8 secs - 10 - 6
8 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 57 - +24.6 secs - 9 - 4
9 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 57 - +27.7 secs - 15 - 2
10 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 57 - +34.6 secs - 3 - 1
11 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 57 - +35.9 secs - 14 -
12 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 57 - +37.0 secs - 17 -
13 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 57 - +75.8 secs - 20 -
14 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 57 - +94.6 secs - 16 -
15 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 57 - +96.5 secs - 23 -
16 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 56 - +1 Lap - 13 -
17 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 56 - +1 Lap - 21 -
18 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 56 - +1 Lap - 22 -
19 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 55 - +2 Laps - 2 -
Ret - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 40 - +17 Laps - 4 -
Ret - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 33 - +24 Laps - 1 -
Ret - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 33 - +24 Laps - 7 -
Ret - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 26 - +31 Laps - 18 -
DNS - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - - DNS

Good to see an 'all Ferrari ' podium! :mrgreen: