Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

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

Heh. :hehe:

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

Massa doesn't think so. He's probably calling Rubens to see if they'll be any openings in Indycar next year.

Hamilton got impatient or panicked... And it cost him points.

gaijinmark wrote:

Massa doesn't think so. He's probably calling Rubens to see if they'll be any openings in Indycar next year.

Sadly, I think Massa's days are numbered.

Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW AG will expand their alliance on so-called eco-friendly cars, with the Japanese automaker providing its hybrid and fuel-cell technologies to the German partner in exchange for technologies that reduce vehicle weight, Toyota sources said Monday.

By sharing their technologies in the promising field, the two major carmakers aim to enhance their global competitiveness and cut development costs, the sources said, adding that they are expected to formalize and announce the accord soon.

Toyota, which plans to launch a fuel-cell car around 2015, has never offered its "green car" expertise to a rival before, but previously joined hands on hybrid technology with Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp.

The Japan times.

^ Global economy. :)

Grand Prix of London: http://www.crash.net/f1/video/181303/1/go_for_a_lap_of_the_london_grand_prix_circuit.html

There'd be a massive cock-up at Admiralty Arch, but otherwise, looks cool!! :applaud:

gaijinmark wrote:Grand Prix of London: http://www.crash.net/f1/video/181303/1/go_for_a_lap_of_the_london_grand_prix_circuit.html

There'd be a massive cock-up at Admiralty Arch, but otherwise, looks cool!! :applaud:

Nice, but it's only a simulation.

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Jenson Button takes Prost's McLaren for a spin.

kenjilina wrote:Jenson Button takes Prost's McLaren for a spin.

Maybe he should drive that McLaren in a race to give him better luck. :beaten:

http://youtu.be/VgKMGwfo5sg

the things you have time for when you're a retired f1 driver!

Marussia have reported that, as of Thursday evening, their test driver Maria De Villota is still in a critical but stable condition following her accident at the UKfs Duxford airfield earlier this week.

It follows Wednesdayfs news that surgeons had been unable to save De Villotafs right eye following lengthy surgery to address the serious head and facial injuries sustained by the Spaniard after her car collided with a team truck.

gMaria remains in a critical but stable condition here at Addenbrookefs Hospital,h said Isabel De Villota, Mariafs sister, in a statement released by Marussia on behalf of the De Villota family.

gWhile there is no further news than that at present, we have at least been able to take encouragement from the fact that Maria has remained stable throughout since the accident, particularly during the first night following such a lengthy surgical procedure as she experienced yesterday.h

De Villota was conducting her first, straight-line test with Marussia, having joined the team in March, and had just completed her first installation run when the accident, the cause of which has yet to be confirmed, occurred.

F1 news.

kenjilina wrote:Marussia have reported that, as of Thursday evening, their test driver Maria De Villota is still in a critical but stable condition following her accident at the UKfs Duxford airfield earlier this week.

It follows Wednesdayfs news that surgeons had been unable to save De Villotafs right eye following lengthy surgery to address the serious head and facial injuries sustained by the Spaniard after her car collided with a team truck.

gMaria remains in a critical but stable condition here at Addenbrookefs Hospital,h said Isabel De Villota, Mariafs sister, in a statement released by Marussia on behalf of the De Villota family.

gWhile there is no further news than that at present, we have at least been able to take encouragement from the fact that Maria has remained stable throughout since the accident, particularly during the first night following such a lengthy surgical procedure as she experienced yesterday.h

De Villota was conducting her first, straight-line test with Marussia, having joined the team in March, and had just completed her first installation run when the accident, the cause of which has yet to be confirmed, occurred.

F1 news.

Yow. :sweat:

Hoping for a speedy recovery for Maria. :fingerscrossed:

Top 10 for British GP: ALO, WEB, MSC, VET, MAS, RAI, MAL, HAM, HUL, GRO.

2012 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:46.515 - 1:56.921 - 1:51.746 - 25
2 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:47.276 - 1:55.898 - 1:51.793 - 23
3 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:46.571 - 1:55.799 - 1:52.020 - 22
4 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:46.279 - 1:56.931 - 1:52.199 - 23
5 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:47.401 - 1:56.388 - 1:53.065 - 24
6 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:47.309 - 1:56.469 - 1:53.290 - 24
7 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:46.449 - 1:56.802 - 1:53.539 - 25
8 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:47.433 - 1:54.897 - 1:53.543 - 25
9 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 1:46.334 - 1:55.556 - 1:54.382 - 22
10 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:47.043 - 1:56.388 - No time - 20
11 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:47.582 - 1:57.009 - - 19
12 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:46.649 - 1:57.071 - - 18
13 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:47.724 - 1:57.108 - - 17
14 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:47.266 - 1:57.132 - - 18
15 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 1:47.105 - 1:57.426 - - 19
16 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:47.705 - 1:57.719 - - 18
17 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:46.494 - 1:57.895 - - 19
18 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:48.044 - - - 12
19 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 1:49.027 - - - 10
20 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 1:49.477 - - - 10
21 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:51.618 - - - 10
22 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 1:52.742 - - - 11
23 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:53.040 - - - 10
DNQ - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:54.143 - - - 10

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Pole man.

2012 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 52 - 1:25:11.288 - 2 - 25
2 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 52 - +3.0 secs - 1 - 18
3 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 52 - +4.8 secs - 4 - 15
4 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 52 - +9.5 secs - 5 - 12
5 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 52 - +10.3 secs - 6 - 10
6 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 52 - +17.1 secs - 9 - 8
7 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 52 - +29.1 secs - 3 - 6
8 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 52 - +36.4 secs - 8 - 4
9 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 52 - +43.3 secs - 13 - 2
10 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 52 - +44.4 secs - 16 - 1
11 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 52 - +45.3 secs - 17 -
12 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 52 - +47.8 secs - 14 -
13 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 52 - +51.2 secs - 12 -
14 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 52 - +53.3 secs - 23 -
15 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 52 - +57.3 secs - 11 -
16 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 51 - +1 Lap - 7 -
17 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 51 - +1 Lap - 19 -
18 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 51 - +1 Lap - 20 -
19 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 51 - +1 Lap - 24 -
20 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 50 - +2 Laps - 21 -
21 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 50 - +2 Laps - 22 -
Ret - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 11 - Accident - 15 -
Ret - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 2 - Retired - 10 -
DNS - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 0 - Engine - 18

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Water under the bridge?

^ It's about time Alonso shaved off that ridiculous soul patch...

bmwracer wrote:^ It's about time Alonso shaved off that ridiculous soul patch...

and lewis can lose the ear stud! :hehe: