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Driver's Standings

Pos - Driver - Nationality - Team - Points

1 - Fernando Alonso - Spanish - Ferrari - 129
2 - Mark Webber - Australian - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 116
3 - Sebastian Vettel - German - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 100
4 - Lewis Hamilton - British - McLaren-Mercedes - 92
5 - Kimi Räikkönen - Finnish - Lotus-Renault - 83
6 - Nico Rosberg - German - Mercedes - 75
7 - Romain Grosjean - French - Lotus-Renault - 61
8 - Jenson Button - British - McLaren-Mercedes - 50
9 - Sergio Perez - Mexican - Sauber-Ferrari - 39
10 - Pastor Maldonado - Venezuelan - Williams-Renault - 29
11 - Paul di Resta - British - Force India-Mercedes - 27
12 - Michael Schumacher - German - Mercedes - 23
13 - Felipe Massa - Brazilian - Ferrari - 23
14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Japanese - Sauber-Ferrari - 21
15 - Bruno Senna - Brazilian - Williams-Renault - 18
16 - Nico Hulkenberg - German - Force India-Mercedes - 17
17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - French - STR-Ferrari - 4
18 - Daniel Ricciardo - Australian - STR-Ferrari - 2
19 - Heikki Kovalainen - Finnish - Caterham-Renault - 0
20 - Vitaly Petrov - Russian - Caterham-Renault - 0
21 - Timo Glock - German - Marussia-Cosworth - 0
22 - Charles Pic - French - Marussia-Cosworth - 0
23 - Narain Karthikeyan - Indian - HRT-Cosworth - 0
24 - Pedro de la Rosa - Spanish - HRT-Cosworth - 0


Team Standings

Pos - Team - Points

1 - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 216
2 - Ferrari - 152
3 - Lotus-Renault - 144
4 - McLaren-Mercedes - 142
5 - Mercedes - 98
6 - Sauber-Ferrari - 60
7 - Williams-Renault - 47
8 - Force India-Mercedes - 44
9 - STR-Ferrari - 6
10 - Caterham-Renault - 0
11 - Marussia-Cosworth - 0
12 - HRT-Cosworth - 0

Toyota Prius alternative

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster

Refined English motoring meets the open air in the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster (’150,000; roughly $233,000). Like its hardtop counterpart, the Roaster is powered by a naturally-aspirated, 6.0L V12 engine pumping out 510 hp and mated to a six-speed gearbox that can send the two-seater from 0-62 mph in just 4.5 seconds on its way to a top speed of 190 mph. Other features include copious amounts of carbon fiber \ in the side strakes, front splitter, rear diffuser, mirror caps, and rear lamp infills \ and sexy 19-inch forged alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero Corsa rubber. Blissfully available in select markets worldwide.

Tu_triky wrote:Toyota Prius alternative

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster

Instead of posting miles per gallon, this car posts gallons per mile. :beaten:

Japanese company releasing do-it-yourself Pius electric vehicle, name sounds vaguely familiar

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That homemade bug-zapping lightsaber not quite floating your boat? Then how about building your own electric vehicle? That's the opportunity that MODI Corporation in Japan hopes to sell when its "Pius" kit car -- not to be confused with the Toyota Prius -- becomes available next spring. Specs from the official site for the "micro compact car" reveal a vehicle that's 885mm tall, 1,230mm wide and 2,500mm long. Range on a full charge is 25 kilometers or a little over 15 miles. Top speed is 35km/h, which sadly disqualifies it from the list of vehicles Doc Brown can use for time travel. The company expects to sell the one-seater to colleges and mechanic schools for use as a learning tool on how EVs work. MODI Corporation hasn't provided pricing for the vehicle but announced that it will be available in six colors, including white, red and blue. Yes, it isn't quite up to snuff with Drayson Racing's 850-horsepower B12/69EV. Then again, we don't think they have do-it-yourself kits for that one.

bmwracer wrote:
Instead of posting miles per gallon, this car posts gallons per mile. :beaten:

Haha. Thirsty ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPpxwYcFMM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

You know you want one. McLaren spyder.

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^ It looks like a Hot Wheels car. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:^ It looks like a Hot Wheels car. :hehe:

yeah it does from that angle. :hehe:

My radiator developed a leak today. I had to pull over on the way to work this morning as it was entering the red zone! :sweat:

kenjilina wrote:My radiator developed a leak today. I had to pull over on the way to work this morning as it was entering the red zone! :sweat:

Sounds like you'll need a new core. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Sounds like you'll need a new core. :sweat:

on advice from colleagues i tried some stuff called radweld. so far it's working and water is being retained. :good:

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2012 - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 67 - Winner - 1 - 25
2 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 67 - +3.7 secs - 2 - 18
3 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 67 - +6.9 secs - 6 - 15
4 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 67 - +16.4 secs - 10 - 12
5 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 67 - +21.9 secs - 12 - 10
6 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 67 - +27.8 secs - 17 - 8
7 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 67 - +28.9 secs - 3 - 6
8 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 67 - +46.9 secs - 8 - 4
9 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 67 - +48.1 secs - 4 - 2
10 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 67 - +48.8 secs - 21 - 1
11 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 67 - +59.2 secs - 9 -
12 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 67 - +71.4 secs - 13 -
13 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 67 - +76.8 secs - 11 -
14 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 67 - +76.9 secs - 15 -
15 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 5 -
16 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 18 -
17 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 14 -
18 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 19 -
19 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 65 - +2 Laps - 16 -
20 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 65 - +2 Laps - 20 -
21 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 64 - +3 Laps - 23 -
22 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 64 - +3 Laps - 22 -
23 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 64 - +3 Laps - 24 -
Ret - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 - +11 Laps - 7

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2012 - Revised Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 67 - 1:31:05.862 - 1 - 25
2 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 67 - +6.9 secs - 6 - 18
3 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 67 - +16.4 secs - 10 - 15
4 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 67 - +21.9 secs - 12 - 12
5 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 67 - +23.7 secs - 2 - 10
6 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 67 - +27.8 secs - 17 - 8
7 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 67 - +28.9 secs - 3 - 6
8 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 67 - +46.9 secs - 8 - 4
9 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 67 - +48.1 secs - 4 - 2
10 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 67 - +48.8 secs - 21 - 1
11 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 67 - +59.2 secs - 9 -
12 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 67 - +71.4 secs - 13 -
13 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 67 - +76.8 secs - 11 -
14 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 67 - +76.9 secs - 15 -
15 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 5 -
16 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 18 -
17 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 14 -
18 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 66 - +1 Lap - 19 -
19 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 65 - +2 Laps - 16 -
20 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 65 - +2 Laps - 20 -
21 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 64 - +3 Laps - 23 -
22 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 64 - +3 Laps - 22 -
23 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 64 - +3 Laps - 24 -
Ret - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 - Puncture damage - 7 -

Note - Grosjean, Rosberg, Webber penalised five grid places for unscheduled gearbox changes. Perez penalised five places for impeding. Vettel originally finished second, but had 20s added to race time for leaving track and gaining advantage.

^consistency in a mediocre car is keeping fernando at the front. sign of a great driver.

kenjilina wrote:^consistency in a mediocre car is keeping fernando at the front. sign of a great driver.

I think Vettel got robbed of his second place finish: Button forced Vettel to go outside of his car and into the rumble strips in order to pass him... Button just got out-powered from the corner and whined about it to the officials.

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Reward for a win!

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Reward for a win!

What, no McLaren? :beaten:

Here's the McLaren in patriotic colours! :hehe:

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FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ (Hungary) 2012 - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:21.794 - 1:21.060 - 1:20.953 - 18
2 - 10 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:22.755 - 1:21.657 - 1:21.366 - 26
3 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:22.948 - 1:21.407 - 1:21.416 - 18
4 - 3 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:22.028 - 1:21.618 - 1:21.583 - 22
5 - 9 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:22.234 - 1:21.583 - 1:21.730 - 22
6 - 5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:22.095 - 1:21.598 - 1:21.844 - 19
7 - 6 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:22.203 - 1:21.534 - 1:21.900 - 19
8 - 18 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:22.475 - 1:21.504 - 1:21.939 - 22
9 - 19 - Bruno Senna - Williams-Renault - 1:22.271 - 1:21.697 - 1:22.343 - 24
10 - 12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India-Mercedes - 1:22.176 - 1:21.653 - 1:22.847 - 19
11 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:22.829 - 1:21.715 - - 17
12 - 11 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:21.912 - 1:21.813 - - 15
13 - 8 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:22.079 - 1:21.895 - - 16
14 - 15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:22.110 - 1:21.895 - - 17
15 - 14 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:22.801 - 1:22.300 - - 17
16 - 17 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:22.799 - 1:22.380 - - 10
17 - 7 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:22.436 - 1:22.723 - - 17
18 - 16 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:23.250 - - - 8
19 - 20 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham-Renault - 1:23.576 - - - 8
20 - 21 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham-Renault - 1:24.167 - - - 7
21 - 25 - Charles Pic - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:25.244 - - - 9
22 - 24 - Timo Glock - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:25.476 - - - 10
23 - 22 - Pedro de la Rosa - HRT-Cosworth - 1:25.916 - - - 9
24 - 23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT-Cosworth - 1:26.178 - - - 11

^who's that on the left? :hehe: