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2013 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 53 - 1:26:49.301 - 2 - 25
2 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 53 - +7.1 secs - 1 - 18
3 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 53 - +9.9 secs - 4 - 15
4 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 53 - +45.6 secs - 8 - 12
5 - 7 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 53 - +47.3 secs - 9 - 10
6 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 53 - +51.6 secs - 7 - 8
7 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 53 - +71.6 secs - 14 - 6
8 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 53 - +72.0 secs - 6 - 4
9 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 53 - +80.8 secs - 10 - 2
10 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 53 - +89.2 secs - 5 - 1
11 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 53 - +98.5 secs - 12 -
12 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 52 - +1 Lap - 17 -
13 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 52 - +1 Lap - 16 -
14 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 52 - +1 Lap - 22 -
15 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 52 - +1 Lap - 11 -
16 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 52 - +1 Lap - 15 -
17 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 52 - +1 Lap - 13 -
18 - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 52 - +1 Lap - 20 -
19 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 52 - +1 Lap - 18 -
Ret - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 7 - Puncture damage - 3 -
Ret - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 0 - Accident - 19 -
Ret - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 0 - Accident - 21 -


At times it seemed that Lotusfs Romain Grosjean or Red Bullfs Mark Webber might emerge victorious from a tactical race in Japan on Sunday, but in the end it was Webberfs team mate Sebastian Vettel who took his ninth success of the season - and fifth in a row - after a finely judged two-stop race.

Webberfs chances were hampered at the start when both he and Vettel were slow away and Grosjeanfs Lotus burst through from fourth on the grid to snatch the lead going into the first corner, but for a while the Australianfs three-stop strategy looked good as he swapped to Pirellifs medium tyres for his final stint with 11 laps to go. Unfortunately it took him until the 52nd lap to dislodge Grosjean from second place, by which time Vettel was far too far ahead.

The result was not enough to clinch the driversf championship for Vettel as Fernando Alonsofs plucky fourth place for Ferrari leaves him 90 points adrift with 100 still up for grabs in the final four races.

So, the new Corvette is out. Which can only mean: http://jalopnik.com/the-first-customer-c7-corvette-crash-that-didnt-take-1444055732

Vettel is poised to win the championship....

2013 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:25.943 - 1:24.568 - 1:24.119 - 12
2 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:25.833 - 1:25.304 - 1:24.871 - 21
3 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:25.802 - 1:25.259 - 1:24.941 - 20
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:25.665 - 1:25.097 - 1:25.047 - 17
5 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:25.793 - 1:25.389 - 1:25.201 - 19
6 - 7 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 1:25.819 - 1:25.191 - 1:25.248 - 18
7 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:25.883 - 1:25.339 - 1:25.334 - 19
8 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:25.934 - 1:24.885 - 1:25.826 - 15
9 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:26.107 - 1:25.365 - 1:26.153 - 21
10 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:25.574 - 1:25.458 - 1:26.487 - 23
11 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:25.673 - 1:25.519 - - 14
12 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:25.908 - 1:25.711 - - 15
13 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1:26.164 - 1:25.740 - - 16
14 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:26.155 - 1:25.798 - - 14
15 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 1:26.178 - 1:26.134 - - 15
16 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:26.057 - 1:26.336 - - 11
17 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:26.577 - - - 7
18 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:26.842 - - - 9
19 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:26.970 - - - 8
20 - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 1:27.105 - - - 6
21 - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 1:27.487 - - - 7
22 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:28.138 - - - 8

2013 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 60 - 1:31:12.187 - 1 - 25
2 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 60 - +29.8 secs - 2 - 18
3 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 60 - +39.8 secs - 17 - 15
4 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 60 - +41.6 secs - 5 - 12
5 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 60 - +43.8 secs - 9 - 10
6 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 60 - +52.4 secs - 3 - 8
7 - 7 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 60 - +67.9 secs - 6 - 6
8 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 60 - +72.8 secs - 12 - 4
9 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 60 - +74.7 secs - 13 - 2
10 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 60 - +76.2 secs - 11 - 1
11 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 60 - +78.2 secs - 8 -
12 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 60 - +78.9 secs - 18 -
13 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 59 - +1 Lap - 14 -
14 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 59 - +1 Lap - 10 -
15 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 59 - +1 Lap - 16 -
16 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 59 - +1 Lap - 15 -
17 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 58 - +2 Laps - 22 -
18 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 58 - +2 Laps - 19 -
19 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 54 - Technical - 7 -
Ret - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 39 - Alternator - 4 -
Ret - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 35 - Hydraulics - 21 -
Ret - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 1 - Accident damage - 20 -

Race - Superb Vettel claims fourth title with India win

Sebastian Vettel wrapped up his fourth consecutive drivers' championship in style with a convincing win in Sunday's 2013 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi.

The German, whose victory also secured a fourth straight constructors' crown for Red Bull, needed to finish in fifth place or higher to secure another driversf crown, but ended up reaching the chequered flag first, half a minute clear of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg who was second, with Lotus's Romain Grosjean an impressive third having started 17th.

Fittingly it was Red Bullfs chief technical officer Adrian Newey who joined Vettel on the podium to receive the constructorsf trophy on behalf of the brilliant RB9 car he had designed.

Coast-to-coast in under 29 hours (he claims): http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/us/new-york-los-angeles-cannonball-speed-record/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

With that opening bid price, I would think you could at least get free shipping: http://www.ebay.com/itm/James-Hunt-Engraved-Autographed-F1-Piston-McLaren-Ford-Cosworth-RUSH-Movie-/171162781281?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27da18c661#ht_1065wt_959

gaijinmark wrote:With that opening bid price, I would think you could at least get free shipping

That is LAME... Seller is a freaking cheapskate. :shakehead:

Vettel crushes all opposition in Abu Dhabi

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel scored his seventh consecutive victory and his 11th of 2013 with insouciant ease in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, after taking the lead from pole-sitting team mate Mark Webber at the start.

As the Australian made a slow getaway, Vettel and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg were able to swarm past on either side of his RB9, and thereafter Webber spent his time fending off Lotus's Romain Grosjean (who pushed Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton down to fifth), coping with a minor KERS overheating problem, and then hunting down Rosberg. Eventually he was able to overtake the German on the 20th lap to make it a Red Bull one-two, but Rosberg kept him honest to the flag as Grosjean likewise kept the pressure on the Mercedes. Vettel, however, was half a minute up the road and, as Webber suggested afterwards, "In a different category."

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Results

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

1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 55 - 1:38:06.106 - 2 - 25
2 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 55 - +30.8 secs - 1 - 18
3 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 55 - +33.6 secs - 3 - 15
4 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 55 - +34.8 secs - 6 - 12
5 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 55 - +67.1 secs - 10 - 10
6 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 55 - +78.1 secs - 11 - 8
7 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 55 - +79.2 secs - 4 - 6
8 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 55 - +82.8 secs - 7 - 4
9 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 55 - +91.1 secs - 8 - 2
10 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 55 - +93.2 secs - 17 - 1
11 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 55 - +95.9 secs - 14 -
12 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 55 - +103.7 secs - 12 -
13 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 55 - +104.2 secs - 16 -
14 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 54 - +1 Lap - 5 -
15 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 54 - +1 Lap - 15 -
16 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 54 - +1 Lap - 9 -
17 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 54 - +1 Lap - 13 -
18 - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 54 - +1 Lap - 18 -
19 - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 54 - +1 Lap - 19 -
20 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 53 - +2 Laps - 21 -
21 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 53 - +2 Laps - 20 -
Ret - 7 - Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus-Renault - 0 - Accident - 22

Kimi's driven his last race for Lotus:

Raikkonen to miss last two races due to back surgery

Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two rounds of the 2013 Formula One season in order to undergo back surgery ahead of his move to Ferrari in 2014. This means that the Finn will no longer be racing at the Circuit of the Americas in the United States Grand Prix, set to take place next weekend.

Raikkonen has suffered from a recurring back injury throughout his career, but it has become increasingly problematic of late and it was thought that he may take the decision to pull out of the final few races of the year in order to correct the problem.

Speaking to Autosport, Raikkonenfs manager, Steve Robertson, confirmed that the Finn would not be racing in the final two rounds of the season.

gIn an ideal world it would have been nice to finish the season with Lotus in the final two grands prix,h he explained. gHowever, due to the severe pain that Kimi is having, sadly it is not possible.h

Therefore, Raikkonen has raced for Lotus for the final time, bringing to an end a two-year stint at Enstone that has turned sour due to financial problems. He made clear in Abu Dhabi that he would consider walking away from the team early if they could not come to some sort of agreement, but team principal Eric Boullier insisted earlier this week that relations were good with Raikkonen despite him having a seat fitting with Ferrari. Nevertheless, Raikkonenfs decision to have back surgery should allow him to begin life with the Italian marque in 2014 fully fit.

Lotus released a statement on Sunday afternoon confirming the news.

gLotus F1 Team can confirm that Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two races of the 2013 Formula 1 season to undergo, and recover from, back surgery. The team will make an announcement about the replacement driver for the United States and Brazilian Grands Prix in due course.h

Penultimate F1 race for 2013!

2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:38.516 - 1:37.065 - 1:36.338 - 12
2 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:38.161 - 1:37.312 - 1:36.441 - 14
3 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:38.676 - 1:37.523 - 1:37.155 - 17
4 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:38.339 - 1:37.828 - 1:37.296 - 20
5 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:37.959 - 1:37.854 - 1:37.345 - 20
6 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:38.929 - 1:37.368 - 1:37.376 - 19
7 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:38.367 - 1:38.040 - 1:37.452 - 21
8 - 7 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 1:38.375 - 1:38.078 - 1:37.715 - 21
9 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 1:37.821 - 1:37.439 - 1:37.836 - 24
10 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:38.082 - 1:38.031 - 1:38.034 - 20
11 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:38.882 - 1:38.131 - - 18
12 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:38.894 - 1:38.139 - - 18
13 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:38.588 - 1:38.217 - - 16
14 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:38.743 - 1:38.364 - - 19
15 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:39.094 - 1:38.592 - - 17
16 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:38.880 - 1:38.696 - - 15
17 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1:39.250 - - - 10
18 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:39.351 - - - 11
19 - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 1:40.491 - - - 10
20 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:40.528 - - - 11
21 - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 1:40.596 - - - 10
22 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:41.401 - - - 10
- - Q1 107% Time - - 1:44.668 - - -

Note - Button penalised 3 grid places for passing under red flags in FP1. Pic penalised 5 places for unscheduled gearbox change. Gutierrez penalised 10 places for impeding Maldonado during Q1.

Eight straight race wins for Vettel! :bow:

2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 56 - 1:39:17.148 - 1 - 25
2 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 56 - +6.2 secs - 3 - 18
3 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 56 - +8.3 secs - 2 - 15
4 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 56 - +27.3 secs - 5 - 12
5 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 56 - +29.5 secs - 6 - 10
6 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 56 - +30.4 secs - 4 - 8
7 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 - +46.6 secs - 7 - 6
8 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 56 - +54.5 secs - 9 - 4
9 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 56 - +59.1 secs - 12 - 2
10 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 - +77.2 secs - 15 - 1
11 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 56 - +81.0 secs - 10 -
12 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 56 - +86.9 secs - 13 -
13 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 56 - +91.7 secs - 20 -
14 - 7 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 56 - +95.0 secs - 8 -
15 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 56 - +96.8 secs - 11 -
16 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 56 - +104.5 secs - 14 -
17 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 55 - +1 Lap - 17 -
18 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 55 - +1 Lap - 19 -
19 - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 55 - +1 Lap - 18 -
20 - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 55 - +1 Lap - 22 -
21 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 54 - +2 Laps - 21 -
Ret - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 0 - Accident - 16 -

Note - Button penalised 3 grid places for passing under red flags in FP1. Pic penalised 5 grid places for unscheduled gearbox change. Gutierrez penalised 10 grid places for impeding in Q1. Vergne finished 12th, 20s added to race time for causing collision.

bmwracer wrote:Eight straight race wins for Vettel! :bow:

Vettel is the Hakuho of F1.

When a driver is so overwhelmingly dominating, the question arises: Is it the driver or is it the car?

shin2 wrote:
When a driver is so overwhelmingly dominating, the question arises: Is it the driver or is it the car?

I think it's a combination of the best driver and the best designer. We all could see how good Vettel was back in '08 when he won at Monza driving that piece of crap Toro Rosso. But with Red Bull he's got certainly the best designer since Colin Chapman, maybe the best designer ever in Adrian Newey. Newey designed the all-conquering Williams' cars of the early to mid-'90s then went to McLaren where he designed Hakkinen's first championship car. Since going to Red Bull teaming up with Vettel they've been pretty much unstoppable. When you've got a combination like that it's almost unfair. It'd be like letting Tom Brady start every drive from the 50.

That didn't really answer your question. I think in this case it's more car than driver. If Vettel were in the Lotus or Ferrari he'd be winning races and maybe even the championship, but if Hamilton, Raikkonen or Alonso were in the Red Bull they'd be world champions.

shin2 wrote:Vettel is the Hakuho of F1.

When a driver is so overwhelmingly dominating, the question arises: Is it the driver or is it the car?

It's always a combination of the two, I believe.

Let's see what happens next year when they all switch over to turbo V6s....

Final race of the season!

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2013 - Qualifying

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Q1 - Q2 - Q3 - Laps
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:25.381 - 1:26.420 - 1:26.479 - 23
2 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:25.556 - 1:26.626 - 1:27.102 - 22
3 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:26.656 - 1:26.590 - 1:27.539 - 21
4 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 1:26.689 - 1:26.963 - 1:27.572 - 23
5 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:25.342 - 1:26.698 - 1:27.677 - 23
6 - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 1:26.453 - 1:26.161 - 1:27.737 - 22
7 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 1:27.209 - 1:27.078 - 1:28.052 - 24
8 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 1:27.124 - 1:27.363 - 1:28.081 - 25
9 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:26.817 - 1:27.049 - 1:28.109 - 20
10 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:26.071 - 1:27.441 - 1:29.582 - 21
11 - 7 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 1:26.266 - 1:27.456 - - 21
12 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 1:26.275 - 1:27.798 - - 16
13 - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 1:26.790 - 1:27.954 - - 16
14 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:26.741 - 1:28.269 - - 15
15 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:26.398 - 1:28.308 - - 15
16 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1:26.874 - 1:28.586 - - 19
17 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 1:27.367 - - - 12
18 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 1:27.445 - - - 14
19 - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 1:27.843 - - - 6
20 - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 1:28.320 - - - 6
21 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:28.366 - - - 11
22 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 1:28.950 - - - 11

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2013 - Results

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Pos - No - Driver - Team - Laps - Time/Retired - Grid - Pts
1 - 1 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 71 - 1:32:36.300 - 1 - 25
2 - 2 - Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing-Renault - 71 - +10.4 secs - 4 - 18
3 - 3 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 71 - +18.9 secs - 3 - 15
4 - 5 - Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes - 71 - +37.3 secs - 14 - 12
5 - 9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 71 - +39.0 secs - 2 - 10
6 - 6 - Sergio Perez - McLaren-Mercedes - 71 - +44.0 secs - 19 - 8
7 - 4 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 71 - +49.1 secs - 9 - 6
8 - 11 - Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari - 71 - +64.2 secs - 10 - 4
9 - 10 - Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 71 - +72.9 secs - 5 - 2
10 - 19 - Daniel Ricciardo - STR-Ferrari - 70 - +1 Lap - 7 - 1
11 - 14 - Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes - 70 - +1 Lap - 12 -
12 - 12 - Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber-Ferrari - 70 - +1 Lap - 17 -
13 - 15 - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 70 - +1 Lap - 15 -
14 - 7 - Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault - 70 - +1 Lap - 11 -
15 - 18 - Jean-Eric Vergne - STR-Ferrari - 70 - +1 Lap - 8 -
16 - 16 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault - 70 - +1 Lap - 16 -
17 - 22 - Jules Bianchi - Marussia-Cosworth - 69 - +2 Laps - 21 -
18 - 21 - Giedo van der Garde - Caterham-Renault - 69 - +2 Laps - 20 -
19 - 23 - Max Chilton - Marussia-Cosworth - 69 - +2 Laps - 22 -
Ret - 20 - Charles Pic - Caterham-Renault - 58 - Suspension - 18 -
Ret - 17 - Valtteri Bottas - Williams-Renault - 45 - Accident - 13 -
Ret - 8 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus-Renault - 2 - Engine - 6 -

Note - Perez originally qualified 14th, but received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

2014 F1 schedule:

THREE Grands Prix have been removed from the provisional Formula One calendar for 2014 at the International Automobile Federation's AGM.

Races in South Korea, Mexico and New Jersey had been included in a bloated 22-race program for next season but the FIA has decided to keep the current program of 19 races.

With a new fixture on the calendar in Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix next year, the Korean race at Yeongam has had to make way.

An original 22-race provisional calendar had been announced on September 30 but that has now been reduced.

The Indian Grand Prix has also had to make way for the Austrian race at the Red Bull Ring, although that had already been announced in September.

The only other change from the 2013 calendar sees the German GP move from the Nurburgring to Hockenheim.



2014 F1 calendar:


March 16: Australia (Melbourne)

March 30: Malaysia (Sepang)

April 6: Bahrain (Sakhir)

April 20: China (Shanghai)

May 11: Spain (Barcelona)

May 25: Monaco (Monte Carlo)

June 8: Canada (Montreal)

June 22: Austria (Red Bull Ring)

July 6: Great Britain (Silverstone)

July 20: Germany (Hockenheim)

July 27: Hungary (Budapest)

August 24: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)

September 7: Italy (Monza)

September 21: Singapore (Marine Bay)

October 5: Japan (Suzuka)

October 12: Russia (Sochi)

November 2: United States (Austin)

November 9: Brazil (Interlagos, Sao Paulo)

November 23: Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)

Michael Schumacher injured in skiing accident

LYON, France, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Retired seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury in a fall while skiing off-piste in the French Alps resort of Meribel on Sunday, an official said.

The 44-year-old German was wearing a helmet and was conscious while being transported to a local hospital in Moutiers, the resort director, Christophe Gernigon-Lecomte, told Reuters.

While suggesting that Schumacher was less seriously injured than initial reports had indicated, the director said the former driver had been transferred subsequently to a better-equipped medical unit in Grenoble for further examinations.

Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm was unable to give any further information about his condition but confirmed he was on a private ski trip and had not been alone.

Gernigon-Lecomte said Schumacher, who has a vacation home in Meribel, had been skiing off piste.

"He fell around 11:00 am and hit a rock with his head," he added.

"It seems that he has suffered a head trauma, but I would not say how serious it is. He was conscious but very agitated while being taken to hospital."

Just a note, "off piste" means not on a marked course. In other words, they were probably off fooling around in some area they shouldn't have been in.



Update and it isn't looking good:

Grenoble (France) (AFP) - Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion, has undergone brain surgery and is in a "critical" condition after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps on Sunday, doctors said.

The 44-year-old German was "suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation", the hospital in the southeastern French city of Grenoble said in a brief statement.

"He remains in a critical condition."

^ Not good. :sweat:

Dr. Gary Hartstein (he was Dr. Sid's understudy and should have taken his place when Dr. Sid retired, but F1 politics got in the way) is providing a lot of insightful stuff on his blog, dumbed down for us laymen: http://formerf1doc.wordpress.com/