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Red Bull gets a win but not from good old what's-his-name:

Ricciardo wins in Hungary

1. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1h53m05.058s

2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari +5.225s

3. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +5.857s

4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes +6.361s

5. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes +29.841s

6. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari +31.491s

7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault +40.964s

8. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes +41.344s

9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault +58.527s

10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +1m07.280s

11. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari +1m08.169s

12. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes +1m18.465s

13. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault +1m24.024s

14. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault -1 lap

15. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari -1 lap

16. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari -1 lap

Retirements:

Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 33 laps

Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 25 laps

Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 23 laps

Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 15 laps

Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 11 laps

Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 8 laps

gaijinmark wrote:Red Bull gets a win but not from good old what's-his-name:

Ricciardo wins in Hungary

That's win number two this season.

Vettel's humbling season continues. :shocked:

An American in F1 again (for at least one race):

Alexander Rossi replaces Max Chilton at Marussia for Belgian GP

American Alexander Rossi will make his Formula 1 racing debut with the Marussia team at the Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Max Chilton.

The British team said Rossi, who joined Marussia last month as a reserve driver, would substitute for Chilton "while contractual issues are resolved".

Edit: Never mind, Chilton is back. I guess the check cleared: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/28895729

gaijinmark wrote:An American in F1 again (for at least one race):

Alexander Rossi replaces Max Chilton at Marussia for Belgian GP

American Alexander Rossi will make his Formula 1 racing debut with the Marussia team at the Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Max Chilton.

The British team said Rossi, who joined Marussia last month as a reserve driver, would substitute for Chilton "while contractual issues are resolved".

Edit: Never mind, Chilton is back. I guess the check cleared: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/28895729

Wow, that was short-lived. :(

Belgian GP Qualifying


1 N Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 2'05.591
2 LC Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes 2'05.819
3 S Vettel (GER) Red Bull 2'07.717
4 F Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 2'07.786
5 D Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull 2'07.911
6 V Bottas (FIN) Williams 2'08.049
7 K Magnussen (DEN) McLaren 2'08.679
8 KM Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 2'08.780
9 F Massa (BRA) Williams 2'09.178
10 J Button (GBR) McLaren 2'09.776
11 D Kvyat (RUS) Toro Rosso 2'09.377
12 JE Vergne (FRA) Toro Rosso 2'09.805
13 S Perez (MEX) Force India 2'10.084
14 A Sutil (GER) Sauber 2'10.238
15 R Grosjean (FRA) Lotus 2'11.087
16 J Bianchi (FRA) Marussia 2'12.470
17 P Maldonado (VEN) Lotus 2'11.261
18 N Hulkenberg (GER) Force India 2'11.267
19 M Chilton (GBR) Marussia 2'12.566
20 E Gutierrez (MEX) Sauber 2'13.414
21 A Lotterer (GER) Caterham 2'13.469
22 M Ericsson (SWE) Caterham 2'14.438

While the Mercedes boys fight each other, Ricciardo wins again:


1 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault

2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes

3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes

4 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari

5 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault

6 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes

7 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari

8 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes

9 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault

10 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes

11 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault

12 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes

13 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes

14 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari

15 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari

16 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari +1 Lap

17 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault +1 Lap

18 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari

Ret 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Damage

Ret 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault Damage

Ret 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault Exhaust

Ret 45 Andre Lotterer Caterham-Renault Power unit

Note - Magnussen originally finished sixth but had 20s added to race time for forcing another car off track.

According to Lewis, Nico admits he hit him on purpose: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12433/9438433/lewis-hamilton-claims-nico-rosberg-confessed-to-deliberately-crashing-into-him-at-spa

Hamilton beats Rosberg at Monza


1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:19:10.236 1 25

2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 +3.1 secs 2 18

3 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 53 +25.0 secs 4 15

4 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 53 +40.7 secs 3 12

5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +50.3 secs 9 10

6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +59.9 secs 8 8

7 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 53 +62.5 secs 10 6

8 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +63.0 secs 6 4

9 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 53 +63.5 secs 11 2

10 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +66.1 secs 5 1

11 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 53 +71.1 secs 21

12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 53 +72.6 secs 13

13 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 53 +73.0 secs 12

14 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 16

15 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 14

16 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 17

17 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 52 +1 Lap 18

18 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 19

19 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 51 +2 Laps 22

20 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 51 +2 Laps 15

Ret 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 28 ERS 7

Ret 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 5 Accident 20

Notes: Kvyat dropped 10 grid spots for engine change. Ericsson started from pits for yellow flag infringement. Magnussen finished P7 - 5s added to race time for forcing driver off track. Gutierrez finished P19 - 5s added to race time for causing collision


But Nico still has a 22 point lead.

gaijinmark wrote:But Nico still has a 22 point lead.

Yay! :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:
But Nico still has a 22 point lead.

Make that HAD a 22 point lead.


Hamilton wins in Singapore as Rosberg DNF's

1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull/Renault

3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault

4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari

5 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes

6 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso/Renault

7 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes

8 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari

9 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes

10 Kevin Magnussen McLaren/Mercedes

11 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes

12 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Renault

13 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Renault

14 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso/Renault

15 Marcus Ericsson Caterham/Renault

16 Jules Bianchi Marussia/Ferrari

17 Max Chilton Marussia/Ferrari

- Jenson Button McLaren/Mercedes Retirement

- Adrian Sutil Sauber/Ferrari Retirement

- Esteban Gutierrez Sauber/Ferrari Retirement

- Nico Rosberg Mercedes Retirement

- Kamui Kobayashi Caterham/Renault Not started

One of those days for Nico, he was forced to start from pit-lane due to a failure on the installation lap, and he did 14 laps at the back of the field before retiring. The team identified a problem in the steering column, which prevented full usage of the steering wheel, affecting gear selection.

Lewis now has a 3 point lead over Nico.

First time Red Bull had two podium spots this season, I believe... But they were still behind the Mercedes by over 13 seconds. :sweat:

I don't think anybody saw this one coming. Vettel going to Ferrari, Alonso going back to McLaren: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/29487911

Lewis opens up a 10 point lead.

Hamilton wins rain shortened Japanese GP

1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes

3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault

4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault

5 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes

6 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes

7 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes

8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes

9 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault

10 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes +1 Lap

11 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault +1 Lap

12 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari +1 Lap

13 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari +1 Lap

14 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes +1 Lap

15 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault +1 Lap

16 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault +1 Lap

17 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault +1 Lap

18 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari +1 Lap

19 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault +1 Lap

20 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari Accident

21 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari Accident

Ret 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Electronics

I don't know if we have any BMW owners on this forum ( ;) ) but if we do, they might find this interesting: http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1042683

gaijinmark wrote:I don't know if we have any BMW owners on this forum ( ;) ) but if we do, they might find this interesting: http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1042683

I didn't even know where Thermal, CA was located... Basically desert. :sweat:

Qualifying for USGP

1 N Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 1'36.067

2 LC Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes 1'36.443

3 V Bottas (FIN) Williams 1'36.906

4 F Massa (BRA) Williams 1'37.205

5 D Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull 1'37.244

6 F Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1'37.610

7 J Button (GBR) McLaren 1'37.655

8 K Magnussen (DEN) McLaren 1'37.706

9 KM Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1'37.804

10 A Sutil (GER) Sauber 1'38.810

11 P Maldonado (VEN) Lotus 1'38.467

12 S Perez (MEX) Force India 1'38.554

13 N Hulkenberg (GER) Force India 1'38.598

14 D Kvyat (RUS) Toro Rosso 1'38.699

15 JE Vergne (FRA) Toro Rosso 1'39.250

16 E Gutierrez (MEX) Sauber 1'39.555

17 S Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1'39.621

18 R Grosjean (FRA) Lotus 1'39.679

Btw, it was another Mercedes 1-2 in Russia two weeks ago. Lewis beating Nico again now leads by 17 points.

^ Wow, Vettel is way off the pace... Guess he's counting the days until he's in the Ferrari paddock.

Lewis wins again. Now up by 24 points with just two races to go.

01 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:40:04.785

02 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +4.3s

03 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull +25.5s

04 Felipe Massa Williams +26.9s

05 Valtteri Bottas Williams +30.9s

06 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +95.2s

07 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull +95.7s

08 Kevin Magnussen McLaren +100.68

09 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso +103.86s

10 Pastor Maldonado Lotus +107.87s

11 Romain Grosjean Lotus +1 Lap

12 Jenson Button McLaren +1 Lap

13 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari +1 Lap

14 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber +1 Lap

15 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso +1 Lap

Not classified

Nico Hulkenberg Force India

Sergio Perez Force India

Adrian Sutil Sauber

Rosberg wins in Brazil

1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71

2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +1.4 secs

3 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 71 +41.0 secs

4 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 +48.6 secs

5 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 71 +51.4 secs

6 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 +61.9 secs

7 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 71 +63.7 secs

8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 71 +63.9 secs

9 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +70.0 secs

10 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap

11 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 70 +1 Lap

12 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 70 +1 Lap

13 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 70 +1 Lap

14 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap

15 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap

16 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap

17 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 63 Power unit

Ret 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 39 Suspension


Lewis' lead back down to 17 points. Double points in Abu-Dhabi. It ain't over 'till it's over.

gaijinmark wrote:Lewis' lead back down to 17 points. Double points in Abu-Dhabi. It ain't over 'till it's over.

If Rosberg were to win there, all Hamilton needs to do is finish second to win the title.

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