FIA Formula 1 World Championship 2011

[desert fox]

watching the replay sa abu dhabi sport channel....

tindi talaga ni vettel....noon pa naman yan, kaso medyo careless pa siya noon, ngayon nahasa na ng husto...

more to come on this champ...

nawala angas ni button at hamilton sa kanya...

pero alonso ako...wala lang talaga break...

[synysterG]

^ sa tingin ko lang sir may konting yabang kasi si alonso eh. magaling sana

[CoDer]

^ sa tingin ko lang sir may konting yabang kasi si alonso eh. magaling sana

Cry baby si Alonso.

[Ry_Tower]

watching the replay sa abu dhabi sport channel....

tindi talaga ni vettel....noon pa naman yan, kaso medyo careless pa siya noon, ngayon nahasa na ng husto...

more to come on this champ...

nawala angas ni button at hamilton sa kanya...

pero alonso ako...wala lang talaga break...

Ganda nga talaga ng F1 lalo na kung halos pare-pareho performance ng car nila, SV, JB, MW, NR, FA, LH are all very capable of wiing the championship eh. Daming magagaling!

[desert fox]

^ sa tingin ko lang sir may konting yabang kasi si alonso eh. magaling sana

espanyol kasi.

tama kayo sa sinabi nyo, madami nang mahuhusay na F1 drivers ngayon....diskarte at teamwork higit ang nagpapanalo...

next is the british GP...

see you after 13days F1 fans....

[Monseratto]

Alonso throws in the towel...points margin simply too wide.

BBC Sport - Fernando Alonso concedes defeat in Formula 1 title race

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has admitted defeat in the battle for this year's title after Sebastian Vettel's sixth win of the season in Valencia.

Red Bull's Vettel extended his lead in the title race to 77 points after eight rounds, leading from start to finish.

And despite there being 11 races left in the season, Alonso added: "The [title] is not in our calculations.

"If anyone thinks we can win being eight-tenths of a second behind [Red Bull] they don't understand Formula 1."

Vettel and Red Bull have been completely dominant throughout the season.

However, with the gap to McLaren driver Jenson Button and Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber now 77 points - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is 89 points adrift and Ferrari's Alonso 99 points off the pace - Vettel's rivals all believe the race is only on for second.

After the race, Hamilton also conceded that the title may be out of reach, before changing his mind and retracting his comments on Monday via Twitter.

"It's finished really. In the sense of the title it's almost over," said Hamilton on Sunday.

But 24 hours later he said: "To all our supporters, ignore what you read in the papers today. My team will never give up and I will never give up."

Alonso, meanwhile, reiterated his pre-race belief that his focus is solely on beating the chasing pack to second behind Vettel.

"I think second place is the maximum we can have in these days, so to be here between the Red Bull cars is a great achievement today," said the Spaniard.

"Our aim is to fight with the McLarens."

[CoDer]

^ Clamp down uli FIA.

[CVT]

Alonso throws in the towel...points margin simply too wide.

Yup, Red Bull and SV,- they're on a league of their own....

13.6K:painting:

[Ry_Tower]

Bumigay na pala sila FA at LH. tsk tskMalayo din talaga kasi agwat. Unless FIA nga makes another surprising midseason change of rules.

[Monseratto]

British GP this weekend!

Third free practice results

Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01:31.401 17
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:31.464 20
3. Mark Webber Red Bull 01:31.829 12
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:32.169 20
5. Pastor Maldonado Williams 01:32.496 20
6. Jenson Button McLaren 01:32.956 18
7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 01:33.014 20
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 01:33.044 23
9. Sergio Perez Sauber 01:33.264 21
10. Paul di Resta Force India F1 01:33.423 22
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix 01:33.551 11
12. Adrian Sutil Force India F1 01:33.660 22
13. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 01:33.842 16
14. Rubens Barrichello Williams 01:33.905 21
15. Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:34.042 22
16. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:34.329 20
17. Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:34.799 20
18. Nick Heidfeld Renault 01:34.822 21
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus F1 01:35.225 21
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus F1 01:36.905 21
21. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 01:37.614 18
22. Jerome d` Ambrosio Virgin Racing 01:38.068 20
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT F1 Team 01:38.269 19
24. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F1 Team 01:38.568 17

[Monseratto]

Malapit na Qualifying. But there is drama at the pits after the third practice session. Red Bull Principal Chris Horner is pissed! The FIA has withdrawn the engine concessions of Renault engined cars...

http://planetf1.com/news/3213/702928...sion-Withdrawn
Saturday 9th July 2011

With the FIA banning off-throttle blown diffusers ahead of the British GP weekend, there were concerns from several teams, especially Red Bull, that they would suffer the most.

However, mid-way through Friday's first practice at Silverstone, the FIA granted concession to all Renault-powered cars, including reigning Champions Red Bull, to open the throttle up to 50 percent during braking, instead of the maximum 10 to 20 percent that was agreed by everyone ahead of Silverstone.

The decision was based on reliability with Renault saying their engines would fail if they weren't permitted to exceed the initial agreed limit.

The FIA, though, pulled a U-Turn overnight, ruling on Saturday morning that the Renault-powered cars would all have to heed the initial maximum limit.

"Following further discussions with teams and engine manufacturers we are now in a position to offer the following view which we will enforce with immediate effect," said a note from Whiting to the teams.

"In line with the requirements to provide acceptable SECU configurations to the FIA before the start of the British GP, i.e. before the start of the event at 10.00 on Thursday, we consider any information provided after that time to be inadmissible for this event.

"Therefore, for the reminder of this event the requirements of TD/022-11 and TD025-11 stand as written and, as an exception (of which every engine manufacturer was aware before the start oft his event) fired overrun in FC04 will be permitted."

Red Bull did, as to be expected, argue their case with FIA's Charlie Whiting.

"I am going down to speak to Charlie about it," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Autosport.

Horner and Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey were later seen walking down the pits, however, had "no comment" when asked about their talks with Whiting.

This means the scrapping of the concession will stand while Mercedes engine users - which includes McLaren - are still permitted to use engine over-run under braking to help with crank case pressure.

Latest update is that the FIA has called an emergency meeting with the technical officials to discuss the matter.

[CoDer]

Sira talaga ulo nitong FIA.

They really want to put handicap on Red Bull.

Napaka corrupt naman nyan.

[Ry_Tower]

^ ano ba naman yan, as if they needed anymore media exposure. Just F*&62ng race!

[Monseratto]

Wah effect yung ban kuno...though yung Renault team malaking effect.

Qualifying results

Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. Mark Webber Red Bull 01:30.399 19
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01:30.431 19
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:30.516 20
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:31.124 16
5. Jenson Button McLaren 01:31.898 21
6. Paul di Resta Force India F1 01:31.929 14
7. Pastor Maldonado Williams 01:31.933 16
8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 01:32.128 16
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 01:32.209 18
10. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 01:32.376 20
11. Adrian Sutil Force India F1 01:32.617 14
12. Sergio Perez Sauber 01:32.624 14
13. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix 01:32.656 15
14. Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:32.734 14
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams 01:33.119 14
16. Nick Heidfeld Renault 01:33.805 15
17. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus F1 01:34.821 9
18. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:35.245 7
19. Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:35.749 7
20. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 01:36.203 7
21. Jarno Trulli Lotus F1 01:36.456 4
22. Jerome d` Ambrosio Virgin Racing 01:37.154 6
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F1 Team 01:37.484 7
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT F1 Team 01:38.059 6

[CoDer]

Kakawalang gana FIA.

Halatang nag mamani ubra.

[scharnhorst]

red bull ulit champ this season. hehe

[CoDer]

For sure mag iisip nanaman ang FIA ng ways to undermine Red Bull.

[desert fox]

7 hours na lang british GP na....

[desert fox]

Webber leads all-Red Bull front row for the British Grand PrixBy Matt BeerSaturday, July 9th 2011, 13:03 GMT




Mark Webber beat his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel to pole position for the British Grand Prix, as the champion team continued to lead the way in qualifying despite its fears that it would be disadvantaged by the exhaust rules controversy.
Last year's Silverstone winner Webber put in a 1m30.399s early in Q3 to pip Vettel by 0.032 seconds - and when a light shower arrived in the final moments, it ensured that there would be no changes to the leading order.
Ferrari emerged as Red Bull's biggest threat, while McLaren struggled. Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa share row two, Alonso 0.2s off pole, but Jenson Button was 1.5s away from Webber's time as he took fifth - and Lewis Hamilton was way back in 10th.
Hamilton's lowly position was one of several surprises. A heavy rain shower near the end of Q1 left the track drying steadily and getting faster and faster through Q2, leading to a number of minor upsets further down the order.
Paul di Resta will start his first home grand prix in a spectacular sixth place for Force India, with rookie Pastor Maldonado shining for Williams and taking seventh, ahead of Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber).
Their progress came at the expense of the likes of Michael Schumacher - who was four places lower than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in 13th - and the two Renaults, which were back in 14th and 16th, Vitaly Petrov 1.1s quicker than Nick Heidfeld.
Toro Rosso was most disadvantaged when the rain hit in Q1, with Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi's first runs only good enough for 18th and 19th. That meant Lotus got a car into Q2 with Heikki Kovalainen, who took 17th.
Rubens Barrichello splits the Renaults on the grid in the other Williams, while Adrian Sutil (Force India) and Sergio Perez (Sauber) were the men who only narrowly missed out on Q3 so will share row six.
At the back, Timo Glock managed to get his Virgin ahead of Jarno Trulli's Lotus in 20th, and Daniel Ricciardo will start 24th for his first grand prix, having been 0.6s slower than Hispania team-mate Tonio Liuzzi.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m30.399s 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m30.431s + 0.032 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.516s + 0.117 4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m31.124s + 0.725 5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m31.989s + 1.590 6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m31.929s + 1.530 7. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m31.933s + 1.534 8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.128s + 1.729 9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.209s + 1.81010. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.376s + 1.977Q2 cut-off time: 1m32.588s Gap **11. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m32.617s + 0.97712. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.624s + 0.98413. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.656s + 1.01614. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m32.734s + 1.09415. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.119s + 1.47916. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m33.805s + 2.16517. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m34.821s + 3.181Q1 cut-off time: 1m35.132s Gap *18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.245s + 2.57519. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.749s + 3.07920. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.203s + 3.53321. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m36.456s + 3.78622. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m37.154s + 4.48423. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m37.484s + 4.81424. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m38.059s + 5.389107% time: 1m39.156s* Gap to quickest in Q1** Gap to quickest in Q2

[desert fox]

yari na naman si hamilton, no#10 lang...